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.

2024-2025 Officers

AVI BLUESTONE, MD
PRESIDENT
STONY BROOK UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
101 NICOLLS ROAD
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
avraham.bluestone@stonybrookmedicine.edu

SAURABH PATEL, MD
VICE PRESIDENT
NASSAU UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
2201 HEMPSTEAD TPKE.
EAST MEADOW, NY 11554
spatel15@numc.edu

JERRIN VARGHESE, MD
SECRETARY
NORTHWELL HEALTH
27005 76th AVENUE
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
Jvarghese16@northwell.edu

RALPH MILILLO, MD
TREASURER
NORTHWELL HEALTH
611 NORTHERN BLVD
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
rmilillo@northwell.edu

SAMANTHA SUNG, MD
EDUCATION CHAIR
STONY BROOK UNIV. MEDICAL CENTER
101 NICOLLS ROAD
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
Lok.Sung@stonybrookmedicine.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:
Louis Mercado MD,
Northwell Health

Azwade Rahman MD, MPH
Stony Brook University Hospital