American Access Care Bronx

Gastone Crea, MD, is an interventional radiologist specializing in dialysis access management and minimally invasive placement of PD catheters. He currently serves as the medical director of American Access Care Bronx.

Dr. Crea earned his medical degree and completed a radiology residency program from SUNY Downstate Medical School. He completed a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Albany Medical Center.

Dr. Crea is licensed to practice medicine in New York, Florida and Connecticut. He is a member of the Society of Interventional Radiology and is an Assistant Professor at the New York Medical College.

Dr. Crea is board certified in diagnostic radiology and holds a subspecialty certification in vascular and interventional radiology.

Biren Singh Walia, MD, is a board-certified interventional nephrologist specializing in the critical maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients. He performs minimally invasive procedures such as angioplasty, stent placement, thrombectomy and thrombolysis to preserve and/or restore the functionality of a patient’s access. Dr. Walia practices at American Access Care Physician, PLLC Bronx located in the Bronx, New York.

Dr. Walia received his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in India. He completed his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, followed by a nephrology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center.

Dr. Walia is board certified in nephrology.

Dr. Michael Vitale is an interventional radiologist specializing in minimally invasive treatments for a broad range of vascular conditions and performs critical maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients. Dr. Vitale performs peripheral arterial disease treatment, uterine fibroid embolization and more. Dr. Vitale is board certified in diagnostic and interventional radiology. Dr. Vitale treats patients at American Access Care in the Bronx, and New York locations, using the most up-to-date, pain-free techniques to help patients improve their quality of life.

Salvatore Sclafani, MD, FSIR, is an interventional radiologist with more than 40 years of experience specializing in dialysis access management and the minimally invasive treatment of uterine fibroids, varicoceles and more. Dr. Sclafani practices at American Access Care Physician, PLLC Brooklyn and American Access Care Physician, PLLC Bronx.

Dr. Sclafani earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate and completed his residency at SUNY Downstate. For the past decade, he has served as professor and chairman of radiology and professor of surgery and emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.

Dr. Sclafani is a past president of the American Society of Emergency Radiology, a fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), and the first international member of the Chinese Society of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Sclafani is a founding member of the International Society for Neurovascular Disease.

Recognized for developing endovascular techniques for hemorrhage control, he was honored by the New York Academy of Medicine for his work among those in need and by the New York Police Department for his celebrated save of a police officer wounded in a shooting. Dr. Sclafani has also been recognized for outstanding community service by Concerned Women of Brooklyn.

Dr. Sclafani has authored more than 160 scientific papers and authored or co-authored 20 textbooks. He also presented at more than 250 national and international lectures. He was the first section editor of radiology for the Journal of Trauma and served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Interventional Radiology and Emergency Radiology.

Dr. Sclafani has been named “Top Doctor – New York City” in vascular and interventional radiology by Castle Connolly more than 5 times since 2005. Castle Connolly identifies Top Doctors by location and specialty, using a peer nomination process.

Dr. Sclafani is board certified in diagnostic radiology and a diplomate of the American College of Radiology with added qualification in interventional radiology.

William Rodino, MD, FACS, is a vascular surgeon specializing in both traditional open vascular surgery and endovascular surgery. He also performs minimally invasive treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and varicose veins, and provides a full scope of services for dialysis access management. He treats patients at Verrazano Vascular Associates at American Access Care Physician, PLLC in Staten Island, New York, and American Access Care Physician, PLLC Bronx in Bronx, New York, and is also on staff at Richmond University Medical Center and New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn.

After graduating from Columbia University, Dr. Rodino earned his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. He completed a residency in general surgery, followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at Downstate Medical Center.

He is the author of numerous publications and textbook chapters about vascular surgery and is a member of the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of the State of New York, Kings County Medical Society, the New York Society for Vascular Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the Society for Vascular Surgery. He has been named in Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors® New York Metro area for the past five years.

Dr. Rodino is board certified in general and vascular surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Amit Shah, MD, is a vascular surgeon specializing in dialysis access management and also the minimally invasive treatment for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Dr. Shah performs AV fistula and graft creation as well as critical maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients. Dr. Shah currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board of Azura Vascular Care and he treats patients at American Access Care Physician, PLLC Bronx in Bronx, New York.

Dr. Shah earned his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. He completed a general surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he remained for a fellowship in vascular surgery.

Dr. Shah is the author of many clinical publications and book chapters, and has presented on carotid, peripheral artery, and aortic disease at multiple national meetings. His interest and experience in endovascular peripheral interventions have made him an expert in limb salvage.

In addition to treating patients at Azura Vascular Care Bronx and serving on the Azura Medical Advisory Board, Dr. Shah is the Chief of Vascular Surgery for the North Bronx Health Network. He also serves as the Medical Director for the Vascular Laboratory at Jacobi Medical Center. He is a member of the Eastern Vascular Society, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

Dr. Shah is board certified in both general and vascular surgery as well as ARDMS certified in Vascular Sonography Interpretation.

Dr. Patetsios is a Vascular Surgeon with more than 20 years of experience. Dr. Patestios specializes in minimally invasive treatment for a broad range of vascular conditions, including peripheral artery disease (PAD). He is an expert in minimally invasive treatments for the maintenance and management of vascular accesses for dialysis patients and has experience with endovascular surgery.

Dr. Patetsios earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey Rutgers Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey. He completed a surgical residency at The State University of New York, Health Science Center of Brooklyn in Brooklyn, NY, followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Patetsios is a faculty member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and the Jesse E. Thompson Vascular Surgery Society.

Dr. Patetsios is currently a district surgeon for New York Police Department and treats patients at American Access Care in Great Neck and The Bronx.