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Nyack, N.Y., June 9, 2023 – Montefiore Nyack Hospital proudly recognized its 2023 Physicians of the Year honorees: Azfar Chak, M.D. and David Hodes, M.D. for their longtime dedication to patient care and service at the Hospital during a reception attended by 175 guests on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at the Hilton Pearl River.
Azfar Chak, M.D. began his medical practice as an infectious disease specialist at Nyack Hospital in 2009, where he now serves as the Chief of Infectious Disease. Dr. Chak was appointed clinical assistant professor for New York Medical College and Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020. Dr. Chak received his medical degree from Ross University in 2002 and completed an internship and residency at New York Medical College Brooklyn/Queens. In 2007, he completed his fellowship for infectious disease at Winthrop University Hospital. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Chak worked with Montefiore Nyack’s administration to navigate uncharted waters and served on many COVID advisory boards for local community organizations.
David Hodes, M.D. is a board-certified physician with subspecialties in critical care and pulmonary disease and practices at Palisades Primary Care and Pulmonary Medicine in West Nyack. Dr. Hodes received his medical doctorate in 1973 from New York University Medical School. He completed his Internship and Residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York and his Pulmonary Fellowship at New York University-Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Hodes embarked on private practice and is an attending physician in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Having a medical practice in Rockland County, Dr. Hodes credits his patients for teaching him about their illnesses and enriching him with knowledge of their lives. Dr. Hodes believes that his never-ending quest to become a better doctor is still a work in progress.
