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One of South Nassau’s most revered general and vascular surgeons, Luke K. LiCalzi, MD, has passed away. He was 68 years old. While his achievements were many during his illustrious 45-year career in medicine, Dr. LiCalzi will be remembered for his clinical leadership; surgical skill; commitment to excellence; and passion for the medical profession. “Dr. LiCalzi was an exemplary gentleman and physician,” said Dr. Rajiv Datta, Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Medical Director of the Cancer P...
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Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been named a 2014 “New York Super Doctor®.” No more than 5% of physicians in the New York metro region have achieved this designation, which is given by Key Professional Media, a leading research and medical ranking organization. Dr. Datta is chair of the department of surgery and medical director of the Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center at South Nassau Communities Hospital. His exceptional skills are evidenced by his education and recognition in t...
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Prominent surgical oncologist Rajiv Datta, MD, has been named a 2016 “America’s Best Physician” by the National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB). Physicians who earn the honor are recommended by peer physicians, patients, healthcare professionals or by the NCAB’s selection committee. “Dr. Datta is the epitome of a compassionate, expert, skilled physician,” said Richard J. Murphy, president and CEO of South Nassau. “His passion for his work and his commitment to providing standard-setting patient-cent...
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The New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians recently announced that Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, is the 2020 recipient of its prestigious Laureate Award. Dr. Glatt has also been designated a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP) by the American College of Physicians Awards Committee. The Laureate Award honors Fellows and Masters of the College who have demonstrated, by their example and c...
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Becker's Hospital Review has named Adhi Sharma, MD, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its prestigious list of "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know" in the United States. The list is based on individuals' experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations. The 100 CMOs are indispensable members of hospital and health system leadership teams and have demonstrated a commitment to continuous improvement in safety and quality. Members o...
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In recognition of her dedication and service to improving the health of the communities, the UJA - Federation of New York’s division of South Shore Healthcare Professionals honored Linda Efferen, MD, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, at its annual dinner reception held May 14 at the Temple Beth El of Cedarhurst. The world's largest local philanthropy, UJA - Federation of New York helps 1.4 million people in New York City, Westchester County and Long Island as well as 3 million p...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital is pleased to announce that Ray Sultan, MD has joined the full-time faculty of South Nassau Physicians, PC and Jason Esses, MD, FACC has joined the full-time faculty of the Center for Cardiovascular Health at South Nassau. Our existing faculty, the Chairman of Surgery, Dr. Rajiv Datta, and Aaron E. Glatt, MD, Department Chair of Medicine, welcome Dr. Sultan and Dr. Esses to South Nassau Communities Hospital. Dr. Sultan is board-certified in urology. He obtained his medic...
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Dr. Lee Weitzman, a Long Beach-based physician who has been practicing cardiology and internal medicine for more than 34 years on the barrier island, has joined South Nassau Communities Hospital to improve and expand cardiovascular health and primary care services for residents of the city and surrounding communities. This partnership is part of South Nassau’s commitment to help enhance health care services and revitalize the network of community-based physicians available for the residents. “Dr. Weitzma...
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Richard Nauheim, MD, FACS Director of Ophthalmology Dr. Nauheim is board-certified in ophthalmology. He specializes in diseases of the cornea and infectious diseases of the eye. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and has published numerous scientific papers on diseases of the cornea and defects of the external eye. He is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Stony Brook School of Medicine, and is on teaching faculty at North Shore/LIJ Depart...
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Retiring Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife, Ellen, along with Robert J. Kramer, M.D., were honored at South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2014 Annual Carnation Ball held Saturday, November 1 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Westbury. The Carnation Ball raised more than $713,000 in support of South Nassau’s $57 million Emergency Department expansion project. Mr. and Mrs. Weisenberg were the Carnation Ball’s co-honorees and Dr. Kramer was the recipient of South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson...
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Meet Our Team of Cardiac Care Staff and Heart Specialists Lawrence Kanner, MD, FACC, FHRS Chair, Department of Cardiology Director, Electrophysiology/Arrhythmia Services Dr. Kanner oversees and directs electrophysiology operations in Mount Sinai South Nassau's state-of-the-art Electrophysiology Lab. He cares for patients with a variety of cardiac rhythm disorders and congestive heart failure, with medications, pacemakers, defibrillators, and the latest in advanced cardiac ablation techniques. He receive...
