At The Brooklyn Hospital Center, we pride ourselves on having Medical Experts who are top of their field in every department. Below is a sample of those who are available to...fill in here.
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Dr. Richard B. Becker, MD
President and CEO |

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Cardiology |
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Frank Iacovone, MD
Chief of Cardiology
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Dermatology |
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Kiersten Rickenbach, MD
Dermatologist
Pediatric Dermatology |
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Emergency Medicine |
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Lisandro Irizarry, MD
Chair of Emergency Department, The Emergency Training Program (disaster team)
Biography
Dr. Irizarry received his M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his Masters degree in Public Health from the Columbia University School of Public Health. Dr. Irizarry completed the residency in Emergency Medicine of the New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center and completed the fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Medical Toxicology and is a Certified Consulting Hyperbaric Physician.
Dr. Irizarry is a member and Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Medical Toxicology, The American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition to being the Chairman of the Department, he chairs the Brooklyn Hospital Center Patient Satisfaction Taskforce and serves on several other hospital committees. In 2004, Dr. Irizarry has been voted the Secretary for the Professional Staff. He also serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians sections on Toxicology and Disaster Medicine, the Brooklyn Emergency Medicine Foundation, and the New York City Ambulance Destination Advisory Committee. Dr. Irizary also serves as the oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Irizarry is the author of a number of articles and chapters on toxicology, infectious diseases, and disaster medicine. His research interests include emergency response to terrorism and emergency department administration. |
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Benson Yeh, MD,
Primary Specialt(ies): Emergency Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Board Certifications: Emergency Medicine |

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Endocrinology |
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Jacob Warman, MD
Chief of Endocrinology |
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Family Medicine |
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Vasantha Kondamudi, MD
Chair, Department of Family Medicine and Residency Program Director at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
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General Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: |
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Harry Dym, DDS, Chairman of
General Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
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Neurosurgery |
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Anders Cohen, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
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Nutrition |
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Karen Congro, RD, CDN and Director of The Wellness for Life Program at The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
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OBGYN |
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Michael Cabbad, MD, Chair of OBGYN and Chief of Maternal Medicine at
The Brooklyn Hospital Center |

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Oncology |
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Gina Villani, MD, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology,
The Brooklyn Hospital Center |

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Dhanan Etwaru, MD,
Urologist |
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PATH (Program for Aids Treatment & Health)
Leonard Berkowitz, MD,
Medical Director
and Chief of Infectious Diseases, the Path Program (Program for AIDS Treatment and Health) at The Brooklyn Medical Center |
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Dan Sendzik
Executive Director, Path Program, The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
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Pediatrics |
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Kenneth Bromberg, MD, FAAP, Chairman of Pediatrics
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Directs the Vaccine Research Center at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. His research interests are laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases, congenital infections, and use of computers in medicine. |
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David Cabbad, MD
Pediatrician
The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
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Louisdon Pierre, MD,
Director of pediatric critical care
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Patrick LeBlanc, MD,
Director of the NICU |

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Swayam Sadanandan, MD,
Pediatric Oncologist
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Pharmacy Practice |
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Robert V. DiGregorio, PharmD,
Director of Pharmacotherapy Services,
The Brooklyn Hospital Center,
Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Long Island University |
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Surgery |
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Stephen Carryl, MD
Chair of Surgery and Director of Bariatric Surgery,
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
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Women, Infants, Children (WIC) program |
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Egondu Onuoha M.S., R.D., CDN, IBCLC, CDE,
Director of the Woman’s Infant’s Children’s (WIC) Program at
The Brooklyn Hospital Center. |
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Trenice Harris
WIC Program
The Brooklyn Hospital Center |
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Marcia Phillips, RN
Nurse
The Family Partnership Program (?) |
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