Stuart Packer
<p>Stuart Packer, MD, is a medical oncologist with extensive experience in treating lung, head and neck, prostate and other types of cancer. After graduating magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Packer received his medical degree from the State University of New York/Downstate Medical Center. He went on to complete a residency in medicine and fellowship in hematology/medical oncology at Duke University Medical Center. Since then Dr. Packer has held clinical and teaching positions at leading cancer centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care.</p>
<p>Dr. Packer’s clinical expertise is in medical management of lung cancer, head and neck cancer and prostate cancer. He is director of the melanoma and sarcoma programs at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. In addition, Dr. Packer is medical director of Montefiore’s Oncology Care Model (OCM), an alternative payment model sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and aimed at improving patient care coordination and appropriateness of care.</p>
<p>Dr. Packer is the author or co-author of medical textbook chapter and articles in peer-reviewed journals, including <em>Cancer, Clinical Cancer Research, British Medical Journal</em> and <em>Lung Cancer</em>. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.</p>
Dr. Packer’s clinical expertise is in medical management of lung cancer, head and neck cancer and prostate cancer.
<p>Stuart Packer, MD, is a medical oncologist with extensive experience in treating lung, head and neck, prostate and other types of cancer. After graduating magna cum laude from Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Packer received his medical degree from the State University of New York/Downstate Medical Center. He went on to complete a residency in medicine and fellowship in hematology/medical oncology at Duke University Medical Center. Since then Dr. Packer has held clinical and teaching positions at leading cancer centers, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care.</p><p>Dr. Packer’s clinical expertise is in medical management of lung cancer, head and neck cancer and prostate cancer. He is director of the melanoma and sarcoma programs at Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care. In addition, Dr. Packer is medical director of Montefiore's Oncology Care Model (OCM), an alternative payment model sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and aimed at improving patient care coordination and appropriateness of care.</p><p>Dr. Packer is the author or co-author of medical textbook chapter and articles in peer-reviewed journals, including <em>Cancer</em>, <em>Clinical Cancer Research</em>, <em>British Medical Journal</em> and <em>Lung Cancer</em>. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.</p>
Victoire N. Ndong
Irina Murakhovskaya
<p>Dr. Irina Murakhovskaya is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology). She completed a medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and residency and fellowship training at Montefiore Health System. Her clinical interests focus on monoclonal gammopathy, low-grade lymphoma, and hematologic issues in pregnancy.</p>
<p>Dr. Murakhovskaya is currently chairman of the fellowship Clinical Competency Committee and assistant course director for the Albert Einstein of Medicine Hematology Course. </p>
Clelia E. Moline
Sofya Maslyanskaya
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College. Dr. Maslyanskaya earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Stony Brook University in 2004 and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2008. She completed her pediatrics residency at New York University and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in June, 2014. Dr. Maslyanskaya is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>She is a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the SAHM electronic health committee and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG). </p>
<p>Dr. Maslyanskaya provides adolescent sub-specialty care at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Hutch Dr. Maslyanskaya is the medical director of the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) service at CHAM.</p>
<p>Clinical Focus:</p>
<p>Adolescent reproductive health, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders, quality improvement</p>
<p><span>Research Focus:</span></p>
<p><span>Adolescent reproductive health, LARC use in adolescents, quality improvement in the care of adolescents </span></p>
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is on adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare.
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents.
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD, is the Medical Director of the Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Practice and an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is in adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare. She is also interested in the medical management of adolescent eating disorders. Dr. Maslyanskaya joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2004 at Stony Brook University. In 2008, Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University in 2011, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, review articles and chapters in textbooks.</p><p>In 2013, Dr. Maslyanskaya was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in recognition of outstanding contributions to medical student education as a post-doctoral fellow.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Ioannis Mantzaris
Kenneth G. Liu
Susan D. Klugman
Non Invasive Prenatal Screening
Expanded Carrier Screening
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
Jewish Genetics
Zika
Genetic Education
<p>Dr. Klugman is a "medical detective" who works to identify the possible genetic risk factors for many inherited diseases. She encourages couples to consider genetic testing even before they get married so they can be as informed as possible when planning their families. Dr. Klugman’s clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. She also provides evaluations for patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes.
