Ann L. Nguyen

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Ann

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Nguyen

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<p>Clinical Education in Neonatology</p>

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Neonatal Medicine

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Intestinal function and the treatment of fungal infections in infants.&nbsp;

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<p>Dr. Ann Nguyen is a board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist who is a clinician specialist in neonatal medicine. She obtained her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her training in pediatrics at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Albany Medical Center. Following an additional year as Pediatric Chief Resident, Dr. Nguyen completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Mattel Children&rsquo;s Hospital, UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Nguyen&rsquo;s research interests include intestinal function and the treatment of fungal infections in infants. Dr. Nguyen is a certified instructor for the AAP-AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program. </p>

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Julia Karinsky

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Julia

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Karinsky

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1790048692

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<p>Julia Karinsky, MD, is a pediatric hospitalist at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus centers on newborn baby care and breastfeeding medicine. Dr. Karinsky believes pediatric hospitalists have a unique opportunity to provide encouragement and education early on to promote sustained breastfeeding.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, in 2006, Dr. Karinsky completed her Pediatric Residency at Edmond and Lily Safra Children&rsquo;s Hospital, Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, in 2011. She then moved to the United States to complete an additional pediatric residency at Cohen Children&rsquo;s Medical Center in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Karinsky&rsquo;s research focuses on quality improvement projects designed to promote safe sleep practices, identify and overcome barriers to integrating safe sleep and breastfeeding in newborn baby care and implement a safe infant sleep and breastfeeding safety bundle.</p><p>Dr. Karinsky is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.</p>

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Steven Herskovitz

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Steven

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Herskovitz

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<p>Dr. Herskovitz is Professor of Clinical Neurology and Director of the EMG Lab / Neuromuscular division. He earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical Center in 1980. He completed residencies in both Internal Medicine and Neurology, followed by a Fellowship in Electromyography/Neuromuscular Disorders,&nbsp;all at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the ABIM, ABPN, ABEM, and ABPN-AQNM. His clinical research interests include the peripheral neuropathies, entrapment neuropathies and peripheral&nbsp;neurotoxicology. He has published on various aspects of carpal tunnel syndrome including electrophysiologic diagnosis, treatment and autonomic features, clinical features of a variety of peripheral neuropathies, and the neurotoxicology of pharmaceutical and industrial agents. He is author of: <em>Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice. Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010</em>. Two positions are available yearly in the clinical neurophysiology /EMG fellowship program.</p>

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Dr. Herskovitz focuses on the clinical and neurodiagnostic (EMG; neuromuscular ultrasound) evaluation of neuromuscular disorders.

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Dr. Herskovitz's research is focused on the clinical and neurodiagnostic assessment of neuropathies.

