Rimon Golovey

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Michele H. Mokrzycki

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<p>Dr. Mokrzycki&nbsp;is a graduate of&nbsp;Boston College (B.S., 1983),&nbsp;and the University of Vermont College of Medicine (M.D., 1987) and received a&nbsp;Masters&nbsp;of Science&nbsp;in Clinical Research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (M.S. 2000). She&nbsp;completed&nbsp;both an&nbsp;Internal&nbsp;Medicine Residency and Clinical Nephrology Fellowship at the University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Connecticut Health Science Center in Farmington, CT. &nbsp;Dr Mokrzycki has been on faculty at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 1992, where she is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology. &nbsp;She is a full time clinical nephrologist at the Montefiore Medical Center, Moses Campus.</p>
<p>Dr Mokrzycki's&nbsp;research interests have focused primarily on hemodialysis vascular access related complications, specifically,&nbsp;complications associated with tunneled catheter use such as infection/bacteremia/inflammation and dysfunction/thrombosis. &nbsp;</p>
<p>She is the recipient of a grant from the AETNA Foundation to study the effect of a multidisciplinary team approach to improve outcomes associated with catheter bacteremia in hemodialysis patients. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr Mokrzycki&nbsp;served on the Program Committee Member for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)&nbsp;for 2 years, and on Faculty for the Therapeutic Apheresis Academy (TAA)&nbsp;for&nbsp;5 years, which is&nbsp;held annually at the University of Virginia College of Medicine. She has been an invited speaker and/or chaired sessions&nbsp;at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN),&nbsp;National Kidney Foundation (NKF), the Vascular Access Society (VAS), Hemodialysis University (HDU), Annual Dialysis Conference (ADC), the&nbsp;American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), and the VEITH symposium.</p>
<p>Dr Mokrzycki served on the Catheter Endpoints Workgroup of the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), formed by the American Society of Nephrology,the FDA and other stakeholders in End Stage Kidney Disease Innovation. &nbsp;Dr Mokrzycki currently serves as the Chair of the Vascular Accesss Outcomes Workgroup, a subgroup of the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety Initiative (NTDS), which is a collaboration between the American Society of Nephrology and the Centers for Disease Control.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Dr. Mokrzycki is board certified in Nephrology and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology. Clinical interests include Glomerular Diseases, Acute and Chronic Kidney Diseases, Hypertension, Kidney Stones, Renal Cystic Diseases, Dialysis, and Vascular Access for Hemodialysis.</p>

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<p>Dr. Mokrzycki completed a Masters Program in Clinical Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Mokrzycki&rsquo;s research focuses on reducing hemodialysis vascular access infectious and thrombotic complications.</p>