Dr. Klugman has appeared on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer and WABC-TV Ch. 7. She has also been profiled and quoted in numerous articles in the Westchester Journal News.</p>
Dr. Klugman’s clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. She also provides evaluations for patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes.
Dr. Klugman’s research focuses on novel methods for prenatal screening, testing and diagnosis as well as the assessment of new modalities for diagnoses and treatment of hereditary cancer syndromes.
<p>Syeda M, Upadhyay K, Loke J, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Pearlman A, Shao Y, Ostrer H,<em> Prediction of breast <em>cancer risk based on flow variant analysis of circulating peripheral blood B cells, </em>Genetics in Medicine, March 16, 2017</em></p>
<p>Aung C, Greb A, Kalia I, Bajaj K, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, <em>Patient Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Discussion during Genetic Counseling Sessions</em>, Journal of Genetic Counseling, December 9, 2016</p>
<p>Wiesman C, Rose E, Grant A, Zimlover A, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Schreiber-Agus N, <em>Experiences from a pilot program bringing BRCA1/2 genetic screening to the U.S. Ashkenazi Jewish population - The BRCAcommunity Initiative: Results and Reflections from Year 1, </em>Genetics in Medicine, October 2016</p>
<p>Gregg A, Skotko BG, Benkendorf JL, Monaghan KG, Bajaj K, Best RG, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Watson MS, <em>Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy, 2016 update: a position statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics</em>, Genetics in Medicine, October 18 2016</p>
<p>Shani H, Goldwaser T, Keating J, <strong>Klugman S, </strong><em>Chromosomal abnormalities not currently detected by cell-free fetal DNA: a retrospective analysis at a single center,</em> American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jun 2016; 214(6):729.e1-729.</p>
<p>Rose E, Schreiber-Agus N, Bajaj K, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Goldwaser T. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26354339"><em>Challenges of Pre- and Post-Test Counseling for Orthodox Jewish Individuals in the Premarital Phase.</em></a> Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2016 Feb;25(1):18-24.</p>
<p>Wiesman C, Rose E, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Schreiber-Agus N. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26611540"><em>From Campers to Counselors: a Resource for Prospective Genetic Counseling Students.</em></a>Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2015 Nov 27</p>
<p>Ferraira, JC, Shreiber-Agus N, Carter SM, <strong>Klugman S,</strong> Grieg AR, Gross SJ <em>Carrier <em>testing for Ashkenazi Jewish disorders in the prenatal setting: navigating the genetic maze</em>, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2014 Sept (3) 194-204.</em></p>
<p><strong>Klugman S</strong>, Dolan SM. <em>Expanded genetic testing in assisted reproductive technology: lessons learned from prenatal testing</em>. Virtual Mentor 2014 Jan 1;(16)1: 38-42</p>
<p><strong>Klugman S, </strong>Suskin,B, Spencer B, Dar P, Bajaj K, Powers, J, Reichling J, Wasserman D, Dolan S, Merkatz I. <em>Clinical Utility of Chromosomal Microarray Analysis in Prenatal <em>Diagnosis: Report of First 6 Months in Clinical Practice </em>The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 2013 Nov 26</em></p>
<p><strong>Klugman S,</strong> Schreiber-Agus N, Nazareth S<strong>, </strong>Evans, E<em>Detection of Carriers in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population: An Objective Comparison of High-Throughput Genotyping vs Gene by Gene </em>Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers 2013 Oct;17(10):763-7</p>
<p>Gutiérrez JF, Bajaj K, <strong>Klugman</strong><strong> </strong><strong>SD</strong>. <em>Prenatal screening for fragile x: carriers, controversies, and counseling. </em>Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013;6(1):e1-7</p>
<p class="desc"><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Rinella%20ES%5BAuthor%5D&ca… ES</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Shao%20Y%5BAuthor%5D&cautho… Y</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Yackowski%20L%5BAuthor%5D&c… L</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Pramanik%20S%5BAuthor%5D&ca… S</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Oratz%20R%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… R</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Schnabel%20F%5BAuthor%5D&ca… F</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Guha%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cautho… S</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=LeDuc%20C%