Meet The Premier Sleep Center Team of Physicians!

Over 80 years of quality care. When you want a solution for your sleep disorder, you want experience and credentials on your side. The board-certified doctors of Premier Sleep Center bring you exceptional training and credentials and over 80 years of combined experience.  Board-certified by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, American Board of Pulmonary Medicine, American Board of Critical Care and American Board of Internal Medicine. In addition, three of our doctors have been nominated or named by Castle & Connelly as Top Doctors in the New York Metro Area.

Alan I. Blum, MD, FCCP
Board-Certified
: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst,
Residency: Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY
MD: Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Member: National Sleep Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians,  American Thoracic Society, New York State Medical Society
Honors: Recipient of the New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” of the Year Award-
Castle & Connelly Guide every year from 2001-the present!

Steve A. Mermelstein, MD, FCCP
Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY, NY
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York Medical College, NY, NY
MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Member: National Sleep Foundation, American Medical Association, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, New York Medical Society, New York Academy of Science
Honors: Recipient of the New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” of the Year Award
– Castle & Connelly Guide for each year from 2001 to the present!

Ciro Ciccarelli, MD
Board-Certified: American Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst,
Residency: Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY
MD: University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Member: National Sleep Foundation, American Thoracic Society,
American College of Chest Physicians, American Medical Association,
New York Medical Society
Honors: First-ever recipient of South Nassau Hospital’s Excellence in Service Award
                Recipient of the New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” of the Year
                                           – Castle & Connelly Guide

Divya Thai, MD, FCCP, DABSM
Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
and Sleep Medicine
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
MD: MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, India
Member: American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians,
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Honors: Recipient of the New York Metro Area “Top Doctor” – Castle & Connelly Guide

Tessy Peter, MD, FCCP
Board-Certified: American Boards of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care
Fellow: American College of Chest Physicians
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Mt. Sinai Services, City Hospital Center, Elmhurst,
Critical Care Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital Center, New York, NY
Residency: New York Hospital Medical Center -Queens
Booth Memorial Hospital, Flushing, NY
MD: Medical College, Calicut University, Calicut, India
Member: National Sleep Foundation, American College of Physicians

Debra Hoffman, DO
Board-Certified American :Board of Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Chief Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital
DO: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY
Member: National Sleep Foundation, American Thoracic Society,

 

DISCLAIMER: This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for informed medical advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without consulting a qualified health care provider. Pulmonary & Critical Care Consultants & Premier Sleep Center strongly encourages you to consult your primary health care provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition or make an appointment with one of our specialists.