Doctors' Day 2013

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Doctors' Day 2013

HHC’s mission of providing the best possible care to all New Yorkers depends greatly on the outstanding leadership and commitment of HHC physicians. Increasingly, our mission also is advanced by community physicians who work collaboratively with us to meet the healthcare needs of the communities we serve. Each year, on National Doctors' Day we take the opportunity to honor a few of these men and women. HHC is recognizing 28 of these doctors, professionals who differ in age, experience, and practice setting but who share a common bond of uncommon commitment.

Brooklyn

Feliks Chechelniker, MD

Feliks Chechelniker, MD
Community Physician

Olga Golubovskaya, MD

Olga Golubovskaya, MD
Associate Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
Coney Island Hospital

Carla Howard, MD

Carla Howard, MD
Pediatrics
East New York Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Debbie Ollivieree-Noel, DDS

Debbie Ollivieree-Noel, DDS
Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Francesco Serafini, MD

Francesco Serafini, MD
Director of Surgical Oncology
Kings County Hospital Center

RosaAnabela Tavares, MD

RosaAnabela Tavares, MD
Community Physician

Rubina Waheed, MD

Rubina Waheed, MD
Deputy Director of Inpatient Psychiatry
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Muhammad Zakaria, MD

Muhammad Zakaria, MD
Attending Physician, Dr.
Susan Smith McKinney Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

Bronx

Marianne Haughey, MD

Marianne Haughey, MD
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Co-Director of Hyperbaric Medicine
North Central Bronx Hospital

Leslie Joyner, MD

Leslie Joyner, MD
Pediatrics
Segundo Ruiz Belvis Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Muhammad Kamran, MD

Muhammad Kamran, MD
Community Physician

Abdul Mondul, MD

Abdul Mondul, MD
Associate Medical Director, Patient Safety Officer, Chief of Palliative Care
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Kathleen Porder, MD

Kathleen Porder, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Jacobi Medical Center

Raphael Stimphil, MD

Raphael Stimphil, MD
Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Morrisania Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Manhattan

Albert Kofi Adu

Albert Kofi Adu
Attending Physician, Surgery
Harlem Hospital Center

Gale Blakley, MD

Gale Blakley, MD
RN-BSN, MPH, FACOG, Community Physician

Deborah Brotman, MD

Deborah Brotman, MD
FACP, Community Physician

James Goodrich, MD

James Goodrich, MD
Internal Medicine
Gouverneur Healthcare Services

Jonna Mercado, MD

Jonna Mercado, MD
Director of Medicine Clinic
Metropolitan Hospital Center

K. L. Vasudeva Raju, MD

K. L. Vasudeva Raju, MD
Chief of Hospital Medicine
Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility

Linda Rogers, MD

Linda Rogers, MD
Medical Director, Chest Clinic, Assistant Director, Asthma Clinic
Bellevue Hospital Center

Diane Stumpf, MD

Diane Stumpf, MD
Pediatrics, Patient Safety Officer
Renaissance Health Care Network Diagnostic & Treatment Center

Queens

Phillip Fairweather, MD

Phillip Fairweather, MD
Associate Director of Emergency Medicine
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Dave Holson, MD

Dave Holson, MD
MPH, Director of Emergency Medicine
Queens Hospital Center

Galina Orenshteyn, MD

Galina Orenshteyn, MD
Community Physician

Staten Island

Howard Silverman, DDS

Howard Silverman, DDS
Attending Dentist, Vice Chairman, Medical Board
Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home

Health & Home Care

Brenda Merritt, MD

Brenda Merritt, MD

MetroPlus Health Plan

Glendon Henry, MD

Glendon Henry, MD
Associate Medical Officer

Contact: Ian Michaels (HHC) (212) 788-3339

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