Ziad N. Kronfol, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Director of the Department of Surgery and Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Dr. Kronfol is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon practicing at Highland Medical, Highland Surgical Associates in West Nyack, NY. Dr. Kronfol received his board certification in both general surgery and colon and rectal surgery from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, respectively. He specializes in anorectal surgical procedures, laparoscopic and robotic minimally invasive colon and rectal surgery, transanal minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy procedures, as well as general surgery. He has a particular interest in colon and rectal cancer, anal cancer, diverticulitis, pelvic floor disorders, inflammatory bowel disease and anorectal pathology such as hemorrhoids, fissures, perirectal abscesses and fistula.

Dr. Kronfol comes to Highland Medical, from Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group where he served as the Director of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital. Dr. Kronfol was involved in numerous hospital committees including being Chair of the Endoscopy Committee, Cancer Liaison Physician for the Cancer Committee, and Chair of the Credentials Committee, among others.

Dr. Kronfol earned his medical doctorate from the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his General Surgery internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN and his General Surgery Residency at Texas Tech University Health Science Center in El Paso, TX. Dr. Kronfol completed his Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, NY.

He is a member of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Kronfol has presented at many academic conferences and seminars and has several publications. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, sports and spending time with family.

Randa Barsoom, MD

Randa R. Barsoom, MD is a board-certified general surgeon with Highland Surgical Associates in West Nyack, NY. She received her medical doctorate from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her Residency in general surgery at Northwell Health and Valley Health System. Dr. Barsoom comes to Highland Medical from a private surgical practice where she focused on general surgery, hernia repair, cholecystectomy and soft tissue excisions, minimally invasive surgery, and robotic surgery.

Joseph Buchsbaum, MD

Adrienne Fueg, MD, FACS

Trauma Medical Director, Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Dr. Fueg is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in general, breast, and advanced laparoscopic surgery. She has been practicing medicine for 20 years and currently practices with Highland Surgical Associates in West Nyack, NY. She was an attending physician at Elk Regional Medical Center in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania, for five years and had a private practice in the Bronx for seven years before joining Highland Surgical.

Dr. Fueg earned her medical degree from SUNY-Health Science Center at Brooklyn. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, New York Medical College, and Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, New York Medical College. In addition, she completed a Critical Care Fellowship at Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center.

She is a member of the Society of Women Surgeons and the American Society of Breast Surgeons as well as a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephew, hockey, travel, exercise and sewing.

Her research has been published in The Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Psychopharmacology and Brain Research.

Stefanie Sokoloff, BS, MS, PA-C

Stefanie Sokoloff, BS, MS, PA-C is a physician assistant with over fifteen years of experience in the Montefiore Nyack Hospital Emergency Department. Stefanie has joined Highland Medical as a surgical PA.  She will be assisting the Highland Surgical surgeons in the operating room and with the care of surgical patients. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY.  In her free time, she enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with family.