Affiliated Faculty Matthew N. Bartels, M.D. Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chair The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 718.920.2751mbartels@montefiore.org View Profile Diego Camacho, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery 718.920.4800dicamach@montefiore.org View Profile John Chan, M.D. Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology 973.972.7259jc2864@njms.rutgers.edu Areas of Research: Immune responses to M. tuberculosis; bacterial and host mechanisms underlying tuberculous latency and reactivation; vaccine development targeting bacterial factors, B cell and humoral immunity, and immune evasion pathways. View Profile Nereida Correa, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.918.6300nereida.correa@nychhc.org View Profile Eric D. Fornari, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 718.920.5532efornari@montefiore.org View Profile Mario J. Garcia, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) Professor, Department of Radiology Pauline Levitt Chair in Medicine Chief, Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology Co-Director, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care 718.920.4117mariogar@montefiore.org View Profile Jaime A. Gomez, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 718.920.5532jgomezhe@montefiore.org View Profile Betsy Herold, M.D. Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Disease) Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research Department of Pediatrics Chief, Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Director, Translational Prevention Research Center 718.839.7460betsy.herold@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection; synergy between HSV and HIV; microbicide development; genital tract mucosal immunity View Profile William R. Jacobs Jr., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Professor, Department of Genetics Leo and Julia Forchheimer Chair in Microbiology & Immunology 718.678.1075william.jacobs@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetics; mycobacteriophages; persistence-the capacity of M. tuberculosis to resist sterilization, vaccines for Tuberculosis, Influenza, Herpes, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEV), and Dengue View Profile Shalom Kalnicki, M.D. Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology Professor, Department of Urology Chair Department of Radiation Oncology 718.920.5280shalom.kalnicki@einsteinmed.org View Profile Richard M. Klein, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences 718.920.2020rklein@montefiore.org View Profile Gregoire Lauvau, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology 718.678.1188gregoire.lauvau@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Our goal is to advance the mechanistic understanding -cellular and gene regulation- of host protective immune mechanisms in the context of vaccines and microbial pathogen infections as well as tumors. View Profile Richard B. Lipton, M.D. Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) Edwin S. Lowe Chair in Neurology Vice Chair The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Director, Montefiore Headache Center 718.430.3886richard.lipton@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: I study migraine headaches, cognitive aging and dementia. My work includes longitudinal population studies that link stress, pain and cognitive performance to genetics, biomarkers and neuroimaging. View Profile Flavio Malcher, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery 718.904.2000fmalcher@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Robotic Surgery, Advanced Techniques on Abdominal Wall reconstruction and Hernia repair, Quality of Life after hernia surgery; biomaterials View Profile Uri Meller, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 718.696.3011umeller@montefiore.org View Profile W. Scott Melvin, M.D. Professor, Department of Surgery Vice Chair, Department of Surgery Clinical Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center Chief, Department of Surgery Division of Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center Director, Department of Surgery Advanced Gastrointestinal Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center Moses & Weiler Divisions 718.920.4800wsmelvin@montefiore.org View Profile Robert H. Meyer, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine 718.904.3333rmeyer@montefiore.org View Profile Umar K. Mian, M.B.B.S. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Director, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Retina Division 718.920.2020umian@montefiore.org View Profile Karen L. Morice, M.D. Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 718.920.4133kmorice@montefiore.org View Profile Rizwan C. Naeem, M.B.B.S. Professor, Department of Pathology 718.405.8101rnaeem@montefiore.org View Profile Michael B. Prystowsky, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pathology Chair Department of Pathology 718.430.2823michael.prystowsky@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Developing diagnostics to optimize treatment selection at initial diagnosis for patients with head and neck cancer. A multidisciplinary group is developing biomarkers to better predict clinical outcome. View Profile Stephanie E. Rand, D.O. Assistant Professor, The Arthur S. Abramson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology 718.920.2751srand@montefiore.org View Profile Thomas E. Rohan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., D.H.Sc. Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health Chair Department of Epidemiology & Population Health Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Epidemiology & Population Health Associate Director, Population Sciences Albert Einstein Cancer Center Scientific Director, Epidemiology Study Management and Informatics Shared Facility Albert Einstein Cancer Center 718.430.3355thomas.rohan@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Cancer epidemiology Cancer precursors Prognostic and predictive markers Molecular epidemiology Epidemiology of breast cancer View Profile Dhanonjoy C. Saha, Ph.D. Research Professor, Department of Medicine Director, Office of Grant Support 718.430.3642dhanonjoy.saha@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Animal models and drug development: macrophage-derived cytokine and oxygen radical-mediated immune modulation in sepsis and septic shock; and efficiency and quality improvements in research administration. View Profile Jacob F. Schulz, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics 718.920.2060jschulz@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Scoliosis and growing spine disorders Childhood hip disorders such as SCFE and hip dsplasia Pediatric fractures and trauma Multicenter trial on the optimal treatment of bone cysts Clubfoot and lower extremity deformity View Profile Jonathan Shuter, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) 718.920.7845jshuter@montefiore.org View Profile Joanne Spaliaras, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology 718.920.4316jospalia@montefiore.org View Profile Joseph A. Sparano, M.D. Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Oncology) Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health 212.659.5455joseph.sparano@mssm.edu View Profile David C. Spray, Ph.D. Professor, Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) 718.430.2537david.spray@einsteinmed.org View Profile Juan A. Terre, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) 718.920.4321jterre@montefiore.org View Profile Aaron Zev Tokayer, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology) 347.671.8200atokayer@montefiore.org View Profile Andrea J. Weiss, M.D. Associate Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences aweiss101@gmail.com View Profile Vijay Yanamadala, M.D. 718.920.7487vyanamadal@montefiore.org Michael J. Zinaman, M.D. Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health for the North Bronx Healthcare Network 718.918.6310michael.zinaman@nychhc.org View Profile