New York ACEP Unsung Heroes of Emergency Medicine

A New York State Emergency Medicine Unsung Hero goes beyond simply being the embodiment of what it means to be an emergency physician. They are a stalwart of the emergency department, who is deeply committed to the mission of the emergency department, their colleagues, co-worker and patients. The unsung hero is always willing to help a colleague – within the clinical environment or not. They are the trusted individual who is known to bring comfort and a smile to the faces of all those around.

2023

Dileep Aiyagari, MD

Richmond University Medical Center

Erik Blutinger, MD MSc FACEP

Mount Sinai Queens

Gregory Collins, DO MPH

Wyoming County Community Hospital

Di Coneybeare, MD MHPE FPD-AEMUS

New York – Presbyterian Allen Hospital/Columbia University

Lee Cormier, MD

DeGraff Memorial/UBMD Emergency Medicine

Michael Cunningham, DO

Newark Wayne Community Hospital

Celeenamma Daniel, MD

Mount Sinai Morningside

Brittney Di Bella, DO

Mount Sinai South Nassau

Jordan Doyle, MD

Rochester General Hospital

Julie Endrizzi, MD

Unity Hospital

Risa Farber-Heath, DO FACEP

SUNY Upstate

Barry Hahn, MD FACEP

Staten Island University Hospital

Rajnish Jaiswal, MD

NYC H+H Metropolitan Hospital

David Janicke, MD PhD FACEP

Buffalo General Medical Center

David Javier, MD FACEP

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Derek Kennedy, MD

Massena Hospital

Errel Khordipour, DO FPD-AEMUS

Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital

Lisa Lincoln, MD

Highland Hospital

Christopher Mendoza, MD FACEP

New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Shivani Mody, DO MSEd

Maimonides Medical Center

Brian Monaco, MD

Buffalo General Medical Center

Brendan Norwood, MD

New York – Presbyterian Westchester ED/Columbia University 

Neil Patel, MD

Weill Cornell Medical Center

Erik Peterson, DO

UMMC/Rochester Regional Health

Mark Pettit, MD

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic

Andaleeb Raja, MD

NYC H+H/Lincoln

Christopher Reverte, MD

Mount Sinai West, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeremiah Robison, DO

SBH Health System

Krista Savarese, DO

Staten Island University Hospital

Osman Sayan, MD FACEP

New York – Presbyterian Milstein Hospital/Columbia University

Howard S. Snyder, MD FACEP

Albany Medical Center

Timothy Szocki, DO

Brooks Memorial Hospital

Anju Wagh, MBBS

New York – Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital ED/Columbia University

2022

Nadia Baranchuk, MD

South Shore University Hospital

Ryan P Bodkin, MD MBA

Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester Medical Center

Caroline W. Burmon, MD

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Mateusz K. Ciejka, MD

Mount Sinai Queens

Christina Ciraco, DO

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan

Michelle Dimare, MD

Staten Island University Hospital

Lee Donner, MD

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

Joseph Felice, MD

Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Joseph Giangreco, DO

Unity Hospital

Grace Glassman, MD

Maimonides Medical Center

Matthew Gondek, MD

DeGraff Memorial/UBMD Emergency Medicine

Peter Gruber, MD

Albert Einstein / Jacobi + Montefiore

Latoshia Henderson, MD

New York – Presbyterian Allen Hospital/Columbia University

Jason Hill, MD PhD

New York – Presbyterian Milstein Hospital/Columbia University

Gerald P. Igoe, MD

Erie County Medical Center

Nazreen Jamal, MD

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital ED/Columbia University

Delna John, MD MPH

New York – Presbyterian Westchester/Columbia University

Joseph Kaczmarek, MD

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall

Mushtaq H. Khan, MD

Wyoming County Community Hospital

Laurie L. Kilbury-Taylor, DO

United Memorial Medical Center

Michael Lanigan, MD

Mount Sinai Morningside

Cynthia Martinez-Capolino, MD

Newark Wayne Community Hospital

Mircea Muresanu, MD

Richmond University Medical Center

Anika A. Nichlany, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Ruben Olmedo, MD