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Adhi Sharma, MD, an experienced Emergency Medicine physician-leader who helped steer Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Chief Medical Officer, will become the hospital’s new President starting Wednesday, September 1, the hospital’s Board of Directors announced. Dr. Sharma, who is also currently Executive Vice President for Clinical and Professional Affairs, will succeed Richard J. Murphy, who is retiring at the end of 2021 after serving nine years as the hospital’s President ...
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In honor of their leadership and vision that led to the affiliation between South Nassau Communities Hospital and the Mount Sinai Health System, Joseph J. Fennessy, chair of South Nassau’s board of directors, and Arthur Klein, MD, president of the Mount Sinai Health Network, have been named co-honorees of South Nassau’s ‘Soirée Under the Stars’ gala. The hospital also will honor Jason Freeman, MD, director of interventional cardiology, and Willie Wright, transporter, who will be presented with the hospit...
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Becker's Hospital Review has named Adhi Sharma, MD, senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, to its prestigious list of "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know" in the United States. The list is based on individuals' experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations. The 100 CMOs are indispensable members of hospital and health system leadership teams and have demonstrated a commitment to conti...
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Effie Tsomos, MD, Chief, Endocrinology Dr. Effie Tsomos is board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in Boston and completed an Internal Medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. She completed an Endocrine fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York Jason Esses, MD Dr. Esses is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardio...
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Mount Sinai Health System announced that Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, a nationally recognized leader in academic medicine and health policy, will be its next Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Carr joined Mount Sinai as its head of emergency medicine in February 2020, just before New York City became the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. He played a critical role during the pandemic and led local, regional, and national initiatives focused on improving the Health System’s emergency ...
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Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine within the Department of Medicine effective August 2018. Dr. Feiner is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Geriatrics/Palliative Care and Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount. Sinai. He served as founding chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Queens Hospital Center (QHC). “Dr. Feiner is a proven visionary and innovator in his field, serving as the catalyst and providing the direction for enhanced geriatric services to meet the healthcare n...
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Emergency Department Chair Dr. Josh Kugler to Receive Hospital’s Mary Pearson Award Bruce C. Ratner, Executive Chairman of Forest City Ratner Companies, has agreed to be the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2015 Annual Carnation Ball to be held Saturday, November 7 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The hospital also named Joshua Kugler, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, South Nassau’s chair of the department of emergency medicine, as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Mary Pearson Aw...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau's exceptional team of health care professionals is committed to providing the highest level of service to our patients, our visitors and our community. Adhi Sharma, MD, MHA President Dr. Sharma is board certified in toxicology and emergency medicine. He has been the clinical quarterback of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his guidance, the hospital surged capacity to 500 beds as it cared for more than 1,700 COVID-19 patients over the course of ...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau Family Medicine Samuel Sandowski, MD Vice President, Medical Education Chair, Family Medicine Doctor Samuel Sandowski is Professor of Family Medicine and Professor of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Vice-President for Medical Education at Mount Sinai South Nassau (MSSN). He is also Chair of Family Medicine at MSSN and was the past director of our family medicine residency for 20 years. Doctor Sandowski graduated cum laude from the Technion Fa...
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The gastroenterology team at Mount Sinai South Nassau provides innovative and leading-edge endoscopic techniques to address a variety of gastrointestinal disorders. Frank G. Gress, MD Dr. Frank Gress is the Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Chief of Interventional Endoscopy at Mount Sinai South Nassau. He also serves as the lead for therapeutic endoscopy for Mount Sinai on Long Island, and holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at t...
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Mount Sinai South Nassau has named Alan Wong, DO, an experienced health care quality and patient safety administrator, as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs to help oversee ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and chart a course for post-pandemic initiatives. Dr. Wong succeeds Adhi Sharma, MD, who was named the hospital’s new President on September 1, 2021. “Dr. Wong is highly regarded for his clinical acumen, strategic leadership, and collegial approach,” said Dr. Sh...
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The multidisciplinary team of specialists at Mount Sinai South Nassau's Women's Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders works closely together to create a custom care plan for each patient. We offer the most advanced diagnostic and treatment options and procedures, and are committed to providing compassionate care with a personal touch to meet your needs. Alan D. Garely, MD, FACOG, FACS Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology Director of Urogynecology Dr. Garely obtained his medical degree from St. George's Unive...
