IntestinalDiverticulitis near Rockaway Park, NY

Biography: Dr. Neeraj Kumar, MD is a Nephrology Specialist who practices in Far Rockaway, NY. He is 51 years old and has been practicing for 25 years. Dr. Neeraj Kumar, MD is affiliated with Saint John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore.

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Biography: Ilan S. Weisberg MD, MAc, is the Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at New York Presbyterian - Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Before returning to NYP, Dr. Weisberg was a member of the medical faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, where he focused his clinical practice on the management of complex liver disease. During that time, he served as the training program director for the gastroenterology fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Morningside, and West. Dr. Weisberg graduated with honors from Cornell University with a concentration in molecular biology and plant biology, after which he earned an MSc in molecular genetics from McGill University and an MD from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.He then completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia University Medical College followed by a gastroenterology fellowship at the Weill Cornell campus of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital as well as an additional fellowship in Transplant Hepatology, also at New York Presbyterian. Dr. Weisberg's research interests focus on cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and alcohol associated liver diseases with particular interest in health care disparity and outcomes research.Dr. Weisberg has been recognized by his students, patients, and colleagues with multiple teaching and clinical practice awards. He has spoken across the country as a visiting professor and guest lecturer and has been a mentor to dozens of physicians new to gastroenterology and liver disease. Dr. Weisberg has authored many peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters and has served as a reviewer for multiple gastroenterology and hepatology journals.

Biography: Pieter Jan Sebastian Smit, MD, is a surgeon, specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery, and surgical critical care at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn, affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He is an assistant professor of clinical surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Smit performs both elective and emergency surgeries and cares for patients in the surgical intensive care unit. His clinical interests include abdominal wall reconstruction, minimally invasive emergency surgery, and damage control surgery and resuscitation. Dr. Smit is also involved in resident education through Weill Cornell Medical College. After graduating from Albany Medical College, Dr. Smit completed his general surgery residency and surgical critical care fellowship training at Orlando Regional Medical Center and Boston Medical Center, respectively. Before coming to NewYork-Presbyterian, Dr. Smit was a surgeon at NYU Langone Health in Brooklyn, where he served in several leadership committees. Dr. Smit has presented his research at annual medical meetings of the American College of Surgeons is a member of multiple national surgical and trauma organizations.