Whether you need urgent emergency care or lifesaving medicine, the Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital team is here for you.

For most patients, our Emergency Department has one of the shortest wait times in Suffolk County. Specialty-trained staff are available 365 days of the year to treat a full spectrum of patient illnesses — from minor cuts to traumatic injuries, and illnesses from the common cold to heart and stroke incidents. Every person who comes to the ED is given appropriate treatment regardless of their ability to pay. Our credentialed team of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and staff exceed New York State standards and are committed to treating your emergency. All SBELIH ED nurses are Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certified.

• Accessible by land, sea, and air with a dedicated heliport and emergency dock
• All residency-trained Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physicians
• Advanced cardiac life support certified nurses
• Credentialed team, exceeding New York State standards

Chest pain? Don’t wait, call 9-1-1. Let the expert emergency team at SBELIH evaluate you, rather than risk losing valuable treatment time. Stony Brook Medicine is helping to improve emergency care on the North Fork, with two first responder “fly cars” staffed by NYS-trained and certified paramedics, for the highest possible level of pre-hospital emergency care — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Lawrence R. Schiff, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Vice Service Chief, Emergency Medicine
Campus Leadership Coordinating Council, Chair
Stroke Medical Director, Primary Stroke Center, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Regional Medical Director, North Fork EMS
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Arie P. Francis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician, Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Alethea Garber, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Peter McKenna, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Kevin Pereira, MD, FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Kai Stürmann, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Wound Care Center, Provider
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Ryan Zapata, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor in Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Chris Edelstein, DMSc PA-C Caq
Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Board Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Suzan Bigmani, DHSc, PA-C
Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Board Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Beatrice Uerlings, PA-C
Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
Board Certified, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants