Jandee Anesthesiology Ambulatory Anesthesia For A New Millennium John Pillitteri, M.D., Igor Melyokhin, M.D., Monte Goldstein, M.D. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from medical school, Dr. Igor Melyokhin practiced Pediatric Surgery for ten years in the former Soviet Union. Upon securing his medical degree in the United States, Dr. Melyokhin completed his training in Anesthesia at the Downstate Medical Center in New York. In 1996, Dr. Melyokhin joined the anesthesia team at the Good Samaritan Hospital, in Suffern, New York. It was during that ten year period that he became an expert in both adult and pediatric ambulatory anesthesia. He was instrumental in developing policies and procedures to facilitate the application of new anesthetic techniques that allowed rapid recovery and discharge of both adult and pediatric patients. In addition, Dr. Melyokhin has amassed a wealth of experience practicing anesthesia in an office based setting. After working side by side with Dr. John Pillitteri and Dr. Monte Goldstein for ten years, Dr. Igor Melyokhin is proud to join the team at Jandee Anesthesiology. It is in this new practice, devoted solely to ambulatory anesthesia, that he can provide the highest level of anesthesia care. Dr. Melyokhin constantly reviews the latest ambulatory anesthesia literature. His commitment to the advancement of ambulatory anesthesia is evident as he and the members of Jandee Anesthesiology continue to attend seminars and advanced practice lectures on the most current developments in anesthesiology. This ensures that patients are receiving the safest and most modern anesthesia techniques available. Dr. Melyokhin takes an individual approach to each of his patients and is always willing to take time and discuss any questions and concerns that might affect his patients. Dr. Melyokhin is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiogy, is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, and many other national professional organizations. Dr. Melyokhin is licensed to practice medicine in New York and New Jersey. He can be reached through Jandee Anesthesiology at 845-323-4105 or by E-mail at:Igormel@optonline.net. Feel free to contact him with any questions or concerns. Dr. Monte Jay Goldstein, M.D. has spent his entire career gaining the experience necessary to assume the role as medical director of the Ramapo Valley Surgical Center and co-founder of Jandee Anesthesiology. He is a graduate of the Downstate Medical Center and completed five years of residency and fellowship training at NYU/Bellevue Medical Center in New York City. It was there that he realized the importance of providing a safe and pleasant environment for his surgical patients. Dr. Goldstein spent fourteen years at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern New York. He was instrumental in developing techniques for the advancement of ambulatory anesthesia for the new millennium. His emphasis has always been to stay current with the advances in medicine and their application to his anesthesia practice. He has mastered techniques to eliminate what many consider to be the unavoidable side effects of anesthesia, including nausea, malaise, and pain, which are common in other surgical centers. He and the team at Jandee Anesthesiology approach each patient as an individual. A personal plan is developed for each patient and procedure with complete emphasis on comfort and safety as well as post procedure pain. The team works together to fulfill each patient's needs and desires. All available anesthesia techniques are employed by Jandee Anesthesiology. They use only state of the art equipment at all their facilities providing an exceptional opportunity to practice anesthesia, with the greatest emphasis possible on safety. Dr's. Goldstein, Pillitteri, Melyokhin,Song, and Gordon, meet daily to discuss upcoming patients and the latest techniques to improve their safety and comfort.  Dr. Goldstein is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, and is a member of many professional organizations relating to the advancement of anesthesia care. These include, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, The New York Society of Anesthesiologists, The International Anesthesia Research Society, The Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia, and The Rockland County Medical Society. Dr. Goldstein is happy to discuss specific questions relating to anesthesia services at the Robert Zubowski Center, the Ramapo Valley Surgical Center, or any other facility in which he practicies, and may be reached by calling 845-323-4105 or by E-Mail at:Yomont@Jandeeanesthesiology.com Dr. John Pillitteri spent his undergraduate years at Manhattan College in New York. After graduating Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Chemical Engineering, he attended medical school at the State University of New York, Health Sciences Center, at Brooklyn. He graduated