Leadership

Hospital Leadership

Note from the Chairman

The mission of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center is to heal the sick and injured and provide education and health screenings to improve the health of residents of our community. As advanced skills and technologies shorten hospital stays and enable many procedures to be performed on an outpatient basis, the breadth of our outpatient services continually expands.

The Board of Directors and I are proud of the expertise and dedication of all our staff – doctors, nurses, technicians, housekeepers, managers and administrators — who provide care to our patients, from newborn infants to senior seniors. Think of us as your personal consultants for good health. At Phelps, our mission begins and ends with you, and we are available for you whenever you need us.

Sincerely,
Richard Sinni
Board Chairman

Note from the President

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center is dedicated to serving you – our community family – 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Over 1,600 employees, 475 doctors and hundreds of volunteers are committed to provide you with quality, compassionate care.

Sincerely,
Keith F. Safian, FACHE
President & Chief Executive Officer

Board of Directors

• Richard Sinni, Chair
• Sean F. X. Dugan, Vice Chair
• Andrew Merryman, Vice Chair
• Rebecca Srole, Treasurer
• Hsin Cheng Chao, M.D., Secretary
• Keith F. Safian, FACHE, President & CEO
• John Barnes
• Bard E. Bunaes
• Sanda Carniciu, M.D.
• David W. Coulam
• Mark Frederich
• Jim Goldsmith
• Aubrey Hawes
• Christy Joyce, M.D.
• Glenn Kaufman
• Fred Mascia
• Kenneth Miller
• Richard Peress, M.D.
• Diane Potter
• Louis Poulin
• ReLouis Wachtel
• Russell Watson
• Franklin H. Zimmerman, M.D.

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Medical Leadership

Medical Staff Officers

• Franklin Zimmerman, M.D. – President
• Stere Carniciu, M.D. – Vice President
• Frank Foto, M.D. – Secretary
• Jay Weinberger, M.D. – Treasurer
• Charles Abate, M.D. – Elected representative from Medicine
• David Kauvar, M.D. – Elected representative from Medicine
• Arno Housman, M.D. – Elected representative from Surgery
• Avraham Merav, M.D. – Elected representative from Surgery
• L. Mark Russakoff, M.D. – Chairman, Quality Review Committee
• Lorraine Carpino – Director, Medical Staff Affairs

Medical Staff Department Directors

• Paul Terracciano, M.D – Director, Department of Anesthesiology
• Emil Nigro, M.D. – Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
• Michael McCormick, M.D. – Director, Department of Family Medicine
• Arthur Fass, M.D. – Director, Department of Medicine
• Lawrence Mendelowitz, M.D. – Director, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Stanley Oiseth, M.D. – Director, Department of Pathology
• Margaret Stillman, M.D. – Director, Department of Pediatrics
• L. Mark Russakoff, M.D. – Director, Department of Psychiatry
• Robert Perelman, M.D. – Director, Department of Radiology
• Richard Peress, M.D. – Director, Department of Surgery

Medical Staff Section/Division Chiefs

• Rajat Sanyal, M.D. – Chief of Cardiology
• Jeffrey Sturza, M.D. – Chief of Dermatology
• Michael C. Miller, D.D.S. – Chief of Dental/Oral Surgery
• Stephen K. Heier, M.D. – Chief of Gastroenterology
• Richard Findling, M.D. – Assistant Chief of Gastroenterology
• Robert Raniolo, M.D. – Chief of General Surgery
• Michael H. Miller, M.D. – Chief of Infectious Diseases
• Louis Buzzeo, M.D. – Chief of Nephrology
• Sanda Carniciu, M.D. – Chief of Neurology
• John Robbins, M.D. – Chief of Neurosurgery
• Jean Tostanoski, M.D. – Chief of Ophthalmology
• Gregg Cavaliere, M.D. – Chief of Orthopedics
• Michael Bergstein, M.D. – Chief of Otolaryngology
• [vacant] – Chief of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Christian Guzman, M.D. – Chief of Plastic Surgery
• John Cappa, D.P.M. – Chief of Podiatry
• Gary Lehrman, M.D. – Chief of Pulmonary Medicine
• Avraham Merav, M.D. – Chief of Thoracic Surgery
• Arno Housman, M.D. – Chief of Urology
• Igor Laskowski, M.D. – Chief of Vascular Surgery

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