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… C</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Campbell%20CL%5BAuthor%5D&c… CL</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Klugman%20SD%5BAuthor%5D&ca…; <strong>SD</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Terry%20MB%5BAuthor%5D&caut… MB</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Senie%20RT%5BAuthor%5D&caut… RT</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Andrulis%20IL%5BAuthor%5D&c… IL</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Daly%20M%5BAuthor%5D&cautho… M</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=John%20EM%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… EM</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Roses%20D%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… D</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Chung%20WK%5BAuthor%5D&caut… WK</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ostrer%20H%5BAuthor%5D&caut… H</a>. <em>Genetic variants associated with breast cancer risk for Ashkenazi Jewish women with strong family histories but no identifiable BRCA1/2 mutation</em> Hum Genet 2013 May 132(5) 523-26.</p>
<p class="desc">Wapner RJ, Martin CL, Levy B, Ballif BC, Eng CM, Zachary JM, Savage M, Platt LD, Saltzman D, Grobman WA, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Scholl T, Simpson JL, McCall K, Aggarwal VS, Bunke B, Nahum O, Patel A, Lamb AN, Thom EA, Beaudet AL, Ledbetter DH, Shaffer LG, Jackson L. <em>Chromosomal microarray versus karyotyping for prenatal diagnosis. </em>New England Journal of Medicine 2012 Dec 6:367(23) 2175-8</p>
<p>Robin,NH, Reid Sutton V, Caldwell J, Jackson J, Irons M, Demmer L, Byers P, Ellison J, Feldman J, Gross S, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Adam A, Keppler-Noreuil K, Hopkin R, McCandless S, Sharer D, Wiesner G, Pyeritz R, Westerman J <em>The development and implementation of an <em>In-service exam for medical genetics residency programs. </em>Genetics in Medicine 2012 May 14 (5):552-7</em></p>
<p>Yachelevich N, Gittler JK, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Feldman B, Martin J, Brooks SS, Dobkin C, Nolin SL. <em>Terminal deletions of the long arm of chromosome X that include the FMR1 gene in female patients: A case series.</em> American Journal of Medical Genetics A. 2011 Apr;155(4):870-4.</p>
<p class="desc">Gross, SJ, Bajaj K, Garry D, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Karpel BM, Roe AM Wagner BJ, Zhan J, Apfelroth SD, Schreiber-Agus N: <em>Rapid and novel prenatal molecular assay for detecting aneuploides and microdeletion syndromes</em>. Prenatal Diagnosis 2011 31(3):259-66</p>
<p class="desc">Ram, KT, <strong>Klugman, SD</strong>: <em>Best practices: antenatal screening for Common genetic conditions other than aneuploidy</em>. Current Opinions in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010 22(2):139-45 </p>
<p class="desc"><strong>Klugman, S,</strong> Gross, SJ: Ashkenazi Jewish screening in the twenty-first century. Obstetric and Gynecologic Clinics of North America 2010 37(1): 37-46 </p>
<p class="desc">Rybak, EA, Beviliacqua, K, Veit, CR, <strong>Klugman, SD</strong>, Santoro N: <em>Sibling and self ovum donation for sisters with an intermediate FMR1 mutation: what's a program to do. </em>Fertility and Sterility 2009 92(1): 394</p>
<p class="desc"><strong>Klugman, S</strong>, Gross SJ, Khabele D, Liang, J, Lopez-Jones, M, Gross, B, Cordero, DR, Reznik, S: <em>Expression of Keratin 8 and TNF-Related Apoptosis-I Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) in Down Syndrome Placentas</em>. Placenta 2008 29(4):382-4</p>
<p class="desc">Breathnach FM, Malone FD, Lambert-Messerlian G, Cuckle HS, Porter TF, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Saade GR, Berkowitz RL, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Dugoff L, Craigo SD, Timor-Tritsch IE, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, TrippT, Bianchi DW, D’Alton ME; <em>First and second Trimester screening detection of aneuploides other than Down Syndrome.</em> Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007 110(3):651-7</p>
<p class="desc">Eddleman KA, Malone FD, Sullivan L, Dukes K, Berkowitz RL, KharbutliY, Porter TF, Luthy DA, Comstock CH, Saade GR, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Dugoff L, Craigo SD, Timor-Tritsch IE, Carr SR Wolfe HM, D’Alton ME. <em>Pregnancy loss rates after midtrimester Amniocentesis. </em>Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2006 108:1067-72</p>
<p>Lambert-Messerlian, G., Dugoff, L., Vidaver, J., Canick, J.A., Malone, F.D., Ball, R.H., Comstock, C.H., Nyberg, D.A., Saade, G., Eddleman, K., <strong>Klugman, S</strong>., Craigo, S.D., Timor-Tritsch, I.E., Carr, S.R., Wolfe, H.M. & D’Alton, M.E. (2006). <em>First- and second-trimester Down syndrome screening markers in pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technologies (ART): A FASTER trial study.</em> Prenatal Diagnosis, 26(8):672-8.</p>
