Who We Are:
Long Island Radiological Society Officers
The Long Island Radiology Society, Inc. is a professional organization composed of diagnostic radiologists and medical physicists who live or work on Long Island, New York, including the counties of Nassau, Queens and Suffolk.
The LIRS was originally formed as the Nassau Radiological Society in 1952, and remains committed to advancing the science and practice of radiology to better serve our communities and patients.
The LIRS is a regional chapter of the New York State Radiological Society, Inc., which is a state chapter of the American College of Radiology.
2023-2024 Officers
MICHEAL RAJ, MD
PRESIDENT
NORTHWELL HEALTH
27005 76th AVENUE
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
MRaj@northwell.edu
AVI BLUESTONE, MD
VICE PRESIDENT
STONY BROOK UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
101 NICOLLS ROAD
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
avraham.bluestone@stonybrookmedicine.edu
SAURABH PATEL, MD
SECRETARY
NASSAU UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
2201 HEMPSTEAD TPKE.
EAST MEADOW, NY 11554
spatel15@numc.edu
JERRIN VARGHESE, MD
TREASURER
NORTHWELL HEALTH
27005 76th AVENUE
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
Jvarghese16@northwell.edu
RALPH MILILLO, MD
EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON
NORTHWELL HEALTH
611 NORTHERN BLVD
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
rmilillo@northwell.edu
ACR COUNCILOR:
BETSY JACOBS, M.D.
ELIZABETH MALTIN, M.D.- Alternate
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
RAKESH SHAH, MD
ALI NOOR, MD
STEVEN LEV, MD
JOSEPH MAZZIE, DO
ELAINE S. GOULD, MD
ELIZABETH MALTIN, MD
DOUGLAS S. KATZ, MD
JOHN HINES, MD
MARK R. WAX, MD
MEHOOL SHUKLA, MD
BETSY JACOBS, MD
MICHEAL RAJ, MD
SALMAN SHAH, MD
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
DEBORAH DABBENE
Stony Brook University Medical Center
101 Nicolls Road, HSC, Level 4 – Room 120
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8460
Phone: (631) 444-7345
deborah.dabbene@stonybrookmedicine.edu
RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES:
Paul Wojack MD,
Northwell Health
Katherine Chung MD,
Stony Brook University Hospital
Milton Tembelis MD,
NYU Winthrop Hospital
Events
The Long Island Radiological Society Lecture Series is accredited for up to 6 hours of Category I CME Credit by Stony Brook University Medical Center.