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Mount Sinai Queens Physicians Named Top Doctors by U.S. News and World Report

24 Mount Sinai Queens physicians named “Top Doctors” by U.S. News & World Report. Top Doctors represent Castle Connolly’s top three percent in the nation.

  • Long Island City, NY
  • (August 08, 2011)

24 Mount Sinai Queens physicians named "Top Doctors" by U.S. News and World Report. Top Doctors represent Castle Connolly's top three percent in the nation. 

These physicians span 17 specialty areas and were selected based on a peer nomination process. "We are delighted by this public recognition of our staff, " said David M. Nierman, MD, MMM, Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of Mount Sinai Queens. 

US News "Top Doctors" was created in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of America's Top Doctors and other consumer health guides. It draws from Castle Connolly's database of Top Doctors, all recommended for their clinical skills by other doctors and individually vetted by a physician-led research team. 

"Mount Sinai Queens continues to improve the quality of health care in Queens," said Caryn A. Schwab, Chief Executive Officer, Mount Sinai Queens. "The Hospital congratulates the physicians who were recognized this year," said Schwab. 

They are as follows: Avram L. Abramowitz, MD, Walter A. Besser, MD, Bernard J. Biviano, MD, Michael G. Cioroiu, MD, George C. Fisher, MD, Gordon Freedman, MD, Oscar J. Fukilman, MD, Michael J. Gladstein, MD, Howard J. Greenberg, MD, Sotirios Kassapidis, MD, Ari Kostadaras, MD, Joel Kreitzer, MD, David M. Nierman, MD, MMM, Andrea D. Olanescu, MD, Jeffrey Sandhaus, MD, Ezra Sharon, MD, Jay D. Tartell, MD, Steven Tillem, MD, Jess Ting, MD, Steven J. Touliopoulos, MD, George Varsos, MD, James M. Vogel, MD, Craig J. Youner, MD, Alan P.Zeitlin, MD.

To learn more about Mount Sinai Queens visit www.mshq.org. 

Mount Sinai Queens is a 235-bed community hospital located in Long Island City serving the communities of western Queens and beyond. It was purchased by The Mount Sinai Hospital in June 1999 and has a medical staff of nearly 500 physicians representing 40 medical and surgical specialties and sub-specialties.

About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.

Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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