Our Doctors
After the initial examination by Dr. Hedrych, the immediate availability of a staff of highly qualified specialist physicians and other credentialed medical staff make it possible to continue the evaluation and treatment process without interruption.
- Dr. Gideon Hedrych, M.D.
- Dr. Joseph Yellin, D.O.
- Dr. Thomas Scilaris, M.D.
- Dr. David R. Adin, D.O.
- Dr. Jeffrey Lang, M.D.
- Dr. Mickaelle Dougherty, Ph.D.
Gideon Hedrych, M.D.
Trauma Specialist Executive Medical Director
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:
Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
EDUCATION:
Residency Training:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Degrees:
M.D., Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY – 1978
B.S., City College of New York – 1971
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
- 2001 — Present:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, Brooklyn, NY - 1992 — 2011:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1992 — 2000:
Executive Medical Director, SIP Medical Group, Jersey City, NJ - 1987 — 1992:
Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1987 — 1990:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ - 1983 — 1987:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, NJ - 1981 — 1982:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Elizabeth Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, NJ
1980 — 1981:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, St. Luke’s Hospital, Newburgh, NY
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:
- New York State License Number — 143168
Joseph Yellin, D.O.
Board Certified Neurologist
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:
Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
EDUCATION:
Residency Training:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Degrees:
M.D., Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY – 1978
B.S., City College of New York – 1971
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
- 2001 — Present:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, Brooklyn, NY - 1992 — 2011:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1992 — 2000:
Executive Medical Director, SIP Medical Group, Jersey City, NJ - 1987 — 1992:
Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1987 — 1990:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ - 1983 — 1987:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, NJ - 1981 — 1982:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Elizabeth Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, NJ
1980 — 1981:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, St. Luke’s Hospital, Newburgh, NY
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:
- New York State License Number — 143168
Thomas Scilaris, M.D.
Board Certified Orthopedist
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American College of Surgeons
EDUCATION Sep 1983 – Jun 1987
- University of Richtnond Richmond, VA, Bachelor of Science Biology
- Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude Graduate, Evrytanian Scholar
- Dean’s List ’83 — ’87, Member of Biology lionarary ’84 — ’87 (Beta Beta Beta)
Sep 1987 – Jun 1989
- Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
- Masters in Science Physiology/Biophysics
Sep 1989 – Jun 1993
- Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
- Medicinae Doctor’s Degree
Sep 1989 – Jun 1990
- Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
- Research Assistant, Orthopaedicamergency Room Technician
Jul 1993 – Jun 1994
- Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY
- General Surgery Internship
Jul 1994 – Jun 1995
- University of S. California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Orthopaedic Research Fellow
Jul 1995 – Jun 1999
- University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
- Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
Jun 1999 – Feb 2000
- Perth Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Perth, Australia
- Sports Medicine Fellowship
HOSPITAL AFFILIATION Mar 2000 – Present
- Beth Israel Medical Center New York, NY
- Department of Orthopaedics, Attending Physician
Oct 2002 – Present
- Mt Sinai Hospital of Queens Astoria, NY
- Department of Orthopaedics, Attending Physician
Sep 2004 – Present
- Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY
- Department of Orthopaedics, Attending Physician
Jun 2007 – Present
- Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital New York, NY
- Department of Orthopaedics, Attending Physician
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Nov 2004 — Present
- Orthopaedic Specialists of Greater New York New York, NY, Private Practice
Apr 2002 — Nov 2004
- New York Orthopaedic Surgery Astoria, NY
- Director of Orthopaedic Surgery
Mar 2000 — Mar 2002
- Stanley Liebowitz, M.D., P.C. New York, NY
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
HONORS & AWARDS Jun 11, 1999
- George Redgepath Award Kansas City, MO
- Outstanding Resident
Apr 15, 1999
- Frank D. Dickson Award Kansas City, MO
- Meritorious Performance
Apr 11, 1997
- Frank D. Dickson Award Kansas City, MO
- Meritorious Performance
PUBLICATIONS Patzakis, Scilaris, TA, Chon, J, Holtom, P, Sherman, R.
- “Results of Bone Grafting for Infected Tibial Non-Union” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 315: 192-198, 1995
Shepard, L, Lee, J, Scilaris, TA, Morris, J.
- “A Prospective Randomized Study of Femoral Intramedullaty Nailing: Reamed vs. Unreamed”
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Boston, MA September 1996
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 1997
Prayson, MJ, William, J, Marshall, M, Scilaris, TA, Lingenfelter, E.
- “Biomechanical Comparison of Fixation Methods in Transverse Olecranon Fractures: A Cadaveric Study”
- Missouri State Orthopaedic Association, Lake of the Ozarks, June 1996 (3rd Prize)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 1997
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 11(8):1997
Scilaris, TA, Oranthan, J, William, J, Prayson, M, Marshall, M, Hamilton, J.
- “Biomechanical Comparison of Fixation Methods in Transverse Patella Fracture: A Cadaveric Study”
- Clinical Orthopaedic Society, Kansas MO, Oct 1997 (3rd Prize)
- Orthopaedic Research Society, New Orleans, LA, March 1998
- Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 12(5):1998
Scilaris, TA, Schmidt, T, Karka, D, Lingenfelter, E.
- “The Use of Distal Femoral and Proximal Tibial Skeletal Traction Pins in the Treatment of Femur Fractures in Children: A Retrospective Study”
- Pediatric Orthopaedics in Depth, Little Cayman Islands, Nov. 1997
- Mid-America Orthopaedic Association, Acapulco, April 1998
Patzakis, MJ, Scilaris, TA, Chon, J, Frausto, A, Mills, B.
