Faculty Full-Time Faculty Adebola A. Adedimeji, Ph.D., M.B.A. Research Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Health Behavior Research & Implementation Science) 718.839.7098adebola.adedimeji@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Social and Structural Determinants of Health, HIV Prevention, HIV-Stigma, and Intersectional Stigma, Cancer Education and Prevention, Marginalized Populations, Implementation Science, Real-World Evidence, Community-Based Health Interventions, Cap View Profile Ilir Agalliu, M.D., Sc.D. Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) Associate Professor, Department of Urology 718.430.2929ilir.agalliu@einsteinmed.org View Profile Matthew J. Akiyama, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7175makiyama@montefiore.org Areas of Research: I study how people access and utilize hepatitis C and HIV treatment and prevention services with particular emphasis on their intersection with substance use and the criminal justice system in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa. View Profile Matthew R. Anderson, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.920.4678maanders@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Social Determinants HIV in Guatemala Mass Incarceration View Profile Nerys C. Benfield, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health (Family Planning) Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Program Director, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health Family Planning 718.405.8260nbenfiel@montefiore.org View Profile James C.M. Brust, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.6482james.brust@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa. A particular focus is on novel therapeutics and emergence of resistance as drugs are introduced into the South African TB program. View Profile Rosy Chhabra, Psy.D. Research Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Academic General Pediatrics) Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Community Health Director, Montefiore School Health Program 718.862.1720rosy.chhabra@einsteinmed.org View Profile Christina M. Coyle, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) Assistant Dean for Faculty Development 718.430.3525christina.coyle@einsteinmed.org View Profile Voluntary Faculty Roger Duvivier, M.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health 718.405.8200jduvivier@aol.com View Profile Full-Time Faculty Gloria Fung Chaw, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.920.7102gfungch@montefiore.org View Profile Donna C. Futterman, M.D. Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) Director, Department of Pediatrics Adolescent AIDS Program 718.882.0322dfutterm@montefiore.org View Profile Mark Guelfguat, D.O. Associate Professor, Department of Radiology (Body MR and CT Imaging) 718.918.4600 Areas of Research: Emergency, Abdominal and Cardiac Imaging, Medical Education View Profile Carol A. Harris, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology 718.430.8959carol.harris@einsteinmed.org View Profile H. Dean Hosgood, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Epidemiology) Director, Global Environmental Health Global Health Center Associate Director, Population and Clinical Sciences Clinical Research Training Program Research Director, Medical Student Global Health Program 718.430.2138dean.hosgood@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Cancer Epidemiology; Environmental Epidemiology; Genetic and Genomic Susceptibility; Global Health; Hematologic Malignancies; Lung Cancer; Never Smokers; non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Noninvasive Biomarkers View Profile Sunit P. Jariwala, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Allergy & Immunology) 866.633.8255sjariwal@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Asthma; Health information technology; Developing and evaluating patient-facing mobile health applications for chronic conditions View Profile Frederick J. Kaskel, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Nephrology) 718.430.2233frederick.kaskel@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: glomerular diseases, hypertension, genetic etiologies for disparities in kidney disease, adherence, congenital genitourinary tract abnormalities, chronic kidney disease, translational life-course research View Profile Michelle H. Larsen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology 718.678.1076michelle.larsen@einsteinmed.org View Profile Ralph W. Liebling, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) Chief, Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Jacobi Medical Center 718.918.7000ralph.liebling@nychhc.org View Profile David W. Lounsbury, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Health Behavior Research & Implementation Science) Associate Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.839.7452david.lounsbury@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: My domestic and international research aims to reduce chronic disease burden in medically underserved populations. I am a community psychologist and a psycho-oncologist with expertise in systems science methods. View Profile Marisa D. Nadas, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health 718.918.6300marisa.nadas@nychhc.org View Profile Amit R. Patel, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2599apatel@montefiore.org View Profile Darin A. Portnoy, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Social Medicine 718.933.2400dportnoy@montefiore.org View Profile Part-Time Faculty Orna Rosen, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics (Neonatology) 718.904.4105orosen@montefiore.org View Profile Full-Time Faculty Jonathan Ross, M.D., M.S. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 347.341.4300joross@montefiore.org Areas of Research: I study how people access and utilize HIV treatment and prevention services in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa, and am particularly interested in the relationship between migration and HIV outcomes. View Profile Kenneth J. Schaefle, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) 718.579.2500kschaefl@montefiore.org View Profile Anurag Shrivastava, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Assistant Dean for Montefiore Medical Center 718.920.2020ashrivas@montefiore.org View Profile Samuel H. Sigal, M.D. Professor, Department of Medicine (Hepatology) 718.920.6240ssigal@montefiore.org View Profile Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S. Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Professor, Department of Medicine (Geriatrics) Division Chief, Department of Medicine Geriatrics Murray D. Gross Memorial Faculty Scholar in Gerontology Director, Jack and Pearl Resnick Gerontology Center Director, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology Division of Cognitive & Motor Aging 718.430.3877joe.verghese@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Effects of disease and aging on gait and cognition in older adults. Influence of cognitively stimulating activities on reducing risk of dementia and mobility loss, cognitive control of mobility, and global health View Profile Shankar Viswanathan, Dr.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (Biostatistics) 718.430.3762shankar.viswanathan@einsteinmed.org Areas of Research: Multivariate Survival Analysis, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Observer agreement, Missing and Measurement error issues, Clinical Trials, Oncology, Injury prevention, Global Health, Obesity and Nutritional Epidemiology View Profile Rodney L. Wright, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health (Maternal Fetal Medicine) 718.920.9647rwright@montefiore.org Areas of Research: HIV; perinatal HIV transmission; HIV among women; HPV; global health; maternal fetal medicine View Profile Christina J. Yang, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 718.920.4646chyan@montefiore.org Areas of Research: Simulation in medical education, quality improvement, dysphagia, pediatric airway and aerodigestive disorders View Profile Reza Yassari, M.D. Professor, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Director, The Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery Residency Training Program 718.920.8887ryassari@montefiore.org View Profile