Center for Medical Consumers--2002 PERFORMANCE REPORTS--EXCISION OR DESTRUCTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC--listed by Doctor's name, if the volume is 30 or more

Doctor's Name	Facility Name	Location	Volume
AGUILAR GABRIEL O	BENEDICTINE HOSPITAL	KINGSTON	42
ALLEYNE CARGILL HERLEY	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	106
ALONGI PAUL ROBERT	HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL	HUNTINGTON	49
ANANT ASHOK	LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER	BROOKLYN	51
BABU RAMESH PITTI	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	139
BAJWA SAEED AHMED	UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS - WILSON HOSPITAL	JOHNSON CITY	258
BAKOS ROBERT STEVEN	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	37
BARRICK WILLIAM TIMOTHY	VASSAR BROTHERS HOSPITAL	POUGHKEEPSIE	56
BENDO JOHN ALEX	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	129
BENJAMIN VALLO	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	49
BENNETT GREGORY JOHN	SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	76
BENZIL DEBORAH LYNN	WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	VALHALLA	42
BOACHIE-ADJEI OHENEBA	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	50
BOEHM FRANK HARRISON JR	FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTH CARE - ST LUKES DIVISION	NEW HARTFORD	39
BOMAN THOMAS EDWARD	ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER	ELMIRA	44
BRISSON PAUL-MARIE JEROME	CABRINI MEDICAL CENTER	NEW YORK	73
BROOK JUDITH THOLFSEN	ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL	POUGHKEEPSIE	43
BUCKLEY RUDOLPH ALEXANDER	FAXTON-ST LUKES HEALTH CARE - FAXTON DIVISION	UTICA	104
BUDNY JAMES L	MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	41
BURSTEIN STEPHEN DAVID	WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MINEOLA	69
BYUN HANG SIK	CITY HOSPITAL CENTER AT ELMHURST	ELMHURST	31
CAMINS MARTIN BRUCE	MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	37
CAMMISA FRANK P JR	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	232
CAPICOTTO PETER NICHOLAS	PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	115
CAPICOTTO WILLIAM NICHOLAS	BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	98
CAPPUCCINO ANDREW	MILLARD FILLMORE SUBURBAN HOSPITAL	AMHERST	241
CARDOSO ERICO RAMOS	NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL	BROOKLYN	54
CARL ALLEN LAURENCE	ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL	ALBANY	38
CARTER DAVID ALEXANDER	CROUSE HOSPITAL	SYRACUSE	51
CASDEN ANDREW MICHAEL	BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER PETRIE CAMPUS	NEW YORK	43
CASTIGLIA GREGORY J	SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	129
CERABONA FRANCO P	BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER PETRIE CAMPUS	NEW YORK	37
CHANG EDWIN M	SISTERS OF CHARITY - ST VINCENTS CAMPUS	STATEN ISLAND	62
CHENEY ROBERT ALAN	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	130
CHERNOFF IRA JAY	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	71
CHERNOFF MARC BERNARD	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	37
CHILES BENNIE WALTER III	WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	VALHALLA	38
CONNOLLY PATRICK J JR	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	SYRACUSE	90
COOPER PAUL RICHARD	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	50
CORNACCHIA LOUIS GUY	MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	PORT JERVIS	48
COTANCH WILLIAM WAYNE	ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	92
CURYLO LUKASZ JERZY	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	39
DAVIS RAPHAEL P	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	143
DE MOURA ALEXANDRE BARBOSA	MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	PORT JERVIS	99
DIGIACINTO GEORGE V	ST LUKES ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER ROOSEVELT DIVISION	NEW YORK	43
DIMANCESCU MIHAI D	SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL	OCEANSIDE	76
DIRISIO DARRYL JOHN	ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL	ALBANY	124
DISTEFANO RICHARD JOHN	CROUSE HOSPITAL	SYRACUSE	91
DOWLING THOMAS JOSEPH JR	ST CATHERINE 0F SIENA HOSPITAL	SMITHTOWN	33
DRYER JOSEPH W	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	84
DUFFY KENT ROBERT	WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER	WHITE PLAINS	44
