Family Practice
Michele St. Louis
<p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Michele St Louis received her MD from New York University School Of Medicine and completed her internship and residency in Family Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. She completed fellowships in Developmental Disabilities and Faculty Development in the Department of Family Medicine at Montefiore. She is director of the Montefiore School Health Program and sees patients at the school-based health center in Theodore Roosevelt High School. Her clinical and research interests include health promotion and reproductive health care, including access to and satisfaction with long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in adolescents. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Family Medicine.</span></p>
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City College of New York, Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science, Cum Laude<br />Medical School: New York University School of Medicine<br />Residency: Montefiore Medical Center (Family Medicine, Social Medicine)<br />Fellowships: Montefiore Medical Center (Developmental Disabilities Fellowship Program, Faculty Development Program)</p>
<p><strong>Professional Activity</strong></p>
<p>Dr. Michele St. Louis is Director of the Medical Division of the Montefiore School Health Program, and supervises residents and fellows in school-based health settings.</p>
<p>Her research focuses on teens' access to and acceptability of intrauterine devices in school-based health centers.</p>
<p>Patient Satisfaction with IUD Services in a School Based Health Center: A Pilot Study. Tara B Stein, MD, MPH, Aleza K Summit, MPH, Michele St Louis, MD, Marji Gold, MD Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Vol 33, Issue 4, p 388-392 Jan 2020</p>
Margo D. Simon
Vincent Siasoco
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician. He specializes in the care of patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He is an </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Social Medicine and Department of Pediatrics. He is the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Director of Primary Care at the Rose F. Kennedy (RFK) Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore and </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Director of Community Engagement/ Demonstration Projects at the RFK University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). He is the Faculty Advisor of the Student Chapter of the American Academy of Devlopmental Medicine and Dentistry at Einstein.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Dr. Siasoco received his MD degree from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He completed his Family Medicine residency training at St. Clare's Hospital (Now part of Ellis Hospital). He received his MBA from the <span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robert Willumstad School of Business</span> at Adelphi University and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Dr. Siasoco is on the Board of Directors at the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Denstistry, Mercy Home for Children, and Positive Exposure. He is the Global Health Co-Editor of the journal, <em>Helen: The Journal of Human Exceptionality</em>. He is a Clinical Director for Special Olympics, Chair of the Special Olympics New York Health Advisory Council, and a member of the Special Olympics Global Medical Advisory Committee. He is Co-Chair of the Cerebral Palsy Associations of NY State's Medical Director's Council and Co-Chair of the OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental DIsabilities) Medical Taskforce. In 2019, he was awarded the Golisano Health Leadership Award by Special Olympics New York, and in 2021, the Golisano Global Health Leadership Award by Special Olympics International.</span></p>
Peter A. Selwyn
Family Medicine
<p><strong>Recent Publications (selected)</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Selwyn PA. Skin deep. JAMA. 2015;313(1):33.</li>
<li>Chambers E, Wong BC, Riley RW, Hollingsworth N, Blank AE, Myers C, Bedell J, Selwyn PA. Combining clinical and population­level data to understand the health of neighborhoods. Am J Public Health, in press, 2015.</li>
<li>Pahuja M, Merlin JS, Selwyn PA. HIV/AIDS. In The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 5th Edition (Cherny N et al, editors). Oxford University Press, 2015.</li>
<li>Liggett A, Sharma M, Nakamura Y, Villar R, Selwyn PA. Results of a voter registration project at 2 family medicine residency clinics in the Bronx, New York. Ann Fam Med 2014; 12: 466­469.</li>
<li>Chu C, Umanski G, Blank A, Grossberg R, Selwyn PA. HIV­infected patients and treatment outcomes: an equivalence study of community­located, primary care­based HIV treatment vs. hospital­based specialty care in the Bronx, New York. AIDS Care, 2010 Dec;22(12):1522­9</li>
<li>Chu C, Selwyn PA. Complications of HIV Infection: A systems-based approach. Am Fam Physician. 2011;83(4):395-406. </li>
<li>Chu C, Selwyn PA. An epidemic in the evolution: the need for new models of HIV care in the chronic disease era. J Urban Health, 2011; 88(3): 556­566.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA. The Island. Ann Family Med 2008;6:78-9. </li>
