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Biography: Dr. Paul Pagnini has served as a leader in community-based and academic radiation oncology for the past 20 years. Dr. Pagnini completed his residency training in Radiation Oncology at Tufts/New England Medical Center where he was chief resident in his final year. He was awarded the prestigious Research Fellowship Award from the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, which enabled him to study the role of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of cancers of the central nervous system. He has served on the Faculty of the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine where he was the Radiation Oncology Residency Program Director. His most recent position was with the Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he served as Department Chair for the last five years. He has multiple peer reviewed publications in the areas of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), 3-D conformal radiation therapy, Cyberknife, and Gamma-Knife radiosurgery.

Biography: Daniel Choi, MD, is an Instructor in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending Physician at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Choi earned his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York in 2016. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx in 2019 and his fellowship training in Hematology and Medical Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine in 2022.Dr. Choi is a physician-scientist conducting laboratory research focused on the stem cell biology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). In addition to his laboratory research, he specializes in the clinical care of patients with myeloid malignancies including MPNs and leukemias at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Biography: Dr. Abdul Khuwaja, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Astoria, NY. He is 75 years old and has been practicing for 50 years. Dr. Abdul Khuwaja, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens.

Biography: Dr. Julianne Lauring is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She graduated from Boston University and received her M.D. from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology and her fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.She was the Associate Residency Program Director for OB/GYN at Umass Chan Medical school from 2018 to 2020. She was awarded the faculty teaching award at Umass Memorial Health in 2019. She assumed the role of Maternity Center Medical Director at Umass Memorial Health in 2020. During her time, she implemented a significant number of quality improvement projects that improved patient care and patient experience.She is excited to join the team at Weill Cornell Medicine to continue the ongoing work. She is particularly interested in improving the ways we provide care while also enhancing the patient experience and reducing health disparities.

Biography: Dr. John Park is the Chief of the Department of Neurological Surgery at NewYorkPresbyterian Queens and a Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. A board-certified and award-winning neurosurgeon, Dr. Park has particular expertise in the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, CSF leaks, and degenerative disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine. While at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Park developed a national reputation for the surgical treatment of low-grade gliomas and recurrent malignant gliomas and served as the principal neurosurgeon for patients enrolled in NCI clinical trials for malignant gliomas. Before joining the faculty at the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, Dr, Park founded and served as the medical director of the multidisciplinary Brain and Spinal Tumor Program at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara, now the largest such program on the central coast of California. While in Santa Barbara, he also had an active practice providing neurosurgical treatment for patients with neck and low back pain and other disorders of the spine. At the Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center, he is the co-Director of the CSF Leak Program. Dr. Park is the only neurosurgeon in Queens to be named a Castle Conolly Top Doctor as well as a New York Metro Super Doctor. Dr. Park received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude with honors, from Brown University and earned his MD and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency training at Harvard at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital and completed a fellowship at Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Biography: Nora Chokr, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine/ NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She specializes in the care of patients with blood disorders who are in need of bone marrow or stem cell transplantation or cellular-based therapies, like chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. Dr. Chokr received her medical degree from the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon in 2015. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital and her Hematology/Oncology fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she served as a Chief Fellow. Subsequently, she completed an advanced fellowship in Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Effector Cell Therapy at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)/NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Hospital. Upon completion of this advanced fellowship training, Dr. Chokr was recruited to join the faculty of the WCM/NYP Bone Marrow Transplantation Program. Dr. Chokr's main research interests focus on increasing transplant access and optimizing outcomes in older patients. Her interests also include the prevention of disease relapse and graft vs host disease after transplant. Dr. Chokr is an investigator for several clinical trials that aim to advance the field. She has publications in leading international peer-reviewed journals, and is a member of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT), ASTCT Aging Special Interest Group, Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG). Dr. Chokr is also involved in teaching medical students, residents and fellows.

Care Philosophy: My clinical interests include working with children with various blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, blood clotting disorders, and rare disorders called Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. I find it a privilege to be able to help families deal with their children's complex medical issues. By combining excellent, compassionate medical care with research aimed at improving outcomes and preventing disease-associated complications, I believe that we can make a difference for children with cancer and blood disorders.

Biography: Dr. Kari Whitley is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She graduated from Rutgers College and received her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she was the administrative chief resident. She completed her fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Throughout her career, Dr. Whitley has won awards for teaching, excellence in patient care, and research.

Biography: Dr. Prabhu cares for women with all aspects of a high-risk pregnancy. She specializes in high-risk maternal medical conditions, including congenital and acquired cardiac disease, hypertension and preeclampsia, lupus, and thrombophilia and hematologic complications of pregnancy.She performs obstetric ultrasound and amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis, and cervical cerclage placement for women at risk of premature birth. She also cares for women with twins and triplets, and performs twin vaginal deliveries ncluding breech extractions.Dr. Prabhu is a board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and board eligible in Maternal Fetal Medicine. She completed her residency training at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, and her fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. After working in the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Women and Infants Hospital at Brown University, she was excited to join the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Prabhu is from Greenville, SC, and received her undergraduate degree from Duke University, and her medical degree from Stanford University.