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<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Yamase H, Kohn OF.&nbsp; Renal malacoplakia with papillary necrosis and renal failure. Am J Kidney Dis 19:587-91, 1992.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Kaplan AA.&nbsp; Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Complications and management.&nbsp; Am J Kidney Dis 23:817-27, 1994.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Rickles F, Kaplan AA, Kohn OF.&nbsp; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy: Successful treatment with plasma exchange.&nbsp; Blood Purif 13:271-82, 1995.</li>
<li>Posner L, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Transient central diabetes insipidus in the setting of underlying chronic nephrogenic diabetes insipidus associated with lithium use.&nbsp; Am J Nephrol 16:339-43,1996.</li>
<li>Kerr A, Spector J, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Blau S, Simon R.&nbsp; V asodilator provocation of occult urinar y tract hemorrhage. J Trauma 40:152-4, 1996.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">,</span> Kaplan AA.&nbsp; Protein losses in continuous renal replacement therapies. J Am Soc Nephrol 7:1-5, 1996.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">,</span> Harris C, May H, Laut J, Palmisano J.&nbsp; Lactic acidosis associated with stavudine (d4T): Report of 5 cases. Clin Inf Dis 30:198-200, 2000.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Schroppel B, von Gersdorff G, Rush H, Zdunek M, Feingold R.&nbsp; Tunneled cuffed catheter associated infections in hemodialysis patients seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus.&nbsp; J Am Soc Nephrol 11:2122-2127, 2000.</li>
<li>Barisoni L, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Sablay L, Nagata M, Yamase H, Mundel P.&nbsp; Podocyte cell cycle regulation and proliferation in collapsing glomerulopathies.&nbsp; Kidney Int 58:137-143, 2000.</li>
<li>Zdunek MP, Mitra A, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Plasma exchange for the removal of digoxin-specific antibody fragments in renal failure: Timing is important for maximizing clearance.&nbsp; Am J Kidney Dis 36:177-183, 2000.</li>
<li>Solomon N, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Levofloxacin-associated allergic interstitial nephritis.&nbsp; Clin Nephrol 54:356, 2000.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Jean-Jerome K, Rush H, Zdunek MP, Rosenberg SO.&nbsp; A randomized trial of minidose warfarin for the prevention of late malfunction in tunneled, cuffed hemodialysis catheters. Kidney Int 59:1935-1942, 2001.</li>
<li>Swiatecka-Urban A, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Kaskel F, Da Silva F, Denamur E.&nbsp; Novel WT1 mutation (C388Y) in a female child with Denys-Drash syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp; Pediatr Nephrol 16:627-630, 2001.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH,</strong> Singhal A.&nbsp; Cost-Effectiveness of Three Strategies of Managing Tunneled-Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheters (TCC) in Clinically Mild or Asymptomatic Bacteremias.&nbsp; Nephrol Dial Transpl 17(12): 2196-203, 2002.</li>
<li>Negulescu O, Coco M, Croll J, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Large atrial thrombus formation associated with tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheters. Clin Nephrol 59(1):40-6, 2003.</li>
<li>Golestaneh L, Laut J, Rosenberg S, Zhang M, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Favourable outcomes in episodes of Pseudomonas bacteremia when associated with tunneled cuffed catheters (TCC) in chronic hemodialysis patients.&nbsp; Nephrol Dial Transplant. May;21(5):1328-33,2006.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Zhang M, Cohen H, Golestaneh L, Laut JM, Rosenberg SO.&nbsp; Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter Bacteremia: Risk factors for bacteremia recurrence, infectious complications and mortality. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 21(4):1024-31,2006.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Zhang M, Golestaneh L, Laut J, Rosenberg SO.A randomized controlled trial comparing two management models for the treatment of tunneled cuffed catheter (TCC) bacteremia: A collaborative team model versus usual physician-managed care. Am J Kidney Dis 48(4):587-95, 2006.</li>
<li>McKenzie LM, Hendrickson, SL, Briggs WA, Dart RA, Korbet SM, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Kimmel PL, Ahuja TS, Berns JS, Simon EE, Smith MC, Trachtman H, Michel DM, Schelling JR, Cho M, Zhou YC, Binns-Roemer E, Kirk GD, Kopp JB, Winkler CA.&nbsp; NPHS2 variation in sporadic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 18(11): 2987-95, 2007</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH.</strong>&nbsp; Use of prophylactic topical or intraluminal antibiotics for hemodialysis catheters. Nat Clin Pract Nephrol 4(9):478-9, 2008.</li>
