Chappaqua Resident Assumes Leadership Role at Phelps

From Phelps Hospital

Two physicians at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center have been appointed to medical leadership roles.

Craig Zalvan, MD, FACS, a laryngologist and Medical Director of the Institute for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Phelps, has been appointed Chief of Otorhinolaryngology (also known as otolaryngology or ENT), the medical and surgical specialty concerned with conditions
of the ear, nose and throat. Board certified in otolaryngology, Dr. Zalvan is on the Phelps board of directors and is a senior member of ENT Faculty Practice. He is an associate professor at New York Medical College, a faculty member of the NYMC Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program, and an adjunct professor at Mercy College. Dr. Zalvan received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed a residency in general surgery at New York Hospital Medical Center and one in otolaryngology at Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, followed by a fellowship in laryngology (voice, swallow and cough disorders) at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center. He is an active member of the New York Laryngological Association, the American Laryngological Association and the American Brocho-esophageal Association.

Jack Hershman, MD, FACS, has been appointed Chief of Urology. Dr. Hershman is board certified in urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His received his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He then completed a general surgery internship and residency at Lenox Hill Hospital and a urology residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also completed advanced training in urological oncology (bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and training in infertility and vasectomy reversal at Rockefeller University. Dr. Hershman is a clinical instructor and an assistant attending urologist at New York Medical College. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, the American Association of Clinical Urologists and the New York Urologic Association.