Chhavi Katyal

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Chhavi

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Katyal

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Julie R. Kaplan

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Julie

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Kaplan

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>

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<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>

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<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>

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Neil Haranhalli

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Neil

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Haranhalli

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1003173477

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<p>Neil Haranhalli, MD, is an Endovascular/Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Haranhalli specializes in the endovascular and open surgical treatment of cerebrovascular disease, including cerebral aneurysms, carotid artery stenosis, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, cerebral and spinal arteriovenous malformations, and chronic subdural hematomas.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Haranhalli received his Bachelor of Arts in neuroscience at New York University. He then attended New York University School of Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Haranhalli began his postgraduate training in 2012 with a 7-year internship and residency in neurological surgery at Montefiore, where he became Chief Resident in his final year. During this time, he also completed a year-long endovascular neurosurgery fellowship in 2018 at Mayo Clinic.</p><p>Dr. Haranhalli&rsquo;s research interests include studying functional outcomes in patients who suffer either ischemic stroke and/or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, efficacy of endovascular treatment of chronic subdural hematomas, quality measures for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke with mechanical thrombectomy and the use of advanced imaging in decision making, and prognostication of patients with acute ischemic stroke. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and textbooks, and presented nationally.</p>

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Patricia A. Hametz

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Patricia

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Hametz

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1932182011

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Dr. Hametz's clinical focus is on providing family-centered care for all hospitalized children and on developing and implementing systems of care for children with medical complexities.

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Dr. Hametz&rsquo;s research focuses on improving care and the systems in which care is provided to hospitalized children and adolescents, and their families.&nbsp;

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<p>Patricia A. Hametz, MD, MPH, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM). As Chief, she oversees the care of children admitted to the general pediatrics service, consultation service and co-management of patients on the pediatric surgery and surgical subspecialty services. She is also an Attending Physician at CHAM and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on providing family-centered care for all hospitalized children and on developing and implementing systems of care for children with medical complexities.</p><p>Dr. Hametz received her Doctor of Medicine in 1995 from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. In 2008, she received her Master of Public Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Hametz completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York from 1995 to 1999 and became Chief Resident in 1998.</p><p>Dr. Hametz&rsquo;s research focuses on improving care and the systems in which care is provided to hospitalized children and adolescents, and their families. Her original communications have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, as well as invited publications. She has been an invited speaker to regional and local presentations.</p><p>Dr. Hametz has been recognized as an outstanding teacher, was nominated for the Attending Teacher of the Year Award several times and also won the Pediatric Residency Appreciation Award in 2015. Dr. Hametz is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Resident Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>

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Jonathan M. Gursky

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Jonathan

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Gursky

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1275950487

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Dr. Gursky focuses on the various needs of epilepsy patients including issues related to medication management and driving.

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Dr. Gursky's research focuses on seizure triggers in addition to seizure prediction and analysis. He is involved in various clinical trials investigating new potential therapies for epilepsy.&nbsp;

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<p>Jonathan M. Gursky, MD, is an Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of adults and adolescents with epilepsy and seizure disorders.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Science at Cornell University in 2010, Dr. Gursky attended the New York University School of Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2014 with a year-long internship in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He continued his training at this institution and completed a residency in neurology in 2018, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, Dr. Gursky completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Montefiore.</p><p>Expanding on his clinical focus, Dr. Gursky&rsquo;s research examines the interactions between epilepsy with various neurological and general medical disorders. His findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals and articles and have been shared at national lectures and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Gursky holds additional clinical interests in the effects of epilepsy on mental and behavioral health.</p><p>Dr. Gursky is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the American Epilepsy Society and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. </p>

