Critical Care Surgeons near Brooklyn, NY

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Biography: Dr. Michael Coomaraswamy is a board certified Surgeon specializing in Surgical Critical Care practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University and completed his residency in General Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Advanced Trauma Life Support. His clinical interests are trauma, head and neck surgery, and surgical critical care. Dr. Coomaraswamy is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital and is the Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Biography: Dr. Daniel Hagler is a board certified General Surgeon specializing in Critical Care Medicine practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital located in Flushing, NY. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University, completed his residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Hagler is certified by the American Board of General Surgery and certified in Critical Care Medicine.

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Biography: Dr. Sherwin Schrag, MD is a Critical Care Surgery Specialist who practices in Jersey City, NJ. He is 50 years old. Dr. Sherwin Schrag, MD is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center.

Biography: Anton George Kelly, MD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the division of Trauma, Burns, Critical and Acute Care at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Kelly specializes in Surgical Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery and Trauma with a focus on Traumatology and Burn management.Prior to his arrival, Dr. Kelly completed his residency in general surgery at Easton Hospital in Easton Pennsylvania followed by a dual fellowship in burn surgery and surgical critical care at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center respectively.Dr. Kelly is an active member of many prestigious medical and surgical societies, including the American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Burn Association. He has also been published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts.In addition, Dr. Kelly has been honored with the 2015 Physician of the Year Award from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Biography: Cassandra Villegas, MD MPH is an Attending Surgeon at Weill Cornell Medical Center in the Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical, and Acute Care Surgery. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, where she was a President' Scholar and received the Teaching Excellence award. She remained at Stanford University as an instructor and doing neuroscience research before joining Teach for America to teach high school science in Los Angeles Unified School District for five years. There, she won the Most Inspirational Teacher Award before leaving education to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. As a medical student, she completed her MPH at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, focusing on data outcomes research while diversifying her medical training at Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas's Hospital in London, England as well as the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.She continued her outcomes research in trauma and health disparities before starting her general surgery residency at the University of Arizona. While there, she took 1st Place in the American College of Surgeons Resident Paper Competition and earned the American Association for the Surgery Resident Scholarship for her work her in trauma outcomes. She received Resident Educator of the Year twice, and was Awarded Resident of the Year at the Southern Arizona Veteran's Hospital. At the conclusion of her residency, she was awarded the Charles Putnam Chief Resident Teaching Award.Dr. Villegas then completed her Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where she now serves as faculty and continues her research interest in trauma, emergency surgery, and global health surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Easter Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the Surgical Outcomes Society.

Biography: Dr. Adel Bassily-Marcus, MD is a Critical Care Surgery Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 58 years old and has been practicing for 33 years. Dr. Adel Bassily-Marcus, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Biography: Dr. Winchell is an internationally renowned expert in care of the critically injured and the development, design, and operation of trauma systems. He is the G. Thomas Shires II Professor of Surgery, Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care at Weill Cornell Medicine. He heads one of the leading Level 1 trauma centers in New York City and oversees the internationally recognized William Randolph Hearst Burn Center.Dr. Winchell received his undergraduate degree at the California Institute of Technology, his M.D. from Yale University, and did his internship, General Surgery residency, and Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He is board certified in general surgery, with added qualifications in surgical critical care. He served on the faculty at UCSD as Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery until 1999, and prior to joining Weill Cornell, he was a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and Chief of Trauma at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.Dr. Winchell is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, currently serving as Governor for the Manhattan Council Chapter. He served on the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for over 20 years, in various roles including Chair of the Trauma Systems Evaluation and Planning Committee, member of the Executive Committee, and Special Consultant for International Quality Programs. Dr Winchell has led the development and evolution of trauma systems throughout the world, including his seminal work in the Committee on Trauma's Trauma System Consultation Program, and work with the WHO Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured.Dr. Winchell is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters, and has given over 200 regional, national, and international presentations. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, a section editor for the European Journal of Trauma, and reviewer for several other journals including Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Open, the Archives of Surgery, and the World Journal of Surgery. He is a fellow or member of the American Surgical Association, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Burn Association, the New England Surgical Society, the International Society for Surgery, the International the Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care, the Western Trauma Association, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine as well as other national and regional scholarly societies.

Biography: Dr. Bruno Molino, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Jersey City, NJ. He is 54 years old. Dr. Bruno Molino, MD is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center.

Biography: Nima Maghami, MD FACS is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in Weill Cornell Medicine's Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care Surgeryand an Assistant Attending Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Maghami earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, in Physiology and Neurobiology from University of Maryland. Subsequently, he received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin where he obtained the Distinguished Medical Student Research Award for his work on transplantation immune tolerance induction. He then completed his internship and residency training in General Surgery at Albany Medical College, in Albany, NY followed by fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care atNew York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. After obtaining his dual board certifications in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, he joined the faculty at Houston Methodist Hospital as an acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist. Having a strong passion for medical education, Dr. Maghami has mentored numerous medical students and residents over the years. As an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M College of Medicine, he had the opportunity to be involved in medical education and curriculum development. Dr. Maghami's efforts in medical education and distinction as a clinician-educator have been recognizedby both students and residents. He won the Best Faculty for Surgery Award by Texas A&M College of Medicine students for two years consecutively, in 2019 and 2020. In addition, he won the prestigious Golden Apple Faculty Teaching Award given by the general surgery residents at the Houston Methodist Hospital in 2020 as well as the Faculty Award for Outstanding Service by the hospital that year. By being a member of various medical organizations and global outreach programs, Dr. Maghami strives to be part of a collaborative team advancing medical care and advocating for patient care nationally and internationally.

Biography: Bashar Fahoum M.D., is a highly skilled, multi-boarded surgeon with expertise in General Surgery, Trauma Critical Care, and Neuro Critical Care. Specializing in Acute Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, he provides advanced care in high-stakes medical situations.

Biography: Dr. Roopa Kohli-Seth, MD is a Critical Care Surgery Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 55 years old and has been practicing for 32 years. Dr. Roopa Kohli-Seth, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Biography: Dr. Daniel Tenorio, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Jersey City, NJ. He is 37 years old. Dr. Daniel Tenorio, MD is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Persida Drotar, MD is a Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialist who practices in Jersey City, NJ. Dr. Persida Drotar, MD is affiliated with Jersey City Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Jennifer Lehman, MD is a Critical Care Surgery Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 51 years old and has been practicing for 20 years. Dr. Jennifer Lehman, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Brooklyn.