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
William Wertheim, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President, Stony Brook Medicine
Gary E. Bie
Gary E. Bie CPA
Chief Financial Officer, VP Health System Finance & Strategy, Stony Brook Medicine
Paul Connor
Paul J. Connor III
Chief Administrative Officer
Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ
Carol A. Gomes, MS, FACHE, CPHQ
Chief Executive Officer
Stony Brook University Hospital
Helen Fall
Helene V. Fall
Robert T. Goldman
Robert T. Goldman
Alison Madden, MD
Alison Madden, MD
Thomas E. Murray
Thomas E. Murray, Jr.
James Preston
James Preston
Paul Romanelli
Paul Romanelli
Lawrence Schiff, MD
Lawrence Schiff, MD
Robert Syron
Robert Syron
Jay P. Quartararo
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