News & Events

In honor of Mother’s Day and the close of National Nurses Week, the New York Daily News ran an article about how children honor their mothers. Lara Tregillies and Najla Nielsen think their Brooklyn mom, Maureen Kadri, is so special they made her life’s work their own -- as nurses at Maimonides Medical Center.

Dr. Yisachar Greenberg, Director of Electrophysiology & Pacing and Co-Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Center at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, was interviewed by HealthDay on cholesterol-lowering drugs that may cut risk of irregular heartbeat in elderly. Dr. Greenburg is quoted in the story which can be read on the Yahoo! News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Howard Minkoff, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, was interviewed by the New York Times on the new breast-feeding initiative and the impact it will have on hospitals. To read the piece on the NY Times website, click the above link.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and the president of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing  was interviewed by multiple online and print media outlets regarding the US Senate investigation into the makers of painkillers. The article can be read on the NY Times website by clicking the above link.

NBC’s “Rock Center with Brian Williams” explores the impact of long-stay patients – those who, for one reason or another, are “stuck” in hospitals for months or years when they should be in a sub-acute care setting. Experts at Maimonides Medical Center, including CEO & President Pam Brier are featured in this national story.

Dr. Estevan Garcia, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by HealthDay on the decline in death rates from accidental injuries among children. Dr. Garcia is quoted multiple times in the story which was picked up by numerous media outlets, including USNews & World Report, AOL News and Yahoo! News. The story can be read on the US News website by clicking the above link.

A new study suggests a link between dental x-rays and brain tumors. NBC’s national “Nightly News with Brian Williams” did a story on this alarming study by visiting Dr. Julius Berger, Director of Dentistry at Maimonides Medical Center, and the staff and families at the Maimonides Pediatric Dental Clinic in Brooklyn.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by ABC News on ways to handle the disappointment kids are feeling over college admissions. UCLA mistakenly sent congratulatory letters to nearly 900 students who actually are on the waiting list. Dr. Hilfer is quoted in the story which appears at the ABC News website and can be read by clicking the above link.

Dr. Estevan Garcia, Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, was interviewed by HealthDay on the significance of urine odor as an indicator for a urinary track infection. Dr. Garcia is quoted in the story which was picked up by numerous media outlets, including: USNews Health, Health.com, MSN Health & Fitness, AOL News and Yahoo! News.  It can be read on the Yahoo! News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Michael Marcus, Director of Pulmonary Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, was interviewed by the New York Daily News regarding the early onset of seasonal allergies this year. Dr. Marcus is quoted in the article, which can be read on the Daily News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Michael Marcus, Director of Pulmonary Medicine & Pediatric Allergy/Immunology was interviewed by The New York Times on the impact of a mild winter on allergy sufferers. The story appears online at the “Well” blog of The Times, and can be found by clicking the above link.

Dr. Howard Minkoff, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by the New York Daily News on how cell phone radiation may affect the health of unborn babies. Dr. Minkoff is quoted in the article, which can be read on the Daily News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Estevan Garcia, Vice Chair of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by ABC News regarding new statistics on staircase related injuries among children. Dr. Garcia is quoted extensively in article, which can be read on the ABC News website by clicking the above link. 

Dr. Alan Astrow, Director of Hematoloy & Medical Oncology at the Maimonides Cancer Center, was interviewed by HealthDay on the effectiveness of the new drug ruxolitinib to help fight a rare bone marrow disorder. Dr. Astrow is quoted multiple times in the story, which was picked up by numerous media outlets including USNews Health, Huffington Post, Forbes, MSN Health, and Yahoo! News. The article can be read on the Yahoo! News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by ABC News on the professional collaboration between Rihanna and Chris Brown, despite Mr. Brown’s history of abusing her. Click the above link to read the article on the ABC website.

Pamela Brier, Maimonides CEO, and Dr. Danielle Laraque, Chair of Pediatrics, were interviewed by the Daily News about taking care of children in the community which has the city’s largest population of kids under the age of six. Click the above link to read the article on the Daily News website.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center, was invited to submit an op-ed piece for The New York Times’ online forum “Room for Debate” on prescription painkiller abuse in America. You can find it online by clicking the above link.

Dr. Patrick Borgen, Director of the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center, was interviewed by HealthDay regarding a new study the use of soy supplements as a breast cancer prevention measure. He is quoted extensively in the article which was picked-up by US News & World Report, and can be read by clicking the above link.

Dr. Steven Pavlakis, Director of Pediatric Neurology and Development at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Newsday on the new criteria for diagnosing autism-related conditions. The article can be read on the Newsday website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by HealthDay News on classifying grief as a treatable psychiatric disorder. Dr. Hilfer is quoted in the story which has been picked-up by several media outlets, including US News & World Report , Yahoo! News , and HealthGrades . Click the above link to read the article on the US News website.