<p class="desc"><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retriev… DR, Goldberg Y, Basel D, Kilpatrick MW, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Tsipouras P, Gross S.</a><em>Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of Grebe syndrome.</em> Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2006 (1):115-8</p>
<p>Cleary-Goldman J, Malone FD, Vidaver J, Ball RH, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Saade GR, Edelmann KA, <strong>Klugman S</strong>, Timor-Tritsch IE, Craigo SD, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, Bianchi DW, D’Alton M<em> Faster Consortium, “Impact of maternal age on obstetric outcome.” </em>Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005 Vol. 105(5 Pt 1):983-90</p>
<p>Susan Klugman, MD, FACOG, FACMG, is Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics, Program Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders including those patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes. She also provides evaluations during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies.</p><p>After completing her Bachelor of Science at Cornell University in 1984, Dr. Klugman attended New York University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1988. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Montefiore Einstein and Jacobi Medical Center, completing her obstetrics and gynecology residency in 1992 and serving as administrative chief resident in her final year. In 2002, she continued her medical training at Montefiore Einstein in medical genetics, completing the program in 2004.</p><p>Dr. Klugman’s research focuses on novel methods for prenatal screening, testing and diagnosis as well as the assessment of new modalities for the diagnosis and treatment of hereditary cancer syndromes. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and other print publications. She was the Reproductive Genetics Editor for <em>Genetics in Medicine</em> and has been a reviewer for journals such as the <em>American Journal of Medical Genetics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Prenatal Diagnosis</em>. Dr. Klugman has spoken extensively at regional and national medical conferences, including more than 70 international and national invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Klugman has served on the board of the American College of Medical Genetics since 2015 and will be President from 2023 to 2025. She has completed six-year terms on both the Committee on Genetics of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Residency Review Committee for Medical Genetics for the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. She is board certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and medical genetics and is listed in several medical directories including <em>Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education</em>, <em>Who’s Who in Academic Medicine</em>, <em>New York Magazine</em> Best Doctors list, and Castle Connelly <em>How to Find the Best Metro Area Doctors</em>.</p>
Rubina S. Khokhar
Dr. Khokhar's clinical focus centers on teaching obstetrics & gynecology to medical students and residents.
<p>Rubina Shakil Khokhar, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Montefiore Einstein. She is also Clerkship Site Leader, Wakefield Campus for Medical Education-Ob/Gyn. Her clinical focus centers on teaching obstetrics & gynecology to medical students and residents.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1987 from Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Pakistan, Dr. Khokhar completed her residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Nishtar Hospital in 1987. She then completed another residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Azad Jammu and Kashmir Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, in 1991. Following this, Dr. Khokhar participated in an obstetrics & gynecology fellowship at Post-Graduate Institute in Lahore, Pakistan, completing it in 1992. Dr. Khokhar then came to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (Cornell University) to complete a residency in general surgery in 1999 before completing an additional residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, University Hospital of New York Medical College in 2006.</p><p>Dr. Khokhar is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetric & Gynecology (ACOG). She speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Medical Spanish. She has received accolades for excellence in teaching medical students, including recognition by the Leo M. Davidoff Society and receiving a certificate of appreciation for excellence in teaching from NY Medical College, 2003 – 2006.</p>