Michael Yee

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Michael

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Yee

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Allan W. Wolkoff

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Allan

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Wolkoff

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<p><span>Dr. Allan Wolkoff's interest in research was sparked when he worked in a biochemistry lab to help pay college bills. He began his medical studies at Dartmouth Medical College and transferred to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he obtained his M.D. degree. With the exception of a two year period when he was Clinical Associate in Gastroenterology-Hepatology in the Digestive Disease Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Disease, he has remained at Albert Einstein. His early mentor, Irwin M. Arias, M.D. of the National Institutes of Health said of Wolkoff&rsquo;s work, &ldquo;He built an exemplary global reputation in hepatology research, education, training and scholarship. A major participant in the creation of the Marion Bessin Liver Research Center at Albert Einstein, Dr. Wolkoff has taken advantage of the strong, interactive basic science departments and is a leader in bridging understanding of hepatocyte biology with the pathogenesis of acquired and inheritable liver diseases.&rdquo; </span></p>
<p><span>Dr. Wolkoff is a pioneer in the combining of disciplines that inform basic understanding of hepatocyte function and relation to disease and is recognized worldwide for providing new windows into physiology and pathophysiology.&nbsp;</span><span>He has had articles published in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, given many invited lectures and has had continuous NIH-supported research. In addition, he has served on advisory committees of several NIH-supported liver research centers. In 2006, he was presented the AASLD Distinguished Service Award. In 2012, he received the&nbsp;<span>highly prestigious 2012 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the American Liver Foundation.</span></span></p>

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Diseases of the liver and biliary tract including chronic liver disease, fatty liver disease, hepatitis, inheritable disorders of the liver, drug toxicity, and unexplained jaundice.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Research interests include the mechanism by which the liver removes drugs and other compounds from the circulation and how its dysfunction may lead to drug toxicity.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Allan W. Wolkoff, MD, is Chief, Hepatology, Herman Lopata Chair in Liver Disease Research and Professor, Medicine and Developmental &amp; Molecular Biology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on diseases of the liver and biliary tract, including chronic liver disease, fatty liver disease, hepatitis, inheritable disorders of the liver, drug toxicity and unexplained jaundice.</p><p>Dr. Wolkoff began his medical studies at Dartmouth Medical College and transferred to Einstein, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine in 1972. He completed an internship at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in 1973 before becoming an Assistant Resident in Medicine until 1974. Following this, Dr. Wolkoff became a Clinical Associate in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) until 1976.</p><p>A pioneer in combining disciplines that inform basic understanding of hepatocyte function and relation to disease, Dr. Wolkoff is recognized worldwide for providing new windows into physiology and pathophysiology. His research interests include the mechanism by which the liver removes drugs and other compounds from circulation and how its dysfunction may lead to drug toxicity. He has had articles published in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, given many invited lectures and has had continuous NIH-supported research.</p><p>Dr. Wolkoff has served on advisory committees of several NIH-supported liver research centers. In 2006, he was presented with the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Distinguished Service Award. In 2012, he received the highly prestigious Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the American Liver Foundation. He was named Physician of the Year by the Greater New York Division of the American Liver Foundation in 2015 and won the National Leadership Award from the American Liver Foundation in 2022.</p>

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Joseph T. Vazzana

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Joseph

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Vazzana

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Clara Y. Tow

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Clara

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Tow

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<p>Dr. Tow is a transplant hepatologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She serves as the Clinical Site Director of Hepatology at the Weiler Division of MMC, Associate Program Director of the Gastroenterology &amp; Liver Diseases Fellowship Program, and the Co-Director of the AECOM Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology Systems Course.</p>
<p>Dr. Tow holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude for her work in developmental research. While attending Weill Cornell Medical College, she developed her passion for transplant medicine and was awarded Alpha Omega Alpha and Honors in Research for her characterization of mitochondrial injury during ischemia-reperfusion injury. Dr. Tow completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she served as an education resident, and fellowship in Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases at Montefiore Medical Center. Subsequently she pursued her advanced fellowship training in Transplant Hepatology at New York Presbyterian Hospital &ndash; Columbia University Medical Center.</p>
<p>Dr. Tow has been at Montefiore/Einstein since 2018, where she specializes on the complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer, and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families the best medical care that is embedded in kindness, dignity, and respect.&nbsp;</p>

