Aaron Zev Tokayer

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Aaron

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Tokayer

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<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>

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John F. Thompson

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John

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Thompson

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<!--Dr. Thompson completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Chicago School of Medicine and his Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Babies Hospital/Columbia University. He was the Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for 16 years prior to assuming the position of Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. He has earned an international reputation as a leader in the treatment of a full range of complex childhood gastrointestinal and liver conditions including Crohn?s disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, chronic abdominal pain and intestinal transplantation.--><p>John F. Thompson, MD, is Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Thompson specializes in short bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, feeding disorder, and chronic abdominal pain. </p><p>Dr. Thompson graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. and M.S. in Chemistry. He was awarded his Doctor of Medicine from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in 1977. He completed a residency in Pediatrics at Wyler's Children's Hospital, University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in 1980, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Babies Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Thompson was Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for 15 years before he was recruited to CHAM in 2009.</p><p>Under Dr. Thompson's leadership, the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at CHAM has shown remarkable growth and is now one of the premier programs in the country with expertise in inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology and liver transplantation, therapeutic endoscopy, intestinal failure, celiac disease, aerodigestive and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. </p><p>Dr. Thompson is the director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation Program at CHAM. His research focuses on ways to improve the lives and outcomes of children who have intestinal failure and short bowel syndrome, with multiple active Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved studies. He also is the Principal Investigator in two multicentered international clinical trials examining the effectiveness of teduglutide for the treatment of short bowel syndrome in children</p>

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Jonathan M. Schwartz

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Jonathan

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Schwartz

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<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>

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<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>
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Shawn K. Samuel

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Shawn

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Samuel

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Shrivatsa Nadiger

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Shrivatsa

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Nadiger

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Richard J. Lucariello

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Richard

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Lucariello

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<p>Clinic Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology</p>

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<p>Dr. Lucariello is a member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart &amp;Vascular Care Research Board.</p>

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<p>Richard Lucariello, MD, is Clinical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology at the Wakefield Campus of Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello earned his Bachelor of Science in biology at Fordham University in 1979, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 1984. He began his postdoctoral training at Westchester County Medical Center, completing a medicine internship in 1985 and a two-year medicine residency in 1987. He then completed a cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent&rsquo;s Hospital &amp; Medical Center in 1989 before returning to Westchester County Medical Center to complete a nuclear cardiology fellowship in 1990.</p><p>Following his clinical interests, Dr. Lucariello&rsquo;s research focuses primarily on echocardiography. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello is actively involved in educating medical residents and cardiology fellows at the Wakefield campus, and was awarded the Program Director&rsquo;s Training Award for Cardiology for the 2011&ndash;2012 academic year. He is board certified and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.</p>

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Qiang Liu

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Qiang

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Liu

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<p>My research interests include pancreatic and colonic carcinogenesis and causes of fatty liver disease. Clinical expertise is in the area of gastrointestinal and liver pathology including liver transplantation.&#160;</p>

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Mahsa Kanzali

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Mahsa

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Kanzali

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Joseph D. Frager

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Joseph

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<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>

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<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>

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Jessica R. Cristallo

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Jessica

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Cristallo

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