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<p><strong>Bibliography</strong><br /><br /><strong>A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals:</strong></p>
<p>1. Lipton RB, Krupp L, Horoupian D, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC, Kurtzberg D. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy of the posterior fossa in an AIDS patient: Clinical, radiographic and evoked potential findings. European Neurology. 28:258?261,1988.</p>
<p>2. Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Lantos G. NeuroBehcet's disease: CT and clinical correlates. Neurology. 38:1714?1720, 1988.</p>
<p>3. Herskovitz S, Siegel SE, Schneider AT, Nelson SJ, Goodrich JT, Lantos G. Spinal cord toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Neurology. 39:1552?1553, 1989.</p>
<p>4. Loh F, Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Swerdlow M. Brachial plexopathy associated with interleukin 2 therapy. Neurology. 42:462?463, 1992.</p>
<p>5. Newman LC, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Solomon S. Chronic paroxysmal headache: Two cases with cerebrovascular disease. Headache 32: 75?76, 1992.</p>
<p>6. Gonzales GR, Herskovitz S, Rosenblum M, et al. Dejerine Roussy syndrome caused by CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS. Neurology 42: 1107?1109, 1992.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Gordon M, Strauch B. Shiatsu massage induced injury of the median recurrent motor branch. Muscle &amp; Nerve 15 (10): 1215, 1992.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Loh F, Berger AR, Kucherov M. Erythromelalgia: Association with hereditary sensory neuropathy and response to amitriptyline. Neurology 43: 621?622, 1993.</p>
<p>9. Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Depressor septi nasi myokymia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 17: 116, 1994.</p>
<p>10. Strominger MB, Slamovits TL, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Transient worsening of optic neuropathy as a sequela of the Jarisch?Herxheimer reaction in the treatment of Lyme disease. J Neuro Ophthalmol 14(2): 77?80, 1994.</p>
<p>11. Scelsa SN,, Lipton RB, Sanders H, Herskovitz S. Headache characteristics in hospitalized patients with Lyme disease. Headache 35 (3): 125-130, 1995.</p>
<p>12. Berger AR, Herskovitz S, Kaplan J. Late motor involvement in cases presenting as chronic sensory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 440-444, 1995.</p>
<p>13. Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Lipton, RB. Low dose, short-term oral prednisone in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Neurology 45: 1923-1925, 1995.</p>
<p>14. Berger AR, Herskovitz, S, Scelsa SN. Restoration of IVIg efficacy by plasma exchange in CIDP. Neurology 45: 1628-1629, 1995.</p>
<p>15. Oware A, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. Long thoracic nerve palsy associated with chiropractic manipulation. Neurology 18:1351, 1995.</p>
<p>16. Berger AR, Swerdlow M, Herskovitz S. Myasthenia gravis presenting with uncontrollable flatulence and urinary/fecal incontinence. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 113-114, 1996.</p>
<p>17. Scelsa SN, Berger AR, Herskovitz S. The diagnostic utility of F waves in L5/S1 radiculopathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 1496, 1995.</p>
<p>18. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. A predominantly motor polyradiculopathy of Lyme disease. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 780-783, 1996.</p>
<p>19. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Median mixed and sensory conduction studies in carpal tunnel syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 109: 268-273, 1998</p>
<p>20. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Reichler B. Treatment of Mononeuropathy Multiplex in Hepatitis C Virus and Cryoglobulinemia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 21: 1526-1529, 1998.</p>
<p>21. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S. Miller Fisher syndrome: axonal, demyelinating or both? Electromyogr. Clin. Neurophysiol. 40: 497-502, 2000.</p>
<p>22. Manfredi PL, Herskovitz S, Folli F, Pigazzi A, Swerdlow ML. Spinal epidural abscess: treatment options. Eur Neurol 40:58-60, 1998.</p>
<p>23. Berger AR, Schaumburg HH, Freeman K, Gourevitch MN, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC. Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in injection drug users. Neurology 1999; 53: 592-597</p>
<p>24. Verghese J, Galanopoulou AS, Herskovitz S. Autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 23: 1209-1213, 2000.</p>
<p>25. Scelsa S, Berger A, Herskovitz S. Electrophysiologic correlates of L5/S1 radiculopathy. Electromyogr. clin. Neurophysiol 2001, 41, 145-151.</p>
<p>26. Verghese J, Bieri PL, Gellido C, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Peripheral neuropathy in young-old and old-old patients. Muscle &amp; Nerve 24: 1476-1481, 2001.</p>
<p>27. Scelsa S, Ghali V, Herskovitz S, et al. Blood &atilde;&auml; T cells, Campylobacter jejuni, and GM1 titers in Guillain Barre syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 30: 423-432, 2004.</p>
<p>28. Geyer H, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Methyl bromide intoxication causes reversible, symmetric, brainstem and cerebellar MRI lesions. Neurology 2005; 64:1279-1281.</p>
<p>29. Herskovitz S, Song H, Cozien D, Scelsa S. Sensory symptoms in acquired neuromyotonia. Neurology 2005;65:1330-1331.</p>
<p>30. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S, Cassano V. Occupational manganese neurotoxicity provoked by hepatitis C. Neurology 2006;67:322-3.</p>
<p>31. Blumenthal S, Herskovitz S, Verghese J. Carpal tunnel syndrome in older adults. Muscle &amp; Nerve 2006;34:78-83.</p>
<p>32. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Is acquired copper deficiency myeloneuropathy from denture cream use a clue to clioquinol-induced subacute myelo-optic neuropathy (SMON)? Neurology 2008; 71 (9):622.</p>
<p>33. Robbins MS, Roth S, Swerdlow ML, Bieri P, Herskovitz S. Optic neuritis and palatal dysarthria as presenting features of post-infectious GQ1b antibody syndrome. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009;111:465-466.</p>
<p>34. Issa SS, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Acquired neuromyotonia as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian cancer. Neurology 2011;76:101-103 .</p>
<p><strong>B. Books, Chapters in Books, Editorials and Review Articles:</strong></p>
<p>1. Contributing author: Pousada, L, Osborn HH. Emergency Medicine for the House Officer. Williams and Wilkins, 1986. (chapters on headache and CPR).</p>
<p>2. Contributing author: Schaumburg HH, Berger AR, Thomas PK. Disorders of Peripheral Nerves, 2nd edition, F.A. Davis, 1992.</p>
<p>3. Berger AR, Herskovitz S. Cumulative trauma disorders and occupational nerve disease. In: Rosenberg, N ed. Occupational and Environmental Neurology. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1995.</p>
<p>4. Assistant Editor: Spencer PS, Schaumburg HH, Ludolph AC. Experimental and Clinical Neurotoxicology, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2000.</p>
<p>5. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. The Weak Child &ndash; A Cautionary Tale. N Engl J Med 2000 (editorial); 342, 127-129.</p>
<p>6. Herskovitz, S. Toxic neuropathies &ndash; Amiodarone, Gold, Perhexilene, Misonidazole. In Medlink Neurology (www.medlink.com), 2001/2002/2003/2004/2005/2006.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Schaumburg HH. Neuropathy due to drugs. In: Dyck PJ, Thomas PK, editors: Peripheral Neuropathy, 4th edition, 2005.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice.&nbsp;Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010.</p>

