Faculty

Saint Peter's Pediatric Residency Program Faculty

Educational Leadership
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Cardiology
Child Psychiatry
Critical Care
Developmental Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
General Pediatrics

Genetics
Hematology/Oncology
Neonatology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
Pulmonology
Pathology
Surgery
Urology

Educational Leadership

	William Bernstein, MD Pediatric Residency Program Director Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Education Chief Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School Pediatric Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School Medical School: Cornell University Medical School Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1993 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, ambulatory pediatrics, practice management, patient safety, immunizations, school health, preventive health care, child advocacy
	Bipin Patel, MD Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Physician-in-Chief, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital Vice President, New Jersey Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Residency: SUNY Downstate and Rutgers Medical School Medical School: Baroda Medical College, India Undergraduate: Faculty of Sciences, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1979 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, general pediatrics, medical ethics, craniofacial abnormalities, lead poisoning, child advocacy, child abuse, practice management, systems-based practice
	Michael Lucas, MD Associate Residency Program Director General Pediatrics Chief Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1995 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, craniofacial abnormalities, preventive healthcare, faculty advising, pediatric informatics, child advocacy, continuity clinic
	Tejal Mehta, MD Assistant Residency Program Director General Pediatrics Residency: Wodhull Medical Center Medical School: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, India Undergraduate: University of Mumbai, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2010 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, handoff communication, asthma care, patient safety, pediatric board review, practice-based learning and improvement
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Division of Adolescent Medicine

Susan R. Brill, MD
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine

Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx
Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University

Joined The Children's Hospital November 2006

Special interests: polycystic ovarian syndrome; menstrual disorders; gynecology; causes of and treatments for overweight and obesity; diet, exercise and weight loss; substance abuse; adolescent development; psychosomatic illness

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Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases

	Robert Tolan, MD Chief, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Fellowship: Saint Louis Children's Hospital Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interests: pediatric infectious diseases, central nervous system infections, meningococcal disease, fever of unknown origin, sepsis, pneumonia, parasitic infections, toxic shock syndrome influenza
	Kristina Feja, MD, M.P.H. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship: Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Medical School: Semmelweis University School of Medicine, Hungary Graduate: UMDNJ-School of Public Health, New Jersey At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2005 Special interests: pediatric infectious diseases, infection control, tuberculosis, travel medicine, clinical research.
	Hemant Kesarwala, MD Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Fellowship: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Fellowship: UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School Residency: Lincoln Hospital-Albert Einstein College of Medicine Postgraduate: Columbia University School of Public Health Medical School: University of Bombay, India Undergraduate: University of Bombay, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1977 Special interests: pediatric allergy and immunology and infectious diseases
	Gary Zuckerman, MD Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interest: pediatric allergies
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Pediatric Cardiology

	Cheryl Kurer, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York Medical School: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Undergraduate: Vassar College At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interests: heart murmurs, congenital heart disease, pediatric arrhythmias, syncope, mitral valve prolapse
	Michele Cohen, DO Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Residency: North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Undergraduate: Binghamton University, New York At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2008 Special interests: heart murmurs, congenital heart disease, pediatric arrhythmias, echocardiography
	Sumekala Nadaraj, MD Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Residency: Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Staten Island, New York Medical School: Coimbatore Medical College, India Graduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2005 Special interests: heart murmurs, congenital heart disease, fetal echocardiography, chest pain, pediatric arrhythmias, syncope
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Child Psychiatry

	Suzanne Lind, MD Chief, Pediatric Psychiatry Fellowship: New York University School of Medicine Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Lehigh University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interests: mood disorders, ADHD, psychosis, eating disorders
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Pediatric Critical Care

