NEW MEDICAL STAFF LEADERSHIP AT WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL

George Anastasian, M.D., FASA, has been elected president of the medical staff at White Plains Hospital, a position he will hold until the end of 2023. He succeeds Dr. Richard Weinstein.

Serving as chief of the Department of Anesthesiology at White Plains Hospital and site director for North American Partners in Anesthesiology, Anastasian oversees a group of more than 45 clinicians in several locations. Having completed a fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery, he is subspecialty-trained in regional anesthesiology and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of medicine. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine in 2002, completed his residency in anesthesiology at New York Presbyterian-Cornell Medical Center and is a member of the White Plains Hospital Board of Directors. 

Claudia Feldberg, M.D., who specializes in pulmonology, internal medicine and critical care, moves up from treasurer to succeed Anastasian as vice president. She is associated with Scarsdale Medical Group. And, Jk Rasamny, M.D., otolaryngologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, has been appointed treasurer.

The hospital also announced that Dr. Dimitrios Bliagos has been elected chief of the cardiology section. He earned his medical degree with honors from SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine, completed his residency in internal medicine at Columbia University and went on to complete fellowships in interventional cardiology and endovascular intervention at Columbia University and a fellowship in cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center before beginning his career at New York Presbyterian Hospital. 

Dr. Vadim Pisarenko has been elected chief of the plastics section. He is a board-certified plastic and general surgeon who specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, breast and body. He earned his medical degree at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, where he also completed a fellowship. His residency was at Montefiore Medical Center”™s Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Michael Palumbo, M.D., executive vice president and chief medical office, said “Their knowledge and experience in clinical and administrative functions will continue to be a great asset to our entire medical staff.”