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Our mission is to serve our patients and their families by providing a forum for the analysis, discussion, and resolution of ethical issues that may arise during care.

Ethics Consultants

We provide on-call consultative services when a request is made by a patient, family member, or the healthcare team for assistance in resolving an ethical question or problem.

Yesne Alici, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Jennifer Allen, MSN, RN, CPNP
APP Manager, Inpatient Pediatrics

Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R, HEC-C
Program Manager, Ethics Committee

Martin Chin, MD, HEC-C
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Michelle Colletti, PA, HEC-C
Physician Assistant, Colorectal Surgery

Cassandra Durand MS, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Division of Evidence Based Practice, MSK Nassau

Danielle Novetsky Friedman, MD, MS, HEC-C
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics

Margot Hedlin, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Medicine

Monique C. James, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Kenny M. Lacossiere, MSN, NP-C, ANP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider/Adult Nurse Practitioner, Pre-Anesthesia Clinic

Maryeliza McEachen, RN
Clinical Nurse, Department of Pediatrics

Stephanie Mendez, PA
Physician Assistant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Amy Scharf, MBE
Project Coordinator, Office of the Physician-in-Chief

Deborah Stein BSN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine Service

Davis Ulrich, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine

Louis Voigt, MD, MBE, HEC-C
Chair, Ethics Committee
Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Critical Care Medicine

Ethics Committee

The Ethics Committee conducts case reviews, serves as an advisory body to MSK’s Medical Board, and offers ongoing ethics-related educational programs to all clinical staff as well as a comprehensive educational series in bioethics.

Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA
Attending Physician, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine

Jennifer Allen, MSN, RN, CPNP
APP Manager, Inpatient Pediatrics

Yesne Alici, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Michael Bellamy, PMP, PhD
Assistant Attending Physicist, Department of Medical Physics

Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R
Program Manager, Ethics Committee

Craig D. Blinderman, MD, MA, FAAHPM
Chief, Supportive Care Service

Vance Broach, MD
Assistant Attending, Department of Surgery, Gynecology Service

Amelia Chan, PharmD, MBA
Manager, Drug Policy Management and Quality & Safety, Department of Pharmacy

Sanjay Chawla, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine Service

Martin Chin, MD, FAPA
Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Michelle Colletti, PA
Physician Assistant, Colorectal Surgery

Nessa Coyle, RN, NP, PhD
Consultant, Department of Neurology
Counsel to the Ethics Committee

Elizabeth D’Elia, Esq.
VP, Associate General Counsel, Chief Litigation Counsel
Office of General Counsel

Pamela Drullinsky, MD
Attending Physician, Regional Care Network Medical Site Director, MSK Nassau

Cassandra Durand MS, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Division of Evidence Based Practice, MSK Nassau

Maria A. Friedlander MPA, CT(ASCP)CM
Director, Regulatory Affairs

Danielle Novetsky Friedman, MD, MS, HEC-C
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics

Seth Glodowski, MD 
Anesthesiologist and Intensivist, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Shellie Gumbs, MD, MPH
Associate Attending Physician, Department of General Internal Medicine

Emily S. Hahn, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics

Kelly Haviland, PhD, FNP-BC
Clinical Nurse Practitioner, Supportive Care Medicine Service

Margot Hedlin, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Medicine

Heather Hightower, MSEd, RN, CPHON
Office Practice Nurse, Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Program

Monique C. James, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Justin Kim, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, L1, Department of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine

Kenny M. Lacossiere, MSN, NP-C, ANP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider/Adult Nurse Practitioner, Pre-Anesthesia Clinic

Sheron Latcha, MD, FASN
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Program Director, Renal and Onco-Nephrology Fellowship

Konstantina (Dina) Matsoukas, MLIS
Information Systems, MSK Library

Maryeliza McEachen, RN
Clinical Nurse, Department of Pediatrics

Stephanie Mendez, PA
Physician Assistant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Molly O’Neil Frank, M. Div, BCC
Staff Chaplain, Spiritual Care

Elizabeth Peabody, LMSW

Nina J. Pickett, MPS
Senior Director, Department of Pediatrics

Isabel Preeshagul, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology Service, Bergen

Kelly Preti, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider, Anesthesia Pain Service

Stephanie Puccia, LSW, LMSW, ACM-SW
Director, Case Management

Julia Ramirez, MA
Director, Patient Relations, Patient Representative Department

Paul Romesser, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology

Amy Scharf, MBE
Project Coordinator, Office of Physician-in-Chief

Johanna Schoen, PhD
Co-Chair, PFACQ

Rosanna Silber, DNP, CPNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Team, Department of Pediatrics

Stacy Stabler, MD, PhD
Associate Attending Physician, Supportive Care Service

Deborah Stein BSN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider, Fellowship Manager, Critical Care Medicine Service

Davis Ulrich, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine

Louis Voigt, MD, MBE, HEC-C
Chair, Ethics Committee
Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Critical Care Medicine

Christine Wilkins, PhD, LCSW
Director, Department of Social Work

Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Director of Research, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Oncology

Divya Yerramilli, MD, MBE
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology

Judy Yudenfriend
PFACQ member

Miriam Zander, MD
Assistant Attending, Supportive Care Service

Counsel to the Ethics Committee

Our counsel provides legal advice to our ethics consultants and the Ethics Committee.

Elizabeth D’Elia, Esq.
VP, Associate General Counsel, Chief Litigation Counsel
Office of General Counsel