Michael J. Satlin, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine. Following her graduation from Cornell University Medical College, Dr. Soave completed training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Cornell. She was Chief Medical Resident at MSKCC 1979-80. She subsequently studied the enteric infections of HIV infected patients with a particular emphasis on the immunopathogenesis, detection, and treatment of cryptosporidiosis and other coccidial diseases. Dr. Soave subsequently expanded her clinical and research interests to include the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and immunopathogenesis of selected viral, fungal and bacterial infections in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients She provides expert comprehensive infectious diseases care to patients receiving autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, as well recipients of renal, pancreatic, and liver allografts. Dr. Soave is currently studying the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of viral infections complicating solid organ and bone marrow transplantation including HHV-6, BKV, CMV and the respiratory viruses. She is also conducting a clinical trial of Fludase for parainfluenza infection in the immunocompromised host.

Dr. Michael Alfonzo is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Alfonzo completed his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine and his Pediatrics residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following his residency, Dr. Alfonzo completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Dr. Alfonzo practices Pediatric Emergency Medicine at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center and NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital.Dr. Alfonzo is also the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine-Global Health Fellowship Track.

Mehraneh Dorna Jafari, MD, is Associate Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and Chief of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. She is the director of clinical research in the department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is board-certified in general surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Jafari specializes in the comprehensive care of colorectal cancer patients, patients with peritoneal surface disease as well as those patients with benign colorectal disease.Dr Jafari works with a world-renowned group of multidisciplinary specialists to help promote a patient centered treatment plan for her patients, including radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists. Her goal is to provide precision medicine to patients that is safe and effective.Dr. Jafari has expertise in minimal access techniques, including laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. In addition, she has special interests in sphincter preserving surgery (helping rectal cancer patients avoid a permanent ostomy), maintaining fertility in cancer patients, and improving quality of life and bowel function after rectal surgery. Dr Jafari has been at forefront of research with regards to improving outcomes using enhanced recovery and narcotic sparing protocols.Dr. Jafari is among a small number of surgeons who offers surgery for metastatic colon, appendiceal and peritoneal surface disease. She utilizes cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), which involves heated chemotherapy applied directly within the abdominal cavity following removal of cancerous tumors.Dr. Jafari’s clinical research focuses on quality of life and oncological outcomes for colorectal cancer patients. Her main area of expertise is starting chemotherapy earlier in cancer treatment to allow patients to recover their quality of life sooner.Dr. Jafari has written extensively and published in many major journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Annals of Surgery, and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She has led numerable courses teaching surgeons around the country how to perform minimal invasive surgery.Dr. Jafari is actively involved in many national Surgical and Oncologic Societies, including the American College of Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncologists, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Association of Women Surgeons.Dr. Jafari completed her general surgical residency at University of California, Irvine and her Colorectal fellowship at NYP Weill Cornell/Columbia & Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She then was appointed the as Director Education for the Department of Surgery and Associate program Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery at University of California, Irvine prior to joining Weill Cornell.