EFRON ALLEN DEWITT	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	51
EGNATCHIK JAMES GREGORY	MERCY HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	156
EISENBERG MARK BRUCE	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	93
ELOWITZ ERIC HOWARD	BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER PETRIE CAMPUS	NEW YORK	111
ENG DAVID YAN	ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	SYRACUSE	91
EPSTEIN NANCY E	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	112
ERRICO THOMAS JOSEPH	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	49
FAGELMAN FREDRIC I	GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL	GLENS FALLS	177
FARMER JAMES CHRISTOPHER	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	86
FONTANETTA ADRIAN PHILIP	WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MINEOLA	34
FRAZIER DAVEED DAMON	ST LUKES ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER ROOSEVELT DIVISION	NEW YORK	56
FREDRICKSON BRUCE E	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	SYRACUSE	61
FREMPONG-BOADU ANTHONY KHYRE	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	38
GALENO JOHN A	ST AGNES HOSPITAL	WHITE PLAINS	91
GALYON DANIEL DREW	UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS - WILSON HOSPITAL	JOHNSON CITY	178
GAMACHE FRANCIS W JR	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK HOSPITAL DIVISION	NEW YORK	64
GARDEN MITCHELL SCOTT	ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF NEWBURG	NEWBURGH	66
GENOVESE FRANK LOUIS	ELLIS HOSPITAL	SCHENECTADY	129
GIBBONS KEVIN J	MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	76
GINGOLD SCOTT IRA	CROUSE HOSPITAL	SYRACUSE	83
GOLDSTEIN JEFFREY ANDREW	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	100
GOODMAN JACK	VASSAR BROTHERS HOSPITAL	POUGHKEEPSIE	66
GOODWIN CHARLES	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	65
GRAND WALTER	BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	75
GREENSPAN JAMES SCOTT	GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL	GLENS FALLS	131
GUTMAN FREDERICK B	STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STONY BROOK	STONEY BROOK	67
HAHER THOMAS RICHARD	LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER	BROOKLYN	54
HAMILL CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE	BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	173
HANSRAJ KENNETH KARAMCHAND	ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL	POUGHKEEPSIE	58
HARGRAVES RONALD WILLIAM	CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL	PLATTBURGH	207
HARRIS BRUCE S	MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL	COOPERSTOWN	45
HO VICTOR T	SISTERS OF CHARITY - ST VINCENTS CAMPUS	STATEN ISLAND	54
HOLLIS PETER H	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	101
HOLTZMAN ROBERT N N	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	58
HOPPENSTEIN REUBEN	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	49
HRUSTICH DEBORAH ANN	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	88
HUANG PAUL P	NYU HOSPITALS CENTER	NEW YORK	35
HUCKELL CAMERON BRUCE	BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	78
JACOBS STEVEN KENNETH	ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF NEWBURG	NEWBURGH	92
JOHNSON RICHARD WILLIAM	CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER OF BROOKLYN & QUEENS ST JOHNS	ELMHURST	35
KAISER MICHAEL GUENTHER	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION	NEW YORK	72
KANSAL NARENDRA	ST JOSEPHS HOSP OF CHEEKTOWAGA	CHEEKTOWAGA	36
KEUSKAMP PIETER A	ST CATHERINE 0F SIENA HOSPITAL	SMITHTOWN	66
KIM YONG H	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	79
KLEIN JEFFREY DAVID	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	43
KORNEL EZRIEL EDWARD	NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL	MOUNT KISCO	59
KOWALSKI JOSEPH MARTIN	ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	BUFFALO	71
KRAWCHENKO JOHN	SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER	WATERTOWN	87
KROSSER BARRY IRA	NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL	MOUNT KISCO	36
KUFLIK PAUL LARRY	BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER PETRIE CAMPUS	NEW YORK	30
KUNG DAVID CHI YU	ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER	ELMIRA	147
LABIAK JOHN JOSEPH	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	40
LAHA RANJIT KUMAR	WOMANS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION	JAMESTOWN	64
