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Biography: Dr. Gary Gwertzman, MD is a Vascular Surgery Specialist who practices in Brooklyn, NY. He is 60 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. Gary Gwertzman, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Brooklyn and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Christopher M. Scanlon, MD, MS, is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. He is skilled in hip resurfacing, primary and revision hip and knee joint replacement, and knee arthroscopy. Dr. Scanlon has expertise in the latest minimally invasive surgical approaches, including quad-sparing knee replacement and anterior approach hip replacement. His practice leverages advanced technologies like robotic surgery and computer-assisted navigation. He is trained in the latest evidence-based approaches to promote rapid recovery and pain reduction for his patients. Dr. Scanlon attended the University of South Carolina, graduating with a BS in biomedical engineering. After receiving his MS degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Miami, he completed his MD degree at the Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia. Dr. Scanlon finished his orthopedic residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and completed his fellowship training as part of the NYU Langone/ISK Adult Reconstruction Fellowship program. Dr. Scanlon's research has focused on cartilage tissue engineeringand other bioengineering topics. He has served as a reviewer for a number ofacademic journals, including Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Health: AMultidisciplinary Approach, and the University of Pennsylvania OrthopaedicJournal. He is an active member of numerous professional organizations,includingthe American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the ArthroscopyAssociation of North America, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, andthe Biomedical Engineering Society. His participation in programs like theWharton/Penn Ortho McNulty Leadership Program reflects his commitment to takingan active role as one of tomorrow's leaders in medicine.

Biography: Christopher Foglia, M.D., chief of the Colorectal Surgery section at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in general and colorectal surgery. Dr. Foglia earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University in 1995 and his medical degree at the State University of New York Stony Brook School of Medicine in 1999. His post-doctoral training included five years of surgical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, as well as a one-year research residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center and a one-year fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Foglia went on to join the staff at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT, where he held the academic appointment of clinical assistant professor of surgery at both New York Medical College and the University of Vermont College Of Medicine. During that period, he was named a Top Doctor in the state by Connecticut Magazine and has been the recipient of several excellence in teaching awards from these academic medical institutions. Dr. Foglia joined New York-Presbyterian/Queens in 2013. In addition to his active clinical practice in colon and rectal surgery, he directs the surgical residency program overseeing the training of 31 surgical residents each year. He participates in research and has been a co-author of peer-reviewed studies published in Surgical Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Surgery. Dr. Foglia's clinical interests are in minimally invasive and robotic surgery as it relates to the treatment of colorectal conditions such as cancer, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Additionally he takes care of common proctologic problems such as hemorrhoids, fissures and anal fistulae.

Biography: Dr. Tony Quach is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in Sports Medicine practicing in NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. He received his medical degree from Raymond & Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, completed his residency Orthopedic Surgery and fellowship in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Dr. Quach has a special interest in the treatment of disorders of the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee, as well as arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgery. He has four published research articles, two papers accepted for publication and three papers submitted for publication and recently had a podium presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.Dr. Quach is fluent in the Cantonese, Mandarin and the Chaozhou dialects of Chinese. He grew up in Flushing, Queens.