Joint Advisory Committee
Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital is governed by the Governing Body of Stony Brook University Hospital. A Joint Advisory Committee consisting of representatives from both Stony Brook Medicine and the Eastern Long Island Hospital Association Board of Directors consults with the community in the operation of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital on strategic planning to ensure that clinical and administrative operations are operating to optimal standards. Committee members are:
William Wertheim, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President, Stony Brook Medicine
Gary E. Bie CPA
Chief Financial Officer, VP Health System Finance & Strategy, Stony Brook Medicine
Paul J. Connor III
Chief Administrative Officer
Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ
Chief Executive Officer
Stony Brook University Hospital
Helene V. Fall
Robert T. Goldman
Alison Madden, MD
Thomas E. Murray, Jr.
James Preston
Paul Romanelli
Lawrence Schiff, MD
Robert Syron
Jay P. Quartararo
Special Advisor
Medical Staff Officers 2025
Lawrence R. Schiff, MD, FACEO, FAAEM
Chair, SBELIH Leadership Coordinating Council
Vice Service Chief, Emergency Medicine
Abida Butler, MD
Vice Chair, SBELIH Leadership Coordinating Council
Alison Madden, MD
SBELIH Chief Medical Officer
Courtney Meringer
Administrative Vice President, Medical Affairs & Medical Education
Residency Coordinator, Psychiatry Residency Program
Fellowship Coordinator, Addiction Medicine Program
Syed Azim, MD
Vice Service Chief, Anesthesia
Eduardo Constantino, MD
Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program
Candace Cummings, MD
Vice Service Chief, Medicine
Clinical Coordinator, Department of Medicine
SBUH Medical Board & MEC Member at Large
Judy Ann Emanuele, MD, FACS
Vice Service Chief, Plastic Surgery
Douglas Hoverkamp, MD
Vice Service Chief, Psychiatry
Assistant Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program
Barry R. Armandi, Jr., MD
Vice Service Chief, Radiology
John Roe, MD
Vice Service Chief, Orthopedics
Riddhish Sheth, MD
Vice Service Chief, Pathology
Laboratory Medical Director
Linda Mamone, MD
Director of Blood Bank
Kashif Hussain, MD
Vice Service Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
Ashton Stanton, MD
Vice Service Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Coordinator, Department of Surgery
Jarid Pachter, DO
SBELIH Chief, Addiction Medicine
Program Director, Addiction Medicine Fellowship
Shahzad Chaudhary, DO
SBUH MEC Member at Large
SBUH Medical Staff Medical Board Representation
Alison Madden, MD
SBELIH Chief Medical Officer
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs
Paul J. Connor, III
Chief Administrative Officer
Lawrence R. Schiff, MD, FACEO, FAAEM
Chair, SBELIH Leadership Coordinating Council
Vice Service Chief, Emergency Medicine
Shahzad Chaudhary, DO
SBUH MEC Member at Large
Candace Cummings, MD
Vice Service Chief, Medicine
Clinical Coordinator, Department of Medicine
SBUH Medical Board & MEC Member at Large
Leadership Team 2025
The day-to-day operations of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital are overseen by a senior management team responsible for evaluating, developing, and implementing policies and practices, to ensure that the Hospital is delivering appropriate high-quality healthcare to the communities of eastern Long Island in a financially prudent manner.
Paul J. Connor, III
Chief Administrative Officer
Alison Madden, MD
Senior Vice President Medical Affairs
Chief Medical Officer
Suzie Marriott, MS, RN, PMH-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Senior Vice President Patient Care Services
William J. Messner
Senior Vice President Finance
Susan Apicello
Vice President Administration
Director of Laboratory Services
Raymond F. Eble, CPMM
Vice President Support Service Division
Deborah Gerace, MSN, RN
Senior Director of Nursing Operations, Patient Care Services
Janet Jackowski, LCSW-R, CASAC-MC
Vice President Behavioral Health and Social Services
Patricia McArdle, RN, MS, CHEP, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Kimberly Mele, BSN, RN
Vice President Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Courtney Meringer
Administrative Vice President Medical Staff Affairs and Medical Education
Psychiatry Residency & Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program Coordinator
Laura Russo-Merin
Assistant Director, Human Resources
Linda S. Sweeney, BS-BA
Vice President Foundation/External Affairs