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About the Physicians Paolo A. Bolognese, MD, Surgical Director A native of Torino, Italy, Paolo A. Bolognese, MD, graduated magna cum laude in 1986 from the Medical School of the University of Turin. In 1990, he completed his neurosurgical training at the same university under the guidance of Professor Victor A. Fasano, an international leader in the field of high-tech applied to neurosurgery. During this time, Dr. Bolognese became a leading worldwide expert in the field of laser Doppler flowmetry appli...
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January 2017 The Truth Behind the Spread of the Flu The first Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” Poll of 600 New Yorkers reveals that many metro area residents go to work even if they have the flu despite an awareness by an overwhelming majority that the flu virus is spread person to person. Some 42 percent also incorrectly believe you can get the flu from the flu shot. “Truth in Medicine” Poll Press Release “Truth in Medicine” Poll Results (PDF) “Truth in Medicine” Poll Graphs (PDF) How ...
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Urogynecology is a subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology that focuses on the pelvic floor, including conditions related to the bladder, vagina, rectum and uterus. At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we’ve brought together experts in this subspecialty to form the Women’s Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders. Our physicians here are fellowship-trained in pelvic surgery, board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and are among the first surgeons in the U.S. to be board-certified in female pelvic medicine and ...
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A library is a reflection of the passion for lifelong learning, the search for answers and when either or both are attained, the reward of knowledge, understanding and discernment that is to the benefit of the individual as well as those served by the individual. So it was appropriate that on Friday, February 10 at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, NY, family, friends, physicians, hospital staff and board members joined together to celebrate the naming and dedication of the hospital’s medic...
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South Nassau Communities Hospital’s chief of ophthalmology, Richard Nauheim, MD, has been appointed site director at South Nassau for ophthalmology residents from St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, NY), which will start this summer. Board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Nauheim is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at S.U.N.Y Stony Brook School of Medicine, and was recently appointed assistant professor of ophthalmology at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine....
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About Our Vascular Surgery Physicians Harmandeep Singh, MD Dr. Singh, who is board certified in general surgery and vascular surgery, provides evaluation and treatment of diseases of the arteries and veins outside the heart which includes thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, arterial blockages in the carotid arteries, lower and upper extremities, renal arteries, mesenteric arteries, dialysis access creation and maintenance, varicose veins and other vascular diseases. Therapies include medications, m...
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Cardiologist Sherry Megalla, MD and grateful patient Jayne Dickie When Jayne Dickie, a 70-year-old grandmother of 11 from Merrick, breast cancer survivor and self-confessed “gym rat,” was diagnosed with advanced coronary artery disease and told she needed to undergo a triple bypass heart surgery to fix the arteries, she thought, “This can’t be happening to me.” After an initial consultation with Dr. Sherry Megalla, a Mount Sinai South Nassau cardiologist based in Bellmore, she was referred to cardiovasc...
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The prestigious award Master of the American College of Gastroenterology was recently awarded to Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Chief of Gastroenterology and Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Frank Gress, MD, at the 2023 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The title of “Master” is an honorary designation granted by the ACG, recognizing significant career achievements in clinical practice, research, education, and service to the field of gastroenterol...
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Some area residents say they pressure their doctors for antibiotics they don’t need, fail to finish antibiotics as they are prescribed and improperly dispose of leftover antibiotics, posing a potential threat to local water supplies, according to a new poll of New York City and Long Island residents. Use and misuse of antibiotics also varied significantly by age, gender and racial lines, the South Nassau Truth in Medicine poll of 600 metro area residents found. “The South Nassau poll results reinforce wh...
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Proclaiming that “heart health is not to be taken for granted,” Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson, 55, of Freeport, urged women in attendance at Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Annual Go Red for Women Day celebration held Friday, February 3, to schedule an annual check-up with a cardiologist. This is a life lesson that Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson learned the hard way. For months, Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson had been experiencing mysterious periods of fatigue and shortness of breath. Although concerned, the high-energy, fitness-cons...
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At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we’re focused on the health and well being of you and your family. Committed to healthcare excellence, we’re at the forefront of medical advances that are changing the very foundation of the health care environment. Staffed with dedicated, skilled professionals and the finest technology available, we concentrate on our core value – providing the finest healthcare available to our patients, their families and our communities. See below to learn more about our compassionate te...
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Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS Director, Thoracic Oncology; Director, Clinical Research A specialist in thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology, Dr. Andaz is especially interested in the early diagnosis of lung cancer through clinical assessment and via CT scan. He completed his surgical fellowship training at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and Glasgow, UK, his thoracic surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center, and advanced fellowship training at UCLA Medical Center with emphasis in thoraci...