<li>Kopp JB, Smith MW, Nelson GW, Johnson RC, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Oleksyk T, McKenzie LM, Kajiyama H, Ahuja TS, Berns JS, Briggs W, Cho ME, Dart RA, Kimmel PL, Korbet SM, Michel DM, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Schelling JR, Simon E, Trachtman H, Vlahov D, Winkler CA. MYH9 is a major-effect risk gene for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Nat Genet. 40 (10):1175-84, 2008.</li>
<li>Sachdeva M, Bitzer M, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Vascular access type and changes in inflammatory markers in incident dialysis patients: a pilot study.&nbsp; J Vascular Access 10(3):174-179, 2009.</li>
<li>Golestaneh L, Gofran A, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Chen JL.&nbsp; Removal of vancomycin in sustained low-efficiency dialysis (SLED): a need for better surveillance and dosing.&nbsp; Clin Neph 72 (4):286-291.</li>
<li>Okafor C, Ward DM, <strong>Mokrzycki MH,</strong> Weinstein R, Clark P, Balogun RA.&nbsp; Introduciton and overview of therapeutic apheresis.&nbsp; J Clin Apheresis, 2010.</li>
<li>Lok CE, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Advances in Hemodialysis Catheter-related Infection.&nbsp; U.S. Nephrol, 2010.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Lok CE. Traditional and nontraditional strategies to optimize catheter function: <em>Go with more flow.</em> Kidney Int, 2010.</li>
<li>Lok CE, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Update 2010: Catheter-related Infection in Hemodialysis Patients. Kidney Int. 2010.</li>
<li>Lok CE, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>.&nbsp; Prevention and management of catheter-related infection in hemodialysis patients.&nbsp; Kidney Int. 2010;79(6):587-98.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Balogun RA.&nbsp; Therapeutic Apheresis: a review of complications and recommendations for prevention and management.&nbsp; J Clin Apher 2011:26(5):243-8.</li>
<li>Lee T, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Moist L, Maya I, Vazquez M, Lok CE; North American Vascular Access Consortium. Standardized definitions for hemodialysis vascular access. Semin Dial 2011;24(5):515-24.</li>
<li>Kopp JB, Nelson GW, Sampath K, Johnson RC, Genovese G, An P, Friedman D, Briggs W, Dart R, Korbet S, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Kimmel PL, Limous S, Ahuja TS, Berns JS, Fryc J, Simon EE, Smith MC, Trachtman H, Michel DM, Schelling JR, Vlahov D, Pollack M, Winkler CA.&nbsp; APOL1 genetic variants in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and HIV-Associated nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011;22(11):2129-37.</li>
<li>Sachdeva M, Hung A, Kovalchuk O, Bitzer M, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. The initial vascular access type contributes to inflammation in incident hemodialysis patients. Int J Nephrol Volume 2012; (2012) Article ID: 917465.</li>
<li>Lee T, Lok C, Vazquez M, Moist L, Maya I, <strong>Mokrzycki M</strong>.&nbsp; Minimizing hemodialysis catheter dysfunction: An ounce of prevention.&nbsp; Int J Nephrol; Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID: 170857.</li>
<li>Golestaneh L, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Vascular Access in Therapeutic Apheresis: Update 2013.&nbsp; J Clin Apheresis. 2013: 28(1):64-72.</li>
<li>Nica A, Lok CE, Harris J, Lee TC, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Maya ID, Vazquez MA, Xi W, Moist LM; From the North American Vascular Access Consortium (NAVAC). Understanding Surgical Preference and Practice in Hemodialysis Vascular Access creation. Semin Dial. 2013:26(4):520-526.</li>
<li>Bhatt DL, Kandzari DE, O&rsquo;Neill WW, D&rsquo;Agostino R, Flack JM, Katzen BT, Leon MB, Liu M, Mauri L, Negoita M, Cohen SA, Oparil S, Rocha-Singh K, Townsend RR, Bakris GL. A controlled trial of renal denervation for resistant hypertension. N. Engl. J. Med. 2014;370 (15):1393-1401.</li>
<li><strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Lok CE. Optimizing central venous catheter primary prevention trials in hemodialysis patients. Am. J.Kidney Dis. 2015;66(6):939-941.</li>
<li>Gipson DS, Troost JP, Lafayette RA, Hladunewich MA, Trachtman H, Gadegbeku CA, Sedor JR, Holzman LB, Moxey-Mims MM, Perumal K, Kaskel FJ, Nelson P, Tuttle KR, Bagnasco SM, Hogan MC, Dell KM, Appel GB, Lieske JC, Ilori TO, Sethna CB, Fervenza FC, Hogan SL, Nachman PH, Rosenberg AZ, Greenbaum LA, Meyers KE, Hewitt SM, Choi MJ, Kopp JB, Zhdanova , Hodgin JB, Johnstone DB, Adler SG, Avila-Casado C, Neu AM, Hingorani SR, Lemley KV, Nast CC, Brady TM, Barisoni-Thomas L, Fornoni A, Jennette JC, Cattran DC, Palmer MB, Gibson KL, Reich HN, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Sambandam KK, Zilleruelo GE, Licht C, Sampson MG, Song P, Mariani LH, Kretzler M. Complete remission in the nephrotic syndrome study network. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;11 (1):81-89.</li>
<li>Johns, TS, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Optimal approach for the diagnosis of hemodialysis catheter-related bacteremia. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2016; 11.</li>
<li>Liang E, Rodriguez M, Mueller M, Abramowitz MK, <strong>Mokrzycki&nbsp; MH</strong>. Outcomes Associated with a Heparin-Free Hemodialysis Protocol and Review of the Literature. J. Clin. Nephrol. Renal Care. 2016, 2(1): 10-16.</li>
<li>Allon M, Brouwer-Maier DJ, Abreo K, Baskin KM, Bregel K, Chand D,&nbsp; Easom A, Mermel L, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Patel PR, Roy-Chaudhury P, Shenoy S, Valentini RP, Wasse H.&nbsp; Moving Points in Nephrology: Recommended Clinical Trial Endpoints for Hemodialysis Catheters. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017</li>
<li>&nbsp;Golestaneh L, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>. Prevention of Hemodialysis Catheters Infections: Ointments, Dressings, Locks and Catheter Hub Devices. Hemodial Int. Nov 2018</li>
<li>Der E, Suryawanshi H, Morozov P, Kustagi M, Goilav B, Ranabathou S, Izmirly P, Clancy R, Belmont HM, Koenigsberg M, <strong>Mokrzycki M</strong>, Rominieki H, Graham JA, Rocca JP, Bornkamp N, Jordan N, Schulte E, Wu M, Pullman J, Slowikowski K, Raychaudhuri S, Guthridge J, James J, Buyon J, Tuschl T, Putterman C; Accelerating Medicines Partnership Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (AMP RA/SLE) Consortium. Tubular cell and keratinocyte single-cell transcriptomics applied to lupus nephritis reveal type I IFN and fibrosis relevant pathways. Nat Immunol. 2019 Jul;20(7):915-927</li>
<li>Fisher M, Golestaneh L, Allon M, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Abreo K, </span><strong style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mokrzycki MH.&nbsp;</strong>Preventing Central Vein Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis: Review of Current Evidence-Based Strategies and Novel Therapies. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2020;15:132-151</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Vachharajani T , Wong L, Niyyar VD, Abreo KD, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, for the Vascular Access Workgroup of the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety Initiative of the American Society of Nephrology. Buttonhole cannulation of arteriovenous fistulas in the United States. Kidney360. 2020 </span></li>
<li><strong style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mokrzycki MH</span></strong><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and Coco M. Management of hemodialysis patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection: perspective of two nephrologists in the United States. Kidney360. 2020:1(4);273-278.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fisher M, Yunes M, <strong>Mokrzycki MH</strong>, Golestaneh L, Alahiri E, Coco M. &ldquo;Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 &ndash; Short-term Outcomes in Bronx, New York&rdquo;. Kidney360 June 2020</span>1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></li>
<li><strong style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Mokrzycki MH</span></strong><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">, Leigh KA, Kliger AS, Niyyar VD, Bren Asp V, Golestaneh L, Taylor Q, Novosad SA. Implementation of an Electronic Catheter Checklist in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities: Results of a Pilot Quality Improvement Project. Kidney360&nbsp; April 2021, 2(4) 684-694</span>
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<p>Michele H. Mokrzycki, MD, MS, is an attending nephrologist and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Mokrzycki&rsquo;s clinical interests include glomerular diseases, acute and chronic kidney diseases, hypertension, kidney stones, renal cystic diseases, dialysis and vascular access for hemodialysis.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Science from Boston College in 1983, Dr. Morkrzycki pursued her Doctor of Medicine at University of Vermont College of Medicine, earning the degree in 1987. She performed her postdoctoral training at University of Connecticut Health Center, completing her residency in internal medicine in 1990 and her fellowship in clinical nephrology in 1992. Dr. Mokrzycki later pursued additional education, completing her Master of Science in clinical research at Einstein in 2000.</p><p>Author of over 50 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Mokrzycki&rsquo;s research focuses on reducing hemodialysis vascular access infectious and thrombotic complications. She is on the editorial board for <em>Kidney360</em>, and is an invited reviewer for several publications including the <em>Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Hemodialysis International</em> and the <em>Journal of Vascular Access.</em></p><p>Dr. Mokrzycki is board certified in Nephrology. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology and a member of several professional societies including the National Kidney Foundation, New York Society of Nephrology and the North American Vascular Access Consortium. In 2020, she was recognized as Reviewer of the Year by <em>Kidney360</em>.</p>

