Departmental Advisors

Departmental Advisors 2025-2026

Department

Advisor

Contact

AnesthesiologyLinda Shore-Lesserson, MD
Professor
lshoreless@northwell.edu
DermatologyAmit Garg, MD, FAAD
Chairman, Department of Dermatology
Professor
amgarg@northwell.edu
Emergency MedicineThomas Perera, MD
Assistant Professor
tperera@northwell.edu
Family MedicineTochi Iroku-Malize, MD, MBA, MPH
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Professor
tmalize@northwell.edu
Internal MedicineKaren Friedman, MD
Associate Professor
kfriedma@northwell.edu
Interventional RadiologyDrew Caplin, MD
Vascular / Interventional Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology
Assistant Professor
dcaplin@northwell.edu
NeurologyNoah Rosen, MD
Associate Professor
nrosen@northwell.edu
NeurosurgeryMike Schulder, MD, FAANS
Vice-Chairman of Neurosurgery
Professor
mschulder@northwell.edu
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN)Nagaraj Gabbur, MD
Residency Program Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology
ngabbur@northwell.edu
Ophthalmology Jules Winokur, MD
Assistant Professor
jwinokur@northwell.edu
Orthopedic Surgery

Kate Nellans, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Lewis Lane, MD
Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand
Professor

knellans@northwell.edu

 

llane@northwell.edu

OtolaryngologyAndrea Vambutas, MD Professor, The Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Researchvambutas@northwell.edu
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine            Mike Esposito, MD
Chief, Thoracic Pathology Service of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Residency Program Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Associate Professor
mesposit@northwell.edu
PediatricsSteve Barone, MD
Associate Professor
sbarone@northwell.edu
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R)   Adam Stein, MD
Chairman, Physical Medicine and Rehab of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor
astein3@northwell.edu
Plastic SurgeryNeil Tanna, MD, MBA
Chief, Surgery/Plastic Surgery
ntanna@northwell.edu
Psychiatry

John Young, MD, MPP, PhD
Vice-Chair for Education
Program Director, General Adult Psychiatry
Professor

Timothy R. Kreider, MD, PhD
Clerkship Director, Psychiatry Advanced Clinical Experience (ACE)
Department of Psychiatry

jyoung9@northwell.edu




tkreider@northwell.edu
 
Radiation Medicine

Louis Potters, MD, FACR, FASTRO Chairman of Radiation Medicine, Glen Cove Hospital

 

lpotters@northwell.edu
Radiology - DiagnosticJohn Pellerito, MD Vice Chairperson, Education Northwell Health, Radiology Vice Chairperson, Education Northwell Health, Science Educationjpelleri@northwell.edu
Radiology – InterventionalDrew Caplin, MD Associate Professor, Radiologydcaplin@northwell.edu
SurgeryGainosuke Sugiyama, MD Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of General Surgery Associate Professorgsugiyama@northwell.edu
Thoracic SurgeryFrank Manetta, MD
Associate Professor
fmanetta@northwell.edu
UrologyLee Richstone, MD
Chief of Urology
Vice-Chairman of Urology
lrichsto@northwell.edu