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The Long Island Business News (LIBN) recently awarded its “Health Care Heroes” Physician Hero Award to Neil Kirschen, M.D., chief of pain management at South Nassau Communities Hospital. LIBN’s “Health Care Heroes” awards honor individuals and organizations in the health care industry in Nassau and Suffolk counties for outstanding leadership and commitment. An anesthesiologist and chief of pain management at South Nassau for more than a quarter-century, Dr. Kirschen runs several interventional pain manag...
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Articles 2024 Primary care center comes to Long Beach boardwalk (Newsday, December 4, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau Open New Primary Care Center In Long Beach (Patch, December 3, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau to expand as demand for cardiac procedures grows (Crains, November 25, 2024) A Deeper Look at South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside: An Interview with Dr. Aaron Glatt (Herald, November 21, 2024) Mount Sinai South Nassau honors veterans at annual celebration (Herald, November 15, 2024) 'Breast Cancer...
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Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Linda Armyn, will headline Mount Sinai South Nassau’s 2024 Soirée Under the Stars as the corporate honoree of the hospital’s annual fundraising gala on Saturday, November 9, at The Lannin in Eisenhower Park. Shahriyour Andaz, MD, Director of Thoracic Oncology, who has led the hospital’s efforts to combat lung cancer, and Shaeda Alloo, a veteran respiratory therapist who served during the COVID-19 pandemic, also will be honored. They w...
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Eric David Seitelman, MD, FACS Surgical Oncologist, Program Director of Surgery Greetings. Welcome to the General Surgery Residency at Mount Sinai South Nassau. Our goal is to train competent and confident general surgeons. We are excited to train the next generation of surgeons as a young and vibrant program. We have a high volume of general surgery cases in our program and residents begin operating day 1. You will be exposed to simple and complex cases in all the sub-specialties and engage in a robust...
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Over 40% of adults across all ages and genders struggle with obesity. Obesity, like any other medical condition, is a chronic condition that may require different treatment approaches overtime. Many people believe that their only options are either diet and exercise and/or surgery, however there are alternative, more minimally-invasive and anatomy-preserving ways to lose weight such as endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapy (EBMT). Data-backed minimally-invasive endoscopic procedures have shown to s...
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Our staff includes physicians who specialize in a broad range of areas, including internal medicine, family practice, and cardiology. Sherry Megalla, MD, FACC, FASE Noninvasive Cardiologist Dr. Megalla is board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and vascular ultrasound. She graduated with a bachelor's degree, Cum Laude, from New York University and obtained a medical degree from The Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medici...
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Thriving Five Years After Advanced Ovarian Cancer, Mount Sinai South Nassau Made it Possible NAME: Sarafina CONDITION: Ovarian Cancer Meet Sarafina, Ovarian Cancer Survivor In 2015, a doctor referred Sarafina, then 50, and a mother of two, to South Nassau’s Dr. Ann Buhl to evaluate her left-sided pelvic pain. Dr. Buhl, director of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Gynecologic Oncology program, diagnosed Sarafina with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Five years after surgery and chemotherapy, Sarafina is living lif...
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At Mount Sinai South Nassau, we’re focused on the health and well being of you and your family. Committed to healthcare excellence, we’re at the forefront of medical advances that are changing the very foundation of the health care environment. Staffed with dedicated, skilled professionals and the finest technology available, we concentrate on our core value – providing the finest healthcare available to our patients, their families and our communities. See below to learn more about our compassionate te...
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Trauma nurse Margaret Puya, RN, Wins Cupola Ward; Community Honoree Award Goes To Retired Vascular Surgeon Luke LiCalzi, MD. Paul M. Black, chief executive officer of Allscripts, a global leader in healthcare information technology solutions, has been named the Corporate Honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s 2016 Annual Carnation Ball while former LIRR President Helena E. Williams was named the Mary Pearson Award recipient. Two South Nassau health care leaders, Dr. Luke K. LiCalzi of Rockville C...
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Signature Bank co-founder and vice chairman John Tamberlane will be the honoree of South Nassau's 2019 Soirée Under the Stars’ gala to be held Saturday, September 28th at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, NY. The hospital also will honor Ricardo (Eric) Cruz, MD, director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Tracy Thorn, RN, nurse manager, Emergency Department, who will be presented with the hospital’s Mary Pearson and the Cupola awards, respectively. The Mary Pearson Award, named in honor of th...
