IntestinalDiverticulitis near Cortlandt Manor, NY

Biography: Jeffrey Abergel is a board-certified gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group, Hudson Valley. He treats an array of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders but has a particular interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis). He performs upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography, and videocapsule endoscopy. After earning his medical degree at the Sackler School of Medicine in Israel, Dr. Abergel completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He then completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine in New Jersey. Dr. Abergel was previously on faculty at Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in New York. In 2015, Dr. Abergel was honored by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America charity ``Take Steps`` Walk on Staten Island. Dr. Abergel has had his research published in medical journals and textbooks. Additionally, his work has beenpresented at national meetings of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Biography: Pawan Rastogi, MD, is a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. He performs procedures at NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, with a focus on gastrointestinal and pancreaticobiliary endoscopies. After graduating from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine, Dr. Rastogi went on to complete an internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. During his tenure at Georgetown, Dr. Rastogi received the Donald Knowlan Award for his leadership and high level of clinical competency and was named chief gastroenterology fellow. Dr. Rastogi then came to Montefiore Medical Center, where he furthered his training and completed a second fellowship in advanced endoscopy and interventional gastroenterology. Dr. Rastogi specializes in performing endoscopic ultrasound, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, upper endoscopy, and colonoscopy. He treats a variety of gastrointestinal diseases and specializes in pancreatic and biliary endoscopic interventions.