Laparoscopic Appendectomy near Flushing, NY

Biography: Dr. Michael Coomaraswamy is a board certified Surgeon specializing in Surgical Critical Care practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University and completed his residency in General Surgery. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Advanced Trauma Life Support. His clinical interests are trauma, head and neck surgery, and surgical critical care. Dr. Coomaraswamy is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital and is the Medical Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

Biography: Dr. Panagiotis Manolas, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Glendale, NY. He is 68 years old and has been practicing for 43 years. Dr. Panagiotis Manolas, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens.

Biography: Dr. Daniel Hagler is a board certified General Surgeon specializing in Critical Care Medicine practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital located in Flushing, NY. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University, completed his residency in General Surgery and fellowship in Surgical Critical Care. Dr. Hagler is certified by the American Board of General Surgery and certified in Critical Care Medicine.

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.

Biography: Dr. Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe completed her M.D. degree at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She entered a categorical general surgery residency at the University of Rochester where her interest in pediatric surgery was solidified. In 2001 she joined the Pediatric Tumor Biology Laboratory as a postdoctoral research fellow under the tutelage of Drs. Jessica Kandel and Darrell Yamashiro. During this time she studied the effects of anti-angiogenic therapy in experimental models of pediatric solid tumors. This work led to key discoveries of how these tumors respond to anti-angiogenic therapy and served as important preclinical data for the Phase II studies for Avastin® (bevacizumab). She also concurrently completed a clinical fellowship in Extra-Corporal Membrane Oxygenation with Dr. Charles Stolar. She went on to complete her general surgery training at Columbia University in 2007, and followed with a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at the Morgan Stanley Children's' Hospital of New York Presbyterian, in 2009. Dr. Chiweshe joined the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, as Assistant Professor of Surgery in July 2009 until her departure in June 2018, when she briefly joined the Faculty of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center. Dr. Chiweshe's clinical interests include all aspects of general and thoracic pediatric surgery: in particular, neonatal anomalies, intestinal rehabilitation, hepatobiliary disease, pediatric cancer and vascular anomalies. Dr. Chiweshe's academic interests lie in the field of clinical and translational research. She served as co-PI of the Pediatric Tumor Biology Lab at Columbia, working alongside her mentor Dr. Yamashiro to elucidate the response of the tumor microenvironment of experimental models of pediatric solid tumors to NOTCH inhibition and high dose radiation. She has received grant funding from various sources, throughout her career, including NIH, Pediatric Cancer Foundation, and other institutional and philanthropic sources. Dr. Kadenhe-Chiweshe is a highly respected mentor and teacher, and has served as a role model to many students, residents, and fellows.Dr. Chiweshe is a Fellow of American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Children's Oncology Group, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She has been recognized by Castle Connolly as one of "America's Top Doctors".

Biography: Dr. Elliot Goodman, MB BS is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Brooklyn, NY. He is 60 years old and has been practicing for 37 years. Dr. Elliot Goodman, MB BS is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Queens and Mount Sinai Brooklyn.

Biography: Dr. Delcasse Joseph VI, MD is a Colon /amp Rectal Surgery Specialist who practices in Rockaway Park, NY. He is 60 years old and has been practicing for 28 years. Dr. Delcasse Joseph VI, MD is affiliated with Saint John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore.

Care Philosophy: My approach to patient care involves carefully listening to a patient's history and concerns. I encourage input from parents and devote time to educating families about the child's condition. With thoughtful consideration to the presenting symptoms, I proceed with focused testing as part of a guided workup. When surgery is indicated, I thoroughly review the risks, benefits, and alternatives to operative treatment. I then actively communicate the findings and plans with the primary pediatricians so all members of the provider team are up to date.