Allen Hospital Breastfeeding Fair

Amanda J. Powers, MD is Assistant Professor of Surgery (in Anesthesiology) as of August 1, 2014. Dr. Powers has practiced at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center since 2006, where she completed her general surgery residency. She served as an attending physician in the Department of Surgery, Acute Care Surgery Division during 2011, followed by a clinical fellowship in minimally invasive surgery in 2012. Since that time she has served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery while completing her Clinical Fellowship in with the Department of Anesthesiology this year. With training in laparoscopic surgery and critical care, Dr. Powers forged an innovative path allowing her to integrate the ICU into the acute care model.

Dr. Tal Sarig-Meth is an accomplished Ob/Gyn with great passion for women's health and empowerment. She believes in a close patient-doctor relationship and places great importance on patient education and preventative care.After graduating with honors from Columbia University, Dr. Sarig-Meth continued to earn her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv while raising her twin toddlers and giving birth to a new baby boy. She then completed her Ob/Gyn residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, during which time she earned the Recognition of Excellence Award in Minimally Invasive Gynecology.Dr. Sarig-Meth provides full in-office and surgical obstetric and gynecologic care, all driven by her genuine commitment as a doctor and a mother, to her patient's preventive care, their specific matter at hand, as well as their general health and wellbeing.