Lester W. Blair, M.D., F.A.C.P. graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and his fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at New York University Medical Center where he is the Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. He is presently an Associate Chief of Medicine and Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Downtown Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Critical Care Medicine. His special medical interests include asthma, sarcoidosis, bronchitis, emphysema, tuberculosis, and lung cancer. (212) 238-0101
Christopher P. Busillo, M.D. graduated from the University of Naples in Italy, after which he pursued his residency and his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Cabrini Medical Center. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is presently an Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital. His special medical interests include Travel Medicine, AIDS and HIV related infections. He speaks Italian fluently. (212) 238-0102
Fabio F. Giron, M.D. is a graduate of Columbia University and received his medical degree from SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NYU Medical Center where he served as Chief Medical Resident. He subsequently pursued and completed fellowships in both Pulmonary and Critical Care at NYU Medical Center -Bellevue Hospital. Formerly the Deputy Director of Clinical Services, Bureau of Tuberculosis Control for the New York City Department of Health, he is currently an Assistant Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital and Assistant Clinical Instructor of Medicine At Bellevue Hospital Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. His special medical interests are Pulmonary Diseases including asthma, emphysema, sarcoidosis, sleep apnea and tuberculosis. He is fluent in Spanish. (212) 238-0114
Halah Ibrahim, M.D. received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. She is presently an Assistant Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital. She is board certified in Internal Medicine. Her special medical interests include Preventative Medicine and Women's Health. (212) 238-0112
Chester W. Lerner, M.D., F.A.C.P. graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency and Infectious Disease fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital. He is board certified in both clinical areas. Dr. Lerner is an Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital, where he is the Director of the Section of Infectious Diseases. He holds a faculty appointment at the NYU School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Lerner has been cited by New York Magazine and the Castle Connolly Guide in their Best Doctors in New York publications. His special clinical interests include HIV medicine, general infectious diseases and Travel Medicine. (212) 238-0106
Warren Licht, M.D. graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. At Downtown Hospital he served as the Chief Medical Resident and currently holds the position of Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer and Institutional Director of Graduate Medical Education at Downtown Hospital. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicne at the NYU School of Medicine and is on staff at New York Presbyterian Hopsital - Cornell. Dr. Licht is also the Medical Director of an organization that conducts relief work in Central America. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and his special interests include preventive health care, travel and international medicine. He is fluent in Spanish. (212) 238-0105
Forrest Manheimer, M.D. is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received his medical degree from SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn. He served as a resident and chief resident at the NYU/VA Medical Center and subsequently completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at NYVA/Bellevue Hospital. He has published articles in various fields of medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and currently an Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital. His specialty interests include inflammatory bowel diseases, biliary tract disease and hepatitis. He performs procedures such as upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, polypectomy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, ERCP, and liver biopsy. (212) 238-0107
Vincent W. Ng, M.D. received his undergraduate degrees from both Columbia University and Polytechnic University, and his medical degree from SUNY Health and Science Center at Brooklyn. He finished his medical residency training at Staten Island University Hospital. He is currently an Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in adult primary care. He is fluent in Cantonese. (212) 238-0109
Deborah Sonenblick, M.D. graduated from Stern College and received her medical degree from The University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and is currently an Assistant Attending Physician at Downtown Hospital. Her special interests include women's health issues, preventive medicine and osteoporosis. She is fluent in Hebrew and Yiddish. (212) 238-0103
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