	Siva Jonna, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center Residency: Howard University Hospital Medical School: S.V. Medical College, India Undergraduate: S.V. Agricultural College, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1998 Special interests: pediatric critical care, pediatric transport, ventilator management and pulmonary mechanics, pediatric resuscitation, pediatric board review
	Bhavani Chalikonda, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Illinois Fellowship: Louisiana State University School of Medicine Residency: Lutheran General Children’s Hospital, Illinois Medical School: Rangaraya Medical College, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interests: pediatric critical care, shock, sepsis, ventilator management and pulmonary mechanics, pediatric resuscitation, pediatric board review, pediatric resident and medical student education, faculty advising
	Ravishankar Koppada, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Miami Children’s Hospital Residency: Brooklyn Hospital Center Medical School: Andhra Medical College, India Undergraduate: n/a At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2008 Special interests: pediatric critical care, shock, sepsis, ventilator management and pulmonary mechanics
	Christoph Ohngemach, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: University of North Carolina School of Medicine Chief Residency: Maine Medical Center Residency: Maine Medical Center Medical School: Medical School of Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1999 Special interests: pediatric critical care, pediatric transport, plueral effusions
	Tiong The, MD Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Jackson Memorial Hospital-University of Miami Residency: Howard University Hospital Medical School: University of the West Indies Faculty of Medicine Undergraduate: University of the West Indies Faculty of Natural Sciences At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interests: pediatric critical care, medical informatics
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Developmental Pediatrics

	Barbie Zimmerman-Bier, MD Chief, Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship: New York Medical College Residency: New York Hospital – Cornell University Medical Center Medical School: SUNY Downstate Undergraduate: Brooklyn College At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2009 Special interests: autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome
	David Atkin, MD Developmental Pediatrics Residency: Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine Undergraduate: Tufts University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2005 Special interests: developmental pediatrics, developmental disabilities, ADHD, child advocacy, medical acupuncture
	Frances Rhoads, MD Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship: Honolulu Kauikeolani Children's Hospital Residency: Philadelphia General Hospital Medical School: Oxford University, England Undergraduate: Cambridge University, England At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1989 Special interests: child development, child advocacy, child literacy, Pediatric education, clinical research
	Michele Willems-Plakyda, M.D. Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Chief Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2005 Special interests: developmental pediatrics, developmental disabilities, ADHD, child advocacy
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine

	Prashant Chutke, MD, M.P.H. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chief Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Medical School: Topiwala National Medical College, India Postgraduate: University of Alabama School of Public Health Undergraduate: B.N. Bandodkar College, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interests: pediatric emergency medicine, clinical research
	Kyon Hood, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine Undergraduate: Harvard University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interest: pediatric emergency medicine
	Grace Ponce, MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Medical School: University of Santo Thomas, Philippines Undergraduate: University of Santo Thomas, Philippines At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interests: pediatric emergency medicine, clinical research
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Pediatric Endocrinology

	Max Salas, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Residency: Children's Hospital of Sheffield, England Medical School: National University of Mexico School of Medicine Undergraduate: Centro Universitario Mexico and Saint Mary's College At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1980 Special interests: pediatric growth disorders, diabetes, thyroid disorders, pubertal delay
	Kathryn Skuza, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship: UMDNJ-Children's Hospital of New Jersey Residency: UMDNJ-Children's Hospital of New Jersey Medical School: Warsaw Medical School, Poland Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2001 Special interests: precocious puberty, pediatric growth disorders, diabetes, thyroid disorders
	Weizhen Xu, MD Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Residency: University of Buffalo Medical School: Shanghai First Medical College, Shanghai, China Undergraduate: Brooklyn College At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2012 Special interests: pediatric growth disorders, diabetes, thyroid disorders, pubertal delay
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Pediatric Gastroenterology

Jay Dadhania, MD
Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology

Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Chief Residency: Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York
Residency: Saint Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York
Medical School: Baroda Medical College, India
Undergraduate: M.S. University, India

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1990

Special interests: inflammatory bowel disease, dysphagia, hepatitis, feeding disorders

