The Rogosin Institute Professional Members

Members
Senior Members
Adjunct Members

(July 2006)

The Rogosin Institute recognizes three categories of professional membership: 1) Member; 2) Senior Member; and 3) Adjunct Member.

Members

A Member is a salaried physician or PhD employee of The Rogosin Institute who has an integral role in development and implementation of The Rogosin Institute activities. Members are appointed for a renewable term of two years by the Appointments and Promotions Committee of The Rogosin Institute.

James Chevalier, M.D.
Nephrologist, Rogosin Kidney Center
Instructor in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Darshana Dadhania, M.D.
Nephrologist, Rogosin Kidney Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Lawrence Gazda, Ph.D.
Director of Diabetes Research, The Rogosin Institute

Jun B. Lee, M.D.
Nephrologist, Rogosin Kidney Center
Instructor in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Frank Liu, M.D.
Nephrologist, Rogosin Kidney Center
Instructor in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Alan Perlman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Assistant Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Jack J. Dreyfus Clinic of Rogosin Kidney Center

Senior Members

A Senior Member is a Rogosin Institute Member who has been on The Institute's payroll eight or more years. Senior Members have a special distinction of being entitled to share in benefits from RI inventions developed while they are Senior Members.

Jon Blumenfeld, M.D.
Director, Susan R. Knafel Polycystic Kidney Disease Center, The Rogosin Institute
Director of Hypertension, The Rogosin Institute
Attending Physician, Nephrology and Hypertension, Rogosin Kidney Center (RKC)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Roxana Bologa, M.D.
Director, Peritoneal Dialysis, Rogosin Kidney Center
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Jhoong S. Cheigh, M.D.
Vice President for Clinical Nephrology, The Rogosin Institute
Director, In-Patient Services, Rogosin Kidney Center
Co-Director, The Rogosin Institute Ralph J. Bunche Dialysis and Apheresis Center
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Marilena Fotino, M.D.
Director, Tissue Typing Laboratory, The Rogosin Institute
Associate Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Bruce R. Gordon, M.D.
Vice President for Finance and Planning and Associate Treasurer, The Rogosin Institute
Co-Director, RI Maurice R. Greenberg CLCC
Co-Director, Apheresis, The Rogosin Institute
Director, Clinical Research Program, The Rogosin Institute
Co-Director, Research, The Rogosin Institute
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Chief Operating Officer, The Rogosin Institute

Lisa Cooper Hudgins, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Program, RI Maurice R. Greenberg CLCC
Adjunct Professor, The Rockefeller University
Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine and Pediatrics, Weill Medical College
of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Daniel M. Levine, Ph.D.
Vice President for Clinical Biochemistry, The Rogosin Institute
Director, The Rogosin Institute Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Clinical Research Laboratory
Co-Director, Basic Lipid Research Laboratory of RI Maurice R. Greenberg CLCC
Director, Computing Services, The Rogosin Institute
Associate Research Professor of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Jonathan Lorch, M.D.
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Manhattan Dialysis Center
Director of Information, The Rogosin Institute
Nephrologist, Rogosin Kidney Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Thomas S. Parker, Ph.D.
Vice President for Biochemical Research, The Rogosin Institute
Director, Basic Lipid Research Laboratory of RI Maurice R. Greenberg CLCC
Co-Director, The Rogosin Institute Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Clinical Research Laboratory
Associate Research Professor of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Robert R. Riggio, M.D.
Vice President for Quality Assurance, The Rogosin Institute
Associate Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute
Clinical & Scientific Advisor, The Rogosin Institute Transplantation Program
Corporate Compliance Officer, The Rogosin Institute
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Albert L. Rubin, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Rogosin Institute
Director, The Rogosin Institute
Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Stuart D. Saal, M.D.
Vice President for Hospital Affairs, The Rogosin Institute
Vice President for Transplantation, The Rogosin Institute
Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Transplantation Program
Co-Director, The Rogosin Institute Renal Consultation Service
Co-Director, RI Maurice R. Greenberg CLCC
Co-Director, Apheresis, The Rogosin Institute
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

David Serur, M.D.
Medical Director, Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation, The Rogosin Institute
Associate Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Transplantation Program
Director, The Rogosin Institute Pre-Transplant Program
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Jeffrey Silberzweig, M.D.
Vice President for Dialysis Services, The Rogosin Institute
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Manhattan Dialysis Center
Co-Director, The Rogosin Institute Ralph J. Bunche Dialysis and Apheresis Center
Chief of Nephrology, The Rogosin Institute Queens Dialysis Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Barry H. Smith, M.D.
Senior Vice President, The Rogosin Institute
Director, The Rogosin Institute Dreyfus Health Foundation
Director, Research, The Rogosin Institute Xenia Division
Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Co-Director of Research, The Rogosin Institute

Kurt H. Stenzel, M.D.
Executive Vice President, The Rogosin Institute
Treasurer, The Rogosin Institute
Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute
Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

John F. Sullivan, M.D.
Vice President for Dialysis Services, The Rogosin Institute
Director of Dialysis Operations, Rogosin Kidney Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

John C.L. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Vice President for Out-Patient Services, The Rogosin Institute
Director, The Rogosin Institute Jack J. Dreyfus Clinic of Rogosin Kidney Center
Director, Nephrology, The Rogosin Institute
Co-Director, The Rogosin Institute Renal Consultation Service
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Adjunct Members

An Adjunct Member is an individual who is not a salaried employee of The Rogosin Institute but whose professional activities contribute significantly to The Rogosin Institute programs. Adjunct Members are appointed for a renewable term of two years by the Appointments and Promotions Committee of The Rogosin Institute.

Ghassan Ashkar, M.D.
Nephrologist, The Rogosin Institute Brooklyn Dialysis Center

Eric David, M.D.
Research Consultant, The Rogosin Institute

Joseph Del Pizzo, M.D.
Director, Laparoscopic Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Assistant Professor of Urology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

William Figueroa, M.D.
Nephrologist, The Rogosin Institute Brooklyn Dialysis Center

Gail Frumkin, M.D.
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Queens Dialysis Center

Michael Goldstein, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon, The Rogosin Institute
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Assistant Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Valerie Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director of Pediatric Nephrology, Rogosin Kidney Center
Director of Pediatric Nephrology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Sandip Kapur, M.D.
Surgical Director, The Rogosin Institute Transplantation Program
Surgical Director, Kidney/Pancreas/Islet Cell Transplantation, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Associate Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Milan Kinkhabwala, M.D.
Surgical Director of Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation, RI Transplantation Program
Surgical Director, Liver and Pancreas Transplantation Programs, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Surgeon, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Kotresha Neelakantappa, M.D.
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Brooklyn Dialysis Center
Chief of Nephrology, New York Methodist Hospital

Ramya Ramakrishnan, M.D.
Nephrologist, The Rogosin Institute Brooklyn Dialysis Center

Subodh Saggi, M. D.
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Queens Dialysis Center

Raymond L. Sherman, M.D.
Director of Continuing Medical Education, Rogosin Kidney Center
Attending Nephrologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Rosemary Soave, M.D.
Infectious Disease Consultant, The Rogosin Institute
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Lawrence Stam, M.D.
Co-Medical Director, The Rogosin Institute Brooklyn Dialysis Center

Manikkam Suthanthiran, M.D.
Director, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Center, The Rogosin Institute
Chief, Department of Transplantation Medicine and Extracorporeal Therapy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Stanton Griffis Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell

Theodore Tyberg, M.D.
Cardiologist, New York Cardiology Associates
Cardiology Consultant, The Rogosin Institute
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Attending Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell