Sara S. Isani
<p>Gynecological Oncology</p>
Clinical focus is on pre-cancers and cancers of the reproductive tract. She performs specialized cancer surgery as well as chemotherapy management of these conditions, and also cares for women with hereditary syndromes that increase risk of gynecologic malignancy.
Dr. Isani’s clinical research includes trials to improve cancer survival and quality of life for cancer patients, as well as issues related to access of care.
<p>Sara Isani, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pre-cancers and cancers of the reproductive tract. She performs specialized cancer surgery as well as chemotherapy management of these conditions, and also cares for women with hereditary syndromes that increase risk of gynecologic malignancy.</p><p>In 2001, Dr. Isani received her Bachelor of Arts in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University. In 2002, she attended New York University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2006. She started her postgraduate training with an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital from 2006 to 2010. She then pursued a Gynecologic Oncology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completing the two-year fellowship in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Isani’s clinical research includes trials to improve cancer survival and quality of life for cancer patients, as well as issues related to access of care. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Isani is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology. She is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p>
Adam J. Gersten
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>
Amos Dodi
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal;"><span class="MsoIntenseEmphasis" style="color: #4472c4; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-style: normal;">Dr. Dodi completed his medical education at the State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He completed a General Surgery internship followed by an Internal Medicine residency, both at Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center. He then went on to complete a Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He Joined the Faculty at Montefiore in 2016 where he strives to deliver exceptional patient care and is dedicated to teaching and mentoring medical students, residents and fellows.<br /><br />Dr. Dodi's clinical expertise is Cardiothroacic and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. <br />He is currently involved in the Hospital Resuscitation Airway Trial (HART) comparing endotracheal intubation vs. supraglottic airway during an in-hospital cardiac arrest <br />( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05520762 ). His research interests include Resuscitation, ICU Delirium, Transitional Care Communications and the impact of continuity of care on ICU outcomes.</span></span></p>
Dr. Dodi's clinical expertise is Cardiothroacic and Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Dodi's research interests include Resuscitation, ICU Delirium, Transitional Care Communications and the impact of continuity of care on ICU outcomes. He is currently involved in the Hospital Resuscitation Airway Trial (HART) comparing endotracheal intubation vs. supraglottic airway during an in-hospital cardiac arrest<br />( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05520762 ).<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
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<div class="rprtnum nohighlight"><span class="docsum-authors full-authors">Moskowitz A, Andrea L, Shiloh AL, Cardasis J, Carty C, Kim M, Xie X, McAllen S, Esses D, Lutz C, Takematsu M, Romero J, Schimmrich K, Fein DG, Dodi AE, Rednor S, Bangar M, Mohamed A, Eisen LA, Wang HE, Donnino MW, Gong MN.</span></div>
<span class="docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation">Resusc Plus. 2023 Nov 30;17:100512. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100512. PMID: 38076388; PMCID: PMC10698666.</span></div>
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<div class="resc">2. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747634"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Longer CPR durations are associated with early ischemic changes on head CT-a perhaps simple finding in need of complex understanding.</span>i.</a>
<div class="rprtnum nohighlight"><span class="docsum-authors full-authors">Miller AC, Dodi AE, Moskowitz A </span></div>
<span class="docsum-journal-citation full-journal-citation">Resuscitation. 2023 Aug 2:109920. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109920.</span></div>
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<div class="resc">3. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29747634">Regulation of fibroblast Fas expression by soluble and mechanical pro-fibrotic stimuli.</a>
<div class="rprtnum nohighlight">Dodi AE, Ajayi IO, Chang C, Beard M, Ashley SL, Huang SK, Thannickal VJ, Tschumperlin DJ, Sisson TH, Horowitz JC.</div>
<div class="rprtnum nohighlight"><span class="jrnl" title="Respiratory research">Respir Res</span>. 2018 May 10;19(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0801-4.</div>
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<div class="resc">Sisson TH, Ajayi IO, Subbotina N, Dodi AE, Rodansky ES, Chibucos LN, Kim KK, Keshamouni VG, White ES, Zhou Y, Higgins PD, Larsen SD, Neubig RR, Horowitz JC.</div>
<div class="resc"><span class="jrnl" title="The American journal of pathology">Am J Pathol</span>. 2015 Apr;185(4):969-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.12.005. Epub 2015 Feb 11.</div>
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<div class="rprtnum nohighlight">Mazzone PJ, Vachani A, Chang A, Detterbeck F, Cooke D, Howington J, Dodi A, Arenberg D.</div>
<div class="rprtnum nohighlight"><span class="jrnl" title="Chest">Chest</span>. 2014 Sep;146(3):659-69. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2900.</div>
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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>