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Karen R. Ballaban-Gil

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Karen

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Ballaban-Gil

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<p>Dr. Karen Ballaban-Gil is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, the Director of the Child Neurology Residency Training Program and Director of Outpatient Child Neurology Services at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Union College and Cum Laude from Albany Medical College, in the 6 year combined B.S- M.D. program. Dr. Ballaban-Gil trained in general pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and trained in child neurology and clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She received board certifications in pediatrics, neurology with special competence in child neurology , clinical neurophysiology and in epilepsy.</p>
<p><br />Dr. Ballaban-Gil has a large clinical practice in child neurology, including the evaluation and treatment of children with epilepsy, headaches, sleep disorders, autism and other developmental disabilities. Her research interests include the relationship between epilepsy and language regression in youngsters with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, autism, and other developmental disorders of higher cognitive functioning. In addition, she runs the Ketogenic Diet program for the management of intractable epilepsy at the Montefiore Medical Center - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. Her publications include numerous papers on autism, epilepsy related language disorders, and the Ketogenic Diet.</p>
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<p>Karen Ballaban-Gil, MD, is Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Center and Deputy Director, Division of Child Neurology at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ballaban-Gil has a large clinical practice in child neurology, including the evaluation and treatment of children with epilepsy, headaches, sleep disorders, autism and other developmental disabilities.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Science at Union College in 1984, Dr. Ballaban-Gil earned her Doctor of Medicine in 1986 at the Albany Medical College. She began her postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, completing two years as an intern and assistant resident in pediatrics before coming to Einstein, where she completed a residency in child neurology, followed by a fellowship in epilepsy and electrophysiology in 1991.</p><p>Dr. Ballaban-Gil&rsquo;s research interests include the relationship between epilepsy and language regression in youngsters with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, autism and other developmental disorders of higher cognitive functioning. Her publications include numerous papers on autism, epilepsy related language disorders and the Ketogenic Diet. She has shared her work through national and international meetings, and has been a peer reviewer for a variety of medical journals, including <em>Epilepsia</em> and <em>Cephalgia</em>.</p><p>Dr. Ballaban-Gil is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology and with Certification in Epilepsy.</p>

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Purnima Garg

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Purnima

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Garg

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>

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Benjamin T. Galen

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Benjamin

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Galen

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<p>Dr. Galen graduated from Brown University with honors in the biological sciences and earned an M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine. &nbsp;He trained in internal medicine at Yale University where he was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society and was the class speaker at residency graduation. &nbsp;He joined Montefiore and Einstein in 2013 as a teaching attending in Hospital Medicine</p>
<p>Dr. Galen is an Associate Program Director in The Einstein/Montefiore Internal Medicine Residency Program, the Director of Firm 3 and the Director of ultrasound and procedure training. &nbsp;In 2015 Dr. Galen received the Sharon R. Silbiger Faculty Teaching Award from the Einstein residents. &nbsp;He has led hundreds of resident teaching conferences and has worked to formalize curricula for point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and bedside procedures, such as lumbar puncture and paracentesis. &nbsp;Dr. Galen has taught in the EPHEM, Microbiology, and PDC classes at Einstein. &nbsp;He has led translational research on recurrent meningitis, collaborting with members of Betsy Herold's laboratory. He has co-authored over 20 original research studies. &nbsp;Dr. Galen is passionate about medical case reports and he has mentored residents and junior faculty in the process of publishing cases in a variety of venues. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Galen is the editor-in-chief of <em>POCUS Journal (</em><a href="https://pocusjournal.com/">https://pocusjournal.com/)</a>, the world's leading peer-reviewed, open-access publication for point-of-care ultrasound. &nbsp;He teaches POCUS nationally at a variety of workshops and conferences.&nbsp;</p>