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<p>Steven Herskovitz, MD, is Director, Neuromuscular Medicine and Director, Electromyography (EMG) Lab at Montefiore. He is also Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the evaluation and management of all neuromuscular disorders, with a particular interest in electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment.</p><p>In 1976, Dr. Herskovitz received his Bachelor of Science in biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then attended Cornell University Medical College, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1980. From 1980 to 1987, Dr. Herskovitz completed his postgraduate training at Montefiore. During this time, he spent his first year as a medical intern and next two years as a medical resident. In 1983, he began a three-year neurology residency, becoming Chief Resident in the final year. He ended his postgraduate training with a fellowship in Electromyography and Neuromuscular Diseases.</p><p>Expanding on his clinical focus, Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s research centers on clinical, electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment of neuropathies. His work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, review articles and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Herskovitz is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, including Added Qualification in Neuromuscular Medicine, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.</p>

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Abdul Haleem

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Abdul

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Haleem

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<p>Lung Mechanics and Gentle Ventilation to prevent Volutruma.</p>

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Susan E. Duberstein Coad

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Susan

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Duberstein Coad

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<p>Susan Duberstein, MD, is Associate Professor, Child Neurology and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Duberstein is an epileptologist with a special interest in complex care. She is the collaborating neurologist for the Linking Individual Needs of Children with Services (LINCS) clinic, which provides a &ldquo;medical home&rdquo; and family-centered care for children with chronic illnesses, multiple conditions and medical technologies. She is also the Associate Director of the Neurocutaneous Clinic, serving children with neurofibromatosis, Sturge-Weber, tuberous sclerosis complex and other neurocutaneous conditions.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2008, Dr. Duberstein completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at the same institution in 2010. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her residency in child neurology in 2013 and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and electroencephalography (EEG) in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Duberstein's research focuses include retrospective studies on neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis complex. She is also one of the leaders of a research project investigating the clinical outcomes of autoimmune encephalopathies. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Duberstein is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with a special qualification in Child Neurology and holds a subspecialty certificate in Epilepsy. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Duberstein was elected a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society in 2022.</p>

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Jillian M. Connors

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Jillian

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Connors

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<p>Jillian Connors, MD, FAAP, is a neonatologist and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Connors is a neonatal-perinatal medicine specialist, and in her clinical role, she cares for critically ill and preterm infants with a wide variety of acute and chronic healthcare needs.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in biology from Canisius College in 2007, Dr. Connors earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2011. She then attended the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she completed her pediatric internship and residency in 2014 and became Chief Resident until 2015. Dr. Connors also completed a neonatal-perinatal fellowship at this institution in 2018.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Connors&rsquo; research focuses on quality improvement, simulation, neonatal nutrition and breastfeeding. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Connors is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the International Pediatric Simulation Society.</p>

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