White Plains, N.Y., January 26, 2026 – White Plains Hospital has announced new medical leadership at the Hospital. Dr. Jk Rasamny is the new President of the Medical Staff at White Plains Hospital, a position he will hold until the end of 2027. Dr. Rasamny, who previously served as Vice President of the Medical Staff, succeeds Dr. Claudia Felberg as President.
From left: Incoming Medical Staff President Dr. Jk Rasamny; incoming Vice President Dr. Emanuel Wurm; and incoming Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Kay Lovig.
Board-certified in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Dr. Rasamny is Chief of the Otolaryngology Section at White Plains Hospital. Specializing in treating malignant and benign tumors of the head and neck, Dr. Rasamny was the first surgeon in Westchester County to use TORS (TransOral Robotic Surgery) to remove these tumors, completing the county’s first robotic radical tonsillectomy. He was recently a recipient of Westfair Communications’ “Doctors Without Boundaries Award” for his volunteer surgical work in Mwanda, Tanzania in 2024 and 2025.
Pulmonologist Dr. Emanuel Wurm succeeds Dr. Rasamny as Vice President of the Medical Staff, while Chief of the Section of Endocrinology Dr. Kay Lovig was elected Secretary/Treasurer.
While those officers will serve two-year terms, three physicians were elected to three-year terms as delegates: urologist Aaron Hagge-Greenberg, M.D., who is Chief of the Section of Urology; oncologist Subuhee Hussain, M.D., who is Chief of the Section of Hematology & Oncology; and Waqas Malik, M.D., a hospital medicine physician at Summit Health who is also a hospitalist at White Plains Hospital.
Previously elected Medical Staff delegates completing their three-year terms in 2026 are breast surgeon and Director of Breast Surgery Preya Ananthakrishnan, M.D.; cardiac electrophysiologist James Peacock, M.D.; and Randy Stevens, M.D., Director of Radiation Oncology at the White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care.
“Our physician leaders play a vital role in shaping the future of White Plains Hospital,” said Michael Palumbo, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at White Plains Hospital. “We are grateful for their experience and leadership and excited about the new ideas and perspectives they will bring to the Board as we continue to grow and evolve.”
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit healthcare organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.