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NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- 300 COMMUNITY DRIVE, MANHASSET, NEW YORK, 11030, PHONE: 516-562-0100
How Surgeons at This Hospital Perform, by Procedure
An individual surgeon who performs this procedure at this hospital.
At least one surgeon performing this procedure has a high adjusted rate of complications.
Prostate Resection: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
Cervical (Neck) Spinal Fusion: No surgeons met the volume requirement of 20 for this procedure.
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How we calculated these rates: Guided by top researchers and doctors, ProPublica used Medicare data from 2009-2013 to identify cases where a patient died in the hospital or had to be readmitted within 30 days for a problem related to one of these elective procedures. We then calculated complication rates for surgeons, carefully accounting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. These rates are calculated using data from Medicare records, which do not include patients with private insurance or in another program like Medicaid. A surgeon’s rate spans all hospitals at which he or she operates and is not unique to a given hospital. Read our methodology »
Important: Some surgeons may no longer be operating at this hospital.
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Knee Replacement
Total knee replacement (ICD-9-CM code 81.54)
Replace diseased knee joint with an artificial knee. The most common reason for a knee replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a breakdown of the cartilage in the joint. More information 
STANLEY ASNIS »
JEFFREY SHAPIRO »
DANIEL RICH »
NICHOLAS SGAGLIONE »
FRANK DIMAIO »
PETER LEMENTOWSKI »
VIJAY RASQUINHA »
STANISLAV AVSHALUMOV »
BRUCE SEIDEMAN »
JONATHAN MALLEN »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
JEFFREY GUTTMAN, SALVATORE CORSO, JAMES KIPNIS, RICHARD MCCORMACK, PAUL YERYS, MIHAI ROSCA, RICHARD BOCHNER, DAVID GAZZANIGA
Hospital Misattributions:
This hospital also billed Medicare for fewer than 11 cases of this procedure that were attributed to non-surgeons. Because the surgeon’s identity is uncertain, we do not report them. Of these cases, 0 resulted in complications.
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Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement (ICD-9-CM code 81.51)
Replace diseased hip joint with an artificial hip joint. The most common reason for a hip replacement is osteoarthritis, which is a breakdown of the cartilage in the joint. More information
JORGE BAEZ »
JEFFREY SHAPIRO »
STANLEY ASNIS »
BRUCE SEIDEMAN »
STEVEN ERLANGER »
FRANK DIMAIO »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
SAMUEL KENAN, JEFFREY GUTTMAN, SALVATORE CORSO, JAMES KIPNIS, JONATHAN MALLEN, JOHN MORRISON, ADAM LEVIN
The following surgeons also perform procedures at a hospital that has misattributed surgeons’ identities, so we are not reporting their results:
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Gallbladder Removal, Laparoscopic
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ICD-9-CM code 51.23)
Minimally invasive gallbladder removal. This is performed most commonly when gallstones are blocking the flow of bile. More information
GARY GECELTER »
MICHAEL GIUFFRIDA »
JONATHAN KLEIN »
EUGENE RUBACH »
JERZY MACURA »
GEORGE DENOTO »
HARRY ZEMON »
LEWIS KURTZ »
PAUL KATZ »
ANGELO PROCACCINO »
HOWARD NADJARI »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
JAMES HO, COLIN POWERS, JOHN PROCACCINO, DIMITRA THEODOROPOULOS, JAMES SULLIVAN, ROBERT WARD, ALEX STONE, LARRY GELLMAN, BILGE KALYON, JARED HUSTON, ROBERT DRING, ALAN SLEPIAN, GENE COPPA, JAMES MAURER, GLEN FITTERMAN, DEBORAH DUXBURY, JOHN PLATZ, DAN REINER, CHARLES CONTE, BAIJU GOHIL, DOMINICK GADALETA, LUZ ANGEL, OMAR BHOLAT, RITHA ALHINDAWI, RICHARD BAGDONAS, MATTHEW BANK
The following surgeons also perform procedures at a hospital that has misattributed surgeons’ identities, so we are not reporting their results:
Hospital Misattributions:
This hospital also billed Medicare for fewer than 11 cases of this procedure that were attributed to non-surgeons. Because the surgeon’s identity is uncertain, we do not report them. Of these cases, 0 resulted in complications.
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Lumbar Spinal Fusion, Posterior Column and Approach
Fusing two or more vertebrae in the lower back; performed on the back of the spine, incision in the back (ICD-9-CM code 81.07)
The fusing of two or more vertebrae in the lower back, performed on the back portion of the spine. One of the most common reasons is the narrowing of the space between the vertebrae, which puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves, causing pain. It can also be done because of disc degeneration or a condition where one bone in the back slides forward over the bone below it. More information
THOMAS MAURI »
MITCHELL LEVINE »
MICHAEL LEFKOWITZ »
MICHAEL SHAPIRO »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
ROHIT VERMA, MICHAEL OVERBY, AHMAD LATEFI, RAJ NARAYAN, MICHAEL SCHULDER, JOHN MORRISON, PETER HOLLIS, SHURIZ HISHMEH, LEE RICHSTONE, SALVATORE INSINGA, RICKY MADHOK, MARK EISENBERG, JARED BRANDOFF
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Lumbar Spinal Fusion, Anterior Column, Posterior Approach
Fusing two or more vertebrae in the lower back; performed on the front of the spine, incision in the back (ICD-9-CM code 81.08)
The fusing of two or more vertebrae in the lower back, performed on the front portion of the spine. One of the most common reasons is the narrowing of the space between the vertebrae, which puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves, causing pain. It can also be done because of disc degeneration or a condition where one bone in the back slides forward over the bone below it. More information
THOMAS MAURI »
MICHAEL SHAPIRO »
MICHAEL LEFKOWITZ »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
ROHIT VERMA, MITCHELL LEVINE, MICHAEL OVERBY, PAOLO BOLOGNESE, LAURENCE MERMELSTEIN, JOHN MORRISON, PETER HOLLIS, SALVATORE INSINGA, MARK EISENBERG, BENJAMIN COHEN, JARED BRANDOFF
Hospital Misattributions:
This hospital also billed Medicare for fewer than 11 cases of this procedure that were attributed to non-surgeons. Because the surgeon’s identity is uncertain, we do not report them. Of these cases, 0 resulted in complications.
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Prostate Removal
Radical prostatectomy (ICD-9-CM code 60.5)
The removal of the entire prostate gland via the open or laparoscopic or robotic method. Usually performed to treat prostate cancer. More information
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON »
MEYER GERSHBAUM »
LEE RICHSTONE »
LOUIS KAVOUSSI »
The following surgeons perform this procedure less than 20 times in Medicare, lower than our threshold for display:
JOPH STECKEL, RICHARD ASHLEY, JONATHAN KLEIN, MANISH VIRA, DAVID SCHNAPP, MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, DAVID CHAN, GARY GOLDBERG, KEITH BLOOM
Hospital Misattributions:
This hospital also billed Medicare for fewer than 11 cases of this procedure that were attributed to non-surgeons. Because the surgeon’s identity is uncertain, we do not report them. Of these cases, 0 resulted in complications.
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