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
Thomas E. Murray, Jr.
James Preston
Paul Romanelli
Lloyd Simon, MD
Lawrence Schiff, MD
Robert Syron
Rich Vandenburgh
Jay P. Quartararo
Special Advisor
Medical Staff Officers 2024
Lawrence R. Schiff, MD, FACEO, FAAEM
Chair, SBELIH Leadership Coordination Council
Vice Service Chief, Emergency Medicine
Abida Butler, MD
Vice Chair, SBELIH Leadership Coordinating Council
Lloyd Simon, MD
SBELIH Chief Medical Officer Secretary/Treasurer,
SBELIH Leadership Coordination Council SBELIH
Chief, Addiction Medicine
Michael Sorrentino, MD, FACC
SBUH Medical Board & MEC Member at Large
Vice Service Chief, Cardiology
Courtney Meringer
Administrative Vice President, Medical Affairs & Medical Education
Residency Coordinator, Psychiatry Residency Program
Syed Azim, MD
Vice Service Chief, Anesthesia
Eduardo Constantino, MD
Program Director, Psychiatry Residency Program
Candace Cummings, DO
Vice Service Chief, Medicine Clinical
Coordinator, Department of Medicine
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
SBUH Medical Staff Medical Board Representation
Lloyd Simon, MD
Medical Vice President of Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer
Paul J. Connor, III
Chief Administrative Officer
Lawrence R. Schiff, MD, FACEO, FAAEM
SBELIH Leadership
Michael Sorrentino, MD
Member at Large
Jay Slotkin, MD
Member at Large
Leadership Team 2024
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
Suzie Marriott, MS, RN, PMH-BC (she/her)
Chief Nursing Officer
Senior Vice President Patient Care Services
Susan Apicello
Vice President Administration
Lloyd Simon, MD, FACP, FASAM
Senior Vice President Medical Affairs
Chief Medical Officer
Deborah Gerace, MSN, RN
Senior Director of Nursing Operations, Patient Care Services
Patricia McArdle, RN, MS, CHEP, CIC
Director of Infection Prevention and Control
Janet Jackowski, LCSW-R, CASAC-MC
Vice President Behavioral Health and Social Services
Raymond F. Eble, CPMM
Vice President Support Service Division
Tara Kraemer MSN, RN
Vice President Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Courtney Meringer
Administrative Vice President
Medical Staff Affairs and Medical Education
Stony Brook Medicine, Psychiatry Residency Program Coordinator
William J. Messner
Senior Vice President Finance
Linda S. Sweeney, BS-BA
Vice President Foundation/External Affairs
Laura Russo-Merin
Assistant Director, Human Resources