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<p>Anna Zolotnitskaya, MD, is Medical Director, Pediatric Dialysis at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Zolotnitskaya&rsquo;s clinical focus is on pediatric dialysis and pediatric renal transplantation. She leads a multidisciplinary dialysis team that provides patient-centered, evidence-based care for children and young adults with end-stage kidney disease. </p><p>After obtaining her Doctor of Medicine at St. Petersburg Pediatric Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1983, Dr. Zolotnitskaya completed her pediatrics internship at the same institution in 1984. She remained there to complete her pediatrics residency in 1989, before completing an additional pediatrics residency at Soroka Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel, in 1994. Following this, Dr. Zolotnitskaya completed a pediatric nephrology fellowship at Montefiore Einstein in 1998, followed by an additional pediatrics residency at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Luke&rsquo;s-Roosevelt Hospital in 2001. </p><p>Dr. Zolotnitskaya has been principal investigator and co-investigator in clinical trials that investigate medications employed for the care of children with advanced chronic kidney disease. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and abstracts, and she has given several invited presentations. She is also a reviewer for the <em>Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice</em>. </p><p>Dr. Zolotnitskaya is board certified by the American Board of Pediatric Nephrology, the American Board of Pediatrics and the Israeli Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Nephrology and the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology.

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<p>Jacqueline Weingarten-Arams, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Weingarten-Arams&rsquo; pediatric critical care expertise focuses on cardiac critical care, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, nutrition in critical illness and energy expenditure, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (quality CPR) and extracorporeal life support (ECMO).</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University in 1982, Dr. Weingarten-Arams earned her Doctor of Medicine at the same institution in 1986. She then completed her pediatric residency at Columbia University in 1990, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Following this, Dr. Weingarten-Arams completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at New York Hospital Cornell University Medical College in 1996.</p><p>Dr. Weingarten-Arams research focus includes the use of deliberate simulated practice in improving outcomes in pediatric critical illness, pediatric resuscitation and pediatric airway management. Her other projects involve chronic critical illness, bioethics in pediatric critical care and oxidative injury in respiratory failure. She has been principal investigator and co-investigator on several research projects, and her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Weingarten-Arams is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Chest Physicians. She is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Medical Association, the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Weingarten-Arams has been named in Castle Connolly&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top Doctors: New York Metro Area&rdquo; for multiple years. In 2006, she was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society and in 2019, Dr. Weingarten-Arams won the William Obrinsky Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education.</p>

