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Saghar Karim, MD, is a family medicine physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens. She provides preventative and general health services, including for acute and chronic health conditions. After graduating from Ross University School of Medicine, Dr. Karim served her residency at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, New York. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. During her residency, Dr. Karim researched contraception access issues and has delivered presentations on various topics in the field of gynecology.

Joseph T. Cooke, M.D. serves as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens and as Vice Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine. Beginning with his internship and residency, Dr. Cooke has had numerous roles in his 30 years at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. Before joining NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, Dr. Cooke, an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Public Health, was the department's Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chairman of the General Faculty Council, and Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer for the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, and critical care medicine, Dr. Cooke is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Physicians. He earned an undergraduate degree in Biology with honors from New York University and obtained his M.D. from SUNY Downstate. He and Dr. Vlad Kvetan founded and co-chaired the Critical Care Leadership Network of GNYHA (2006-2009). He continues to serve on the Medical Advisory Board for the New York Organ Donation Network, and has previously served on the Institute of Medicine's subcommittee on organ donation after cardiac death. In addition to earning numerous teaching awards at Weill Cornell, Dr. Cooke has been honored with the NYPH Physician of the Year Award, the New York Weill Cornell Center Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Service, and the Lorraine Tredge Award from HHC for leadership in quality and patient safety. At the 2008 HRSA National Learning Congress, he was named one of 11 national champions for his work in organ donation for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Panagiotis Pagonis is a board certified Internal Medicine physician practicing at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Queens located in Flushing and Astoria, NY. He received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine. Dr...