Department Chair
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Belfer Building, Room: 713
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2823
Fax: 718.430.8541
michael.prystowsky@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Developing diagnostics to optimize treatment selection at initial diagnosis for patients with head and neck cancer. A multidisciplinary group is developing biomarkers to better predict clinical outcome.
Amos Z. Orlofsky, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Golding Building, Room: 704
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2674
Fax: 718.430.8867
amos.orlofsky@einsteinmed.edu
Erika P. Orner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: 8-22
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4189
Fax: 718.654.7402
eorner@montefiore.org
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 817
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.8605
harry.ostrer@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Human developmental disorders, including disorders of sex development; cancer genomics, including cancer predisposition and metastatic risk; genetic variation in human populations, including Jews and Hispanic-Latinos.
Thomas J. Ow, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
MMC-MAP, Room: 3304
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.8488
Fax: 718.920.8112
thow@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Head and Neck Cancer Biology; Molecular and genetic biomarkers in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Biology and Management of Head and Neck Skin Cancer; Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Outcomes.
Nicole C. Panarelli, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
MMC-MOSES, Room: C429A
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4530
Fax: 718.920.7611
npanarel@montefiore.org
Monika Paroder, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Rosenthal Pavilion, Room: 212
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6021
Fax: 718.882.1036
mparoder@montefiore.org
Garrison Pease, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: F4-063
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4976
Fax: 718.920.7611
gpease@montefiore.org
Adi Pinkas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 620SE
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.4260
Fax: 718.430.8996
adi.pinkas@einsteinmed.edu
Janet Piscitelli, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Nyack Hospital
160 N. Midland Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
Tel: 845.348.2270
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4970
Fax: 718.920.7611
jpullman@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Renal and cardiac pathology and pathophysiology Advanced microscopy technology including computational microscopy
Cedric S. Raine, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Professor Emeritus, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience
Professor Emeritus, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 140
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2495
Fax: 718.430.3710
cedric.raine@einsteinmed.edu
Tammy L. Rakowski-Anderson, V.M.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Van Etten, Room: 463
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.839.7146
Fax: 718.862.1887
tammy.rakowski-anderson@einsteinmed.edu
K.H. Ramesh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Park
1635A Poplar Street
Room: 232
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.405.8100
Fax: 718.931.3637
kramesh@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Areas of Research: Cytogenetic, CytoGenomic and novel mutations in Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Multiple Myeloma (MM), Lymphoma (NHL), Breast and Lung Cancer
Jacob H. Rand, M.D.
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Oncology (Hematology)
NY Presbyterian Hospital -
Weill Cornell
525 East 68th Street
Room: F-711
New York, NY 10025
Tel: 212.746.2041
jar9135@med.cornell.edu
Rema A. Rao, M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Hofheimer Main, Room: 409
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4446
rrao2@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Dr. Rao specializes in cytopathology specifically in pancreatico-biliary cytology, head and neck cytology and image guided fine needle aspiration cytology.
Deepa Rastogi, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Respiratory & Sleep Medicine)
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Joseph S. Blume Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Development
Children's National
Medical Center
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
Tel: 202.476.3519
drastogi@childrensnational.org
Howard Ratech, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Silver Zone, Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.7782
Fax: 718.652.3053
hratech@montefiore.org
Jill Raufman, M.P.H., M.S.
Principal Associate, Department of Pathology
Director, Medical Student Global Health Programs
Associate Director, Global Health Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Block, Room: 505
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.3518
Fax: 718.430.2521
jill.raufman@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: I am conducting research in Kenya in the field of environmental health literacy, examining the use of cookstoves and health. As part of that project, we used a survey instrument, tailored to examine health and environmental health literacy.
Shaina N. Reid, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 620SA
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2973
Fax: 718.430.8997
shaina.reid@einsteinmed.edu
Sandra E. Reznik, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: 38
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.2947
sreznik@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Pharmacotherapeutic approaches to inflammation-driven preterm birth including endothelin-1 blockade; sphingosine kinase inhibition; nuclear factor kappa B inactivation; anti-inflammatory mechanism of N,N-dimethylacetamide.
Pearl S. Rosenbaum, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
Tel: 914.493.7000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 514A
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2222
Fax: 718.430.8541
moshe.sadofsky@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Interest in fundamental mechanisms of diversification in the immune system. Previous active research in V(D)J recombination and DNA repair. Now active in medical education.
