Brooklyn, NY, May 7, 2025 — Fifty-five Maimonides physicians have been named 2025 Super Doctors and Super Doctors Rising Stars, as announced on May 4. Out of the 55 doctors, 35 were named Super Doctors and 20 were named Super Doctors Rising Stars, a selective list that features doctors who have been practicing for less than 10 years.

This prestigious peer recognition reflects Maimonides physicians’ excellence in patient care and expertise across more than 40 medical specialties. Super Doctors’ peer-nominated, multi-step process is designed to identify healthcare providers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Maimonides Health SuperDoctors 2025
Ioannis Alagkiozidis, MD, Gynecologic Oncology
Jeffrey R. Avner, MD, Pediatrics
Elliot Borgen, MD, Cardiology
Edward Chapnick, MD, Infectious Disease
Kabu Chawla, MD, Pulmonary Medicine
Jack Choueka, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
Scott Chudnoff, MD, OB/GYN
Brian Cohen, MD, Plastic Surgery
Gregory Crooke, MD, Cardiac Surgery
Lloyd Gayle, MD, Plastic Surgery
Monica Ghitan, MD, Infectious Disease
Yisachar Greenberg, MD, Cardiology
Lisa Huo, MD, Pediatrics
Nuri Jacoby, MD, Neurology
Joshua Kerstein, MD, Cardiology
Jacob Khurgin, DO, Urology
Yizhak Kupfer, MD, Critical Care Medicine
Mary Lee-Wong, MD, Allergy and Immunology
Steven Levine, MD, Neurology
Lynn Model, MD, Pediatric Surgery
Norbert Moskovits, MD, Cardiology
Inna Nelipovich, MD, Cardiology
Nima Patel, MD, Plastic Surgery
Ina Ratner, MD, Internal Medicine
Robert Rhee, MD, Vascular Surgery
Greg Ribakove, MD, Cardiac Surgery
Daniel Rosenbaum, MD, Neurology
Norman Saffra, MD, Ophthalmology
Jacob Shani, MD, Cardiology
Ronald Simon, MD, Trauma Surgery
Todd Soifer, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
Reuben Strayer, MD, Emergency Medicine
Mila Tempel, DO, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Qingliang Tony Wang, MD, Neurology
Graciela Wetzler, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Maimonides Health Super Doctors Rising Stars 2025
Alexander Abdurakhmanov, MD, Bariatric Surgery
Samer Abou Rizk, MD, Otolaryngology
Sara Abu-Ghanem, MD, Otolaryngology
Mahmoud Almadani, MD, Vascular Surgery
Linda Chen, DO, Pediatrics
Murray Choueka, MD, Neurology
Benjamin Cunningham, MD, Neurology
Joshua Feinberg, MD, Breast Surgery
Isaac Gammal, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
Zachary Johnson, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Stacie Kahn, MD, Pediatrics
Lee Kaplowitz, MD, Otolaryngology
Yonit Lax, MD, Pediatrics
Elishia McKay, MD, Urogynecology
Nadine Montemarano, MD, Cardiology
Susanna O’Kula, MD, Neurology
Albert Palileo, MD, Gynecologic Oncology
Nicole Perry, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
Allison Polland, MD, Urogynecology
Elie Sutton, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery

For the full list of present and past Maimonides Health Super Doctors, visit the Maimonides Health SuperDoctors webpage.

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