Clinical Leadership Team
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Christopher Raio, M.D., MBA
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Eric Decena, M.D., FACEP, MBA
Vice Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Reethamma Daniel, M.D., FAAP
Vice Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Robert Bramante, M.D., FACEP
Associate Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Steven Sattler, D.O., FACOEP
Director of the Clinical Decision Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital Medicine Center
St. Joseph Hospital

John Mathew, D.O., FACOEP
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital

Tadeusz Korszun, M.D., RDMS, FACEP
Director of the Clinical Decision Unit at St. Joseph Hospital
Mercy Medical Center

Nenad Grlic, D.O.
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Hospital

Kurt Dischner, M.D.
Vice-Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Hospital

Veena Modayil, M.D.
Director of the Clinical Decision Unit at Mercy Medical Center
Dr. Modayil earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in 2006. She completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and finished her fellowship training in Emergency Ultrasound the following year. Prior to joining Progressive, Dr. Modayil served as the Emergency Ultrasound fellowship Director at North Shore University Hospital and remains an active member of the emergency ultrasound community through ultrasound education of residents at the Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.
St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center

Stefan M. Muehlbauer, M.D., Ph.D., FACEP
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at St. Francis Hospital
Dr. Muehlbauer is the Chairperson of Emergency Medicine and has extensive and wide-ranging medical experience, having served as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, where he was appointed to the core academic faculty, and also as the Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director and Emergency Department Sepsis Champion. Prior to that, he held an appointment to the academic faculty at Harvard Medical School, where he was an attending physician at Harvard affiliate hospitals, primarily Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Muehlbauer also held an appointment as a Basic Science Investigator at the Center for Vascular Biology Research at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Muehlbauer received his medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he was a fellow of the Medical Scientist Training Program, and earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology. His doctoral research focused on the mechanism and role of cell death in septic shock and systemic inflammation, with a focus on anthrax toxin. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at the Harvard Affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he was recognized with the clinical excellence award, the highest honor granted to a graduate of the program.

Scott Strumpfler, M.D.
Vice-Chairperson of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director of Observation Services at St Francis Hospital
Dr. Scott Strumpfler is a critical care specialist in Roslyn, New York and is Vice-Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at St. Francis Hospital. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Upstate Medical University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Long Island Community Hospital

Brian Lee, M.D.
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Community Hospital
Dr. Lee is Board Certified by the American Board of in Emergency Medicine.

Adam Ash, D.O., FACEP
Vice-Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Community Hospital
Dr. Ash currently serves as the Vice-Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Community Hospital. He graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003 and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Seton Hall University in 2007. From 2007-2013, Dr. Ash served on active duty with the United States Army Medical Corps. Before joining Progressive, Dr. Ash was the Ultrasound Fellowship Director at the North Shore University Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hofstra North Shore-Long Island Jewish School of Medicine.