Dr. Danny Sherwinter, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Maimonides, was featured in a New York Times piece in which a reporter followed the progress of one of his patients throughout the year. Click to read about the challenges -- and the hope -- of weight-loss surgery.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by ABC World News on the potential addiction risks associated with a new painkiller that is ten times more powerful than Vicodin. The story aired on New Year’s Day during the ABC World News evening broadcast with David Muir and can be watched by clicking the above link.

Dr. Lim H. Tse, obstetrician at Maimonides Medical Center, delivered a baby girl at midnight on January 1, 2012 – the first baby born in Brooklyn for the New Year. Emma Sieminska arrived via natural delivery, the first child of parents Monika and Mariusz Sieminska. The story can be read on the NY Daily News website by clicking the above link.

According to ABC News recently did a piece about the "Top Five Health Stories of the Year." One of the chosen stories is about the mental health of Americans after the death of Osama bin Laden; Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, is quoted in that story, which can be read on the ABC website by clicking the above link.

Maimonides Medical Center has been working for over a year with Diane Sawyer and the team from ABC News on a special report for 20/20 , “Giving Life: A Risky Proposition.” The show aired on Friday, December 16th, and featured footage taken in the Maimonides Payson Birthing Center and the Sutton NICU. Dr. Sandra McCalla, Director of the Obstetrics Division, was interviewed on risks to expectant mothers in developing countries, and Dr. Alok Bhutada, Director of Neonatology, is seen giving Diane S...

Dr. Jacob Shani, Chair of the Maimonides Cardiac Institute, was interviewed by HealthDay News on the recent report published by the American Heart Association on the overall heart health of Americans. He is quoted in the story, which can be viewed on the USA Today website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Jay Adlersberg of WABC-TV Eyewitness News spent several hours visiting the Maimonides Emergency Department and Kitchen for a story on getting through Thanksgiving without the kind of overindulgence that could land you in the ER. Dr. Anil Hingorani and Dr. John Marshall, Chair of Emergency Medicine, were interviewed on the various risks associated with holiday excess. The story can be found on the ABC website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Patrick Borgen, Director of the Maimonides Breast Cancer Center and Chair of Surgery, and Maimonides Board Member Erminia Rivera were interviewed by NY1 regarding the opening of the new Maimonides Breast Cancer Center housed within the newly dedicated Gilbert Rivera Pavilion of the Maimonides Cancer Center. The story ran throughout the weekend on NY1 and can be found on their website by clicking here .

After the feds yanked approval of the wonder drug Avastin -- with research indicating that it doesn’t make women live longer and can actually make them sicker -- Dr. Alan Astrow and Dr. Susan Burdette-Radoux from the Maimonides Cancer Center explained the finer details to New York Nightly News and the NY Daily News .

Dr. Gregory Crooke, cardiothoracic surgeon at Maimonides Medical Center was interviewed for a HealthDay story on FDA approval of transcatheter valve replacement for select patients. The story was picked-up by multiple media outlets, and can be viewed on the US News & World Report website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by WABC-TV Eyewitness News on the mood swings of teenagers. The piece can be viewed on the ABC website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Kristina Fiore of MedPage Today, an ABC News affiliate, on reclassifying Vicodin. He is quoted in the story which can be viewed on the ABC website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Andrea Peyser of the New York Post on the wave of sexual assaults on women in Brooklyn. Click the above link to read the article.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by HealthDay News on “school avoidance.” He is quoted extensively in the story, which be read on the Yahoo! News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Irene Cherfas, an ophthalmalogist at Maimonides Medical Center, discusses some of the devestating infections she sees from cosmetic contact lenses, particularly during Halloween.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed for a WABC Eyewitness News story on the prospect of an addiction vaccine. The piece can be viewed by clicking on the above link.

Dr. Dylan Kwait, a resident in Department of Radiology at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by the Daily News regarding his marathon running – despite being diabetic. Dr. Kwait was selected by the US Women’s Soccer Team to be part of a 13-person relay team in the Chicago Marathon. Click the above link to read the story on the Daily News website.

Dr. Sergey Motov, Assistant Program Director for Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Newswise, a health news service, on “Responding to Acute Pain.” He is quoted extensively in the article which can be found on the Newswise website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by CBS News on a new cell phone application that claims it can determine whether or not your child is gay. The segment titled "Controversial App" aired on Septemer 2th. Dr. Hilfer was quoted in the television segment, as well as in a text version of the piece, which can be read by clicking the above link.

