Our Physicians and Clinicians

Edwin M. Chang, MD, FACS

 Certified: Diplomat, American Board of Neurological Surgery (1993).
 Fellow of American College of Surgeons.
 Education: University of Minnesota (M.D., 1982); Ohio State University
 (Internship & Residency, 1988).
 Born: Shanghai, China, February 1954.
 Appointments: Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center
 (Chief of Neurological Surgery)
 Appointed: Honorary Police Surgeon to the NYPD.
 Member: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons.  Assistant Clinical  Professor at NYU Medical Center (1989-1998)/Associate Professor at  Downstate Medical Center (2005-2008)

John S. Shiau, MD, FACS

Certified: Diplomat, American Board of Neurological Surgery (2004). Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (2005).
Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1986). University of Michigan (M.D., 1990). Mount Sinai Medical Center (Internship & Residency 1997). Johannes Gutenberg University Hospital (Fellowship 1997).
Born: Taiwan, R.O.C. November 1965
Appointments: Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center.
Website: http://www.esurgeon.com/jshiau/

Anthony J. G. Alastra, MD, FAANS

 Certified: American Board of Neurological Surgery.
 Education: The Johns Hopkins University (BA, 1992). Case Western Reserve University, School  of Medicine (MD, 1997).  Vanderbilt University Medical Center/St. Thomas Hospital (Chief  Resident in Neurosurgery, 2004, Residency 7/1998 to  6/2004).  Endovascular Neurosurgery  Fellowship at NYU Medical Center (2000-2002)
 Born: Michigan, February 1970
 Appointments: Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond University Medical Center.                         

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