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Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced the appointments of hematologist/oncologist Carrie Brooke Wasserman, MD, to Associate Director of the Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program and general surgeon Michael Jamgochian, MD.
“Dr. Wasserman is a highly-experienced specialist who will strengthen the oncology services at Good Samaritan Hospital,” said Mary P. Leahy, MD, MHA, CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System/Good Samaritan Hospital. “And with his credentials in robotic surgery, Dr. Jamgochian will make an impact on the care we offer to our patients.”
Prior to joining Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Wasserman served as the Interim Chief of Hematology/Oncology at One Brooklyn Health (OBH) where she was also a core faculty member for the fellowship program. Dr. Wasserman was the OBH site principal for several phase three clinical trials. She has held attending positions at Brooklyn Hospital Center, an affiliate of Mt. Sinai Health System and the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Wasserman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at St. George’s University of Medicine.
Dr. Wasserman received her medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, following a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University. She completed an internal medicine residency at Lenox Hill Hospital/NYU School of Medicine and was a hematology/oncology fellow at St. Luke’s Roosevelt/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Wasserman is board-certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.
Dr. Jamgochian received his medical degree from the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. He completed a general surgery residency at St. Barnabas Hospital in Bronx, NY and finished his fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery and bariatric surgery at Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery in Port Jefferson, NY.
Compassionate Cancer Care
The Bobbi Lewis Cancer Program, accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, is staffed by a team of dedicated, board-certified oncologists, surgeons and radiologists who care for patients in a comfortable and caring environment with the latest medical technologies.
Cancer care specialty areas include cancers of the breast, lung, bladder, kidney, thyroid, prostate, head and neck and brain, as well as lymphomas, myeloma, colorectal cancer and other cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, gynecologic cancers and melanoma. For breast cancer patients, genetic screening and counseling, and a support group are also offered.
Dr. Wasserman is seeing new patients at Good Samaritan Hospital at 255 Lafayette Avenue in Suffern, N.Y. Call 845.368.8500 to schedule an appointment.
For more information about cancer services offered by Good Samaritan Hospital, visit GoodSamHosp.org/Cancer.
Dr. Jamgochian will provide general, laparoscopic and robotic surgical services and is seeing new patients in Suffern at 257 Lafayette Avenue, Suite 200 and in Stony Point at 10 Liberty Square Mall. To schedule an appointment for the Suffern office, call 845.369.8800. For an appointment in the Stony Point office, call 845.942.0228.
The surgeons at Good Samaritan Hospital perform complex and advanced surgical procedures using state-of-the-art robotic technology, interdisciplinary collaborative approaches and evidence-based practices.
For more information regarding surgical services offered by Good Samaritan Hospital, visit goodsamhosp.org/surgery.
