Joseph T. Vazzana

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/physphoto/Vazzana_Joseph_T_MD_11122165.jpg

First Name

Joseph

Last Name

Vazzana

NPI

1265698427

Faculty ID

14854

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

78134

Biography

<p><em>&nbsp;</em></p>

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Aaron Zev Tokayer

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/Tokayer_Aaron_MD_420x504.jpg

First Name

Aaron

Last Name

Tokayer

NPI

1336220755

Faculty ID

704

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Per Diem

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Professional Interests

<p>Dr. Tokayer received his B.A. in from Yeshiva College and his M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. &nbsp;He completed an internship and residency at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center and GI and Hepatology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. He received an MHS degree in Clinical Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Dr. Tokayer then joined the Montefiore GI Faculty in 1992. He has been involved in the spectrum of clinical patient care, endoscopic interventions and teaching in the GI fellowship program. His areas of interest include clinical practice, patient care and education, endoscopic procedures and interventions, functional GI and motility disorders. He is Director of the GI Motility Lab where studies such as Esophageal Manometry,&nbsp; Esophageal Acid Monitoring and Impedance Testing, Ano-rectal Manometry and Defecatory Testing, Hydrogen Breath Testing for Bacterial overgrowth and Carbohydrate Maldigestion , and studies of gastric and intestinal transit. He works closely with colleagues of the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine as well as the Department of Surgery in diagnosing and treating GI motility disorders.</p>

Research Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Elsevier Profile

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Kenneth Shapiro

https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/34c2e470-6f18-11ee-9e09-8d281394143a.jpg

First Name

Kenneth

Last Name

Shapiro

NPI

1700854486

Faculty ID

15555

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Clinical Focus

Dr. Shapiro&rsquo;s clinical focus is on hernia repairs and the gastrointestinal tract, utilizing state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery techniques to provide optimal care.&nbsp;

Research Focus

Dr. Shapiro&rsquo;s research focuses on hernia repair.&nbsp;

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

4685

Biography

<p>Kenneth Shapiro, MD, FACS, is an attending surgeon and Assistant Professor, Surgery at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shapiro&rsquo;s clinical focus is on hernia repairs and the gastrointestinal tract, utilizing state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgery techniques to provide optimal care. He is proud to have served the Bronx community for his entire career.</p><p>In 1994, Dr. Shapiro graduated from The Sophie Davis School of Biomedicine, receiving his Bachelor of Science in biomedicine. He later attended New York Medical College, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1996. After several months of clinical research with the Mount Sinai/Cabrini program, Dr. Shapiro pursued his surgery residency at Cabrini Medical Center, completing it in 2002. In 2003, he completed his minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Staten Island University.</p><p>Dr. Shapiro&rsquo;s research focuses on hernia repair. He has shared his work through publication in peer-reviewed journals and oral and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Shapiro is board certified by the American Board of Surgeons. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of several professional organizations including the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons.</p>

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Jonathan M. Schwartz

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/Schwartz_Jonathan_MD_2x.jpg

First Name

Jonathan

Last Name

Schwartz

NPI

1215945738

Faculty ID

648

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Professional Interests

<p>Jonathan M. Schwartz is a board Certified Transplant Hepatologist. &nbsp;He is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine. He was an Internal Medicine Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Fellow in Gastroenterology/Transplant Hepatology at the University of Washington in Seattle. &nbsp;He returned to New York in 2011 from Portland, Oregon where he served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University.</p>
<p>Dr. &nbsp;Schwartz has an interest in treating patients with acute and chronic liver diseases including those patients with advanced liver diseases who require liver transplantation.</p>
<p>He has a special interest in the multidisciplinary care of patients with liver tumors.</p>

