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What is a Hospitalist?
Hospitalists are physicians on site 24 hours
per day, 7 days a week, who oversee patients’
healthcare needs while they are hospitalized.
These dedicated professionals work nowhere
else but in the hospital and provide a vital
link in communication between the patients,
their family members and patients’ primary
care physicians. When a physician in the community
decides that a patient requires a hospital stay,
he or she telephones the hospitalist, discusses
the patient’s medical history and current
condition, and faxes any pertinent medical records.
The hospitalist then assesses the patient upon
admission and provides the primary care physician
with frequent updates on any changes in the
patient’s condition as well as all discharge
notes. Hospitalists are available around the
clock should patients and their family members
have any questions. This model of hospital based
care has been shown to improve the quality and
efficiency of health care as well as both patient
and community based physician satisfaction.
When
will I see my primary care physician?
Many primary care physicians refer their patients
to a Hospitalist when their patients are sick
enough that they can no longer be cared for
in an outpatient setting. During your hospital
stay, you will be seen by a Hospitalist who
works with your primary care physician. You
will see your regular doctor soon after discharge
from the hospital.
How does the Hospitalist know about me?
Hospitalists talk to primary care physicians
frequently. At the time of your admission to
the hospital, your primary care physician calls
the Hospitalist and informs him or her of your
condition and sends over records to provide
as much information as possible about your illness.
The process is similar to what your physician
does when he or she refers you to a specialist
for another opinion or for additional tests
and treatment.
During your hospital stay, your Hospitalists
and primary care physician may talk further
regarding your treatment. At discharge your
Hospitalist will communicate with your primary
care physician to discuss your further treatment
needs, help arrange follow-up care, and prescribe
necessary medications. He or she will send your
discharge information to your primary care physician.
How do I or members of my family get in
touch with the Hospitalist?
In order to speak to your Hospitalist doctor,
ask your nurse to page us.
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| Nick
Fitterman, MD, FACP, FHM |
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Dr. Fitterman is the Director of Huntington Hospital’s
Hospitalist program. Board-certified in Internal
Medicine, he founded the program at Huntington
in 2006, after 14 years of private practice in
the community.
Dr. Fitterman is also Huntington Hospital’s
Chief of Staff and a Fellow in Hospital Medicine
(inaugural class). He serves as Chair of both
the Continuing Medical Education Program and the
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee at Huntington
Hospital. Other professional activities include
serving as President of the Long Island Chapter
of the Society of Hospital Medicine and President
of the Suffolk County Chapter of the American
College of Physicians, of which he is also a Fellow.
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| Pedro
Baez, MD, RPh |
| Dr.
Baez joined Huntington’s Hospitalist team
in 2006. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, he
completed his residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt
Hospital in New York. Dr. Baez is also a licensed
pharmacist in New York and New Jersey. |
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| Michael
Bishai, MD |
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to joining Huntington’s Hospitalist team in
2009, Dr. Bishai worked as a Hospitalist with Cogent
Healthcare at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Board-certified
in Internal Medicine, Dr. Bishai completed his residency
at New York Medical College, St. Vincent’s
Catholic Medical Center. |
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| Bobby
Chandok, MD |
| Board-certified
in Internal Medicine, Dr. Chandok joined the Huntington
Hospital staff in 2008. After earning his medical
degree, Dr. Chandok completed both his internship
and residency at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut,
an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians
& Surgeons. Prior to coming to Huntington, Dr.
Chandok was an Associate Hospitalist and Chair of
the Utilization Management Committee at North Westchester
Medical Center. In addition to being a member of
Huntington’s Hospitalist team, Dr. Chandok
serves as the hospital’s Physician Director
of Utilization Review. He is also a member of the
Society of Hospital Medicine. |
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| Adrian
Guran, MD |
Dr.
Guran joined Huntington’s Hospitalist team
in 2006. He completed his residency in internal
medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital
in New York and is board certified in internal medicine.
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| Saquib
Ibrahim, MD |
| Dr.
Ibrahim joined Huntington’s Hospitalist team
in 2008. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, he
completed both his internship and residency in Primary
Care-Internal Medicine at Elmhurst Hospital Center
and Mount Sinai Hospital in New York where he served
as acting chief resident. Before coming to Huntington,
he was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at
Women's Christian Hospital in Jamestown, New York. |
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| Anthony
Intintoli, MD |
| Prior
to joining the Huntington Hospital staff in 2008,
Dr. Intintoli was a Hospitalist at Stamford Hospital
in Connecticut, an affiliate of Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons. Board-certified
in Internal Medicine, Dr. Intintoli also serves
as the Assistant Physician Director of Utilization
Review at Huntington Hospital as well as an Instructor
of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University. Dr.
Intintoli is a Member of both the Society of Hospital
Medicine and the American College of Physicians.
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| Peter
Karamanlakis, MD |
| Dr.
Karamanlakis joined Huntington’s Hospitalist
team in 2006. A graduate of St. John’s University,
Dr. Karamanlakis earned his medical degree from
Ross University School of Medicine. He completed
both his internship and residency in Primary Care
Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital
Center. Dr Karamanlakis co-chairs the palliative care service at Huntington Hospital. |
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| Valeriy
Kraydman, MD |
| Dr.
Kraydman joined Huntington’s Hospitalist team
in 2008. Board-certified in Anesthesiology, Dr.
Kraydman completed his residency in Family Practice
at South Nassau Communities Hospital. Prior to coming
to the United States, Dr. Kraydman served as an
anesthesiologist-intensivist at a level-1 trauma
center in his native Belarus. |
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| Vinu
Kurian, MD |
| Dr.
Kurian joined Huntington’s Hospitalist team
in 2009. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Dr.
Kurian earned his medical degree from Ross University
School of Medicine. He completed both his internship
and residency in internal medicine at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. |
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| Leonid
Lipkin, MD |
| Dr. Lipkin joined Huntington’s
Hospitalist team in 2008. Dr. Lipkin completed his
residency in Internal Medicine at Stony Brook University
Hospital and is board certified in internal medicine. |
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| Janet
Parsell, RPA-C |
| Ms.
Parsell is a Physician’s Assistant in our
Hospitalist Program. She has experience in emergency
medicine as well as internal medicine, cardiology,
neurology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, obstetrics
and gynecology, and pediatrics. She joined Huntington’s
Hospitalist team in 2008. |
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| Cristina
Pruzan, MD |
| Prior
to joining Huntington’s Hospitalist team in
2006, Dr. Pruzan worked at Cookeville Medical Center
in Tennessee. Board-certified in Internal Medicine,
she completed both her internship and residency
at New York Medical College. |
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| Viveka
Sareen, MD |
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to joining Huntington’s Hospitalist team in
2009, Dr. Sareen was a Hospitalist at Cortland Regional
Medical Center in upstate New York. Board-certified
in Internal Medicine, Dr. Sareen completed his residency
at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center.
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| Neha
Sawe-Pawar, MD |
| Prior
to joining the Huntington Hospital staff in 2008,
Dr. Pawar was a Hospitalist at Winthrop University
Medical Center. Board-certified in Internal Medicine,
Dr. Pawar completed her medical training at Saba
University in the Netherlands-Antilles and the Chabert
Medical Center at Louisiana State University. She
completed both her internship and residency in internal
medicine at Stamford Hospital, an affiliate of Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where
she also served as chief resident. |
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| Ravinderpal
Singh, MD |
| Board-certified
in Internal Medicine, Dr Singh joined Huntington’s
Hospitalist team in 2008. He completed his residency
in Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s Roosevelt
Hospital in New York. |
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