Alejandra I. Sacasa
Jessica Rieder
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Jessica Rieder, MD, MS, a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and M.D. degree with honors in research from the University of Alberta. She completed her clinical training including pediatric residency, chief residency, and adolescent medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein/Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship and subsequently earned a master’s degree in clinical research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.</span></p>
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<p>Dr. Rieder, is a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine and the founder and director of the Bronx Nutrition and Fitness Initiative for Teens (B’N Fit) weight management program. Dr. Rieder’s academic interests include adolescent obesity and its complications, in particular, ovarian hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovary syndrome.</p>
Adolescent medicine, adolescent gynecology, adolescent obesity
Adolescent obesity, adolescent gynecology with research interests in weight management program evaluations and polycystic ovarian syndrome
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<p>Jessica Rieder, MD, a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine, is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is founder and Director of the Bronx Nutrition and Fitness Initiative for Teens (B’N Fit) weight management program, a joint venture between The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center.</p><p>Dr. Rieder earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1990 and her MD degree with honors in research from the same university in 1994. She completed her clinical training, including pediatric residency, chief residency and adolescent medicine fellowship, at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein and Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship in 2001. In 2003 Dr. Rieder earned a master’s degree in clinical research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Rieder’s academic interests include adolescent obesity and its complications, in particular, ovarian hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovary syndrome. As Director of the B’N Fit Program, she oversees a clinical and research team of physicians, a nutritionist, a social worker, and administrative and support staff. Dr. Rieder is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, the New York State Health Foundation and private foundations to conduct short- and long-term effectiveness evaluations of the B’N Fit program.</p>
Molly O. Regelmann
Pediatric Endocrinology
<p>Dr. Regelmann is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She formerly held the same position at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she established herself for clinical excellence, being named a New York Rising Stars Super Doctor and Castle Connolly Top Doctor.</p><p>Dr. Regelmann graduated magna cum laude with high honors in research from Cornell University. She received her medical education at New York University. She completed residency training in general pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.</p>
Jonathan L. Panitch
Lisa Morrow
Renee Monderer
<p>Neurology, fellowship in sleep and restless leg syndrome.</p>
Renee Monderer, MD, is Chief of Neurology at the Weiler Division of Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical specialty is in treating sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias, and sleep-related movement disorders.
For her research, Dr. Monderer is involved in multiple clinical studies investigating new medications for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnia's. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, and book chapters
<p>Renee Monderer, MD, is Chief of Neurology at the Weiler Division of Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical specialty is in treating sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias and sleep related movements disorders.</p><p>In 1998, Dr. Monderer received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Yeshiva University. She then attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2002. She attended Staten Island University Hospital at the start of her postdoctoral training, completing a year-long internship in general medicine in 2003. Dr. Monderer then came to Montefiore Medical Center to complete a three-year residency in neurology in 2006, followed by a year-long sleep medicine fellowship in 2007.</p><p>For her research, Dr. Monderer is involved in multiple clinical studies investigating new medications for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Monderer is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.</p>
Sofya Maslyanskaya
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College. Dr. Maslyanskaya earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Stony Brook University in 2004 and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2008. She completed her pediatrics residency at New York University and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in June, 2014. Dr. Maslyanskaya is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>She is a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the SAHM electronic health committee and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG). </p>
<p>Dr. Maslyanskaya provides adolescent sub-specialty care at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Hutch Dr. Maslyanskaya is the medical director of the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) service at CHAM.</p>
<p>Clinical Focus:</p>
<p>Adolescent reproductive health, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders, quality improvement</p>
<p><span>Research Focus:</span></p>
<p><span>Adolescent reproductive health, LARC use in adolescents, quality improvement in the care of adolescents </span></p>
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is on adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare.
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents.
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD, is the Medical Director of the Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Practice and an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is in adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare. She is also interested in the medical management of adolescent eating disorders. Dr. Maslyanskaya joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2004 at Stony Brook University. In 2008, Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University in 2011, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, review articles and chapters in textbooks.</p><p>In 2013, Dr. Maslyanskaya was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in recognition of outstanding contributions to medical student education as a post-doctoral fellow.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Richard J. Lucariello
<p>Clinic Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology</p>
<p>Dr. Lucariello is a member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart &Vascular Care Research Board.</p>
<p>Richard Lucariello, MD, is Clinical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology at the Wakefield Campus of Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical interests include clinical cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello earned his Bachelor of Science in biology at Fordham University in 1979, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 1984. He began his postdoctoral training at Westchester County Medical Center, completing a medicine internship in 1985 and a two-year medicine residency in 1987. He then completed a cardiology fellowship at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center in 1989 before returning to Westchester County Medical Center to complete a nuclear cardiology fellowship in 1990.</p><p>Following his clinical interests, Dr. Lucariello’s research focuses primarily on echocardiography. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Lucariello is actively involved in educating medical residents and cardiology fellows at the Wakefield campus, and was awarded the Program Director’s Training Award for Cardiology for the 2011–2012 academic year. He is board certified and is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography.</p>