Our mission is to serve our patients and their families by providing a forum for the analysis, discussion, and resolution of ethical issues that may arise during care.
Ethics Consultants
We provide on-call consultative services when a request is made by a patient, family member, or the healthcare team for assistance in resolving an ethical question or problem.
Yesne Alici, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R, HEC-C
Program Manager, Ethics Committee
Martin Chin, MD, HEC-C
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Michelle Colletti, PA, HEC-C
Physician Assistant, Colorectal Surgery
Danielle Novetsky Friedman, MD, MS, HEC-C
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics
Margot Hedlin, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Monique C. James, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jacqueline LaGrassa, LCSW
Manager, Patient Representative Department
Amy Scharf, MBE
Project Coordinator, Office of the Physician-in-Chief
Deborah Stein BSN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine Service
Lisa M. Wall, PhD, RN, HEC-C
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ambulatory GI Surgery
Louis Voigt, MD, MBE, HEC-C
Chair, Ethics Committee
Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Critical Care Medicine
Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee conducts case reviews, serves as an advisory body to MSK’s Medical Board, and offers ongoing ethics-related educational programs to all clinical staff as well as a comprehensive educational series in bioethics.
Ghassan Abou-Alfa, MD, MBA
Attending Physician, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service, Department of Medicine
Jennifer Allen, MSN, RN, CPNP
APP Manager, Inpatient Pediatrics
Yesne Alici, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Michael Bellamy, PMP, PhD
Assistant Attending Physicist, Department of Medical Physics
Liz Blackler, MBE, LCSW-R
Program Manager, Ethics Committee
Craig D. Blinderman, MD, MA, FAAHPM
Chief, Supportive Care Service
Vance Broach, MD
Assistant Attending, Department of Surgery, Gynecology Service
Amelia Chan, PharmD, MBA
Manager, Drug Policy Management and Quality & Safety, Department of Pharmacy
Sanjay Chawla, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine Service
Martin Chin, MD, FAPA
Attending Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Michelle Colletti, PA
Physician Assistant, Colorectal Surgery
Nessa Coyle, RN, NP, PhD
Consultant, Department of Neurology
Counsel to the Ethics Committee
Elizabeth D’Elia, Esq.
VP, Associate General Counsel, Chief Litigation Counsel
Office of General Counsel
Pamela Drullinsky, MD
Attending Physician, Regional Care Network Medical Site Director, MSK Nassau
Cassandra Durand MS, RN, CNS, AGCNS-BC, OCN
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Division of Evidence Based Practice, MSK Nassau
Maria A. Friedlander MPA, CT(ASCP)CM
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Danielle Novetsky Friedman, MD, MS, HEC-C
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics
Shellie Gumbs, MD, MPH
Associate Attending Physician, Department of General Internal Medicine
Emily S. Hahn, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics
Kelly Haviland, PhD, FNP-BC
Clinical Nurse Practitioner, Supportive Care Medicine Service
Margot Hedlin, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Heather Hightower, MSEd, RN, CPHON
Office Practice Nurse, Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Program
Monique C. James, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Justin Kim, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, L1, Department of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Kenny M. Lacossiere, MSN, NP-C, ANP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider/Adult Nurse Practitioner, Pre-Anesthesia Clinic
Sheron Latcha, MD, FASN
Attending Physician, Department of Medicine
Program Director, Renal and Onco-Nephrology Fellowship
Alison Massey Tanner, NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Thoracic Medicine
Konstantina (Dina) Matsoukas, MLIS
Information Systems, MSK Library
Maryeliza McEachen, RN
Clinical Nurse, Department of Pediatrics
Stephanie Mendez, PA
Physician Assistant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Molly O’Neil Frank, M. Div, BCC
Staff Chaplain, Spiritual Care
Elizabeth Peabody, LMSW
Nina J. Pickett, MPS
Senior Director, Department of Pediatrics
Isabel Preeshagul, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Thoracic Oncology Service, Bergen
Kelly Preti, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider, Anesthesia Pain Service
Stephanie Puccia, LSW, LMSW, ACM-SW
Director, Case Management
Julia Ramirez, MA
Director, Patient Relations, Patient Representative Department
Paul Romesser, MD
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology
Amy Scharf, MBE
Project Coordinator, Office of Physician-in-Chief
Johanna Schoen, PhD
Co-Chair, PFACQ
Rosanna Silber, DNP, CPNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Team, Department of Pediatrics
Stacy Stabler, MD, PhD
Associate Attending Physician, Supportive Care Service
Deborah Stein BSN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Advanced Practice Provider, Fellowship Manager, Critical Care Medicine Service
Davis Ulrich, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine
Louis Voigt, MD, MBE, HEC-C
Chair, Ethics Committee
Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Critical Care Medicine
Christine Wilkins, PhD, LCSW
Director, Department of Social Work
Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD
Associate Attending Physician, Director of Research, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Oncology
Divya Yerramilli, MD, MBE
Assistant Attending Physician, Department of Radiation Oncology
Judy Yudenfriend
PFACQ member
Miriam Zander, MD
Assistant Attending, Supportive Care Service
Counsel to the Ethics Committee
Our counsel provides legal advice to our ethics consultants and the Ethics Committee.
Elizabeth D’Elia, Esq.
VP, Associate General Counsel, Chief Litigation Counsel
Office of General Counsel