Meet Our Physicians & Staff

Physicians

Timothy Endy, MD
Chief of Infectious Disease

Donald Blair, MD

Mitchell Brodey, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine

Tazaduq Fazili, MD
Medical Director, Infectious Disease Associates

Avrille George, MD

Waleed Javaid, MD
Chief of Infectious Disease, VAMC Syracuse
Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology

Mark Polhemus, MD
Assocaite Chief of Staff for Research, VAMC Syracuse

Support Staff

A team of qualified support staff assist our physicians in all aspects of a patient's medical care including scheduling, assisting with diagnostic testing, education and teaching, assisting with direct patient care, assisting with billing, and being available to answer generalized questions and concerns.

Physician Assistant

A Physician Assistant functions both independently and in conjunction with the physicians in our outpatient location in order to perform evaluation and management services for patients referred for the diagnosis, focused on intravenous antibiotic therapy.

Jennifer Schumacher, RPA-C

Infectious Disease Associates Nursing Staff

Our nurse assists primarily with the care of patients in the outpatient setting. The nurse is available to respond to specific patient questions, provides ongoing patient education, and provides support to the physicians.

Administrative and Secretarial Staff

Our Secretarial staff, function as schedulers and receptionists.

Helen Anastasiou