Katherine M. O'Connor
<p>1) Improve the quality of the patient experience at Montefiore, eg. new project to improve comfort during routine phlebotomy at CHAM.</p>
<p>2) Infant and toddler feeding patterns as windows into the origins of pediatric obesity; specifically encouraging breastfeeding and preventing excessive milk consumption.</p>
Pediatric Medicine
<span style="background-color:#ffffff;"></span>Research and quality improvement efforts are focused on pain control, topical anesthetic use for venipuncture and improving the patient experience.<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;"></span>
<p>Katherine O’Connor, MD, is an Associate Director in the Division of Hospital Medicine and an Attending Pediatric Hospitalist at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. O’Connor joined Montefiore in 2007.</p><p>Dr. O’Connor received her Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Neuroscience in 1999 from Harvard University. In 2003, she received her Medical Doctorate from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. O’Connor attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 2003 to 2007 where she completed an internship and residency in pediatrics.</p><p>Dr. O’Connor is an advocate for patient and family comfort. Her research and quality improvement efforts are focused on pain control, topical anesthetic use for venipuncture and improving the patient experience. She is currently working on a study to help educate families about firearm injury prevention in the inpatient setting. Dr. O’Connor’s work has been published in multiple manuscripts and book chapters. </p><p>Dr. O’Connor is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
Joanne M. Nazif
<p>Pediatric hospital medicine. </p>
Pediatric Medicine
Dr. Nazif’s clinical research focuses on resource utilization in the inpatient management of pediatric respiratory illnesses.
<p>Joanne M. Nazif, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Division at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Nazif leads hospital-wide initiatives that prioritize patient and family-centered care.</p><p>Dr. Nazif graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Nazif joined Montefiore in 2008.</p><p>Dr. Nazif’s clinical research focuses on resource utilization in the inpatient management of pediatric respiratory illnesses. Her work has been published in multiple book chapters and reviewed journals. She has been invited to speak at presentations and workshops.</p><p>Dr. Nazif is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2006.</p>
Clelia E. Moline
Michael Miksa
Pediatric critical care
<p>Physician-Scientist, Michael Miksa, MD, PhD received his medical degree from the Free University of Berlin in Germany and his academic degree magna cum laude from The Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He completed his pediatric residency training at State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, a critical care fellowship at Yale and had worked in the pediatric emergency department for the Boston Children’s Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Miksa presented his work at several meetings both nationally and abroad and is Site Investigator for NEAR4KIDS, a multi-center quality improvement study to limit adverse events during intubations.</p>
Maria Y. Mazing
<p>My research interest is in internal medicine/hospital medicine.</p>
Justin J. Kopa
Manoj Lal Karwa
Julie R. Kaplan
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>
<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>