I see patients at the following locations:
Education
Bachelor’s Degree – Brandeis University
Medical Degree – New York Medical College
Internship – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Residency – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship – Hofstra NS-LIJ Healthcare System
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- Nutrition
- Gastrointestinal (i.e. celiac) and liver diseases
- Treatment of gas, bloating and pain.
Hospital Affiliations
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn
- Greater NY Endoscopy Surgical Center
Other Appointments
- Director of Women’s Center, Brooklyn Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
Research
- Novak S, Cerrone S, Kohn N, Putterman D, Sultan K. Endoscopic and Clinical predictors for unsuccessful Interventional Radiology guided embolization (IRE) for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB). American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2013 Vol. 108(S1) Pg.S587 Abstract# 1935. Poster Presenter. NSLIJ Scherr Award Honorable Mention.
- Cerrone S, Novak S, Barendswaard E, Sultan K. Sometimes it is a Zebra: Esophageal Elastosis. American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2013 Vol. 108(S1) Pg. S195 Abstract#660.
Poster Presenter. - Novak S, DeVito, B. Profound Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Patient with Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma.American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2012Vol.107(S1) Pg.S470.
Abstract #1178. Poster Presenter - Novak S, Jaffrey F, Trimble J, Cothern W, Inamdar S, Pona A, Fritz C, Butala S, Savella S, Cruz C, Kessler B, Hung C, Ahsan R, Kim Y, Garina G, Cerulli M.
- Improving Initial Assessment Process of Diarrhea in the Adult Patient at High Risk for Admission: Is Our Practice Consistent With Current Guidelines and Practices? Gastroenterology, May 2011. Vol: 140(5) S1 Pg. S-558. Poster Presenter
- Li, N; Tieng, A; Novak S; Fernandes, A; Jalal P.K; Akerman, M; Sideridis K; Bank S; Post ERCP pancreatitis: Is the risk increased with propofol sedation. Pancreatology. 2010; Vol. 10(2-3): 238-42.
Fun Facts
Dr. Novak frequently presents her research at national and international gastroenterology meetings. She is also fluent in Russian.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Anorectal Disease
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Bile Duct Blockages and Stones
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High-Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Cancer
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Difficulty
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Anorectal Manometry
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Barrett’s Treatment
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex Polypectomy
- CRH Hemorrhoid Ablation
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pseudocyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration
- Enteral Stents
- Esophageal Dilation/Testing
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Hemorrhoid Infrared Coagulation Therapy
- Hemorrhoid Treatments (IRC and Banding)
- Lactose Intolerance Breath Test
- Lactose Tolerance Test
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ)
- Polypectomy
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Urea Breath Test (UBT)
- Variceal Banding
