Division Office

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Forchheimer Bldg., Rm 701N
Bronx, NY 10461
phone: 718-430-2078 fax: 718-430-8789

Chief: Chaim Putterman, M.D.
putterma@aecom.yu.edu
Phone: 718-430-4266

Fellowship Program Director: Chaim Putterman, M.D.
putterma@aecom.yu.edu
Phone: 718-430-2078, Fax: 718-430-8789

Associate Fellowship Director: Elena Weinstein, M.D.
eweinste@montefiore.org
Phone: 718-430-2078, Fax: 718-430-8789

Administrator & Fellowship Program Coordinator: Stephanie Alfieri
salfieri@aecom.yu.edu
Phone: 718-430-2078, Fax: 718-430-8789

Message From The Division Head

The mission of the Division of Rheumatology is threefold. First, we have the responsibility to provide rheumatologic care for over one million residents of the Bronx. We run multiple clinics each week at Montefiore Hospital, Jacobi Hospital and North Central Bronx Hospital providing specialized care in acute and chronic rheumatologic disease, consultative care to primary care physicians and comprehensive care for patients with systemic lupus, and we provide consultative services for hospitalized patients. Our goal is to ensure that our patients receive the best possible care. Our second commitment is to the education of rheumatology fellows, residents and students as well as colleagues in other medical disciplines. The best care of patients is possible only when all physicians can recognize rheumatologic disease and are aware that therapeutic modalities are available. Our third goal is to participate in the acquisition of new knowledge about rheumatologic disease. We have ongoing research programs in human lupus and in mouse models of this disease. We participate in clinical trials in lupus and in other rheumatologic diseases. We actively explore new diagnostic tests for rheumatologic diseases.


It is our strong conviction that excellence in all of these areas is crucial to our success in each. We plan to continue to integrate care, teaching and research in our division. We will continue to strengthen our focus on lupus to become a national center for innovative care in lupus and related rheumatic diseases.