NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER’S DRS. CHAUR-DONG HSU, GLENN FAUST, KENNETH H. HUPART, DAVID ROSENTHAL, LEONARD O. BARRETT AND DOMINICK SABATINO INCLUDED IN THE CASTLE CONNOLLY’S 12TH EDITION OF TOP DOCTORS: NEW METRO AREA
January 30, 2009
Contact: Shelley Lotenberg
(516) 572-6055
shelley@numc.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
— Testament to physicians’ expertise in their respective fields of maternal-fetal medicine, vascular surgery, endocrinology/diabetes/metabolism, thoracic surgery and pediatric hematology/oncology –
— Honor demonstrates commitment in providing highest quality of care to NUMC’s patients —
East Meadow, NY…..Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the Nassau Health Care Corporation proudly announced that six Nassau University Medical Center physicians have been included in the Castle Connolly’s 12th Edition of “Top Doctors” New Metro Area.
In congratulating Drs. Chaur-Dong Hsu, Glenn Faust, Kenneth H. Hupart, David Rosenthal, Leonard O. Barrett and Dominick Sabatino, Gianelli stated: “This outstanding honor is a testament to these physicians’ expertise in their respective fields, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to provide the highest quality of care to our patients. This acclaimed guide to the top 10% of primary specialty care physicians in the tri-state New York area reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to these physicians by their physician peers. They have extensive clinical experience, understand the diverse populations that we serve and place a priority on our historical mission.”
Chaur-Dong, Hsu, MD, MPH, FACOG, chair, department of obstetrics and gynecology
Dr. Hsu officially joined Nassau University Medical Center as chairman of the department of obstetrics/gynecology in January 2008, coming from Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, where he was the chairman of the department OB/GYN as well as vice chair and professor with tenure at New York Medical College. Dr. Hsu graduated from Kaosiung Medical University in Taiwan in 1982 and came to the United States for his residency training at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He became a postdoctoral researcher and a clinical fellow of maternal-fetal medicine at Johns Hopkins University. At the same time, he obtained his Master’s degree of Public Health and was a Doctor of Philosophy candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He joined Yale University as a faculty member from 1993-1999, and became a professor at Duke University in 2000. Before returning to New York, he became an endow chair at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Hsu has been focusing on the research in preeclampsia and intraamniotic infection during pregnancy. Due to his research work, Dr. Hsu has been elected to the Board of Directors as Secretary and Treasurer of the North American Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (Preeclampsia Society).
Glenn Faust, MD, FACS, chair, department of surgery
Prior to becoming chairman of the department of surgery at Nassau University Medical Center in January 2007, Dr. Faust had been the chief in the division of vascular surgery in the department of surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Before holding that position, Dr. Faust had served as the associate program director in the general surgery residency program at the North Shore/LIJ Health System. Dr. Faust graduated from the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY. From 1991 to 1992, Dr. Faust completed his fellowship in vascular surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Surgery with a Certificate of Special Qualification in Vascular Surgery, Dr. Faust, who is an assistant professor of surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is active in the New York Cardiovascular Society and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons. His clinical interests in vascular medicine range from carotid artery disease and aneurysm repair to the management of venous diseases, including varicosities.
Kenneth H. Hupart, MD, chief, division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Prior to joining NUMC, Dr. Hupart served as the medical director of the outpatient department at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY. He was a member of the faculty of endocrinology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he was an associate professor of clinical medicine. Dr. Hupart received his undergraduate education at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University and was awarded his Doctor of Medicine degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1982. He completed his training in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and then served as chief resident in medicine. Dr. Hupart remained at Montefiore and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for his training in endocrinology and was appointed to the faculty at the completion of his training. Dr. Hupart also leads the endocrine, diabetes and thyroid biopsy clinics and is the chief of the new metabolic bone and osteoporosis clinic
David Rosenthal, MD, FACP, FACE, attending physician, division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Dr. Rosenthal attended medical school at New York University and completed his residency in internal medicine at Wilfor Hall, US Airforce Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. His fellowship in the field of endocrinology, metabolism, diabetes and nuclear medicine was achieved at Boston University Medical Center. Dr. Rosenthal is dually board certified on internal medicine and in endocrinology/metabolism.
