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Albert V. Messina, M.D. has been a board certified radiologist since 1973. After obtaining his medical degree from Downstate Medical Center in New York he completed his internship at the Queens Medical Center in Honolulu , Hawaii . In 1969 Dr. Messina began his residency in radiology at the New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center followed by fellowship in neuroradiology. From 1972-1973, he was an assistant professor of radiology at The New York Hospital Cornell Medical University Medical Center and at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. From 1978-1987 Dr Messina was the Director of the Department of Radiology at St Francis Hospital on Long Island and during the 1980s was an associate director at Beth Israel Medical Center-North (Doctor's Hospital) and the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. Dr. Messina has written extensively on many areas of radiology and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Messina is one of the founding partners of Park Avenue Radiologists, PC and was a pioneer in bringing MRI and CT Imaging into private medical practice in the New York area.
 
Marc Liebeskind, M.D., J.D. received his medical degree from New York University Medical School. He completed his internship at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and continued his post graduate training and residency in radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is board certified in radiology and focuses on musculoskeletal and body MRI. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Liebeskind received his B.A. at Columbia University . Prior to beginning medical study Dr Liebeskind graduated from The New York University School of Law and is admitted to the Bar in New York and New Jersey. Dr. Liebeskind is a Fellow of the American College of Legal Medicine.
 
Morton Jaffe, M.D. has been board certified in radiology since 1966. After earning his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center Dr. Jaffe did his residency training at the Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn after which he served as chief radiologist at USAH, in Arizona and later on the staffs of Maimonides, Peninsula and Victory Memorial Hospitals in Brooklyn , NY . In 1981 he entered private practice. Dr. Jaffe has been at Park Avenue Radiologists, PC since 1992.
 
John Melnick, M.D. is a board-certified and fellowship-trained radiologist who joined Park Avenue Radiologists in 2004. He earned his medical degree from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, obtained residency training at North Shore University Hospital, and completed his fellowship in Abdominal and Pelvic Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he held the title of the Clinical Fellow at the Harvard Medical School. His fellowship training included non-vascular interventional radiology and a focus in PET/CT imaging. Dr. Melnick now holds a title of Clinical Instructor at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and is also engaged in teaching and administration at New York University, where he is the Medical Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. Dr. Melnick's current interests are in oncologic imaging utilizing MRI, CT, and PET/CT technology.
 
Martha Danon, M.D. joined Park Avenue Radiologists, PC in 2005. Dr. Danon returned to medical school after a career as a CPA and completed her medical studies at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine where she graduated with a distinction in research. Dr. Danon, a Board Certified Radiologist, completed her residency in Radiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center and a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Danon maintains an academic affiliation as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center . Dr. Danon received her BA Summa cum Laude in accounting form Rutgers University where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
 
Dr. Grace Yang is a board certified Anatomic and Clinical Pathologist with special certification in Cytopathology, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Cytopathology. Dr. Yang completed a pathology residency at New York University and Cytopathology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania . In March of 1994, she and a Cytopathology fellow developed the Ultrafast Papanicolaou Stain (UFP), a 90-second high resolution stain for cells. Since November 1994, Dr Yang has been coming to Park Avenue Radiologists to provide immediate diagnosis to patients having ultrasound or CT-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies using her UFP method of diagnosis. Dr. Yang is a Professor of Pathology at NYU and has authored approximately 70 peer reviewed publications, mainly on FNA. Her book manuscript, coauthored with Dr. Liang-Che Tao, entitled "Transabdominal Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, 2nd edition" is in review.
 
 
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