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Elsevier Profile

Selected Publications

<p><strong><br /></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Estes JD, Stolpman D, Olyaei A, Ham JM, <strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, Orloff SL.&nbsp; High Prevalence of Potentially Hepatotoxic Herbal Supplement Use in Fulminant Hepatic Failure Patients. Arch Surg. 2003;138(8):852-8.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, Beymer C, Althaus SJ, Larson AM, Zaman A, Glickerman D, Kowdley KV.&nbsp; Cardiopulmonary Consequences of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts: Role of Increased Pulmonary Artery Pressure. J Clin Gastroenterol 2004;38(7):590-594.</li>
<li>Lim LL, Scarborough J, Thorne J, Graham E, Kempen J, Mackensen F, Nguyen Q D, Prabriputaloong T, Read R, Suhler EB, <strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, &nbsp;Smith JR. Uveitis in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009;147(2):332-338.</li>
<li>O&rsquo;Glasser AY, Scott DA, Corless CL, Zaman A, Sasaki A, Gopal DV, Rayhill SC, Orloff SL, Ham JM, Rabkin JM, Flora K, Davies CH, Broberg CS, and <strong>Schwartz JM.</strong>Hepatic and Cardiac Iron Overload Among Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease Referred for Liver Transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2010 Sep-Oct;24(5):643-51.</li>
<li>Kanwal F, Befeler A, Chari R, Marrero J, Kahn J, Afdhal N, Morgan T, Roberts L, Mohanty SR, <strong>Schwartz J</strong>, Van Thiel D, Hassanein TI, Li J, Zeringue A, DiBisceglie A. Rate of Potentially Curative Treatment in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.&nbsp; Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Aug;36(3):257-65.</li>
<li>Bichoupan K1,&nbsp;<strong>Schwartz JM,</strong>&nbsp;Martel-Laferriere V,&nbsp;Giannattasio ER,&nbsp;Marfo K,&nbsp;Odin JA,&nbsp;Liu LU,&nbsp;Schiano TD,&nbsp;Perumalswami P,&nbsp;Bansal M,&nbsp;Gaglio PJ,&nbsp;Kalia H,Dieterich DT,&nbsp;Branch AD,&nbsp;Reinus JF. Effect of Fibrosis on Adverse Events in Patients with Hepatitis C Treated with Telaprevir. Aliment Pharmacol Ther.&nbsp;2014;39(2):209-16.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz J</strong> and Carithers RL.&nbsp; Epidemiology and Etiologic Associations of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma.&nbsp; In Rose BD, editor. Up to date in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.&nbsp; Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz JM </strong>and Carithers RL, Jr.&nbsp; Clinical features, diagnosis, and screening for primary hepatocellular carcinoma.&nbsp; Up to date in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.&nbsp; Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li>Curley SA, Stewart KE, <strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, Carthers RL, Jr.&nbsp; Nonsurgical therapies for localized hepatocellular carcinoma.&nbsp; Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li><strong>Schwartz JM</strong>.&nbsp; Approach to the patient with a focal liver lesion.&nbsp; Up to date Inc Gastroenterology and Hepatology.&nbsp; Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li>Hartwell L and <strong>Schwartz JM.&nbsp; </strong>AsymptomaticLiver Chemistry Abnormalities. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. 2009; 16 (11): 525-34.</li>
<li>Urquhart J<strong>, Schwartz, JM.</strong> Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance in a Western Population with Hepatitis B. Current Hepatitis Reports, 2011.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz, JM </strong>and Reinus JF.&nbsp; Prevalence and Natural History of Alcoholic Liver Disease.&nbsp; Clinics in Liver Disease. 2012; 16 (4): 659-66.</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>

EMR ID

3842

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Anibal O Puente

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/physphoto/Puente_Anibal_MD_420x504.jpg

First Name

Anibal

Last Name

Puente

NPI

1821066531

Faculty ID

15608

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

4341

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Joseph D. Frager

https://documentapi-fargate-documentbucket-15qi4tpdvnhlz.s3.amazonaws.com/218/c3767690-0092-11ee-908e-e75af2693d3a.jpg

First Name

Joseph

Last Name

Frager

NPI

1992705974

Faculty ID

6662

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Languages

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Clinical Focus

<p>Dr. Frager specializes in disorders of the Colon and Upper GI Tract including: Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gallstones.</p>

Research Focus

<p>Immunology of the GI Tract</p>

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

3272

Biography

<p>Joseph Frager, MD, is an Attending Physician in Gastroenterology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Frager specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract including colon polyps, diverticulitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux and gallstones.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1980, Dr. Frager came to Montefiore for his postgraduate training. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency in 1983, followed by his fellowship in gastroenterology in 1985.</p><p>Dr. Frager&rsquo;s research focus is on the immunology of the gastrointestinal tract. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Frager is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.</p>

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Jenny J. Choi

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/Choi_Jenny_MD_2x.jpg

First Name

Jenny

Last Name

Choi

NPI

1063677094

Faculty ID

12746

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Female

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Clinical Focus

<p>Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, <a href="https://www.montefiore.org/surgery-services-general-weight-reduction-ce… Surgery</a>, <a href="https://www.montefiore.org/montefiore-institute-for-minimally-invasive-… Invasive Surgery</a></p>

Research Focus

With high rates of obesity and diabetes in the Bronx, Dr. Choi sees many opportunities to evaluate the long-term benefits of bariatric surgery in this population.

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

5432

Is Open Scheduling

Off

Francis B. Baccay

https://assets.montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/images/physphoto/Baccay_Francis_B_MD_11122007.jpg

First Name

Francis

Last Name

Baccay

NPI

1346234630

Faculty ID

14744

CMO Specialties

Clinical Terms

Employment Status

Full Time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

Gender

Male

Email

Phone

Titles

Locations

Education and Trainings

Research Profile

Clinical Profile

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

Elsevier Profile

EMR ID

76337

Biography

<p>Francis B. Baccay, MD, is an attending surgeon at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Surgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Baccay&rsquo;s clinical focus centers on general and acute care surgery.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in biology and Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Tulane University in 1989, Dr. Baccay earned his Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College in 1993. He then completed his general surgery internship in 1994 and his general surgery residency in 2000 at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Baccay remained at this institution to complete a trauma and surgical critical care fellowship in 2001.</p><p>Dr. Baccay&rsquo;s research focuses on surgical education curriculum design and assessment. His work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and oral and poster presentations. He is on the peer review board of the American College of Surgeons, where he is a submissions reviewer for the <em>Journal of the American College of Surgeons</em>. He is also on the peer review board for the Association of American Medical Colleges, where he is a submissions reviewer for MedEd Portal Publications and the Northeast Group on Education Affairs.</p><p>Dr. Baccay is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Association of Surgical Education and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Baccay received the Samuel Rosen Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award in 2018 and the Harry H. Gordon Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching in 2024 from Montefiore Einstein. He has also won the Patients&rsquo; Choice Award from the Greater New York Patient Survey for multiple years.</p>

Is Open Scheduling

Off