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Get to know your Queens Health Center Primary Care Providers!
Adult Medicine
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Hazel Buenavista
YEARS OF PRACTICE: Since 2011 (USA); since 1999 (Philippines)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Filipino
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Far Eastern University Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation
RESIDENCY: Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not specified
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Sirah A. Bulkan
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 30 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary
RESIDENCY: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not specified
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Edgar Cruz Davila
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 4 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults (18+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra
RESIDENCY: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Carmen A. Flores Flores
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 5 years (2021–present)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults and older adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Nacional de El Salvador
RESIDENCY: St. Barnabas Hospital
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: PA Aya Hassanien
YEARS OF PRACTICE:3 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Arabic
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Not applicable
RESIDENCY: Not applicable
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Physician Assistant
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Jacob Kashani
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 1 year
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine, Primary Care
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Persian (Farsi)
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch
RESIDENCY: One Brooklyn Health - Interfaith Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Grigoriy Natanov
YEARS OF PRACTICE: Since 1995
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Russian
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Bukhara State Medical Institute
RESIDENCY: RUMC
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Not specified
Family Medicine
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Sailaja Damineni
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 20 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults and children above 10 years old
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Practice
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Hindi, Telugu
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Guntur Medical College
RESIDENCY: Bronx Lebanon Hospital
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: NP Natalie Galvez
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 10 years as RN; 5 years as FNP
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adolescents and adults (15+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Primary care, preventive care, chronic disease management, patient education
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Not applicable
RESIDENCY: Not applicable
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner focused on patient-centered care, prevention, and chronic disease management.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. William Grant
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 3 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: HIV primary care
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Duke University School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: N/A
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Montefiore Medical Center
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: NP Natalie Heine
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 6 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults and pediatric patients
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family medicine, gynecology
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Not applicable
RESIDENCY: Not applicable
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC)
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Amanpreet Kaur
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 6 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine, Gynecology
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Hindi, Punjabi
MEDICAL SCHOOL: N/A
RESIDENCY: N/A
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Keisha Short
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 5 years including residency; 2 years attending
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adult medicine
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine; limited Gynecology
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: N/A
RESIDENCY: N/A
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. David Sherlock
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 1 year
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults (18+), LGBTQ+ patients
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY: Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Plainview
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Passionate about preventive health, LGBTQ+ care, gender-affirming care, PrEP, and gynecologic health.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Tina Urpanishvili
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 17 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Georgian, Russian
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Tbilisi State Medical University
RESIDENCY: Lutheran Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
Pediatrics
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Farhana Azad
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 5 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Pediatric patients (newborn through adolescence)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: General Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English; Bengali and Sylheti (limited speaking)
MEDICAL SCHOOL: American University of Antigua
RESIDENCY: BronxCare Health System
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Board Certified in Pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics). Completed an online certificate from Stanford Center for Health Education in Child Development: Behavior and Mental Health (Preschool Age).
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Adina Dilmohamed
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 2 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Pediatric patients ages 0–19
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: CUNY School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: Cohen Children’s Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Cecile Leblanc
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 27 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Children (newborn–19 years)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, French, Spanish, Creole
MEDICAL SCHOOL: State University Medical School, Haiti
RESIDENCY: Woodhull Medical Center, New York
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Christopher Yun
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 12 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Pediatric patients ages 0–18
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
RESIDENCY: Children's Hospital Oakland
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Larisa Mikhaylov
YEARS OF PRACTICE: N/A
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): N/A
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: N/A
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: N/A
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute
RESIDENCY: Elmhurst Hospital Center
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Andrew Sinesi
YEARS OF PRACTICE: Since 1982
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Pediatric patients, including newborns
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Newborn care, Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Greek
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Athens University
RESIDENCY: Bellevue Hospital
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Booth Memorial Medical Center
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: N/A