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A breakthrough treatment alternative to the traditional implantable cardio-defibrillator (ICD) provides patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) with the same potentially-lifesaving protection, but without touching the heart. Lawrence Kanner, MD, FACC, director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services at South Nassau Communities Hospital, recently implanted the S-ICD® System, the world’s first and only implantable cardioverter-defibrillator that functions without leads (also known as electrod...
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Tamar Lemoine was successfully treated for late-stage breast cancer by the team at Mount Sinai South Nassau and urges women to get their annual mammograms. It was Halloween 2021 — in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — when doctors instructed Tamar Lemoine, then 66, of Valley Stream, to undergo a biopsy after a mammogram detected a suspicious mass in her right breast. The primary caregiver for her mother, who was sick with diabetes and legally blind, Lemoine did not want to risk catching the virus and ...
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Parking Systems President Mark Baron and the Chief of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Orthopedic Surgery Department, Stelios Koutsoumbelis, MD, have been named the co-honorees of the 37th Annual Mount Sinai South Nassau Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 17. The socially distanced outing will adhere to all COVID-19-related safety precautions and will be held at three of Long Island’s most prestigious and challenging venues: The Seawane Club, Hewlett Harbor; Rockaway Hunting Club, Lawrence; and The Rockville L...
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Monday 7:30-8:30am First, Second & Fourth Monday - Morbidity & Mortality/Grand Rounds Third Monday - Trauma Simulation at Cadaver Lab 8:30-9:30am MSSN Resident Lecture with Dr. Moglia, 1st Monday of month MSSN Resident Lecture with Chairman, Dr. Datta, 4th Monday of month This Week in Score Lecture, 2nd and 3rd Monday of the monthn 9:30am-10:30am This Week in Score Lecture, 1st and 4th Monday of the month Journal Club Research Meetings Resident Town Hall 10:30am-11:30am FEC/FLS Didactics ...
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Every year our surgeons perform a large number of procedures to diagnose and treat a variety of cancers of breast, head & neck, thyroid, gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach colorectal, esophagus, melanoma, peritoneal, sarcoma as well as non-cancerous thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disorders. These procedures help save lives, relieve the symptoms arising from tumors, and improve quality of life. Please contact us at 516-632-3350 to schedule an appointment. Our breadth of experience means that you...
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The New York American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) recently named Mount Sinai South Nassau Emergency Department night staff physician Brittney Di Bella, DO, a recipient of its 2023 Emergency Medicine Unsung Hero Award. According to New York ACEP, the Emergency Medicine Unsung Hero Award is given to emergency medicine physicians who are deeply committed to the mission of the Emergency Department , their colleagues, coworkers, and patients. “Dr. Di Bella will assist any patient or staff member an...
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Angela Santopolo was successfully treated for stage IIA breast cancer by the team at Mount Sinai South Nassau, enabling her to continue teaching fourth grade and complete her master’s degree in education. Nothing could stop Angela Santopolo, 33, of Rockaway Beach, Queens, from teaching or earning her master’s degree in education — on time. Not even breast cancer. On July 22, 2022, Santopolo, a fourth- grade teacher, was diagnosed with stage IIA cancer in her right breast following a routine visit with h...
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A third of workers who have the flu still report to work even though they are aware that the sometimes deadly disease is spread person to person, according to the results of a new public health survey of New York metro area residents. Men 50 years of age and older were more likely to report to work with the flu, the survey found, with 37 percent of men reporting that they had gone in to work despite having a flu diagnosis. By contrast, 28 percent of women 50 years of age or older reported that they went ...
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Praise From Our Community Many of our patients and their loved ones took time to share their appreciation for their caregivers here at Mount Sinai South Nassau. We read every single letter, note and e-mail, and we thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Some examples are below. Compassionate Care "I wish to offer my most sincere thanks and convey my appreciation for the nursing care I received and observed during a recent four-day stay in unit G2. While I was perfectly mobile and able to c...
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Jimmie Luvert, 72, was at once embarrassed and alarmed by his symptoms. In early 2019, the father of two had difficulty passing urine. What is more, his urine stream was weak and sometimes before he got to the toilet, he would leak urine. The business owner, who lives in Freeport, sought the advice of his primary care doctor who recommended he see Daniel McCally, MD , a Mount Sinai South Nassau urologist. Dr. McCally ran a prostate specific antigen test that measures blood levels of PSA made by the pros...
