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I pursued a career in medicine because of my interest in people and their wellbeing along with a desire to understand science at a deeper level. Medicine combines my concern for humanity and the pursuit of scientific knowledge, which makes being a physician extremely rewarding for me.

I chose to specialize in nephrology and hypertension because I was drawn to internal medicine and systemic diseases. I also wanted to understand and follow patients throughout their care at various levels of illness, including in outpatient and inpatient settings and during dialysis and transplantation.

At �ٺ���Ƶ Hospital—Long Island, we treat patients who have a wide variety of conditions, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease, protein in their urine, glomerulonephritis, high potassium levels, and swelling in the legs, as well as those who require dialysis and kidney transplantation. We also take care of patients whose kidneys have been affected by various systemic diseases, such as lupus, diabetes, hepatitis, multiple myeloma, and polycystic kidney disease. We perform hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and kidney biopsies.

Our team includes outstanding staff, nurses, and physicians who consistently provide compassionate, patient-centered care and go above and beyond for our patients. We understand that chronic kidney disease can be a huge burden on patients and their families; we are dedicated to slowing down the progression of kidney disease, avoiding dialysis if possible, and working with our patients to help them live full lives. I strive to consistently treat my patients with compassion, listen to them and their health needs, and be as thorough and medically up-to-date as possible.

I participate in important clinical research on a regular basis. We have multiple ongoing studies that focus on anemia in end-stage renal disease, new medications, polycystic kidney disease, renal disease and cardiovascular health, and ongoing efforts to determine new therapies for chronic kidney disease.

I have been honored to receive the Attending of the Year Award in the Department of Medicine in 2006 and 2016. I have also had the fortune of receiving the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians’ New York chapter. I am a member of the American Society of Nephrology, the Renal Physicians Association, and the American College of Physicians, for which I’m chair of the New York chapter’s Education Committee.