Mount Sinai Hospital

Richard Paulis, MD

Rochester General Hospital

Andrew Poreda, MD FACEP

Buffalo General Medical Center

Michelle Rainville, MD

Eastern Niagara Hospital

Charlotte Reich, MD FACEP

Staten Island University Hospital Prince’s Bay

Kathleen G. Reichard, DO

Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Ann Robenstien, DO FACEP

Thompson Health

Elizabeth Rubano, MD

Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Alexis Sciarrino, MD

Brooks Memorial Hospital

Kevin Stimson, MD

Crouse Health

Christopher T. Tanski, MD MSEd FACEP

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Alex Vazzano, MD

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic

Gaurav Verma, MD

Mercy Hospital

Lucy Willis, MD

NYP | Weill Cornell

Tommy Wong, MD

Mount Sinai West, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2021

Frosso J Adamakos, MD FACEP

New York Medical College Metropolitan/Harlem EM

Abdul Aziz Ahmed, MD

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell

Scott Belote, MD FACEP

Wyoming County Community Hospital

Akash Bhatnagar, MD

Staten Island University Hospital

Samantha Bordonaro, MD FACEP

VA Medical Center, Buffalo

Eli Brown, MD

Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Jennifer Caldwell, DO

Erie County Medical Center

Betty Chang, MD MHA FACEP

Columbia University

Sara Connolly, MD

Rochester Regional Health-United Memorial Medical Center

Stephanie Corey, MD

Rochester General Hospital

Kurt Dischner, MD

Catholic Health Mercy Hospital

Andrew J Eckert, MD

Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital

Fritzgerald Estinfa, MD

South Shore University Hospital

Laura Fil, DO

Vassar Brothers Medical Center/ NuvanceHealth

Peter Gordon, MD FACEP

Albany Medical Center

Deborah Kerley, MD

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic

Mary T Ryan, MD

NYC H+H/Lincoln

Francis Sabatino, MD FACEP

Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health – Prince’s Bay Campus

Jeremy Schorr, MD

Thompson Health

Christopher Schwarz, MD

Eastern Niagara Hospital

Mark Sieminski, MD

Buffalo General Medical Center

Kelsey Stack, DO

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Cara Taubman, MD

NYC Health & Hospitals/Harlem

Kyle Westerholt, MD

DeGraff Memorial/UBMD Emergency Medicine

James M Willis, MD

Kings County Hospital

Steven Wolfe, DO FACEP

Rochester Regional Health – Unity Hospital

2020

Anthony Ciorciari, MD

Albert Einstein / Jacobi + Montefiore

Michelle Davitt, MD

Albert Einstein / Jacobi + Montefiore

Sarah A Delaney-Rowland, MD FACEP

Samaritan Medical Center

Melissa DeSantis, MD

Eastern Niagara Hospital

Eitan Dickman, MD MMM FACEP

Maimonides Medical Center

Jennifer A Dima, MD

Staten Island University Hospital

Erick A Eiting, MD MPH MMM FACEP

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Peter Fenton, DO

Thompson Hospital

William H Greenhut, DO MPH FACEP

Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Katrina A Knowles, MD FACEP

Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Mridul Kumar, MD

Mercy Medical Center

Jeffrey D Lazar, MD

St. Barnabas Hospital

Colleen E Markevicz, MD

Rochester General Hospital

Patrick N Martin, MD FACEP

Rochester Regional Hospital

Moira K McCarty, MD MFA

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

Aekta Andrea Miglani, MD FACEP

University of Rochester

Bindesh Patel, DO MS

Buffalo General Medical Center

Elzbieta Pilat, MD

Staten Island University Hospital – North

Jennifer Pugh, MD MBA FACEP

Erie County Medical Center

Mark Richman, MD

Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Sam Senturia, MD

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell

Lukas Shutler, MD

Southside Hospital

Kevin Smeenk, MD

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic – Rochester Regional Health

Scott R Strumpfler, MD FACEP

St. Francis Hospital

Asalim Thabet, MD

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Jose Torres, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Jimmy Truong, DO

Columbia University

Amanda Werthman-Ehrenreich, MD

VA Medical Center, Buffalo

Richard Wong, MD

Elmhurst Hospital Center

Shujun Xia, MD PhD

James J. Peters VA Medical Center