Aaron Zev Tokayer
<p>Dr. Tokayer received his B.A. in from Yeshiva College and his M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. 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, 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>
Jonathan M. Schwartz
<p>Jonathan M. Schwartz is a board Certified Transplant Hepatologist. 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. 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. 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>
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<li>Estes JD, Stolpman D, Olyaei A, Ham JM, <strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, Orloff SL. 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. 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>, Smith JR. Uveitis in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009;147(2):332-338.</li>
<li>O’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. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Aug;36(3):257-65.</li>
<li>Bichoupan K1, <strong>Schwartz JM,</strong> Martel-Laferriere V, Giannattasio ER, Marfo K, Odin JA, Liu LU, Schiano TD, Perumalswami P, Bansal M, Gaglio PJ, Kalia H,Dieterich DT, Branch AD, Reinus JF. Effect of Fibrosis on Adverse Events in Patients with Hepatitis C Treated with Telaprevir. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014;39(2):209-16.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz J</strong> and Carithers RL. Epidemiology and Etiologic Associations of Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In Rose BD, editor. Up to date in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li><strong>Schwartz JM </strong>and Carithers RL, Jr. Clinical features, diagnosis, and screening for primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Up to date in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li>Curley SA, Stewart KE, <strong>Schwartz JM</strong>, Carthers RL, Jr. Nonsurgical therapies for localized hepatocellular carcinoma. Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.<strong> </strong></li>
<li><strong>Schwartz JM</strong>. Approach to the patient with a focal liver lesion. Up to date Inc Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Up to date, Inc. Wellesley, MA, Updated 2014.</li>
<li>Hartwell L and <strong>Schwartz JM. </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. Prevalence and Natural History of Alcoholic Liver Disease. Clinics in Liver Disease. 2012; 16 (4): 659-66.</li>
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Garrison Pease
Genitourinary/Urologic (prostate, kidney, bladder, testicle, penis, adrenal gland) Pathology, with focus on one-on-one teaching at the scope with residents and medical students, along with quality assurance and quality improvement mind-set with emphasis on lab efficiency and patient-centered turn-around time.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
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<p>Garrison Pease, MD, is an attending surgical pathologist and Assistant Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on genitourinary and urologic pathology, with a focus on one-on-one teaching at the scope with residents and medical students. He is also focused on quality assurance and quality improvement with an emphasis on lab efficiency and patient-centered turn-around time.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN) in 2009, Dr. Pease earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 2013. He completed his anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the University of University of Chicago - NorthShore in 2017, where he was Chief Resident in his final two years. Following this, Dr. Pease completed a general surgical pathology fellowship at Washington University – St. Louis in 2018, followed by a genitourinary pathology fellowship at the University of Washington in 2019.</p><p>Dr. Pease’s research is focused on genitourinary and urologic pathology and quality assurance and improvement. He has worked on the College of American Pathologists (CAP) self and peer-based laboratory inspections. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and shared through abstracts and poster presentations nationally and internationally.</p><p>Dr. Pease is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology and is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. He is a member of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and the College of American Pathologists. In 2021, Dr. Pease won the Department of Pathology Outstanding Teaching Award from Montefiore Einstein's Pathology Residency program.</p>
Jennifer M. Oliver-Krasinski
Tiffany M. Hebert
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Tiffany M. Hébert, Associate Professor of Pathology, is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B., <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">summa cum laude</em>) and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (M.D.). She completed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) residency, Cytopathology fellowship and Gynecologic Pathology fellowships, all at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She holds American Board of Pathology certification in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology. She has been involved in resident education at Montefiore since her days as Education Chief Resident within the Residency Program, when she created the Resident-Faculty Mentor Program. She served as Associate Program Director for 7 years and is currently the Program Director for the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program at Montefiore Health System. Dr. Hébert is also dedicated to medical school education, having previously co-directed the second-year medical school Reproductive Systems course from 2012-2018. She currently contributes to the medical school as a co-chair of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Admissions Committee, member of the medical school Executive Committee, and representative on the faculty Senate Council. Dr. Hébert was elected by her peers to the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which honors excellence in teaching. She is a co-author of the College of American Pathologists' Patient Safety course, "Creating a Culture of Patient Safety" and has contributed nationally to residency education scholarship in presentations at the Association of Pathology Chairs Annual Meeting and the American Board of Pathology’s Annual Summit. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Hebert's primary clinical focus is gynecologic pathology. She is a member of the departmental gynecologic pathology team, reviewing challenging gynecologic pathology cases and participating in the multi-disciplinary gynecologic oncology tumor board. She is a core faculty member for the gyn/breast fellowship at Montefiore. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Hebert's primary areas of research focus are cervical cancer and pathology education. She participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies, both within Einstein and internationally. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical HPV/HIV related disease research as part of the NCI-funded project, "Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies." Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building, collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV Malignancies.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;"> Dr. Hebert's other primary research focus is in pathology education, particularly on curricular development in residency training.</span></span></p>
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<p>Dr. Hebert is a surgical pathologist whose clinical focus is gynecologic pathology, with specific interest in cervical cancer.</p><p> </p>
Dr. Hebert participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical HPV/HIV-related disease research as part of the NCI-funded project, Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies. Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building and collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV/Malignancies. Dr. Hebert's other primary research focus is in pathology education, focusing on curriculum development in residency training.