<li>Selwyn PA. Palliative care for patients with HIV/AIDS. J Palliative Med 2005; 8:1248-68. </li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Forstein M. Comprehensive care for late-stage HIV/AIDS: Overcoming the false dichotomy of “curative” vs. “palliative” care. JAMA 2003;290:806-14.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Rivard M. Overview of clinical issues. In O’Neill J, Selwyn PA, Schietinger, H, eds., A Clinical Guide To Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS. Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, 2003.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Arnold R. From fate to tragedy: the changing meanings of life, death, and AIDS. Annals of Internal Medicine 1998; 129:899-902</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Pumerantz AS, Durante A, Alcabes PG, Gourevitch MN, Boiselle PM, Elmore J. Clinical predictors of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, and tuberculosis in hospitalized patients with HIV infection. AIDS 1998;12:885-93.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA. Surviving the Fall: The Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.</li>
<li>Frankel R, Selwyn PA, Mezger J, Andrews S. High prevalence of gynecologic disease among hospitalized women with HIV infection. Clinical Infect Dis 1997; 25:700-12</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Alcabes PA, Hartel D, et al. Clinical manifestations and predictors of disease progression in a cohort of injecting drug users with human immunodeficiency virus infection, 1985-1990. N Engl J Med, 1992;327:1697-1703.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Feingold AR, Iezza A, et al. Primary care for human immunodeficiency virus infection in a methadone maintenance treatment program. Ann Intern Med 1989;111:761-63.</li>
<li>Schoenbaum EE, Hartel D, Selwyn PA, et al. Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection in intravenous drug users. N Engl J Med 1989;321:874-79.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Hartel D, Lewis VA, et al. A prospective study of the risk of tuberculosis in intravenous drug users with human immunodeficiency virus infection. N Engl J Med 1989;320:1649-54.</li>
<li>Selwyn PA, Carter RJ, Schoenbaum EE, et al. Knowledge of HIV antibody status and decisions to continue or terminate pregnancies among intravenous drug users. JAMA 1989; 261:3567-71.</li>
</ol>
Amrita K. Seehra
Maria Teresa M. Santos
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine<br />Residency: Montefiore Health System (Family Medicine)</p>
<p><strong>Expertise/Interests</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Medical Student Education</li>
<li>Observed Clinical Encounters and Feedback</li>
<li>Mentoring and Advising</li>
<li>Addiction Medicine – health care for women with substance abuse history</li>
<li>Patient–Doctor relationship, Interpersonal and communication skills</li>
<li>Patient Education</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Recent Publications</strong></p>
<p>William B. Jordan, Pablo Joo, Maria Teresa Santos, Jennifer M. Purcell. Impact of Frequent Assessment on Student Ratings of Preceptor Feedback and Clinical Teaching Effectiveness. In Melissa Robinson & Michael D. Mendoza (2014). Proceedings of the 2013 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Conference on Medical Student Education. Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal, 2014: 26(2);196-203.</p>
<p style="display: inline !important;">Syed Shabbir, Maria Teresa Santos. The Role of Prehealth student Volunteers at a Student-Run Free Clinic in New York, United States J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015; 12: 49. Published online Oct 30, 2015. doi: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3352%2Fjeehp.2015.12.49" target="pmc_ext">10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.49</a></p>
<p><strong><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Presentations</strong></p>
<p>Developing and Piloting Reliable, Objective and Valid OSCE Stations for Family Medicine Clerkship. In collaboration with Dr. Zoon Naqvi and Dr. William Jordan. 43rd Annual STFM National Conference on Medical Student Education, Anaheim, California 2017</p>
<p>Speaking Up: Assessing Advocacy in Medical Students. Presented with Dr. William Jordan (lead presenter), Dr. Zoon Naqvi, Dr. Aaron Fox and Ms. Heather Archer-Dyer. 41<sup>st</sup> Annual STFM Conference on Medical Student Education<strong>, </strong>Atlanta, Georgia 2015</p>
Margaret S. Rosenberg
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health</li>
<li>Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Chief Resident)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Professional Background</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Faculty member, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency</li>
<li>Faculty member, Montefiore Medical Center School Health Program</li>
<li>Medical director and medical provider, Bronx Regional High School Clinic</li>
<li>Team leader and attending physician, Montefiore Family Medicine Residency (current)</li>
<li>Assistant professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Clinical Activity</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Family medicine practice and precepting</li>
<li>Clinical precepting of medical students</li>
<li>Facilitating small-group teaching for ICM and 3rd-year clerkship at Einstein</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Accomplishments</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Facilitating training and seeing students and residents grow and contribute to family medicine.</li>
<li>Interests: Family medicine education and training, adolescent medicine</li>
</ul>
Family Medicine
Juan C. Robles
Family Medicine