Andrea Rich
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<p>Marina Reznik, MD, MS is Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a general pediatrician and a child health researcher at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). Her research focuses on development and evaluation of community-, clinic- and school-based interventions to improve the health care services and outcomes for children with chronic diseases such as asthma. Dr. Reznik teaches and mentors medical students, residents and post-doctoral students. Dr. Reznik’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, AHRQ, American Lung Association, New York State Health Foundation, and many private foundations. Dr. Reznik is an author of over 80 articles, book chapters and editorials and her research has been presented both nationally and internationally. </p>
Dr. Reznik is a general pediatrician. She provides clinical care to pediatric patients at the Family Care Center and has a special interest in management of asthma.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Reznik's research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of community, clinic, and school-based interventions to improve the health care services and outcomes for patients with asthma and other chronic diseases. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), AHRQ, American Lung Association, New York State Health Foundation, and many private foundations.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
<p>Marina Reznik, MD, MS, is Attending Physician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatrics.</p><p>In 1995, Dr. Reznik earned her Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She then attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Medicine in 2000. She continued at Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her postgraduate training, completing a three-year residency in Social Pediatrics in 2003. From 2003 to 2005, she was a clinical research fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, earning her Master of Science in Clinical Research in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Reznik’s research focuses on the development and evaluation of community-, clinic- and school-based interventions to improve the healthcare services and outcomes for children with asthma. She is an author of over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and editorials, and her research has been presented both nationally and internationally. </p><p>In 2019, Dr. Reznik was selected for the New York Super Doctors list in <em>New York Times Magazine</em>. She is board certified and is a member of several professional associations, including the Society for Pediatric Research and the Academic Pediatrics Association.</p>
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>
<p>Providing pediatric primary care with an emphasis on preventive care, especially obesity. Interest in medical education and developing resident curicula.</p>
Dr. Parekh's clinical focus is caring for children in the Montefiore community, including preventative medicine, developmental and educational growth, mental health concerns and addressing acute and chronic illness. <quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
<p>Jillian Parekh, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is caring for children in the Montefiore community, including preventative medicine, developmental and educational growth, mental health concerns and addressing acute and chronic illness. Dr. Parekh joined Montefiore in 2011.</p><p>Dr. Parekh attended Brown University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Biomedical Ethics. In 2005, she received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at CHAM and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, becoming Chief Resident in 2008.</p><p>Dr. Parekh’s academic focus is on medical education. She has spoken at many presentations nationally, helping train and educate future pediatricians.</p><p>She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and a member of the Academic Pediatric Association.</p>
<p>Dr. Oyeku is Chief of the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). She is also Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Oyeku manages the clinical, research, advocacy and educational missions of the division in addition to being responsible for faculty and staff development. </p>
<p>Dr. Oyeku is a general pediatrician with expertise in health services research, implementation science and the use of quality improvement methods to disseminate effective care strategies and improve care and patient outcomes for children with chronic diseases such as sickle cell disease. Dr. Oyeku’s clinical activities are focused on providing pediatric primary care and inpatient care at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Oyeku also has expertise providing specialized care to children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.</p>
<p>Dr. Oyeku’ s research activities are focused on understanding health services utilization patterns and improving the quality of care for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Dr. Oyeku also serves as Medical Director for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program National Coordinating Center at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ). (<a href="https://www.nichq.org/project/sickle-cell-disease-treatment-demonstrati…;)</p>
<p>On a regional and national level, Dr. Oyeku has also served on advisory panels and committees focused on sickle cell disease and improving healthcare quality for children and adolescents. She completed a three year term as the Treasurer for the Academic Pediatrics Association, a professional society representing 2,000 child health providers in the US.</p>
<p>She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biomedicine from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York. Dr. Oyeku received her medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency training at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Oyeku also completed fellowship training at the Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship program at Boston Children’s Hospital. She received her Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in clinical effectiveness at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is also a graduate of the <em>Hedwig van Ameringen </em>Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), a program of Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Oyeku is also actively engaged in community education activities and serves as an ordained deacon at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, NY.</p>