The New York Times recently attended Schwartz Center Rounds at several institutions in New England. On September 13th, a Times photographer attended the Schwartz Rounds at Maimonides – a photo from that session is included with the story which can be read by clicking the above link.  Dr. Edgar Lichstein, Chair of Medicine at Maimonides, is shown standing with the microphone amidst a crowd of care providers from every discipline.

NY1 visited Maimonides on Wednesday, September 7th to report on Emergency Preparedness protocols at Maimonides through the years. The feature story includes a mini biohazard drill with simulation technology in our ED, as well as interviews with Dr. John Marshall, Chair of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Brian Gillett, Director of the Center for Clinical Simulation, and Pamela Brier, President & CEO.

Dr. John Marshall, Chair of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by Sheri Fink of the New York Times regarding our surge capacity throughout the hurricane Irene crisis. Dr. Marshall is quoted in the story which can be read by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Amanda Gardner of HealthDay News on coping with emotions triggered by economic uncertainty. Dr. Hilfer is quoted multiple times in the story which has been picked-up by over 30 media outlets, including: US News & World Report, MSN Health & Fitness, Yahoo! News and HealthGrades. Click the above link to read the story on the US News website.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by HealthDay News on a recent study dealing with teen sexuality in America. Dr. Hilfer is quoted in the story which has been picked-up by multiple media outlets, including: US News & World Report, MSN Health & Fitness, and HealthGrades. The story can be read online by clicking the above link.

Dr. Kevin Becker, an oncologist at the Maimonides Cancer Center in Brooklyn, was interviewed by Reuters on asbestos-related diseases, like mesothelioma, for a story on the insurance industry reporting a spike in claims. Dr. Becker was quoted in the article which can be read online by clicking the above link.

Dr. Robert Kodsi, gastroenterologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Real Estate Weekly on a new medical facility under construction at 60th Street and Bay Parkway in Brooklyn. Pam Brier, Maimonides CEO & President; Bob Naldi, CFO; and Board member Frank Naccarato are pictured with Dr. Kodsi, Boro President Marty Markowitz and real estate developer Mark Caller at the groundbreaking for this medical building. The story can be read by clicking the above link.

Dr. Patrick Borgen, Director of the Brooklyn Breast Cancer Program and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by News 4 New York (NBC) regarding the best age for women to begin having annual mammograms. One of Dr. Borgen’s patients, Rimma Elegudin, also was interviewed for this story. The segment can be seen on the NBC website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Astrow, Director of Hematology/Oncology at the Maimonides Cancer Center, was interviewed by HealthDay News on the effectiveness of lung cancer drug Tarceva. Dr. Astrow is quoted in the story which was picked up by numerous media outlets, including: USNews Health , Huffington Post , Health.com , Forbes , MSN Health , AOL News and Yahoo News . The story can be read online by clicking the above link.

Dr. Patrick Borgen, Chair of Surgery and Director of the Brooklyn Breast Cancer Program at the Maimonides Cancer Center, was interviewed by Kathleen Lucadamo of the New York Daily News on the recommended age women should begin annual screenings for breast cancer. Dr. Borgen is quoted in the article which appears on page 2 of the July 19th edition of the paper and can be viewed on the Daily News website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Kim Carollo of ABC News Health on new data regarding alcohol and drug use among teens. He is quoted several times in the story which can be read by clicking the above link.

Crain’s New York Business has published its bi-yearly list of the Most Powerful Women in New York City, and our own Pamela S. Brier has once again made the list. Click the above link to read the feature on the Crain's website.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by James Barron of The New York Times on the significance of the Summer Solstice. Click the above link to read the article on the NY Times website.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by WABC Eyewitness News anchor Sandra Bookman on bullying in the workplace. Dr. Hilfer appears in the segment which aired on the 11pm broadcast on June 13th and be viewed on the ABC website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Astrow , Director of Hematology/Oncology, and Dr. Beth Popp , Associate Director of Hematology/Medical Oncology, co-authored an article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine on NY State’s new law regarding end-of-life care. Jane Brody of The New York Times discussed the topic in her weekly column.  The article can be viewed on the Times website by clicking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by Health.com on the significant increase in the number of cases of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Dr. Lisa Altshuler, Director of Pediatric Behavioral Medicine at Maimonides, was interviewed by NY1 News on safe havens for children. Dr. Altshuler is quoted in the piece which aired the night of May 23rd and can be viewed now on NY1's website by clcking the above link.

Dr. Alan Hilfer, Chief Psychologist at Maimonides Medical Center, was interviewed by the New York Post on possible reasons for the occurrence of troubled marriages among celebrities. Dr. Hilfer is quoted in the article which can be viewed on the New York Post website by clicking the above link.