Saud A. Sadiq, M.D.
Director
Saud A. Sadiq, M.D. is the founder and director of the International Multiple Sclerosis Management Practice and the Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York (MSRCNY). A board-certified neurologist with residency training in Internal Medicine in England, and in Neurology at the University of Texas, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical...
Andrew Sylvester, M.D.
Attending Neurologist
Andrew Sylvester, M.D. is a board-certified attending neurologist at the IMSMP. He earned his B.A. at Washington University in St. Louis, and then studied medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He completed his residency in Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and went on to finish a...
Armistead D. Williams, III, M.D.
Attending Neurologist
Dr. Armistead D. Williams is a board-certified neurologist at the IMSMP. He received his B.A. with majors in biology and studio art at the University of Virginia. He received his MD and performed his medical internship at the University of Virginia Medical Center. He trained at one...
James W. Stark, M.D.
Attending Neurologist
Dr. James W. Stark is a board-certified Neurologist at the IMSMP. He received his B.A. in psychology from Boston University and completed medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Originally from New York, he continued at Einstein for his neurology residency training and was designated a chief resident of neurology during...
Deneb R. Bates, N.D.
Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Bates is a Naturopathic Doctor who provides a knowledgeable holistic approach to the care of people living with Multiple Sclerosis. She specializes in natural treatment options for improving wellness, such as nutrition and botanical medicine, and believes in empowering patients to take positive actions for their own...
Beth R. DiBiase, L.C.S.W.
Social Work Supervisor and Director of Patient Relations
Beth R. DiBiase, L.C.S.W. received her Bachelor's degree from Villanova University and a Master's degree in Social Work from Columbia University with a clinical concentration in health, mental health and disabilities. She received a...
Stephen Kanter, PT, DPT, ATC
Supervisor, Rehabilitation Services
Dr. Stephen Kanter is a licensed physical therapist in New York and New Jersey. He was hired as the Supervisor of Rehabilitation Services in April 2008 after spending the previous five years as a homecare specialist, working primarily with patients with Multiple Sclerosis and...
Joanne Festa, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist
Dr. Festa is a Neuropsychologist, the Director of Neuropsychology at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals, and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at Columbia University in the Department of Neurology. She received her B.S. in psychology from Ramapo College and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her...
Rebecca Lizarraga, MSN, ANP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Rebecca Lizarraga, RN, BSN, MSN is the nurse practitioner at the IMSMP. She received her Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology from the University at Buffalo in 2004 and later went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in nursing from New York University in 2007. Rebecca then...
Allan E. Inglis, Jr., M.D.
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Allan Inglis is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Since 2007, he has provided orthopaedic care to IMSMP patients during his monthly clinic at the center. Dr. Inglis attended medical school at Cornell University, followed by an orthopaedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery here in New York. He then went on to complete two fellowships: the orthopaedic biomechanics/custom prosthesis design at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital...
Douglas S. Cohen, M.D.
Attending Neurosurgeon
Dr. Douglas Cohen is a board-certified neurosurgeon who has been associated with the center since 1998. Dr. Cohen completed undergraduate work at Cornell University before attending Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and was chief resident during his final year. Included among his many appointments is Medical Director of the Inpatient Neurosurgical Service at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. Throughout his career, he has received numerous honors and has...
Gabriel Sara, M.D.
Attending Hematology/Oncology
Dr. Gabriel Sara is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University who specializes in Hematology/Oncology. Prior to completing heme/onc fellowships at Columbia and Roosevelt Hospitals, Dr. Sara did internal medicine residency at The Brooklyn Hospital and medical school at French Medical School of Beirut. Dr. Sara has been with the center since 2003. He is a member of the stem cell research program at the center and performs bone marrow aspirations to collect patients own cells. Additionally, some MS medications...
Lisa Dabney, M.D.
Attending Urogynecologist
Dr. Lisa Dabney is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. At the IMSMP, she practices urogynecology with an emphasis on sexual dysfunction among patients with multiple sclerosis. She completed medical school at University of California at Los Angeles and residency training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School. She then completed her fellowship in urogynecology at NYU. Dr. Dabney has a practice at Roosevelt and is Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia...
Mantu Gupta, M.D.
Attending Urologist
Dr. Mantu Gupta is a urologist associated with the IMSMP. He is board-certified by the American Board of Urology and practices outside the IMSMP at both Roosevelt and Columbia Hospitals. He graduated from medical school at Northwestern University and completed urology residency at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Gupta then went on to do fellowship in endourology and laparascopic surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Through the center, Dr. Gupta has been treating MS patients with a variety of bladder and sexual...
Robert Goodman, M.D.
Attending Neurosurgeon
Dr. Robert Goodman is also a board-certified neurosurgeon and is currently an Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery at Columbia University. He attended Johns Hopkins University both as an undergraduate and during medical school and moved on to Columbia for his neurosurgery residency. He then completed a fellowship for epilepsy surgery at Montreal Neurologic Hospital. Over the past decade, Dr. Goodman has been a leader in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders. At the IMSMP, Dr...
Ronny Hertz, M.D.
Attending Pain Management
Dr. Ronny Hertz attended medical school at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse and went on to do an anesthesiology residency at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology with additional board certified subspecialization in pain management. Dr. Hertz also attends spasticity clinic at the center, which he has been associated with since 1998, assisting in the management of patients with chronic pain.
