Dr. Akiyama is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinician-Investigator in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. In addition to providing care and treatment to people living with HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and substance use disorders, Dr. Akiyama conducts research focusing on HCV among socioeconomically marginalized populations with particular emphasis on the intersection of HCV in the criminal legal system and sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Akiyama is the recipient of a K99/R00 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop and test an innovative strategy to improve linkage to and retention in HCV treatment among individuals recently released from jail. He is also the recipient of an Avenir Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse focused on HCV Transmission Networks Among People Who Inject Drugs. Dr. Akiyama is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Elizabeth Verna is a Hepatologist in New York, New York. Dr. Verna is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

Douglas Dieterich is a Hepatologist in New York, New York. Dr. Dieterich is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Liver Transplant.

Dr. Ari Bunim received his Medical Degree from New York University Medical School, and completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained Fellowships in Gastroenterology, and Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bunim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

Kristina R. Chacko, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.  She joined the Einstein-Montefiore Liver Center in 2013 after completing a fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY.  She received her bachelor of arts in philosophy at Boston College and attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.  She completed her internal medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and gastroenterology fellowship at New York University.  Her clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and management of alcoholic hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases, and liver transplantation.  As the program director of the ACGME-accredited transplant hepatology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, she is directly involved in the development and execution of the hepatology curriculum for gastroenterology and hepatology fellows. Dr. Chacko is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.

Jean Emond is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Emond is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

Robert Brown is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.

Dr. Engelhardt received his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and he has been committed to providing exceptional healthcare to Westchester residents for 15 years. Dr. Engelhardt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Paola Greiger is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Greiger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. Her top areas of expertise are Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and AIDS Dementia Complex.

Hilary Hertan is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Hertan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

John Reinus is a Gastroenterologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Reinus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, and Liver Transplant.

Ritu Agarwal is a Hepatologist in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Agarwal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Macroamylasemia, Osteotomy, and Liver Transplant.

Norbert Brau is an Infectious Disease provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Brau is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, and Long Haul COVID.

Gene Im is a Hepatologist in New York, New York. Dr. Im is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Ype De Jong is a Gastroenterologist in New York, New York. Dr. De Jong is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis B.

Jeffrey Lederman is an Infectious Disease provider in New Rochelle, New York. Dr. Lederman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, HIV/AIDS, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

Joshua Hartman is a Gastroenterologist in Mount Vernon, New York. Dr. Hartman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Gastritis, Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gardner Syndrome, and Trichohepatoenteric Syndrome.

David Kauvar is a Gastroenterologist in Bronxville, New York. Dr. Kauvar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Erosive Gastritis, Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.

David Goldberg is an Infectious Disease provider in Scarsdale, New York. Dr. Goldberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Lymphangitis, Cellulitis, COVID-19, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

Mohamad Erfani is a Gastroenterologist in Yonkers, New York. Dr. Erfani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis C. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Bacterial Gastroenteritis, Heartburn, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, and Gastrostomy.