Leslie Lee
Justin J. Kopa
Valentyna Goloborodko
Joseph D. Frager
<p>Dr. Frager specializes in disorders of the Colon and Upper GI Tract including: Colon Polyps, Diverticulitis, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gallstones.</p>
<p>Immunology of the GI Tract</p>
<p>Joseph Frager, MD, is an Attending Physician in Gastroenterology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Frager specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon and upper gastrointestinal tract including colon polyps, diverticulitis, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux and gallstones.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1980, Dr. Frager came to Montefiore for his postgraduate training. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency in 1983, followed by his fellowship in gastroenterology in 1985.</p><p>Dr. Frager’s research focus is on the immunology of the gastrointestinal tract. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Frager is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterology Association and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.</p>
Danielle M. Fernandes
<p>Dr. Danielle Fernandes is an assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Prior to joining Einstein, she served as the Site Director for the pediatrics clerkship at New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. She joined the Einstein faculty in 2019 and in 2022, she became Course Director for the Bioethics course for medical students. She also co-facilitates bioethics, humanism and professionalism sessions for the pediatric residents at CHAM. She is interested in curriculum development and keeping our curriculum up to date with the ethical issues around us. Dr. Fernandes is a graduate of Cornell University and received her medical degree from Columbia University. She completed her residency training at New York Presbyterian at Columbia. Dr. Fernandes is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and member of the AAP Section on Bioethics subgroup.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chao, JY, Sugarman A, Kimura A, Flamer S, Jing TT, <strong>Fernandes DM</strong>, Khine H, Shinnar S, Lo Y, Cabana MD. “Factors Associated with Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.“ <em>Clinical Pediatrics</em>, in press.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM, </span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oliveira CR, Guerguis S et al. “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth.” <em>The Journal of Pediatrics</em>, 2020, </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016"><span style="color: black;">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Hametz PA. 50 Years Ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: Efficiency in the Pediatric Hospital Setting. <em>The Journal of Pediatrics</em>. 2020;220:100. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.001" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.001</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LaRosa JM, <strong>Fernandes DM</strong>, Morris MC. The Impact of Parental Presence on Trainee Education During PICU Rounds: A Brief Report. <em>Hospital Pediatrics.</em> 2019; 9(5):389-392. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2018-0216" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1542/hpeds.2018-0216</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Pantangi V, Azam M, Salomao M, Iuga AC, Lefkowitch JH, Gill J, Morotti R, Lavine JE, Mencin AA. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in New York City</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Journal of Pediatrics. </span></em><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2018; 200: 174-180. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.047" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.047</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Roland AR, Morris MC. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parental Opinions Regarding Waiver of Consent for Prospective Observational Research. <em>Pragmatic and Observational Research</em></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2017; 8: 1-8. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2147%2FPOR.S126509" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">10.2147/POR.S126509</span></a></span></p>
<p>Danielle M. Fernandes, MD, is an Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Fernandes is a pediatric hospitalist committed to providing patient-focused and family-centered care to children admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in human biology, health and society from Cornell University in 2010, Dr. Fernandes earned her Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University in 2014. Following this, she completed her pediatric residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University in 2017. Given her interest in bioethics, Dr. Fernandes later earned a certificate in bioethics at Montefiore Einstein in 2023.</p><p>Dr. Fernandes co-facilitates bioethics, humanism and professionalism sessions for the pediatric residents at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Her research is focused on curriculum development and medical education. She also teaches Bioethics to medical students at the medical school. Dr. Fernandes has served as Interim Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency program and has focused on efforts to improve social determinants of health screening in the inpatient hospital setting. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Fernandes is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities.</p>
Sameen Farooq
<p>Dr. Farooq is board certified in Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He works as a direct care Internal Medicine hospitalist at Moses campus.</p>
Serife Eti
<p><strong>SERIFE ETI, MD</strong></p>
<p><strong>Clinical Associate Professor</strong></p>
<p><strong>Department of Family and Social Medicine</strong></p>
<p><strong>Medical Director<br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Palliative Medicine Program<br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Montefiore Medical Center<br /></strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Department: Family and Social Medicine</p>
<p>Practice Hospice & Palliative Medicine</p>
<p>Medical Education: University of Istanbul , School of Medicine</p>
<p>Residency: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center</p>
<p>University of Istanbul, School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology</p>
<p>Fellowship: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, NY</p>
<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, NY, NY</p>
<p> Main Location</p>
