Donald S. Miller
Marshall I. Matos
Eric J. Mariuma
Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.
Dr. Mariuma's research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.
<p>Eric J. Mariuma, MD is an attending physician in the neurology department at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma practices general neurology and is highly involved in the education of medical students, interns and residents. Dr. Mariuma is the Chief of Neurology Clinic at Wakefield Hospital and he serves as a preceptor for neurology residents in the neurology clinic at Jacobi Medical Center. Dr. Mariuma has a special interest and specializes in neuromuscular neurology, electromyography and intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of Stony Brook University. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society when he was a medical student at New York University School of Medicine, and he was the recipient of the Hippolyte M. Wertheim Award as a medical student. After graduating medical school, Dr. Mariuma had an internal medicine internship at Winthrop University Hospital, during which he received the intern of the year award. In 2009, he completed the Neurology Residency Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Mariuma completed his postgraduate training in 2010 at Montefiore with a fellowship in neurophysiology.</p><p>His research, similar to his clinical interests, focuses on the assessment of various neurological complications. He has been a part of numerous research projects with Montefiore.</p><p>Dr. Mariuma is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and by the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. </p>
Richard J. Lucariello
<p>Clinic Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology</p>
<p>Dr. Lucariello is a member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart &Vascular Care Research Board.</p>
<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’s Hospital & 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’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’s Training Award for Cardiology for the 2011–2012 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>
Daniel K. Levy
Theodore N. Keltz
Dr. Keltz is interested in the full breadth of clinical cardiology in adolescents and adults, from risk factor assessment and treatment, to the care of symptoms and diseases. He brings a special expertise in the integration of bedside care with noninvasive imaging.
<p>Dr. Keltz received his BS with honors in Biology, magna cum laude, and his MD in the accelerated 6 year Biomedical Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Albany Medical College of Union University. He was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical school honor society, in the autumn of his junior year in medical school.</p><p>Dr. Keltz did an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Mt Sinai Hospital and a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Montefiore Medical Center. He then joined the late Drs. Julian Frieden, Jerome Cooper, and. Bernard Gitler in cardiology practice in New Rochelle. The practice became Westchester Heart Specialists and included Dr. Michael Johnson and Dr. Donald Miller. He cared for patients at New Rochelle Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, and Columbia University Medical Center. In 2012 Westchester Heart Specialists became a part of Montefiore Medical Center.</p><p>Dr. Keltz was awarded the the Elmer Schacht Award for Microbiology in medical school and the Montefiore Medical Center House Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching and Patient Care in 1987.</p><p>Dr. Keltz is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, and Adult Echocardiography.</p><p>Dr. Keltz served on the Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Westchester-Putnam Region from 1995-2007 and as president from 2000-2006.</p><p>Dr. Keltz is currently the President of the Medical Board of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.</p>
Ester Ilyayeva
Antonio C. Fojas, Jr.
<p>Dr. Antonio Fojas obtained his MD from De La Salle University College of Medicine in the Philippines. He 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>
Serife Eti
<p><strong>SERIFE ETI, MD</strong></p>
<p><strong>Clinical Associate Professor</strong></p>
<p><strong>Department of Family and Social Medicine</strong></p>
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<p>Medical Education: University of Istanbul , School of Medicine</p>
<p>Residency: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center</p>
<p>University of Istanbul, School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology</p>
<p>Fellowship: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, NY</p>
<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, NY, NY</p>
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Impact of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer, and advanced heart failure
Cancer pain and symptom management
Outcomes research
Quality and Performance improvement
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<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Salomon%20S%5BAuthor%5D&c… S</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Frankel%20H%5BAuthor%5D&c… H</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Chuang%20E%5BAuthor%5D&ca… E</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Eti%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… S</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Selwyn%20P%5BAuthor%5D&ca… P</a>. Implementing Routine Palliative Care Consultation Before LVAD Implantation: A Single Center Experience. <a title="Journal of pain and symptom management." href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29307849">J Pain Symptom Manage.</a> 2018 May; 55(5):1350-1355</p>
<p>Liantonio J<strong>, Eti S : </strong>When it is beneficial to defer dialysis<strong>?</strong> J Fam. Pract. Dec 64(12) E:1-2, 2015</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky NS, Gordon S, Spoozak L, VanArsdale A, Houa Y, Klobocista M, <strong>Eti S</strong>, Rapkin B, Goldberg GL. The role and timing of palliative medicine consultation for women with gynecologic malignancies: Association with end of life interventions and direct hospital costs. Gynecologic Oncology 132:3-7, 2014 Lead Article PMID 24183728</p>
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<p><strong>Eti S, </strong>O'Mahony S, McHugh M, Guilbe R, Blank A, Selwyn P. Outcomes of the Acute Palliative Care Unit in an Academic Medical Center. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 May 10</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky, N<strong>, </strong>Brodt, Z, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rapkin, B, Rivera, E, Selwyn, P, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012558"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Differences in the use of palliative medicine consultation in gynecologic malignancies in an urban hospital system</span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Gynecologic Oncology,Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, Page S117</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky, N, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rivera, E, Harris, K, Chudnoff, S, Selwyn, P, Rapkin, B, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012625"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Palliative medicine educational initiative for trainees in gynecologic oncology</span></a><br />Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, S119-S120</p>
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<p>Serife <strong>Eti,</strong> Guest Editor. Palliative Care, Prim Care Clin Office Pract, 38(2), 2011 PMID: 21628032</p>
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<p><strong>Eti</strong>, S. Palliative Care: Evolving field of Medicine, Prim Care Clin Office Pract. 38(2) 159-171, 2011 PMID: 21628031</p>
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