with top honors, then spent his residency and fellowship years at New York University Medical Center, specializing in Anesthesiology. In 1990, Dr. Pillitteri joined the anesthesia group at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York. He has spent the last fifteen years honing his clinical skills focusing on the advancement of ambulatory anesthesia. Dr. Pillitteri spent several years as the Director of Anesthesia at The Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Paramus, New Jersey. He also established several office based practices specializing in Gastroenterology and Urology throughout the New York and New Jersey areas. Utilizing his extensive experience in office based anesthesia, Dr. Pillitteri has developed policies, procedures and practice guidelines to create a safe, comfortable and efficient, environment for his patients, as well as the surgeons and doctors. In July 2005, Dr. Pillitteri joined Dr. Monte Goldstein, his friend and colleague for over twenty years, to form Jandee Anesthesiology, a practice specializing in ambulatory anesthesia. Together, their combined experience of over thirty five years in has proven invaluable in establishing a state of the art practice providing the safest most comfortable anesthesia experience possible. Dr. Pilltteri may be contacted through Jandee Anesthesiology at 845-323-4105 or by E-Mail at:Jpillitter@aol.com Dr's. Michael Song, Monte Goldstein & Igor Melyokhin Dr. Michael Song was born in Seoul and spent his early childhood there,  but he considers himself a Southern Californian at heart.  He grew up and received much of his formal education in San Diego and Los Angeles California.  He graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a BS with honors in Biology and then attended the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine where he was a Dean’s Scholar and received his M.D.  After medical school, he spent a year as an intern at the San Bernardino County Medical Center and then continued his training with a residency at the Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) in Boston Massachusetts, where he was a resident in anesthesiology and a clinical fellow at the Harvard University School of Medicine.  It was during his residency that he developed an interest in regional anesthesia, learning and excelling in many types of neural block techniques that continue to serve him well today.  He also concentrated his training in pediatric, obstetric, and ambulatory anesthesia while a resident.  Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Song further undertook and graduated from a subspecialty fellowship in pain management at the Beth Israel Hospital-Harvard University School of Medicine.   In 1996, Dr. Song joined the Department of Anesthesiology at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY where he met and worked with Drs. Pillitteri, Goldstein, and Melyokhin for almost 11 years.  While at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Song not only helped to run the pain management center and give numerous educational lectures on pain management to the hospital staff, but also continued to hone his skills as an ambulatory anesthesiologist working in many different office based and outpatient surgery center environments.   As a member of Jandee Anesthesiology, Dr. Song remains committed to providing the very best in patient care in the outpatient ambulatory surgical setting.  Dr. Song can be reached by calling 845-323-4105 or by E-mail at: painmd@Jandeeanesthesiology.com. Robert Gordon, MD completed his residency training in anesthesiology at New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. He spent a year as chief resident with a fellowship in advanced clinical anesthesia. He then joined the staff at Westchester Medical Center/ New York Medical College, where he attained the level of Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in 1994. During his twenty years at Westchester Medical Center, Dr. Gordon established and maintained Anesthesia standards of care as Chair of the department’s Quality Improvement Committee. His role included practice surveillance and educational opportunities for the residency training program. A noted lecturer at national and local meetings, he has also published articles in multiple peer review journals. Prevention of post operative nausea and vomiting, as well as administration of intravenous sedation for adult and pediatric surgical patients are areas of particular interest to Dr. Gordon. In 2003, Dr. Gordon was selected to be the Director of Anesthesia at St. Agnes Hospital, a subdivision of WMC. Dr. Gordon is Board Certified and is member of the America Society of Anesthesiologists and the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Gordon is thrilled to join JANDEE Anesthesiology, and looks forward to participating in all aspects of this diverse practice. Dr. Gordon can be reached at 845-323-4105 or bbgs820@aol.com.