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The Long Island Gamma Knife® at South Nassau Communities Hospital, which has been upgraded to the Perfexion, the latest advancement in Gamma Knife technology, offers significant advantages over whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for patients whose cancer has metastasized to their brain. The Gamma Knife center at South Nassau is Long Island’s most experienced, and is led by two of the region’s top experts in treating brain tumors and other neurological disorders. Co-Medical Directors are Michael H. Bris...
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In recognition of his more than two decades of volunteer service and leadership as a member of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s advisory board, Peter C. Breitstone, a leading insurance industry executive, has been named honoree of the hospital’s 41st Annual Golf Outing to be held Monday, May 12. Lawrence Kanner, MD, Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Department of Cardiology, will be the Clinical Honoree of the annual outing, while Kevin Klein, Second Assistant Chief, Oceanside Fire Department, will be presen...
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Melanoma (Skin Cancer) Experience and Expertise at Mount Sinai South Nassau Though melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer, it’s the most deadly. So South Nassau's Gertrude & Louis Feil Cancer Center is home to experts who specialize in this condition. Early detection and treatment are the major focus of our board-certified and fellowship-trained surgical oncologists. They bring to our patients advanced training and experience in diagnosing, treating and preventing melanoma. They,...
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At the Center for Interventional Endoscopy at South Nassau Communities Hospital, we provide comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for a range of digestive diseases and conditions, in a safe, convenient location. Patients no longer have to visit the city for the treatment of their complicated pancreas and biliary problems, or endoscopic management of complex gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. What is Endoscopy? An endoscope is a small, flexible tube that can be used to diagnose and treat numerous GI conc...
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Almost half of metro area New Yorkers surveyed in a new poll report taking unregulated dietary supplements such as vitamins, essential oils and probiotics- some in attempt to ward off colds and the flu - but 39 percent of those who take supplements for that purpose have not had a flu shot, according to South Nassau’s latest Truth in Medicine Poll . The flu shot is considered the single best preventive method against the flu, a sometimes-deadly disease. “Benefit from cold supplements have never been truly...
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Fifty-percent of metro area New York residents support legalizing recreational marijuana, but 74% of respondents expressed concern about people driving under the influence of marijuana and 57% are unaware that currently no field sobriety test exists to test for marijuana use among drivers, according to the latest South Nassau 'Truth in Medicine' Poll , sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Respondents were split as to whether or not they believe marijuana is addictive with 54% saying they believe i...
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In recognition of his decades-long volunteer leadership and dedication to the growth of Mount Sinai South Nassau, Anthony Cancellieri, Co-Chair of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Board of Directors, has been named the honoree of the hospital’s 2023 Soiree Under the Stars gala. The hospital’s largest annual fundraiser will be held at The Lannin , the newly renovated and reopened venue at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, on Saturday, September 23, at 7 pm, featuring top Broadway entertainment. Known as the “ Soi...
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"I am so grateful to Dr. Megalla for doing what she did and being thorough" NAME: Karyn G. AGE: 57 HOMETOWN: Merrick CONDITION: Large atrial septal defect (ASD) or hole in her heart Meet Karyn G., 57, of Merrick, NY Meet Karyn, a patient of Dr. Sherry Megalla here at Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Center for Cardiovascular Health. Karyn was treated for a large atrial septal defect (ASD) or hole in her heart that other hospital cardiologists had missed. Hear Karyn's incredible story. Visit Mount Si...
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Janine's Story: I am grateful for the life that was given back to me. An exuberant Janine G. has regained her health — and life — thanks to Lawrence Kanner, MD , Mount Sinai South Nassau's Director of Electrophysiology Services . He and his team are experts diagnosing and correcting problems with heart rhythm. For over 12 years, Gentile, an elementary school teacher, had been suffering from sudden fainting. The cause: neurocardiogenic syncope, in which blood pressure falls quickly, and blood flow ...
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"They gave me a new lease on life, and I am taking full advantage of it." NAME: Bill R. AGE: 67 HOMETOWN: Massapequa CONDITION: Heart Patient Meet Bill R., 67, of Massapequa, NY Bill R., 67, was considered a model patient. An ex-smoker, he dutifully took his prescribed medicines for high blood pressure and high cholesterol. During a routine visit to the South Nassau Primary Care Center at Bellmore, Carolyne McHyman, DO, performed a physical exam, ordered further diagnostic tests and recommended Bill see...