LANDI MICHAEL KENNETH	KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL	KENMORE	92
LANSEN THOMAS A	NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL	MOUNT KISCO	51
LASSER STEVEN DAVID	GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL	GENEVA	107
LATTUGA SEBASTIAN	MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	PORT JERVIS	203
LAVYNE MICHAEL HUGH	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK HOSPITAL DIVISION	NEW YORK	145
LEE THOMAS TEHWEN	ST JOHNS RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL	YONKERS	71
LEON STEVEN PAUL	BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	PATCHOGUE	35
LEONE ANTHONY MICHAEL	MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	34
LEONE VINCENT JEAN-CLAUDE	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT GLEN COVE	GLEN COVE	89
LEVINE MITCHELL EDWARD	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	108
LEVY ERNEST RONALD	AURELIA O FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ONEONTA	51
LEWIS PAUL JEFFREY	MERCY HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	238
LIFESO ROBERT MURRAY	ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	BUFFALO	88
LOVELY THOMAS JOHN	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	83
MAIN WILLIAM KENNEDY	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	45
MANGIARDI JOHN RAGUE	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	98
MARRA PHILIP J	ELLIS HOSPITAL	SCHENECTADY	58
MATAN ANTHONY JOSEPH	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	SYRACUSE	75
MAURER PAUL KURT	PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	159
MAURI THOMAS M	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	66
MAXWELL JAMES THOMAS	ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	323
MC MURTRY JAMES GILMER 3RD	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION	NEW YORK	114
MCCANCE SEAN EUGENE	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	120
MCCORMACK THOMAS M	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	89
MCCORMICK PAUL CHRISTIAN	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION	NEW YORK	131
MERMELSTEIN LAURENCE ERIC	HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL	HUNTINGTON	80
MICHELSEN CHRISTOPHER BRUCE HERMANN	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL ALLEN PAVILLION DIVISION	NEW YORK	39
MONTGOMERY CRAIG THOR	ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	SYRACUSE	71
MORELAND DOUGLAS BRIAN	SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	208
MOSKOVICH RONALD	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	51
MU HARRISON TE-MING	CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER OF BROOKLYN & QUEENS ST JOHNS	ELMHURST	32
MULLINS KEVIN JAMES	GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	WEST ISLIP	94
NELSON CURTIS N	HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER	44
NEUBARDT SETH LOWELL	WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER	WHITE PLAINS	103
NOBANDEGANI FARIBORZ	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	42
O'LEARY PATRICK FLORENCE	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	200
OLSEWSKI JOHN MICHAEL	MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER - EINSTEIN COLLEGE DIVISION	BRONX	31
ONESTI STEPHEN THOMAS	MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER MOSES DIVISION	BRONX	112
OPPENHEIM JEFFREY SABLE	GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN	SUFFREN	106
OVERBY M CHRIS	NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MANHASSET	99
OWEN MICHAEL P	SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER	WATERTOWN	68
PALMER KENNETH DAVID	WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER	WHITE PLAINS	39
PELLETIER VALMORE ALEXIS JR	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	110
PERESS RICHARD ELIOT	PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NORTH TARRYTOWN	51
PERETZ ANDREW MICHAEL	PUTNAM HOSPITAL CENTER	CARMEL	72
PERINPANAYAGAM NOEL INDRANATH	ST LUKES ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER ROOSEVELT DIVISION	NEW YORK	46
PETRUCCI DEBRA ANN	WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL CENTER	WHITE PLAINS	61
PILCHER WEBSTER HOTCHKISS	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	98
POLLINA JOHN	MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	68
POST KALMON D	MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	31
