Yonkers area residents now have more convenient options for general, thoracic and breast surgery with the addition of a new Montefiore Einstein surgical consultation suite at St. John’s Riverside Hospital.
Led by Joseph T. Vazzana, MD, General Surgeon, Montefiore Einstein, the new service helps St. John’s provide needed surgical services to its community.
The partnership also makes it easier to refer patients to Montefiore Einstein facilities for procedures that can’t be done at St. John’s, allowing St. John’s to supplement its existing surgical expertise.
“Montefiore Einstein’s excellence in key surgical areas is helping expand St. John’s Riverside’s offerings in these areas,” Dr. Vazzana said.
Surgeons joining Dr. Vazzana to provide services at St. John’s are Brendon M. Stiles, MD, Professor and Chief, Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Einstein, and Associate Director, Surgical Services, Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, and Maureen P. McEvoy, MD, Breast Surgeon and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Einstein.
While the partnership has been a work in progress for some time, “It’s really starting to take off,” Dr. Vazzana said. “We’re increasing case numbers, and complexity of cases is increasing as well. The hospital is expanding to keep up with the pace and is increasing its ICU coverage as they build a robust general surgery practice there.”
The surgical team joins Montefiore Einstein cardiologists, gynecologists and others who also are providing inpatient and outpatient services at St. John’s Riverside.