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Dr. Tow specializes in the treatment of complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer, and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore Einstein family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families with the best medical care embedded in kindness, dignity, and respect.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Tow&rsquo;s research focuses on social determinants of health and outcomes related to liver transplantation and the care of advanced liver disease. She has spoken at invited lectures nationally and internationally, and her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles, and abstracts.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Clara Y. Tow, MD, is Clinical Site Director, Hepatology, Associate Program Director, Gastroenterology &amp; Liver Diseases Fellowship Program, Co-Course Director, Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology Systems Course and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Tow specializes in the treatment of complications of advanced liver diseases, liver cancer and liver transplant. She believes every patient is an integral part of the Montefiore Einstein family and that patient knowledge is power. Her goal is to provide patients and their families with the best medical care embedded in kindness, dignity and respect.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences from Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Tow earned her Doctor of Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College. She then completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following this, she completed a gastroenterology and liver diseases fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center before pursuing her advanced fellowship training in transplant hepatology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Tow&rsquo;s research focuses on social determinants of health and outcomes related to liver transplantation and the care of advanced liver disease. She has spoken at invited lectures nationally and internationally, and her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Tow is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine. She is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). She is also a member of the Empire Liver Foundation and a Medical Advisor for the American Liver Foundation. In 2014, Dr. Tow won the Erica C. Jones &amp; Naina Sinha-Gregory Prize in Medicine.</p>

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Vlad A. Tomuta

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Tomuta

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Aaron Zev Tokayer

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Aaron

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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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Adit L. Tal

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Adit

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Tal

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<p>Adit Tal, MD, is an Attending Physician at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, Dr. Tal&rsquo;s clinical focus has been the treatment of pediatric leukemia and lymphoma, and the supportive care of children with cancer.</p><p>Dr. Tal received her Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University in 2008, followed by her Doctorate of Medicine at the Sackler School of Medicine. She began her postgraduate training in 2013 at CHAM and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, following her Pediatrics residency with a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship.</p><p>Building on her clinical practices, Dr. Tal&rsquo;s research focuses on novel therapeutic targets for advanced treatments in metastatic osteosarcoma. She is examining a signaling pathway crucial to bone development and differentiation, and targeting this pathway to treat osteosarcoma. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles.</p><p>Dr. Tal is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of many professional societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Children&rsquo;s Oncology Group, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. She is also a member of the Professional Development Committee with the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and is a volunteer pediatric oncologist at Happiness Is Camping, a residential camp for children with cancer and their families.</p>

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Asli S. Sucu

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Asli

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Tihomir Stefanec

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<p>I am interested in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. &nbsp;My current interest is Critical Care Medicine. &nbsp;</p>

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Multidisciplinary Critical Care Medicine (Medical, Surgical, Neurologic, Cardiothoracic).<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Role of the endothelium and its progenitors in the pathogenesis of disease.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Tihomir Stefanec, MD, is Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Neurology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is multidisciplinary critical care medicine including medical, surgical, neurologic and cardiothoracic critical care.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Zagreb Medical School in Zagreb, Croatia in 1992, Dr. Stefanec completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Long Island College Hospital in 1997. He then completed a critical care medicine fellowship at Saint Vincent&rsquo;s Hospital and Medical Center in 1999. Following this, Dr. Stefanec completed a pulmonary medicine fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2001.</p><p>Dr. Stefanec&rsquo;s past research focuses on the role of the endothelium and its progenitors in the pathogenesis of disease. His work has been published in peer-reviewed original publications, reviews, editorials and abstracts, and he has presented nationally.</p><p>Dr. Stefanec is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, as well as in Neurocritical Care by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians since 2003, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians and the European Respiratory Society.</p>

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Vance La Baron Smith

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Vance

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