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With a late summer sky overhead, some 540 supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital attended the Hospital’s new Soirée Under the Stars at the Crest Hollow Country Club and raised more than $637,000 for the hospital’s Emergency Department Expansion Campaign , making it the most successful fundraiser of its kind in the nearly 100-year history of the hospital. The poolside gathering honored Jeffrey Feil, real estate developer, healthcare philanthropist; Rajiv Datta, MD, South Nassau’s Chief of Surgery...
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As public health officials in New York monitor an aggressive outbreak of measles, medical experts at South Nassau and the Nassau County Department of Health urged residents and families to move up measles inoculations for their young children or get inoculated if they haven’t already done so before traveling to be with relatives and friends to celebrate Passover and Easter observations. Infants normally inoculated at one year can receive their first dose of measles vaccine at 6 months and receive the sec...
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Prominent New York real estate developer and healthcare philanthropist Mr. Jeffrey Feil of Rockville Centre has been named the honoree of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s new gala – Soirée Under the Stars - which will be held Saturday, September 16 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The Soirée will also honor two of South Nassau’s most recognized and devoted health care leaders, Rajiv Datta, MD, of Muttontown, NY, and Lori Edelman, RN, of Long Beach, NY, who will be presented with the h...
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South Nassau is ranked No. 20 among the 170 hospitals in the state of New York, as well as No. 20 among the 118 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area in the U.S. News & World Report's latest Best Hospitals rankings. The hospital’s Division of Urology was ranked 35th nationally. Several other specialties ranked “high performing,” including diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and orthopedics, and South Nassau also was ranked “high performing” for two procedures and co...
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What is Interventional Radiology? Interventional Radiology is a subspecialty of radiology that uses advanced imaging techniques to diagnose and treat a variety of health conditions and diseases that once required open surgery. Under the leadership of Sydney Yoon, MD , and Geraldine Abbey-Mensah, MD , interventional radiology at Mount Sinai South Nassau continues to advance in this rapidly growing field of medicine. Please contact us at 516-497-7562 to schedule a consultation. Benefits of Interventi...
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More than 630 supporters of South Nassau Communities Hospital attended the Hospital’s 2016 Annual Carnation Ball held Saturday, November 5 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Westbury. Participants helped raise a gross total of $707,217 (a net of $587,325), which will support South Nassau’s Emergency Department Expansion Campaign. The campaign is a five-year, $10 million fundraising initiative to help support a $60 million renovation and expansion of the Oceanside Emergency Department, serving all ...
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December 2022 Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” Poll: Residents Have Little Fear of “Tridemic” Threat Poll shows public reluctant to get vaccines, won’t adjust plans for the holidays Despite the rising rate of community transmission of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—and the reality that all three diseases are spreading in a “tridemic” across New York City, Long Island, and beyond—results from the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” Poll indicate that the ...
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At Mount Sinai Doctors on Long Island, we offer the latest personalized treatment options to address a variety of male sexual health issues. We have two locations in Nassau County. Conditions We Treat We treat a wide range of male sexual issues, including: Erectile dysfunction (ED): When you have difficulty getting or keeping an erection. ED is also called impotence. Low Libido: Decreased sex drive Ejaculation/sexual dysfunction: These are the major types: Premature ejaculation is when you regula...
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We offer a team approach to weight loss. Our highly skilled bariatric staff is committed to providing you with ongoing support throughout your weight loss surgery journey and beyond. Daniel M. Herron, MD, Bariatric Surgeon, Medical Director Dessislava Stefanova, MD, Bariatric Surgeon Dessislava Stefanova, MD is board certified in general surgery. Her areas of expertise include general surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery. She is also interested in the care of complex surgical patient...
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The majority of thyroid masses are benign; however, our division of surgical oncology is experienced in management of both benign and malignant thyroid growths. Mount Sinai South Nassau's approach to comprehensive cancer care is one that combines the most advanced surgical techniques with a warm and caring attitude that enables both patients and their families to feel comfortable and confident while making important medical decisions. Thyroid cancer occurs in the cells of the thyroid — a butterfly-shape...