Prior to 1972, Dr. Rosenthal served as the chief of the department of medicine at the United States Air Force Regional Hospital in Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois from 1967 to 1970 at which point he served in the same capacity at U-Tapao, Thailand during the years 1970 and 1971. In addition to serving as a Major in the US Air Force, Dr. Rosenthal also served as a consultant in internal medicine to the Surgeon General of the 13th Air Force during 1970 and 1971. Upon Dr. Rosenthal’s return to Long Island in 1972, he joined a private referral practice in endocrinology and also joined the voluntary attending staff at NUMC in the endocrinology division and became actively involved in the NUMC fellowship teaching program. In 2006, he left private practice to devote all his professional time to NUMC as an attending physician. His appointment at SUNY Stony Brook as an assistant professor of clinical medicine has been continuous since 1972.
Leonard Octavius Barrett, MD, FACS, DDG, FABI, chief, thoracic surgery and director, surgical critical care
After honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps in 1974, Dr. Barrett entered and graduated Iona College in New Rochelle with a degree in biology and chemistry. He graduated from SUNY Downstate in 1983 with a medical degree. In 1989, he completed his residency in general surgery at SUNY Stony Brook, where he remained an additional year to complete a surgical/critical care fellowship. He then completed a cardiothoracic fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey. Since then, Dr. Barrett has qualified for board certifications in general surgery, surgical critical care, and thoracic surgery. Only about two percent of the physicians in the United State qualify for triple board certification. In 1983, Dr. Barrett began his assignment at NUMC as a thoracic surgery attending and as a director of surgical critical care. Due to his outstanding performance, he was appointed in 1995 as chief of thoracic surgery. Dr. Barrett operates on all chest trauma patients with excellent outcomes and manages all critical care trauma patients at NUMC. He has received numerous awards, including Teacher of the Year, by the surgical residents for the last seven years in a row, the American Medal of Honor and the American Biographical Institute and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dominick Sabatino, MD, director, pediatric hematology/oncology
Dominick Sabatino, MD, director pediatric hematology/oncology is a graduate of the University of Bologna, Italy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology, and since 1988, has served as director of pediatric hematology/oncology at NUMC. Prior to joining the medical staff at NUMC, Dr. Sabatino was the associate director of pediatric hematology/oncology at The Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY and assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at SUNY, Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Brooklyn. He is presently a professor of clinical pediatrics at SUNY Stony brook, School of Medicine. Dr. Sabatino is the author/contributor to several books, articles and abstracts. His particular area of expertise is hemoglobin disorders, and he was instrumental in establishing the first comprehensive Cooley’s anemia program in Brooklyn, NY in 1973. Dr. Sabatino is the recipient of many honors, including: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, Inc., Clinical Pioneer Award from the Sickle-Thalassemia Patients Network, and the Avron Ross faculty teaching award
Steven J. Walerstein, MD, FACP, NHCC senior vice president for medical affairs and medical director congratulated the physicians on their well-deserved honor and said: “Our Board of Doctors join me in expressing pride and admiration for their outstanding achievements and for their dedication and excellence, as demonstrated by the type of quality care that they deliver to our patients, every day of the week.”
A New York City research and information company, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Publishes an annual guidebook titled Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, which lists those whom Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Publishes an annual guidebook titled Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, which lists those whom Castle Connolly has determined to be the top 10 percent of the region’s physicians – more than 6,000 in all. To select the doctors, Castle Connolly sends out 12,000 nomination forms to medical professionals in New York City, Westchester County, Long Island and portions of New Jersey and Connecticut. The forms ask recipients to nominate those doctors who, in their judgment, are the best in their field and related fields – especially those to whom they would refer their own patients and family members. The Castle Connolly staff then tabulates the results and vets the nominee pool, confirming the doctors’ board certification and licensing and investigating their disciplinary history.