Hector Perez, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein, and Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Perez’s clinical focus is on primary care. Dr. Perez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Opioid Use Disorder, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Familial Hypertension.

Sayed Emal Wahezi, MD, is Professor and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Wahezi’s clinical focus is in interventional pain medicine. Dr. Wahezi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Bursitis, Chronic Pain, Frozen Shoulder, Spinal Stenosis, and Tenotomy.

Naum Shaparin, MD, MBA, is Professor and Vice Chair of Business Affairs, Anesthesiology as well as the Director, Multidisciplinary Pain Program at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Shaparin's clinical focus is in outpatient interventional pain medicine. He also has interest in general anesthesia, regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine. Dr. Shaparin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Neuralgia, Knee Replacement, and Adenoidectomy.

Gary Ishkanian is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Ishkanian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Peptic Ulcer.

Darren Esposito is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Esposito is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Gastrostomy.

Justina Groeger is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Bronx, New York. Dr. Groeger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis, Opioid Use Disorder, and Hepatitis B.

Jasal Patel is a Physiatrist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Meige Disease, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Lymphangiectasis, and Lymphedema.

Steven Margulis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Harrison, New York. Dr. Margulis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency, Sitosterolemia, Glucose Phosphate Isomerase Deficiency, and Glucose-Galactose Malabsorption Deficiency.

Vijay Maggio is a Neurologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Maggio is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Spinal Tumor, Subependymoma, and Brain Stem Cancer.

Wendell Bobb is a Neurologist in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Bobb is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Tarlov Cysts, Hemangioblastoma, and Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET).

Mahmood Kazmi is a Neurologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kazmi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Dementia, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Schizophrenia.

Zergabachew Asfaw is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Asfaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Sepsis, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Richard B. Lipton, M.D., is the Edwin S. Lowe Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lipton earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. After a medical internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he completed his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in neuroepidemiology at Columbia University. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Lipton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Headache, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Karina Gritsenko, MD, is Program Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship and Professor, Anesthesiology, Family & Social Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Gritsenko is an interventional pain physician with an outpatient chronic pain practice and also an anesthesiologist with an interest in regional anesthesia techniques and acute pain service. She is particularly passionate about the development of systems of care, cancer pain, acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, sympathetic mediated pain, spinal cord stimulation, spinal pain and substance abuse. She strongly believes in treating her patients as she would want her family treated, with compassion and professionalism. Dr. Gritsenko is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, and Knee Replacement.

Farah Hameed is a Physiatrist and a Sports Medicine provider in New York, New York. Dr. Hameed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Sciatica, Tendinitis, and Acute Pain.

Albert Fenoy is a Neurosurgery provider in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Fenoy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy.

Xavier Jimenez is a Psychiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Jimenez has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Conversion Disorder, and Delirium.

Amaresh Vydyanathan , MD, MS, is an attending physician and Professor, Anesthesiology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Vydyanathan’s clinical focus lies in interventional pain management, including tenex procedures, spinal stimulation and vertebral augmentation. He has a particular interest in pain outcomes. Dr. Vydyanathan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Acute Pain, Chronic Pain, Spinal Stenosis, and Sciatica.

Andrew I. Gitkind, MD, MHA, is Vice Chair, Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical Director, Montefiore Spine Center and Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesiology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Gitkind’s clinical focus is on the management of acute and chronic spine pain. He uses a variety of conservative management as well as interventional techniques to help guide patients back to a high level of function and satisfaction. Most recently, Dr. Gitkind became one of a few physicians in the area to offer basivertebral nerve ablation to patients suffering from chronic axial lower back pain. Dr. Gitkind is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. His top areas of expertise are Foot Drop, Spinal Stenosis, Facet Joint Syndrome, and Scoliosis.

Dr. Gabbay currently serves as the Director of Research of the Psychiatry Research Institute of Montefiore and Einstein and Associate Professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. One of the nation's leading experts on pediatric mood disorders, Dr. Gabbay is a renowned researcher with a focus on the neurological and immunological mechanisms that contribute to the development and maintenance of mood disorders in youth. Throughout her career, she has developed and directed a research program investigating the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with emphasis on the dimensional investigation of specific symptoms such as anhedonia - the capacity to experience pleasure. The goal of these endeavors has been to utilize a multidisciplinary approach to enhance understanding of the disorders, which will lead to early identification, diagnostic refinements, and novel treatments. Her research efforts utilize an array of sophisticated, cutting-edge techniques, including functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR spectroscopy, immunological and genetic assays, and comprehensive clinical evaluations. She also investigates the efficacy and neurochemical effects of omega-3 fatty acids (fish oils) in the treatment of adolescent depression and Tourette's Disorder. She held the esteemed Leon Levy Fellowship at NYU Langone Health from 2008 to 2012. Dr. Gabbay has received numerous awards and honors and has been published extensively in top-tier scientific journals. Dr. Gabbay received her BMedSc in human sciences and her MD from Tel Aviv University in Israel. She completed a residency in general psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a residency in child and adolescent psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine, where she received the Resident Research Excellence Award and, in 2008, earned her MS in Translational Medicine Research. Dr. Gabbay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Pain. Her top areas of expertise are Major Depression, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Opioid Use Disorder, and COVID-19.