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<p>Dr. Wahezi attended medical school at the University of Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore, where she stayed on as the inaugural fellow in Pediatric Rheumatology. She subsequently joined the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics at Montefiore and completed a Master&rsquo;s Degree in clinical research through the Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Program. Dr. Wahezi is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and serves as the Program Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Wahezi has a special interest in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and was awarded the Cure JM Foundation Early Investigator Award for her research in premature atherosclerosis. She has additionally established a pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Cohort and participates in a dedicated, multi-disciplinary pediatric Lupus Nephritis Clinic. Dr. Wahezi is currently engaged in several research projects within the domains of JDM and SLE, contributing to over 40 peer reviewed manuscripts, reviews and scientific abstracts.</p>
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Dr. Wahezi has a particular research interest in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and was awarded the Cure JM Foundation Early Investigator Award for her research in premature atherosclerosis.

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<p></p>Dawn Wahezi, MD, MS, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and Director of the Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also Associate Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.<br /><br />Dr. Wahezi received her Bachelor of Science from Loyola College and earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and did her residency and fellowship training at CHAM.<br /><br />Dr. Wahezi&rsquo;s clinical and research interests include juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). At CHAM, she established an interdisciplinary clinic and comprehensive patient registry for children with JDM and SLE.. Dr. Wahezi is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Rheumatology Advisory Board and the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA).<p></p>

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Victoria Vapnyar

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Victoria

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Vapnyar

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1740556133

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Henry Michael Ushay

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Henry

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Ushay

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1558332007

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Pediatric critical care medicine with a special emphasis on respiratory failure; shock resuscitation; cardiac intensive care; intensive care of pediatric oncology patients; extracorporeal support for children with respiratory and cardiovascular failure

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Leadership and direction of the 16-bed Pediatric Critical Care Unit of The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore; improving medication safety; respiratory physiology; advances in the management of respiratory failure in children; shock; medical ethics

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<p>Dr. Ushay is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. </p><p>After obtaining a PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University, Dr. Ushay received his MD from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and completed a Pediatrics residency in the Montefiore-Jacobi-Einstein program. After serving as Chief Resident and a Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology at Montefiore, he completed a Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in 1993. He was a faculty member at NewYork-Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospitals from 1993 to 2005, and he served as Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Director and Medical Director of the Pediatric Observation Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. </p><p>In 2005 Dr. Ushay became Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Unit in The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Ushay is involved in increasing pediatric ICU surge capacity through the New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition, serving on its Central Leadership Council and teaching the Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course. Through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Dr. Ushay works on employing medical countermeasures safely for children in the event of chemical, biological or radiological disaster. Sponsored by Surgeons of Hope and Children&rsquo;s HeartLink, Dr. Ushay has worked as a cardiac intensivist in Cambodia, Africa, China and Nicaragua. </p>

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Martina Stehlikova

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Martina

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Stehlikova

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1033392493

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<p>In-patient internal medicine with a special interest in hematology. Anemia, thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy in hospitalised patients.</p>

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Olena Slinchenkova

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Olena

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Slinchenkova

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1013205632

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Deep Sharma

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Deep

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Sharma

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Kidney stones, Glomerular diseases, Chronic kidney disease, End Stage renal disease&nbsp;

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Treatment for anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease on dialysis

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5356

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<p></p>Deep Sharma, MBBS, earned his medical degree from University College of Medical Sciences in Delhi, India. He then completed his residency and chief residency at Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore followed by his nephrology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center where he joined as faculty after completion of his fellowship. He is board certified in Medicine and Nephrology and is a member of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Sharma is the clinical director of Nephrology for Weiler Hospital and the medical director of Fresenius Eastchester and Fresenius Freedom Center of the Bronx that treats patients who need dialysis for End Stage Kidney disease, both incenter and at home. With the help of his Urology colleagues, he helped establish the kidney stone program at Montefiore and that sees patients with kidneys stones in the clinic. Dr. Sharma has been involved in clinical studies looking at muscle mass in patients with kidney disease and the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and dialysis.<p></p>

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