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Thomas Shanley, 71, Grateful Patient It was summer 2022 and Thomas Shanley, 71, was playing a round of golf when the Oceanside resident felt a sharp pain ripping through his abdomen. Doubled over, the retired electrician drove straight to his primary care practitioner who took blood and urine samples. “My doctor told me to go to Mount Sinai South Nassau’s ER immediately,” said the grandfather of five. “He said I was bleeding in my abdomen.” Once in the Emergency Room, doctors took a CT scan and an MRI a...
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More than one-third of metro area residents support legalized medical aid in dying (MAID, also referred to as physician-assisted death), with 37 percent saying they supported legislation that would allow MAID in New York, while 21 percent opposed it, and 43 percent were not sure. The latest results of the Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine public health poll of Long Island and New York City residents sought feedback from the public on a wide range of health-related topics: 60 percent of responden...
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Cardiologist Sherry Megalla, MD and grateful patient Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson Proclaiming that “heart health is not to be taken for granted,” Beverly Gilchrist-Hobson, 55, of Freeport, urges women to schedule an annual check-up with a cardiologist. This is a life lesson that Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson learned the hard way. For months, Ms. Gilchrist-Hobson had been experiencing mysterious periods of fatigue and shortness of breath. Although concerned, the high-energy, fitness-conscious crime victim advocate ch...
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More than 50 percent of 600 residents surveyed consider the areas they live in environmentally unhealthy with only 38 percent of New York City adults and 46 percent of adults on Long Island satisfied with the environmental health of their areas, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll, sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. This gloomy outlook is sparked by the sentiment that the city and Long Island are concerned about poor air and water quality. The survey found tha...
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Grateful patient Susan Blaize-Sampeur and Christine Hodyl, DO, FACS, Director of Mount Sinai South Nassau Breast Health. Anyone who’s been through it never forgets the moment they are told “it’s cancer.” For Susan Blaize-Sampeur, that moment came on October 11, 2021. A mammogram showed a tiny mass in her left breast, and a follow-up biopsy revealed stage 1 invasive breast cancer that had spread into the surrounding breast tissue. Susan’s cancer was diagnosed early and is highly treatable, but she was st...
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Some parents remain uncertain about the safety of vaccines and some mistakenly believe there is a link between autism and getting their children vaccinated, despite overwhelming scientific evidence pointing to the benefits of vaccinations in the fight against the spread of deadly childhood diseases. While over 90% of area parents say they have had their children vaccinated, almost 40% are unsure or believe that vaccines can potentially cause autism, according to the latest South Nassau Truth in Medicine™...
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Men are less likely to receive potentially life-saving screenings for cancer, according to the latest South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll of metro area residents. Women have a greater understanding and follow through on mammogram screenings than there is among men about prostate cancer screenings or among both genders about colon cancer screenings, the poll results show. Some 74 percent of women age 40 and older reported having a mammogram screening for breast cancer during the past year, the poll found....
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Metro-area children are spending an average of 3.41 hours/day of screen time for non-academic purposes on an array of devices - smartphones, televisions, tablets and computers – and 22 percent of them are glued to the screen for five or more hours, according to South Nassau’s latest Truth in Medicine™ poll . Sixty-five percent of children are spending three or more hours per day on such devices, the poll showed. Only 25% of parents say their efforts to limit screen time for their children are very succes...
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- 5/10/2018
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Women under 50 are the most stressed out as the holidays approach, with 61 percent saying their stress level is high or very high, according to the latest ‘Truth in Medicine’ poll of New York metro area residents. Stress increases across the board during the holidays, with 46 percent of those polled reporting high or very high levels of holiday-induced anxiety. During non-holiday periods, 31 percent overall rate their stress as very high (5 percent) or high (26 percent). As for specific factors that caus...
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- 11/26/2019
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More than half of metro area residents said they would get a vaccine to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus if one were to become available, according to the results of the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” public health poll. As the death toll around the world continues to rise and millions of Chinese residents remain quarantined or under observation, concern about a possible U.S. outbreak of the novel coronavirus (recently named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization) remain...
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- 2/26/2020
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Two-thirds of metro area residents would not attend a sporting event, watch a movie, or ride mass transit because of COVID-19 fears as Long Island reopens, the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau public health poll shows. Eighty-six percent of respondents said they would not shake someone’s hand. A majority also are uneasy about flying on an airplane, eating in a restaurant, or going to a bar, the poll showed. Despite 100,000 recorded deaths due to coronavirus nationwide, notably, 55 percent of area resident...
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- 6/3/2020
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