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">A significant portion of Dr. Hebert's scientific contributions relate to medical education, particularly in the field of pathology residency education. She has contributed to the national pathology scholarship on curricular innovation.</span></p>
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Szymanski J, Mantilla J, McLemore L, Walsh R, Vasovic L, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. Onboarding for Pathology Residency Programs-The Montefiore Experience. Acad Pathol. 2016 Jan-Dec;3:2374289516639979. PubMed PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725763/">28725763</a>; PubMed Central PMCID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497907/">PMC5497907</a>.</…;
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Maleki S, Vasovic LV, Arnold JL, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. A team-based approach to autopsy education: integrating anatomic and clinical pathology at the rotation level. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014 Mar;138(3):322-7. PubMed PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24576026/">24576026</a>.</p>
<p>Prystowsky MB, Steinberg J, Cole A, <strong>Hébert TM</strong>. Answering the Call. Adapting Pathology Training to Meet the Needs of 21<sup>st</sup>-Century Medicine. <em>The Pathologist.</em> 2019. https://thepathologist.com/outside-the-lab/answering-the-call. Accessed June 18, 2019.</p>
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Cole A, Panarelli N, Hu S, Jacob J, Ahlstedt J, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. Training the Next Generation of Pathologists: A Novel Residency Program Curriculum at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. <em>Academic Pathology.</em> 2019; May 30:6:2374289519848099. doi: 10.1177/2374289519848099. Accessed June 18, 2019.</p>
<p>Murenzi G, Dusingize J, Rurangwa T, Sinayobye J, Munyaneza A, Murangwa A, Zawadi T, <strong>Hebert T</strong>, Mugenzi P, Adedimeji A, Mutesa L, Anastos K, Castle P. Protocol for the Study of Cervical Cancer Screening Technologies in HIV-infected Women Living in Rwanda. <em>BMJ Open.</em> 2018; 8 (8):e020432; dio:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-20432. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020432.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Complete List of Published Work:</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1fqekvnKlKEAv/bibliography/47871935… style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1fqekvnKlKEAv/bibliography/47871935…;
<p>Tiffany Michele Hébert, MD, is Residency Program Director, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology Site Director and Associate Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Hébert is a surgical pathologist whose clinical focus is gynecologic pathology, with specific interest in cervical cancer.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2002, Dr. Hébert completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Einstein in 2006. During this time, she was anatomic pathology chief resident for one year followed by pathology education chief resident for another two years. She was elected as a resident member of the Leo M. Davidoff society for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students in 2006. Dr. Hébert remained at Einstein to complete a one-year cytopathology fellowship in 2007, which preceded a one-year junior attending/gynecologic pathology subspecialty training.</p><p>Dr. Hébert participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical human papillomavirus/human immunodeficiency virus (HPV)/(HIV) related disease research as part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded project, Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies. Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building and collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV/Malignancies. Dr. Hébert’s other primary research focus is in pathology education, focusing on curriculum development in residency training. Her work has been published in numerous original communications, peer-reviewed journals and abstracts. She has given national and international invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Hébert is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology by the American Board of Pathology. She is a fellow of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the College of American Pathologists. She is also a member of the New York Pathology Society and the International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists. In 2013, Dr. Hébert was Elected Faculty Member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students at Einstein. In 2016, she was admitted to the inaugural class of the Association of Pathology Chairs Leadership Academy.</p>
Joseph D. Frager
<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>
<p>Immunology of the GI Tract</p>
<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’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>
Michelle R. Ewart
<p>Anatomic Pathology.</p>
<p>Subspecialty interest: Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology. </p>
Sun M. Chung
Gastrointestinal pathology including transplant liver pathology
Gastrointestinal pathology and liver pathology
<p>Sun M. Chung, MD, is Director, Pathology Medical Education and Assistant Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on gastrointestinal pathology, including transplant liver pathology.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Chicago in 1999, Dr. Chung completed a surgical internship at Stanford University in 2000. She completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Weill Cornell Medicine in 2004, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Following this, Dr. Chung completed a gastrointestinal pathology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2005.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Chung’s research is focused on gastrointestinal pathology and liver pathology. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Chung is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and is a member of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. In 2004, she won the Distinguished House Staff Award .</p>