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

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

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