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General Pediatrics

	William Bernstein, MD Pediatric Residency Program Director Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Pediatric Education Chief Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School Pediatric Residency: North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical School Medical School: Cornell University Medical School Undergraduate: The Johns Hopkins University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1993 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, ambulatory pediatrics, practice management, patient safety, immunizations, school health, preventive health care, child advocacy
	Shobha Amara, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital-Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical School: Gandhi Medical College of Osmania University, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003 Special interest: inpatient pediatrics
	Karen Babcock, MD General Pediatrics Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007 Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, child abuse, foster care
	Roxanne Kendall, MD General Pediatrics Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine Undergraduate: Tufts University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1989 Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, public health, lead poisoning, community pediatrics, faculty advising
	Samantha Leib, MD General Pediatrics Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1999 Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, preventive health care, faculty advising
	Michael Lucas, MD Associate Residency Program Director General Pediatrics Chief Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1995 Special interests: pediatric residency and medical student education, craniofacial abnormalities, preventive health care, faculty advising, pediatric informatics, child advocacy, continuity clinic
	Gladibel Medina, MD General Pediatrics Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Rutgers University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1995 Special interests: child abuse, ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, faculty advising
	Frances Pelliccia, MD General Pediatrics Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Undergraduate: Saint Peter’s College, Jersey City, New Jersey At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007 Special interests: ambulatory pediatrics, child advocacy, newborn nursery, child abuse, foster care
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Genetics

Debra-Lynn Day-Salvatore, MD, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Genetic Medicine

Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Post Graduate: New York University
Undergraduate: Harvard University

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1990

Special interests: perinatal genetics, Pompe disease, Gaucher disease

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

	Stanley Calderwood, MD Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada Residency: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada Medical School: University of Toronto, Canada Undergraduate: Brooklyn College At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2010 Special interests: leukemia, solid tumors, clinical research, faculty advising, pediatric residency medical student education, new agents and innovative therapies
	Ionela Iacobas, MD Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine Residency: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, New York Medical School: Ovidius University Medical School, Constanta Romania At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2010 Pediatric vascular tumors, leukemia, solid tumors, clinical research, faculty advising, pediatric residency medical student education
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Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, Division

	Shirley Tetteh, MD General Pediatrics Residency: Morristown Memorial Hospital, New Jersey Medical School: University of Ghana Graduate: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2011 Special interests: inpatient pediatrics, medical education, public health
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Neonatology

	Mark Hiatt, MD Chief, Division of Neonatology Fellowship: Babies Hospital-Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Residency: New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College Medical School: Cornell University Medical College Undergraduate: Cornell University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1980 Special interests: neonatology, clinical research, practice management, patient safety, newborn screening
	Mujahid Anwar, MD Neonatology Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Residency: Lincoln Hospital, New York Infirmary Medical School: Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan Undergraduate: Government College Gulberg, Pakistan At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1977 Special interests: neonatology, intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral blood flow
	Shaku Chandra, MD Neonatology Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Residency: Long Island College Hospital, New York Medical School: Bangalore Medical College, India Undergraduate: Stanford University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interests: neonatology, medical education
	Marilyn Giorgi, MD Neonatology Fellowship: North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Undergraduate: St. John’s University, New York At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2006 Special interests: neonatology, chronic lung disease, medical education
	Sharadha Polam, MD Neonatology Fellowship: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Residency: Sisters of Charity HealthCare System Medical School: Siddartha Medical College, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2002 Special interests: neonatology, medical education
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Pediatric Nephrology

Anup Singh, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Fellowship: SUNY Downstate
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Medical School: De La Salle University, Philippines
Undergraduate: University of the Philippines

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003

Special interests: hypertension, glomerulonephritis, reflux nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure, dialysis, hydronephrosis, faculty advising