Yvonne M. Saenger, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Oncology (Medical Oncology)
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Immune Monitoring Core Facility
Director, Albert Einstein Cancer Center and Montefiore Cancer Immunotherapy Program
Co-Leader, Albert Einstein Cancer Center Cancer Therapeutics Program
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 713
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2715
yvonne.saenger@einsteinmed.edu
Laura Santambrogio, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology
Weill Cornell Medicine
1300 York Avenue
Room: E-215D
New York, NY 10065
Tel: 212.746.5454
Areas of Research: Antigen processing and MHC class II presentation pathways; pathogenesis of autoimmune response to self antigens; analysis of the lymph formation and lymphatic transport
Herbert H. Schaumburg, M.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 117N
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2002
Fax: 718.430.3664
herbert.schaumburg@einsteinmed.edu
Nicolas F. Schlecht, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology)
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Depart of Cancer Prevention
Elm & Carlton Street
Room: A372
Buffalo, NY 14263
Tel: 716.845.1300
Fax: 716.845.8487
nicolas.schlecht@roswellpark.org
Klaus Schreiber, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Zone, Room: 314
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4985
Fax: 718.515.5315
kschrein@montefiore.org
Daniel Schwartz, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: 4
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4976
daschwar@montefiore.org
Jeffrey E. Segall, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Betty and Sheldon Feinberg Senior Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Golding Building, Room: 603
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2484
Fax: 781.430.8996
jeffrey.segall@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: mechanisms of tumor cell invasion, intravasation and metastasis; macrophage tumor cell interactions; breast cancer; head and neck cancer; glioblastoma; intravital imaging; KIF9; APOE; cholesterol; neuregulin; JAG1; miR-375
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 524
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2189
Fax: 718.430.8541
bridget.shafit-zagardo@einsteinmed.edu
Areas of Research: Cell signaling mechanisms to halt axonal damage and demyelination via the Gas6, Axl, Tyro3, Mertk, AKT pathways using mouse models of multiple sclerosis. Development of restorative therapies for axons and to enhance remyelination in the CNS.
David A. Shafritz, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Hepatology)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Cell Biology
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Ullmann Building, Room: 603
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2098
David.Shafritz@einsteinmed.edu
Yang Shi, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Building, Room: 410-B
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6006
Fax: 718.920.7611
yash@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Studies molecular, cytogenetics, immunophenotypic, and morphologic findings of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, plasmablastic lymphoma, HIV-related lymphoma and chronic myeloid leukemia.
Sunder P. Shrestha, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Van Etten, Room: 468B
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.839.7145
Fax: 718.862.1883
sunder.shrestha@einsteinmed.edu
Natalie C. Silmon de Monerri, Ph.D.
Principal Associate, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Belfer Building, Room: 711
Bronx, NY 10461
Nichelle T. Simmons, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Room: BE-23
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.918.4826
nichelle.simmons@einsteinmed.org
Richard V. Smith, M.D.
Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Professor, Department of Surgery
Professor, Department of Pathology
Chair Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4646
Fax: 718.405.9014
rsmith@montefiore.org
Jacob J. Steinberg, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Building, Room: 410
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6573
Fax: 718.547.8349
jsteinbe@montefiore.org
Mark J. Suhrland, M.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Building, Room: 314
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4269
Fax: 718.515.5315
msuhrlan@montefiore.org
Martin I. Surks, M.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
Medical Arts Pavilion
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 866.633.8255
Fax: 718.920.5202
msurks@montefiore.org
Ira I. Sussman, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine (Oncology & Hematology)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Oncology (Hematology)
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Zone, Room: 311
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4540
isussman@montefiore.org
George Szilagyi, M.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Jack D. Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Road
Room: 2S18
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.904.2230
Fax: 718.904.2718
gszilagy@montefiore.org
James M. Szymanski, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Rosenthal Pavilion, Room: 210
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.2931
Fax: 718.881.2666
jszymans@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Apheresis, Informatics and Cellular Therapy
Wendy A. Szymczak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: 22
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4585
Fax: 718.655.0859
wszymcza@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Implementation of rapid diagnostic technologies such as MALDI-TOF MS in the clinical microbiology laboratory, and utilization of next-generation sequencing for Helicobacter pylori antimicrobial resistance detection.
Peter M. Takvorian, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 504
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2143
Fax: 718.430.8541
petetak@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Kathryn E. Tanaka, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: 4-063
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4976
Fax: 718.920.7611
ktanaka@montefiore.org
Mauro M. Teixeira, M.D., Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Universidade Federal de Minas
Avenida Antonio Carlos
Belo Horizonte, 31270-901
Areas of Research: Mechanisms of leukocyte recruitment in vivo. Pathogenesis of arboviral infection, especially dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Development of anti-inflammatory drugs for infectious diseases.
Phyu M. Thwe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Room: 002
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4189
pthwe@montefiore.org
Xuejun Tian, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Building, Room: 435
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.6605
Fax: 718.920.7611
xtian@montefiore.org
Areas of Research: Study the function of epigenetic regulatory molecule Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) and associated intracellular signaling cascades in the contribution to tumorogenesis in hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic malignancies.
Tadakimi Tomita, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Building, Room: 504
Bronx, NY 10461
Tel: 718.430.2143
Fax: 718.430.8541
tadakimi.tomita@einsteinmed.edu
Berrin Ustun, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Central Building, Room: 435
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.5135
Fax: 718.920.7611
bustun@montefiore.org