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<p>Dr. Oyeku, is a general pediatrician who has expertise in health services research. She has focused her career on improving care and outcomes for children with chronic diseases, such as sickle cell disease. Dr. Oyeku is actively engaged in community education and advocacy.</p>
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<p class="DataField11pt-Single"><strong>Selected List of Publications below:</strong></p>
<p>1. Grosse SD, Boulet SL, Amendah D, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>. Administrative Datasets and Health Services Research on Hemoglobinopathies. <em>American Journal of Preventive Medicine</em>. <em>2010; 38(4S) S557-S567</em></p>
<p>2. Raphael JL, Mueller BU. Mueller, Kowalkowski MA,<strong> Oyeku SO</strong>, Shorter Hospitalization Trends Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease. <em>Pediatr Blood Cancer</em><em>. 2012 Oct; 59(4):679-84. </em>Epub 2012 Jan 4.</p>
<p class="details">3<strong>. </strong>Wang Y,Kennedy J, Caggana M, Zimmerman R, Thomas S, Berninger J, Harris K, Green NS, <strong>Oyeku S</strong>, Hulihan M, Grant AM, Grosse SD. Sickle Cell Disease Incidence among Newborns in New York State by Maternal Race/Ethnicity and Nativity<strong>. </strong><em>Genet Med</em><em>. 2013 Mar; 15(3):222-8.Epub 2012 Sep 27. </em></p>
<p class="details">4.<strong> Oyeku SO, </strong>Driscoll MC, Cohen HW, Trachtman R, Pashankar F, Mullen C, Giardina PJ, Velazco N, Racine AD, Green NS<strong>. </strong>Parental and Other Factors Associated with Hydroxyurea Use for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease.<em>Pediatr Blood Cancer</em><em>. </em>2013 Apr; 60(4):653-8. Epub <em>2012 Nov 5</em></p>
<p><em>5.</em>Wang WC, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>, Luo Z, Boulet SL, Miller ST, Casella JF, Fish B, Thompson BW, Grosse SD; for the BABY HUG Investigators. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23999955">Hydroxyurea Is Associated With Lower Costs of Care of Young Children With Sickle Cell Anemia.</a> <em>Pediatrics</em>.2013 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]</p>
<p>6.Raphael JL, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24319216">Sickle cell disease pain management and the medical home.</a> Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2013; 2013:433-8.</p>
<p>7. Developing a Unified Approach for Sickle Cell Disease. Supplement to American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Guest Editors: <strong>Suzette O. Oyeku</strong>, Jean L. Raphael, Cynthia H. Cassell and Mary M. Hulihan. Volume 51(1) Supplement 1. July 2016 <a href="https://www.ajpmonline.org/issue/S0749-3797(16)X0014-1?code=amepre-site…;
<p>8. Faro EZ. Wang CJ. <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>. Quality of Care Indicator Development for Follow-up of Positive Screens for Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016 Jul; 51(1 Suppl 1):S48-54</p>
<p>9.Frost JR, Cherry RK, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>, Faro E, Crosby L, Britto M, Tuchman L, Horn I, Homer C, Jain A. Improving Sickle Cell Transitions of Care Through Health Information Technology. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2016 Jul;51(1 Suppl 1): S17-23</p>
<p>10. Homer CJ, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>. Sickle Cell Disease: A Roadmap for Getting to Excellence Everywhere. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2016 Jul;51(1 Suppl 1): S3-4</p>
<p>11. Brown NM,Brown SN, Briggs RD, German M, Belamarich PF, <strong>Oyeku SO</strong>, <strong> </strong>Associations between adverse childhood experiences and ADHD diagnosis and severity. <em>Academic Pediatrics </em>2017 May - Jun; 17(4):349-355</p>
<p>12.Fuller A, Messito MJ, Mendelsohn AL, <strong>Oyeku SO,</strong> Gross RS. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29729425">Prenatal Material Hardships and Infant Regulatory Capacity at 10 Months Old in Low-Income Hispanic Mother-Infant Pairs.</a> Acad Pediatr. 2018 Nov-December; 18(8):897-904; Epub 2018 May 2.</p>
<p class="xmsonormal">13. Crosby, LE, Walton, A, Shook, LM, Ware, RE, Treadwell, M, Saving, KL, Britto, M, Peugh, J, McTate, E, <strong>Oyeku, S,</strong> Nwankwo, C, & Brinkman, WB. Development of a Hydroxyurea Decision Aid for Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia<em>. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology</em>. 2018 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print] </p>
<p>Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH, is a general pediatrician and health services researcher. She is Associate Division Chief for Academic Affairs within the division of general pediatrics at CHAM. In this capacity, she oversees a broad array of activities, including stewardship of divisional research initiatives and faculty development activities.</p><p>In addition to general pediatrics, Dr. Oyeku has particular interest in Quality Improvement, sickle cell disease, and faculty development and community education activities.</p><p>Since 2008, Dr. Oyeku has served as Co-Director of Pediatric Grand Rounds at CHAM.</p><p>Dr. Oyeku received her MD from NYU School of Medicine and her MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center.</p><p>She also completed a Harvard Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship Program at Boston Children's Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Oyeku was a recipient of the Dean’s Award for Community Service from Harvard Medical School.</p>
<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>
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<p>Dr. Mayers has been a Bronx pediatrician for many years. In 2011 she was recognized as one of New York City’s best primary care doctors by <em>New York Magazine</em> and one of the premier infectious diseases specialist by <em>New York Times Magazine</em>. She counts as her greatest achievement the relationships that she has developed with the children of the Bronx and their families, in some instances over two generations.</p>