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Pediatric Neurology

	Carlos Lastra, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Residency: Monmouth Medical Center Medical School: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Facultad de Medicina, Colombia Undergraduate: Colegio San Luis Gonzaga Ibagué, Colombia At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003 Special interests: pediatric neurophysiology, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, head trauma, faculty advising
	Janti Chaaban, MD Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: UMDNJ-Newark Residency: UMDNJ-Newark Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Undergraduate: Brooklyn College At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2011 Special interests: pediatric neurophysiology, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, medical education
	Lewis Milrod, MD Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School and New York Fellowship: New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical School Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School Medical School: Harvard Medical School Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2005 Special interests: pediatric neurophysiology, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, pediatric sleep medicine
	Andrea Richards, MD Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Residency: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Medical School: SUNY Downstate School of Medicine At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2003 Special interests: epilepsy, autism, attention deficit disorder, neuromuscular disorders
	Victoria Surgan, MD Pediatric Neurology Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Residency: Schneider Children’s Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Undergraduate: Montclair State University, New Jersey At The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital since 2009 Special interests: epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, pediatric neurology
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Pediatric Neurosurgery

	Arno Fried, MD Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship: The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Chief Residency: Primary Children’s Medical Center-University of Utah Residency: Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medical School: Meharry Medical College Undergraduate: Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education, City College of N.Y. At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2004 Special interests: pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, CNS tumors, pediatric spasticity, epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, surgical interventions for cerebral palsy, CSF shunts, craniosynostosis, head trauma, myleomeningocele
	Mostafa El Khashab, MD Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Children’s Medical Center Residency: Bonn University Hospital, Germany Medical School: University of Cairo, Egypt At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2007 Special interests: pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, CNS tumors, pediatric spasticity, epilepsy surgery, spinal dysraphism, surgical interventions for cerebral palsy, CSF shunts, craniosynostosis, head trauma, myleomeningocele autism, ADHD, developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome
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Pediatric Ophthalmology

	J. Mark Engel, MD Chief, Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago Residency: Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical School: Loyola University- Chicago Stritch School of Medicine At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1993 Special interests: pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, clinical research, medical education
	Stella Han, MD Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship: Georgetown University Medical Center Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York Medical School: New York University School of Medicine At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2000 Special interests: pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus, clinical research, medical education
	Sepideh Rousta, MD Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Residency: University of Pennsylvania-Scheie Eye Institute Medical School: SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine Undergraduate: Georgetown University At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2000 Special interests: pediatric ophthalmology, eye movement disorders, strabismus, vision screening, clinical research, medical education
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Pediatric Pulmonology

	Archana Singh, MD Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship: Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York Residency: Infants & Children’s Hospital-Maimonides Medical Center Medical School: University of Kanpur, India At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2009 Special interests: asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiolitis, chronic lung disease, pneumonia
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Pediatric Pathology

Susan Shen-Schwarz, MD
Chief, Perinatal and Pediatric Pathology

Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Fellowship: Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh-University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: University of Hong Kong

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1990

Special interests: perinatal and pediatric pathology

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Pediatric Surgery

	John Gallucci, MD Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: McGill University, Canada Residency: Cooper Hospital University Medical Center, New Jersey Medical School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Undergraduate: Montclair State College At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003 Special interests: minimally invasive pediatric surgery, abdominal surgery
	Steven Palder, MD Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Canada Chief Residency: University of California, Davis Medical Center Residency: University of California, Davis Medical Center Medical School: University of Brussels School of Medicine, Belgium Undergraduate: University of Maryland At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 2003 Special interests: minimally invasive pediatric surgery, abdominal surgery
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Urology

Michael Fleisher, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology

Fellowship: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital and SUNY-Downstate
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Graduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1986

Special interests: hypospadias, hernia repair, enuresis, voiding disorders, urinary reflux, cryptorchidism

Thomas Vates, MD
Pediatric Urology

Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Undergraduate: Lafayette College, Pennsylvania

At The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital since 1986

Special interests: hydronephrosis, enuresis, urinary reflux, cryptorchidism, prune belly syndrome, posterior urethral valves

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Educational Leadership

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Pediatric Cardiology

Child Psychiatry

Pediatric Critical Care

Developmental Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Gastroenterology

General Pediatrics

Genetics

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Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine, Division

Neonatology

Pediatric Nephrology

Pediatric Neurology

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric Pulmonology

Pediatric Pathology

Pediatric Surgery

Urology