- “A Study of Effects of Short Term Storage on the Osteogenicity of Cells in Autogenous Bone Graft”
LICENSURE
- State of New York License #213911
- Federal DEA Registration #BS4239225
David R. Adin, D.O.
Pain Management Specialist
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:
Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
EDUCATION:
Residency Training:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Degrees:
M.D., Downstate Medical Center, New York, NY – 1978
B.S., City College of New York – 1971
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE:
- 2001 — Present:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, Brooklyn, NY - 1992 — 2011:
Executive Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1992 — 2000:
Executive Medical Director, SIP Medical Group, Jersey City, NJ - 1987 — 1992:
Medical Director, Park Avenue Trauma Associates, New York, NY - 1987 — 1990:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Holy Name Hospital, Teaneck, NJ - 1983 — 1987:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, Newark, NJ - 1981 — 1982:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Elizabeth Horton Memorial Hospital, Middletown, NJ
1980 — 1981:
Attending Physician, Emergency Department, St. Luke’s Hospital, Newburgh, NY
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:
- New York State License Number — 143168
Jeffrey Lang, M.D.
Radiologist Neuroradiologist
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS
Board Eligible, Emergency Medicine
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
EDUCATION Fellowship:
Neuroradiology of the Head and Neck, New York University, New York, NY
Residency Training:
St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY
Degrees:
M.D., Emory University, Atlanta Georgia
A.B., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, New York Medical College
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE 2000 — Present:
- Medical Director, Progressive Health Imaging, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
1992 — Present:
- Founding Partner and Neuroradiologist, Hartsdale Imaging, Hartsdale, NY
1993 — 2000:
- Director of Radiology, Woodlawn MRI and Pelham Bay Open MRI, Bronx, NY
1994 — 1998:
- Chairperson, Department of Radiology, Our Lady Of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY
1986 — 1998:
- Attending Physician, Department of Radiology, Our Lady Of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
- New York State License Number — 146936
- New Jersey State License Number — 46364
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
- Senior Member American Society of Neuroradiology
- American College of Radiology
- Radiological Society of North America
- New York Radiological Society
- Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society
PRESENTATIONS
- February, 1989, Role of CT in Thoraco — Abdominal Trauma, Surgical Grand Rounds, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
- January, 1995, MRI of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine, Neuroscience conference, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
Mickaelle Dougherty, Ph.D.
Neuropychologist / Psychotherapist
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE PRIVATE PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE: 1993 – Present
Treatment orientation guided by individualized needs of patients, integrating psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioral approaches.
MEDICAL HYPNOTHERAPIST: 2004 – 2007
Independent contractor with Integrative Medical Care, P.C.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATOR, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, PAIN AND STRESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST:
1993 – 1995
Psychstat Psychological Services, P.C.
1995 – 1997
Metropolis Psychological Services, P.C.
PSYCHOLOGIST I: 1990 – 1997
- Manhattan Psychiatric Center, Ward’s Island
PSYCHOTHERAPIST: 1991 – 1992
- Assisted another psychologist, Dr. Arnold Laschewer, in his private practice, providing individual psychotherapy to a wide range of adults.
PSYCHOLOGY INTERN: 1989 – 1990
- Manhattan Psychiatric Center, An APA Approved internship program.
PSYCHOLOGY EXTERN: 1988 – 1989
- Queens Hospital Center, a municipal hospital affiliated with Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Hillside Hospital.
SENIOR CASE MANAGER/CLINICAL MANAGER: 1987 – 1988
- Institute for Community Living, Stepping Stones, a psychiatric residence.
PSYCHOTHERAPIST: 1986 – 1987
- Counseling in Schools Program, Provided group and individual psychotherapy to adolescents at Washington Irving High School.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATOR: 1985 – 1986
- Independent contractor evaluating psychological readiness of correctional officer candidates.
EDUCATION Ph.D., Clinical Psychology. May 1993.
- The Graduate Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, The New School for Social Research. NYS License 1993. Graduated with Clinical Honors & Distinction.
M.A., Psychology, May 1985
- The Graduate Faculty of Social and Political Sciences.
B.A., Wesleyan University, May 1980. Middletown, CT
- Master Clinical Hypnotherapy Certificate, December 1996.
International Association of Counselors and Therapists
- Clinical Hypnotherapy Certificate, The Hypnosis Institute. October 1986.
Certificate of Completion, Ho’omana Series, Kumu Aupuni Iwi’Ula.
- Ancient Hawaiian Wisdom and its Application to Daily Life and Healing Arts.
PUBLICATION
- Affective Experiences and Levels of Self-Organization in Maternal Postpartum Depression. Psychoanalytic Psychology, (The Journal of Division 39, American Psychological Association). 1998, Vol. 15, No.3, 396-419.
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Diagnostic Services
To insure correct and complete evaluations for your condition, Park Avenue Trauma Associates has access to the full range of contemporary, cutting-edge diagnostic equipment and skilled experienced medical staff, to assess the results and make an informed clinical diagnosis.
This Includes:
- Electrodiagnostic testing performed on the premises including EMG/NCV studies.
- MRI and CT scans performed at a nearby location and read by a board-certified Neuroradiologist.
- Complete in-house x-ray capabilities.
