Our Spiritual Care Team
The spiritual care team at 麻豆国产AV Langone includes chaplains, rabbis, priests, and imams who are available to counsel people of all faiths, as well as those who do not have a spiritual practice. Our chaplains are board-certified or eligible for certification, meaning they have finished their theological and clinical pastoral education and are completing an additional 2,000 hours of clinical work as well as a professional board review. Our chaplains are available at our inpatient facilities in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island.
Manhattan Spiritual Care Team
Chaplains at 麻豆国产AV Langone鈥檚 Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, and Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital鈥�34th Street are available weekdays from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Chaplains at 麻豆国产AV Langone Orthopedic Hospital are available by request. If you would like to speak to a chaplain, rabbi, priest, or imam after hours, please ask your nurse to page the chaplain on call.
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Rabbi Amy Ruth Bolton, MA, BCC
Manager
Rabbi Bolton is a board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains. She received her master of arts in rabbinic studies and ordination from the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, Rabbi Bolton served as a hospice chaplain with VNS Health. She has more than two decades of experience providing care in home, assisted living, long-term care, and hospital settings. Her professional experience also includes addiction recovery and adult and youth education. Rabbi Bolton is a co-founder of Lifestorms, a program offering integrated psycho-emotional and spiritual support. She speaks English and Hebrew.
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The Reverend Young-ki Eun, MDiv, ACPE
Clinical Pastoral Educator (CPE)
Rev. Eun is an ordained Presbyterian minister with more than 20 years鈥� experience working as a CPE educator, chaplain, university faculty member, and parish minister. He graduated from the University of Toronto/Knox College with a master鈥檚 degree in divinity. He has completed postgraduate studies in theology, English, linguistics, and psychoanalytic studies, as well as four years of clinical training in psychotherapy. Rev. Eun started his CPE journey in 1999 at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. His work as a CPE supervisor includes New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center; The Hospital of St. Raphael (now Yale New Haven Hospital-St Raphael Campus), Connecticut; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Ochsner Health System, New Orleans; and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. As an ACPE-certified educator, Rev. Eun has a passion for empowering chaplain residents and interns to gain a deeper connection with their authentic selves in a genuine, diverse, and trustworthy learning environment, and to forge and strengthen their own personal and professional identity in their spiritual-care ministry of compassion.
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Elizabeth Kitamura, BCC
Staff Chaplain
Chaplain Kitamura is a board-certified chaplain with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. She received her master鈥檚 degree in theology from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and is a master鈥檚 degree candidate at 麻豆国产AV School of Global Public Health. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, she completed her clinical training at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and was also a research fellow at Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center.
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Ahmet M. Atlig, PhD, BCC
Staff Chaplain and Imam
Dr. Atlig began his career at the Imams and Preachers Seminary in Izmir, Turkey, where he was ordained as an imam and Muslim cleric. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the Theology Department at the University of West Coast, and then served as the imam of New Peckham Mosque, in London. After relocating to the United States, Dr. Atlig completed the Clinical Pastoral Education program at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System and became a board-certified chaplain with HealthCare Chaplaincy Network in 2019. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, he served as a chaplain at various New York City hospitals. Dr. Atlig speaks Turkish, Arabic, and English, and is married, with three children.
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Shaul Praver, BCC, DMin
Staff Chaplain and Rabbi
Chaplain Praver is a board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and ordained by the Jerusalem Rabbinate. He received his doctorate in ministry from Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and completed his clinical training at Norwalk Hospital, both in Connecticut. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, he served as chaplain鈥搑abbi with the Connecticut Department of Correction. Prior to that, Chaplain Praver served as the spiritual leader of Congregation Adath Israel in Newtown, Connecticut.
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The Reverend W. Kaytlin Butler, MDiv
Staff Chaplain
Rev. Butler is a board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains. She received her master鈥檚 degree in divinity from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, and she is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, she served as a chaplain for six years at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she also completed her clinical training. She is a widely respected speaker on subjects of spirituality and health. Rev. Butler serves as children鈥檚 services chaplain for Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at 麻豆国产AV Langone.
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The Reverend Rosemarie Napoli
Associate Staff Chaplain
Rev. Napoli is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church USA. She has special interest in working with people with addictions and those living with HIV and AIDS. Rev. Napoli serves as the Associate Pastor at Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
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The Reverend Dwayne McClary, MDiv
Staff Chaplain
Rev. McClary received his master of divinity at Yale University and is ordained by the American Baptist Churches USA. Prior to joining 麻豆国产AV Langone, Rev. McClary completed his clinical training at Bridgeport and Norwalk Hospitals, both in Connecticut. He is also a seasoned music executive who has held marketing posts at Motown, Universal, and MCA Records. Rev. McClary holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism/communications from Rutgers University and certification in marketing from 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 School of Professional Studies.
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The Reverend Stephen Okeke
Roman Catholic Priest
Father Okeke received his master鈥檚 degree in pastoral theology from St. John鈥檚 University and his doctorate in pastoral counseling from Hebrew Union College鈥擩ewish Institute of Religion in New York City. He worked in Nigeria for three years as an associate pastor and a chaplain with the St. Stephen鈥檚 Society. Father Okeke is also chaplain to the Igbo Catholic community in the Bronx, serving people whose roots are in West Africa.
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Jenelle Halley
Department Secretary
Ms. Halley鈥檚 passion for maintaining a positive and respectful work environment led her to our spiritual care team, where she manages all department events, meetings, patient requests, services, and training. Ms. Halley also provides administrative support to our department, and serves as the liaison between patients, the spiritual care team, and hospital leadership.
Brooklyn Spiritual Care Team
Chaplains are available on-site at 麻豆国产AV Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn on weekdays between 9:00AM and 5:00PM and on Sundays from 12:00 to 4:00PM. For more information, please call the Spiritual Care office at 718-630-7505; you can also request a nursing consult for spiritual needs. If you have an urgent spiritual need outside of the hours listed, please ask your nurse to call 718-630-7505 or the hospital operator for available resources.
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The Reverend Ray Lewis Jr.
Manager
Rev. Lewis is a board-certified chaplain and pastoral counselor ordained by Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Michigan. He received his master鈥檚 degree in divinity from Emory University in Georgia and his doctorate in pastoral care from the United Lutheran Seminary of Philadelphia. Rev. Lewis is currently pursuing a diplomate in pastoral supervision at The College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, he served as an adjunct instructor, pastor, and chaplain with the Florida Department of Corrections, VITAS and VNA hospice care, and the Level 1 Trauma Center at Penn Medicine.
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The Reverend Emmanuel Conduah
Roman Catholic Priest
Father Conduah has a postgraduate diploma in education from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. He is working towards his doctorate in educational leadership at Fordham University and his clinical pastoral education certification with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, under the endorsement of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
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Monica-Lisa Mills
Staff Chaplain
Monica-Lisa Mills received her master鈥檚 degree in divinity from New York City鈥檚 Episcopal Divinity School. Before joining 麻豆国产AV Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, she completed her clinical training at NewYork-Presbyterian鈥檚 Columbia University Irving Medical Center and its Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Chaplain Mills is a visual artist and musician and previously worked as a high school ethics and religion teacher.
Long Island Spiritual Care Team
Chaplains are available on-site at 麻豆国产AV Langone Hospital鈥擫ong Island on weekdays between 8:30AM and 11:00PM. Please call 516-663-4749 to arrange a visit. If you have an urgent spiritual need after hours, please ask your nurse to page the chaplain on call. Learn how you can support our Spiritual Care Program.
Learn more about the Long Island Spiritual Care Team.