<p>Dr. Marion’s clinical and research interests include the natural history and genetic basis of multiple malformation syndromes, and recently, the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorders and inherited disorders of cardiac rhythm. The former chief of the Divisions of Genetic Medicine and Developmental Medicine and former director of genetics at Blythedale Children's Hospital, he was the founder of Montefiore’s Williams Syndrome Center, the Montefiore/Einstein Center for Cardiogenetics, and the Center for Congenital Disorders. He has published extensively in the medical literature in these areas, and, in addition, is the author of seven books including The Intern Blues, The Boy Who Felt No Pain (winner of a Christopher Award), Learning to Play God and Genetics Round: A Doctor’s Life in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine, which was published by Kaplan in October 2009.</p>
<p>His work as a clinician and medical educator has been widely recognized and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Spirit of Achievement Award (presented by Einstein’s National Women’s Division), the Zella Bronfman Butler Change Agent Award (presented by the UJA/Federation of New York and the Butler Foundation), and Lifetime Teaching Awards from Einstein and Sarah Lawrence College.</p>
<p>Dr. Marion is Executive Director of the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center and the University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the Rose F. Kennedy Center. He is Chief of the Divisions of Genetics and of Development Medicine at T he Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Director of the Center for Congenital Disorders. </p><p>A faculty member at Einstein since 1984, </p><p>Dr. Marion’s interests include the natural history and genetic basis of multiple malformation syndromes. At The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore he has served as Medical Director of the Spina Bifida Center for 20 years, is the founder and Medical Director of the Williams Syndrome Center, and helped organize the Center for CardioG enetics, the Neurofibromatosis Center, and the Center for Excellence in Autism. He has published extensively in the medical literature in these areas and, in addition, is the author of seven books.</p><p>Dr. Marion is the recipient of Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Samuel Rosen Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching(selected by medical students) and the Alumni Association’s Lifetime Service Award. He is also the winner of the Lewis Fraad Award for Residency Education and the Obrinsky Award for excellence in medical student teaching in the Department of Pediatrics. He also received the Zella Bronfman Butler Change Agent Awardby UJA-Federation of New York .</p>
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Dr. Lim's areas of research include adolescent reproductive health, sexually transmitted diseases, and adolescent mental health.
<p>Sylvia W. Lim, MD, is Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Attending Physician, Children's Hospital at Montefiore. She is also the Associate Director of the Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship. Dr. Lim is a general pediatrician who has a special interest in adolescents. For the past 12 years, she has served as the Medical Director of the Teen Parenting/Teen-Toddler Program.</p><p>Dr. Lim earned a bachelor of science degree from the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City University of New York, and her medical degree from New York University. She completed pediatric residency and General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship at New York University Medical Center.</p><p>Dr. Lim's areas of research include adolescent reproductive health, sexually transmitted diseases, and adolescent mental health. She is a clinical and research mentor to medical students and residents, and she served as the co-chair of the Region 2 Academic Pediatric Association for three years. Dr. Lim is a member of the Montefiore Adolescent Primary Care Initiative Steering Committee, where she helps to create policies designed to improve the quality of and access to adolescent healthcare.</p><p>Dr. Lim is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and she is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
<p>Paul Levy, MD, is Director, Center for Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Director, Inherited Metabolic Disease Specialty Care Referral Center at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein. He is also Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Pathology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Levy sees patients with complex medical issues that may have a genetic etiology. He has a special interest in inherited metabolic disorders, including phenylketonuria (PKU), lysosomal storage diseases and urea cycle disorders, and sees newborns referred by the New York State Newborn Screening Program with positive screens.
</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Tulane University, Dr. Levy completed his residency in pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. He then completed a fellowship in ambulatory pediatrics at the same institution. Following this, Dr. Levy completed a fellowship in clinical and biochemical genetics at Tulane University. </p><p>Dr. Levy is involved in a long-term follow-up study for children with disorders diagnosed by newborn screening. He also participates in a study looking into a novel way to look at newborn screening and follow-up testing to determine if some infants with positive newborn screens may have a late-onset disease such as Pompe, Krabbe, and mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS I). Dr. Levy is on an advisory panel for Krabbe disease that helps physicians interpret clinical data to help determine infants’ status and help with needed follow-up. He has been principal investigator and co-investigator on clinical trials and funded research projects, and his work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, review articles, book chapters and meeting abstracts. Dr. Levy has also given several nationally invited presentations and has been a journal reviewer for <em>Pediatrics Journal of Pediatrics and Genetics in Medicine</em>. </p><p>Dr. Levy is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Genetics. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Society of Human Genetics, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. In 2023, Dr. Levy received the “Clinician Champion Award in Newborn Screening” from the Association of Public Health Laboratories.
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