Ambu Inc.: payments to clinicians
2,156 clinicians received $152,374 from Ambu Inc. in 2025; Urology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (55%) was food and beverage, then consulting fees (45%). The largest single recipient (Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pennsylvania) received $16,321.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $152,374 | 2,547 | 2,156 |
| 2024 | $184,293 | 3,218 | 2,277 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Ward, MD | Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology | Philadelphia, PA | $16,321 |
| 2 | William Michael Atallah, M.D., M.P.H. | Urology | Brooklyn, NY | $9,086 |
| 3 | Sriharan Sivalingam, MD | Urology | Cleveland, OH | $6,389 |
| 4 | Philip Tong Zhao, M.D. | Urology | New York, NY | $5,486 |
| 5 | Kara Watts, MD | Urology | Bronx, NY | $5,141 |
| 6 | Ahmed E. Ghazi, MD | Urology | Rochester, NY | $5,000 |
| 7 | Alejandra Balen, M.D. | Urology | Myrtle Beach, SC | $4,967 |
| 8 | Olakunle Idowu, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $4,549 |
| 9 | Abhineet Sharma, MD | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Omaha, NE | $3,000 |
| 10 | Aram Elahi Jawed, M.D. | Surgery | Florham Park, NJ | $2,729 |
| 11 | Bobby W. Tullos, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Gulfport, MS | $2,000 |
| 12 | Ajay Wagh | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | $1,989 |
| 13 | Layron O. Long, MD | Urology | Corvallis, OR | $924.10 |
| 14 | Joshua Langston, MD | Urology | Virginia Beach, VA | $525.00 |
| 15 | Michel Kahaleh, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Rochelle Park, NJ | $460.89 |
| 16 | Austin S. Rose, MD | Otolaryngology | Cary, NC | $425.00 |
| 17 | Timothy David Lyon, M.D. | Urology | Jacksonville, FL | $401.74 |
| 18 | Michael J. Need, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Indianapolis, IN | $400.00 |
| 19 | Majid Shafiq, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Boston, MA | $400.00 |
| 20 | Kathryn Cardona, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Jacksonville, FL | $379.59 |
| 21 | Jennifer Johnson, PA | Physician Assistant | Jacksonville, FL | $371.57 |
| 22 | Diane D. Newman, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Philadelphia, PA | $356.17 |
| 23 | David Thiel, MD | Urology | Jacksonville, FL | $348.39 |
| 24 | Ana Yolanda Anguita Oliveras, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | San Juan, PR | $320.46 |
| 25 | Fariborz Rezai, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Livingston, NJ | $300.21 |
| 26 | Arman S. Walia, MD | Urology | San Diego, CA | $282.72 |
| 27 | Paul Michael Arnold, M.D. | Urology | Davenport, FL | $281.71 |
| 28 | Wanda Maria Popescu, MD | Anesthesiology | New Haven, CT | $281.41 |
| 29 | Alyssa Bilotta, MD | Urology | Tampa, FL | $276.15 |
| 30 | Brynn Kathleen Dredla, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Sleep Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $274.32 |
| 31 | Michael Maidaa | Urology | Fullerton, CA | $268.67 |
| 32 | Keith Rose, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Hackensack, NJ | $262.17 |
| 33 | Shiv Chetan Desai, M.D. | Radiology, Radiation Oncology | Orlando, FL | $260.43 |
| 34 | Audra Jane Schwalk, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Dallas, TX | $258.92 |
| 35 | Silvia Fresco, MD | Surgery | Glen Ridge, NJ | $255.67 |
| 36 | Kashish Khanna, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Tampa, FL | $243.25 |
| 37 | Chelsea Dwyer, PA | Physician Assistant | Boston, MA | $242.50 |
| 38 | Joseph Alexander Mailman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | New York, NY | $242.50 |
| 39 | Ronald Glen Racho, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | St Johns, FL | $240.41 |
| 40 | Seyed Shayan Ahmad Falasiri, MD | Urology | Tampa, FL | $238.19 |
| 41 | Iris Marin Collazo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Jacksonville, FL | $234.46 |
| 42 | Leigh Macierowski Midkiff, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Jacksonville, FL | $230.30 |
| 43 | Karl W. Strom, MD | Surgery | Glen Ridge, NJ | $222.75 |
| 44 | Steven J. Binenbaum, MD | Surgery | Eatontown, NJ | $220.12 |
| 45 | Frank J. Borao, M.D. | Surgery | Eatontown, NJ | $215.12 |
| 46 | Matthew Katz, M.D. | Urology | New York, NY | $207.62 |
| 47 | Diana Marie Rubel | Physician Assistant | Bronx, NY | $207.61 |