<div class="mainLocation">
<div><img class="montefiorelogo" src="http://www.montefiore.org/images/btns/MontefioreLogo2010.gif" alt="Montefiore" />Montefiore Medical Center
<div>
<div>111 East 210th Street</div>
Bronx, NY 10467-2401<br />Phone: (718) 920-6378<br />Fax: (718) 881-6054<br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&daddr=111+East+210th+Street,+Bron…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Directions</a> | <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&a…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Map</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<p><a>More Locations</a> <a><img id="MoreLocationsArrow" src="https://www.montefiore.org/sitemaker/graphics/smsorticondown.gif" alt="Show More Locations" border="0" /></a></p>
<div id="morelocationsdiv" style="margin-top: 10px; display: none; visibility: hidden;">
<div class="locationrow">
<div class="location left" style="height: 120px;">
<div>Montefiore Weiler Hospital
<div>
<div>1825 Eastchester Road</div>
Bronx, NY 10461-2301<br />Phone: (718) 920-6378<br />Fax: (718) 881-6054<br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&daddr=1825+Eastchester+Road,+Bron…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Directions</a> | <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&a…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Map</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="location right" style="height: 120px;">
<div>Montefiore Wakefield Campus
<div>
<div>600 East 233rd Street</div>
Bronx, NY 10466-2604<br />Phone: (718) 920-6378<br />Fax: (718) 881-6054<br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&daddr=600+East+233rd+Street,+Bron…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Directions</a> | <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&a…; target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Map</a></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="spacer clear"> </div>
</div>
<p>Awards & Honors</p>
<div style="padding-right: 15px;"><img src="http://www.montefiore.org/images/logos/CCTDcolor-sm.jpg" alt="" width="120" /></div>
Impact of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer, and advanced heart failure
Cancer pain and symptom management
Outcomes research
Quality and Performance improvement
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">RECENT PUBLICATIONS:</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Salomon%20S%5BAuthor%5D&c… S</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Frankel%20H%5BAuthor%5D&c… H</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Chuang%20E%5BAuthor%5D&ca… E</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Eti%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauth… S</a><sup>,</sup> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Selwyn%20P%5BAuthor%5D&ca… P</a>. Implementing Routine Palliative Care Consultation Before LVAD Implantation: A Single Center Experience. <a title="Journal of pain and symptom management." href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29307849">J Pain Symptom Manage.</a> 2018 May; 55(5):1350-1355</p>
<p>Liantonio J<strong>, Eti S : </strong>When it is beneficial to defer dialysis<strong>?</strong> J Fam. Pract. Dec 64(12) E:1-2, 2015</p>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Nevadunsky NS, Gordon S, Spoozak L, VanArsdale A, Houa Y, Klobocista M, <strong>Eti S</strong>, Rapkin B, Goldberg GL. The role and timing of palliative medicine consultation for women with gynecologic malignancies: Association with end of life interventions and direct hospital costs. Gynecologic Oncology 132:3-7, 2014 Lead Article PMID 24183728</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Eti S, </strong>O'Mahony S, McHugh M, Guilbe R, Blank A, Selwyn P. Outcomes of the Acute Palliative Care Unit in an Academic Medical Center. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 May 10</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Nevadunsky, N<strong>, </strong>Brodt, Z, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rapkin, B, Rivera, E, Selwyn, P, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012558"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Differences in the use of palliative medicine consultation in gynecologic malignancies in an urban hospital system</span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Gynecologic Oncology,Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, Page S117</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Nevadunsky, N, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rivera, E, Harris, K, Chudnoff, S, Selwyn, P, Rapkin, B, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012625"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Palliative medicine educational initiative for trainees in gynecologic oncology</span></a><br />Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, S119-S120</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Serife <strong>Eti,</strong> Guest Editor. Palliative Care, Prim Care Clin Office Pract, 38(2), 2011 PMID: 21628032</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Eti</strong>, S. Palliative Care: Evolving field of Medicine, Prim Care Clin Office Pract. 38(2) 159-171, 2011 PMID: 21628031</p>
</li>
</ul>
Trina Dhar
Sarah W. Baron
<p>Dr. Sarah W. Baron completed medical education and Primary Care/Internal Medicine residency at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Baron served as Chief Resident of Quality and Safety at the Manhattan campus of the VA NY Harbor Health System, one of approximately 50 residents chosen in the country to participate in this program though the National Center for Patient Safety at the VA. </p>
<p>Dr. Baron joined Montefiore in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Hospital Medicine in 2014 where she now serves as the Director of Inpatient Quality, a teaching hospitalist, and an Assistant Professor of medicine. She regularly lecturers to the residents about systems-based improvement methodologies and error reporting. </p>
<p>Dr. Baron has been involved in multiple quality improvement efforts within the Department including her efforts improving rates of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis across the Montefiore hospital system. She also led the team that increased the speed with which Clostridium difficile testing results become available to providers in an effort to decrease rates of Hospital Onset Clostridium difficile. She is currently enrolled in the Clinical Research Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her capstone project is an attempt to understand the distribution of asymptomatic Clostridium difficile carriers within our hospital system. </p>
Quality Improvement