Our Team

Annie Daniel
Bariatric Coordinator

Ms. Annie Daniel is a Nurse Practitioner who is our clinical coordinator, with over 12 years experience as an RN, she has been with South Nassau for the past 6 years . She performs the pre-op & post-op assessments, education and conducts support group session for bariatric patient/family.

• She is a graduate of Molloy College.

Gabe Bechnelli P.A.

Mr. Gabe Bechinelli has over 15 years experience as a Surgical Physician
Assistant. He has been with South Nassau Communities Hospital for the past six
years and is one of the most experienced P.A.’s nationwide with Lap-Band
adjustments and follow-ups. He is a graduate of St. John’s University.

Registered Dieticians

Danielle Solomon R.D. CDE

Danielle has been a registered dietician for over 18 years. She has specialized with bariatric weight loss management including the OptiFast program. For the past 10 years, she has worked with our bariatric patients helping them along their weight loss surgery journey from the moment they arrive at our offices and throughout their journey helping them keep on track.

• Graduate of B.S. degree with nutrition from CW Post College
• Danielle interned at Cornell Medical Center

Gail Kryshtalsky
Office Manager

For over 22 years, Gail has worked in various aspects of the medical field. From pediatrics, rehab, internal medicine and for the past 8 years in Gastro/Bariatric surgery. Gail handles all aspects of the administrative pathway to surgery for our patients.

Alison Singer
Patient Liaison

Alison has been an administrator in the medical field with over 15 years experience. For the past 3 years, Alison has been at South Nassau Communities Hospital. As the patient liaison, Alison finalizes your insurance authorization. On a personal note, Alison is a post op LapBand patient and had the surgery 7 � years ago.