QUEST DONALD OLIVER	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN DIVISION	NEW YORK	52
RAFIY PHILIP MICHAEL	LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER	NEW HYDE PARK	56
RAWLINS BERNARD ALEXANDER	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	35
RIINA HOWARD ANTONY	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK HOSPITAL DIVISION	NEW YORK	38
ROBBINS JOHN BERNHARD	PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NORTH TARRYTOWN	57
ROBINSON STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM	ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	SYRACUSE	68
RODENHOUSE THOMAS G	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	109
ROSENTHAL ALAN D	WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MINEOLA	36
ROSIELLO ARTHUR P	STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STONY BROOK	STONEY BROOK	45
ROSNER SARAN S	PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	NORTH TARRYTOWN	92
RUBERY PAUL THOMAS JR	STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	71
RUSYNIAK WALTER GEORGE JR	ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER	UTICA	72
SANDHU HARVINDER S	HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY	NEW YORK	94
SATHI SUMEER	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	95
SCHWAB FRANK JOHANN	MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER	BROOKLYN	30
SCHWARTZ ARNOLD MARK	HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL	HUNTINGTON	98
SCIALABBA FRED P	GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL	GLENS FALLS	133
SEGAL DAVID H	HORTON MEDICAL CENTER	MIDDLETOWN	117
SEMENOFF DAVID LOUIS	ST PETERS HOSPITAL	ALBANY	65
SETHI KHALID AHMED	UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS - WILSON HOSPITAL	JOHNSON CITY	42
SHADY MAGDY SHAWKY	ST CHARLES HOSPITAL	PORT JEFFERSON	101
SHAH BIPIN C	PARK RIDGE HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	117
SHIAU JOHN SOU-CHENG	SISTERS OF CHARITY - ST VINCENTS CAMPUS	STATEN ISLAND	72
SILBERSTEIN HOWARD JEFFREY	ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	71
SIMMONS EDWARD DONALD	BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL	BUFFALO	148
SMITH MARK VOGEL	ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER	UTICA	64
SNOW ROBERT BARTLEY	NEW YORK & PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL NEW YORK HOSPITAL DIVISION	NEW YORK	206
SONSTEIN WILLIAM JEFFREY	SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL	OCEANSIDE	51
SOULTS CLIFFORD BERNARDO	ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER	UTICA	38
SPITZER DANIEL EVAN	GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN	SUFFREN	90
SPIVAK JEFFREY MICHAEL	HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASE ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE	NEW YORK	96
SPURGAS PAUL EDWARD	ELLIS HOSPITAL	SCHENECTADY	100
STEA RICHARD ANTHONY	HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER	43
STEPHEN MARK E	STATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STONY BROOK	STONEY BROOK	41
STERN JACK	NY UNITED HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	PORT CHESTER	124
SUDDABY LOUBERT STEVEN	ST JOSEPHS HOSP OF CHEEKTOWAGA	CHEEKTOWAGA	154
SUNDARESAN NARAYAN	LENOX HILL HOSPITAL	NEW YORK	43
TABADDOR KAMRAN	OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER	BRONX	58
TADDONIO RUDOLPH FRANCIS JR	WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	VALHALLA	34
TORRES GLUCK JOSE A	JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER	BRONX	40
WANG JAMES JIN	ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL	POUGHKEEPSIE	38
WHALEN JOHN THOMAS IV	SETON HEALTH-ST MARYS CAMPUS	TROY	82
WHITBECK M GORDON JR	ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL	ROCHESTER	69
WINFIELD JEFFREY ALAN	CROUSE HOSPITAL	SYRACUSE	118
WULFF WARREN EDGAR ALEXANDER	ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER	SYRACUSE	53
YONEMURA KENNETH STEPHEN	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	SYRACUSE	41
YU YOUNG JAE	MOUNT SAINT MARY'S OF NIAGARA FALLS	LEWISTON	106
YUAN HANSEN A	UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SUNY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	SYRACUSE	47
ZEIDMAN SETH MICHAEL	HIGHLAND HOSPITAL ROCHESTER	ROCHESTER	144
ZOGBY RICHARD GABRIEL	COMMUNITY-GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GREATER SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE	96

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