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<li>Shankar, N., Kuo, L., Krugliak Cleveland, N., Galen, B., Samel, N. S., Perez-Sanchez, A., Nathanson, R., Coss, E., Echavarria, J., Rubin, D. T., &amp; Soni, N. J. (2025). Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. <em>Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol</em>. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.09.040&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.09.040</a></li&gt;
<li>Cool, J. A., Galen, B. T., &amp; Dancel, R. (2025). Point-counterpoint: Should hospitalists perform their own bedside procedures? <em>J Hosp Med</em>,<em> 20</em>(1), 89-93. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13545&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13545</a></li&gt;
<li>Schechter, M. S., Baron, S. W., Gohari, A., Southern, W. N., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2024). Midline Catheter-Associated Thrombosis (MCAT): Does Tip Location in the Axillary Vein Increase Risk? <em>J Infus Nurs</em>,<em> 47</em>(6), 363-368. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/nan.0000000000000558&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1097/nan.0000000000000558</a></li&gt;
<li>Singh, J., Oliver-Krasinski, J., Tauras, J., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2023). Systemic Amyloidosis: Is It ATTR or AL? <em>Am J Med</em>,<em> 136</em>(7), 652-654. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.03.009&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.03.009</a></li&gt;
<li>Johri, A. M., Glass, C., Hill, B., Jensen, T., Puentes, W., Olusanya, O., Capizzano, J. N., Dancel, R., Reierson, K., Reisinger, N., Liblik, K., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2023). The Evolution of Cardiovascular Ultrasound: A Review of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Across Specialties. <em>Am J Med</em>,<em> 136</em>(7), 621-628. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.02.020&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.02.020</a></li&gt;
<li>Eman, G., Synn, S., Galen, B., Shah, R., Nauka, P., Hope, A. A., Congdon, S., &amp; Islam, M. (2023). Thoracic Ultrasound in COVID-19: Use of Lung and Diaphragm Ultrasound in Evaluating Dyspnea in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome from COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Post-ICU Clinic. <em>Lung</em>,<em> 201</em>(2), 149-157. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-023-00614-w&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-023-00614-w</a></li&gt;
<li>Nauka, P. C., LeFrancois, D., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2022). An Introductory Curriculum for Internal Medicine Interns in Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis. <em>Pocus j</em>,<em> 7</em>(2), 185-186. <a href="https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v7i2.15937&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v7i2.15937</a></li&gt;
<li>Varrias, D., Palaiodimos, L., Balasubramanian, P., Barrera, C. A., Nauka, P., Melainis, A. A., Zamora, C., Zavras, P., Napolitano, M., Gulani, P., Ntaios, G., Faillace, R. T., &amp; Galen, B. (2021). The Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis. <em>J Clin Med</em>,<em> 10</em>(17). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173903&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10173903</a></li&gt;
<li>Shah, R., Zhang, L., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2021). A 73-Year-Old Woman With Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest. <em>Chest</em>,<em> 160</em>(6), e665-e667. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.03.075&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.03.075</a></li&gt;
<li>Koleilat, I., Galen, B., Choinski, K., Hatch, A. N., Jones, D. B., Billett, H., Indes, J., &amp; Lipsitz, E. (2021). Clinical characteristics of acute lower extremity deep venous thrombosis diagnosed by duplex in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019. <em>J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord</em>,<em> 9</em>(1), 36-46. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.06.012&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.06.012</a></li&gt;
<li>Nauka, P. C., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2020). The Focused Assessment with Sonography in Cancer (FASC) Examination. <em>Pocus j</em>,<em> 5</em>(2), 42-45. <a href="https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v5i2.14428&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v5i2.14428</a></li&gt;
<li>Merkin, R., Kruger, A., Bhardwaj, G., Kajita, G. R., Shapiro, L., &amp; Galen, B. T. (2020). Internal Medicine Resident Work Absence During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Large Academic Medical Center in New York City. <em>J Grad Med Educ</em>,<em> 12</em>(6), 682-685. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-20-00657.1&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-20-00657.1</a></li&gt;
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Antonio C. Fojas, Jr.

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Antonio

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<p>Dr. Antonio Fojas obtained his MD from De La Salle University College of Medicine in the Philippines. He&nbsp;completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center in the Bronx and was a General Medicine Fellow and Chief Medical Resident at the same institution.</p><p>After completing his fellowship, Dr. Fojas was appointed Chief of General Medicine Ambulatory Clinic until 2003. Since December 2006 he has been an Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Program at Our lady of Mercy Medical Center and now Montefiore Medical Center-Wakefield Campus.</p><p>Dr. Fojas' major interest is Primary Care Medicine both in-patient and out-patient.</p>

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Sameen Farooq

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Sameen

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Farooq

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<p>Dr. Farooq is board certified in Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He works as a direct care Internal Medicine hospitalist at Moses campus.</p>

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