| 48 | Shayanne Alexander Lajud Guerrero, M.D. | Otolaryngology | San Juan, PR | $205.26 |
| 49 | Francisco Javier Garraton, MD | Otolaryngology | San Juan, PR | $205.25 |
| 50 | Dena G. Arumugam, M.D. | Surgery | Neptune, NJ | $203.93 |
| 51 | Hope Rasque, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Conyers, GA | $200.22 |
| 52 | Kevin Edwin Woods, M.D., M.P.H | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Brookhaven, GA | $197.24 |
| 53 | Seth M. Kipnis, MD | Surgery | Neptune, NJ | $189.47 |
| 54 | Matvey Tsivian, M.D. | Urology | Charleston, SC | $189.44 |
| 55 | Robert O'Neal Miller, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Bullhead City, AZ | $181.00 |
| 56 | Vani J Albertson Konda, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Dallas, TX | $178.08 |
| 57 | Joseph Michael Hartzog, MD | Emergency Medicine | Morgantown, WV | $174.48 |
| 58 | Sean P. Callahan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Greenville, SC | $166.67 |
| 59 | Richard Yackshaw Greco, D.O. | Surgery | Hackensack, NJ | $158.29 |
| 60 | Teresa L. Moon, MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $156.00 |
| 61 | Matthew T. Gettman, M.D. | Urology | Rochester, MN | $154.77 |
| 62 | Erik Bradford Hysinger | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Cincinnati, OH | $154.41 |
| 63 | Fiolakemi Sowemimo, MD | Internal Medicine | Freehold, NJ | $154.23 |
| 64 | Kenneth Lim, D.O. | Urology | Waterford, MI | $154.16 |
| 65 | Hayley Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Florence, SC | $153.81 |
| 66 | Dora D. Zuker, MD | Anesthesiology | New Brunswick, NJ | $152.64 |
| 67 | Ryan G. Fields, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Neptune, NJ | $152.63 |
| 68 | Valerie McRae, MD | Anesthesiology | New Brunswick, NJ | $152.63 |
| 69 | Daniel Isaac Sanford, MD | Urology | Providence, RI | $152.08 |
| 70 | Gyan Pareek, MD | Urology | Providence, RI | $152.08 |
| 71 | Samuel Hamilton Eaton, M.D. | Urology | Newport, RI | $152.08 |
| 72 | Ryan Adam Payne, M.D. | Urology | Salina, KS | $148.36 |
| 73 | Julianne Rathbun, MD | Urology | Salina, KS | $146.56 |
| 74 | Marius Liviu Calin, M.D. FACS FASMBS | Surgery | Belleville, NJ | $144.96 |
| 75 | Vi Vu-Ha Nguyen, MD | Urology | New York, NY | $143.77 |
| 76 | Thalia Heidi Bajakian, MD | Urology | San Diego, CA | $143.77 |
| 77 | Garen Abedi | Urology | Downey, CA | $143.77 |
| 78 | Daniel Lyman Miller, MD | Urology | Portland, OR | $143.77 |
| 79 | David Fallon Friedlander, M.D. | Urology | Chapel Hill, NC | $143.77 |
| 80 | Joel Emmanuel Abbott, D.O. | Urology | Las Vegas, NV | $143.77 |
| 81 | Luke Kit Griffiths, MD | Urology | San Diego, CA | $143.77 |
| 82 | Ryan Isaac Nasseri, MD | Urology | San Diego, CA | $143.77 |
| 83 | Roger Sur, MD | Internal Medicine | Newport Beach, CA | $143.77 |
| 84 | Nikunj Gajarawala, PAC | Physician Assistant, Medical | Jacksonville, FL | $142.07 |
| 85 | Matteo Rosselli, DO | Anesthesiology | Jupiter, FL | $141.32 |
| 86 | Shawn Marten Falitz, M.D. | Anesthesiology | McHenry, IL | $141.32 |
| 87 | Robert Donald Mitchell, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Atlantis, FL | $141.32 |
| 88 | Austin Erney | Anesthesiology | St Petersburg, FL | $141.31 |
| 89 | Sarah Ashley Dunn, M.D. M.P.H. | Anesthesiology | Hollywood, FL | $141.31 |
| 90 | Simon Choi, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Dallas, TX | $141.29 |
| 91 | Catalina Maria Coppola, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Miami, FL | $141.29 |
| 92 | Faiz Y. Bhora, M.D., | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Poughkeepsie, NY | $140.25 |
| 93 | Kostantinos Pantelis Poulikidis, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Edison, NJ | $140.25 |
| 94 | Krista Poulikidis, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Morristown, NJ | $140.25 |
| 95 | James Steven Wysock, MD | Urology | Flushing, NY | $138.96 |
| 96 | Doh Yoon Cha, M.D. | Urology | Freehold, NJ | $138.96 |
| 97 | Samuel Y. Kiel, M.D. | Anesthesiology | New Brunswick, NJ | $136.53 |
| 98 | Michael A. Gorin | Urology | Greenlawn, NY | $133.49 |
| 99 | Ben J. Shirley, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Meridian, MS | $132.94 |
| 100 | John Pellerin | Physician Assistant, Medical | Birmingham, AL | $131.13 |
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