As a resident of Mather Hospital, you will have the distinction of working with, and being mentored by, a remarkable group of board-certified physicians. Our faculty includes nationally recognized clinicians and researchers, with vast levels of experience teaching and guiding students in their journey to becoming licensed physicians. All of our faculty are board certified, some in in multiple specialties, bringing a well-rounded knowledge to each rotation they supervise. The physicians listed below are considered the core faculty of the residency program. All of these physicians hold academic appointments at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health.
Michael J. Dayan, MD, MBA is a core faculty member in the subdivision of Interventional Radiology and an Assistant Clinical Professor in Radiology at the Zucker School of Medicine. Dr. Dayan earned his medical degree from the accelerated BA-MD program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed an internship in general surgery and residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. He then completed his fellowship in Vascular and lnterventional Radiology at NYP Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City before joining the staff at Mather Hospital. Dr. Dayan also holds an MBA in Technology Commercialization with interest in healthcare operations and analytics. His clinical expertise includes all aspects of diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, and interventional oncology. Dr. Dayan performs a wide variety of interventional procedures including, but not limited to, locoregional therapies to treat hepatic malignancies (Y-90, TACE, ablation procedures to treat acute and chronic occlusions of the deep venous system, catheter directed treatment of pulmonary emboli, hemorrhoid embolization, prostate embolization, uterine fibroid embolization, chronic back pain therapy, and biliary stone extraction etc. His research interests focus on quality assurance, lean six sigma, medical finance, and device development. In addition to clinical and research activities, Dr. Dayan is an active teacher of residents and medical students.
Mohammad Bilal, MD is a core faculty member and the Sub Specialty Education Coordinator of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Bilal earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed a Transitional Year internship at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center where he served as junior and senior Chief Resident. He concluded his training with a Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 2004. Dr. Bilal has been a medical staff member at Mather Hospital since 2004 and is currently the Medical Director of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Dr. Bilal is also the Program Director for the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Program at Mather Hospital, since its inception in 2017. He is a core member of the Committee for Promoting Physician Excellence and has been involved in Medical Staff Leadership at the hospital since 2015, most recently as the President of the Medical Staff at Mather Hospital.
Dr. Bilal specializes in all aspects of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, with particular expertise in Oncologic Interventions, Women’s Health, and Spine Intervention. Personally, he shares that he is a huge Batman fan, and in that mirrored capacity, as a highly skilled individual and through dedicated training, wishes to be a hero to all his patients. “I wish to provide them the best patient experience and make a meaningful impact in their health care.” Dr. Bilal, finds being a caregiver as an Interventional Radiologist highly rewarding, allowing him to be innovative and compassionate. He enjoys local and global traveling, dining, watching movies, and trying new foods.
Dr. Michelle Price is the Medical Director of the Fortunato Breast Health Center at Mather Hospital. She is a board certified radiologist, having completed medical school, internship, radiology residency, and fellowship training in breast imaging at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. She has considerable experience and expertise with mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, and all types of breast needle biopsies.
As a leader at the Fortunato Breast Health Center since 2002, Dr. Price is committed to improving the health of the members of the Mather Hospital community. She is passionate about providing the absolute best possible patient experience for women undergoing breast imaging and procedures. Dr. Price is particularly proud of the comprehensive nurse navigation program for patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer, providing significant support during the treatment journey.
As an Assistant Professor in Radiology for the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, and core faculty member, Dr. Price is instrumental in the education and training of residents in Mather Hospital’s Diagnostic Radiology residency program. She takes great pride in her role of shaping the next generation of radiologists.
Dr Price relates, “At the Fortunato Breast Health Center, we always treat our patients as we would our own family members. We are constantly looking for new ways to raise the bar in providing expert care with the utmost of compassion.”
Lan Chan, MD is a faculty member in the subdivision of Breast Imaging and an assistant professor in Radiology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Chan earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed a Transitional Year internship at Mather Hospital. He then completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Tufts Medical Center and a fellowship in Breast Imaging at Northwestern Medical Center before returning to join the staff at Mather Hospital. Dr. Chan specializes in all aspects of Breast Imaging with particular expertise in breast interventional procedures. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking and reading.
Giovanni C. Santoro, DO is a core faculty member in Interventional Radiology at Mather Hospital. He earned his medical degree at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018 and completed a transitional-year internship at Northwell Health Plainview Hospital in 2019. He then completed an Integrated Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology residency at Northwell Health Mather Hospital, serving as Chief Resident in his final year.
Dr. Santoro specializes in all aspects of interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology. He performs a wide variety of procedures and has a particular interest and expertise in interventional pain management, back and spine intervention, interventional oncology, arterial embolization, biliary intervention, venous disease, and women’s health. Dr. Santoro is dedicated to serving his community by performing precise diagnostic and therapeutic minimally invasive image-guided procedures that promote patient healing with minimal recovery time.
Outside of life as an interventional radiologist, Dr. Santoro enjoys spending time with family, traveling, fishing, gardening, and skiing.
Kimberly Wilson is the Training Program Manager for the Mather Hospital Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology Residency Programs. A graduate of Dowling College, she has been a proud member of the Mather Imaging Services Family since 1989 and has received multiple service excellence awards for her dedication to both the hospital and the community. Ms. Wilson has helped to develop and write Imaging Services IRB research studies. She also operates as the liaison between Mather Professional Services and Stony Brook Medicine. In addition, she has assisted the Administration Team in the start-up of Collaborative Chiropractic Affiliation, and the CyberKnife Facility. Ms. Wilson has served as the Co-chair of the Standards of Performance Team for the past 18 months. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. They are an athletic family that loves the outdoors.