Amy S. Ciner

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Amy

Last Name

Ciner

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part-time

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Pediatric

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Female

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Pediatric Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Biography

<p>Amy S. Ciner, MD, is an attending physician at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ciner&rsquo;s clinical focus is on general pediatrics and medical student and resident education.</p><p>In 1997, Dr. Ciner received her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College, Columbia University. She then pursued her medical degree at New York Medical College, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2002. For her postgraduate training, Dr. Ciner came to CHAM and Einstein, completing her pediatrics internship and residency in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Ciner&rsquo;s research interests include pediatric nutrition and wellness and medical education. She currently has several book chapters in development.</p><p>Dr. Ciner is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Pediatric Association.</p>

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Sandra F. Braganza

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Sandra

Last Name

Braganza

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1134204514

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8829

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School:&nbsp;Downstate Medical Center- State University of New York</p>
<p>Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Pediatrics)</p>
<p>Public Health: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University</p>
<p><strong>Interests</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Social Determinants of Health</li>
<li>Global Health</li>
<li>Medical education</li>
<li>Nutrition</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Active Projects</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Evaluation of global health initiatives in Togo, West Africa</li>
<li>Resident education in social determinants of health</li>
<li>Implementation of Community Health Workers</li>
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Dr. Braganza has grown her clinical practice at the Comprehensive Health Care Center, part of the Montefiore Medical Group, a Federally Qualified Health Center for almost 20 years. She has been the Director of the Social Pediatrics Program since 2013, a program that focuses on the promotion of health in communities, training future healthcare leaders. She has mentored countless trainees in their career and academic pursuit in pediatrics, academic medicine, public health and advocacy. Her academic interests include social determinants of health, medical education and advocacy.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Dr. Braganza has mentored countless trainees in their career and academic pursuit in pediatrics, academic medicine, global health, public health, and advocacy. Her academic interests include healthcare disparities, social determinants of health, medical education and advocacy.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p><strong>Selected Presentations and Publications</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Zajac L, Scharbach K, Braganza S. Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Multiunit Housing: What&rsquo;s the Drift? Pediatric Academic Societies,&nbsp; &nbsp; 2013:4535.626.</li>
<li>Turner C, Scharbach K, Braganza S. Do Parents Read the Label? An Assessment of Parents&rsquo; Use and Understanding of Nutrition Labels. Pediatric Academic Societies, 2013:3806:118.</li>
<li>Elensary M, Kuo A, Klein M, Alcamo A, Braganza S, Lax Y, Patel M, Shchiff D. Catalysts for change: Empowering resident advocates focused on leadership and community engagement. Presented at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Chicago, April 2014.</li>
<li>Patel M, Braganza S. Assessing Legal Needs of Patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center. PAS 2014.</li>
<li>Fiori K, Schecter J, Houndenou S, Braganza S. Global Health Delivery Science: Applying the Care Delivery Value Framework to a Community Based HIV/AIDS Initiative in Togo, West Africa, AAP 2014.</li>
<li>Singh A, Wilkinson S, Braganza S. Smartphones and pediatric apps to mobilize the medical home. J Pediatrics. 2014:165(3):606-610.</li>
<li>Resident Documentation of Social Determinants of Health: Effects of a Teaching Tool. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region 2 and 3 meeting, Bronx, NY, March 2015, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Diego, CA, April 2015.</li>
<li>Moving on Up: Pediatric Perspectives on the Transition of Adolescents to an Adult Model of Care. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region 2 and 3 meeting, Bronx, NY, March 2015, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Diego, CA, April 2015.</li>
<li>From Boosters to Books: Enhancing Emergent Literacy in the Medical Home. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region 2 and 3 meeting, Bronx, NY, March 2015, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Diego, CA, April 2015</li>
<li>Participant Perspectives on Education at WIC. Presented at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Diego, CA, April 2015.</li>
<li>Closing the Delivery Gap: Operationalizing the Care Delivery Value Chain for Pediatric HIV/AIDS in Togo, West Africa. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region II and III, New York, NY, March 2016 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.</li>
<li>Resident Documentation of the Social Determinants of Health Utilizing the Electronic Health Record. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.</li>
<li>Documentation of the Social Determinants of Health via a Social History Tool in the Electronic Health Record. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.&nbsp;</li>
<li>With a Little Help From Your Friends: Social Networks as a Predictor of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in an Urban Academic Practice. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region II and III, New York, NY, March 2017 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco CA, May 2017.</li>
<li>Perception, Attitudes and Practice among Pediatric Primary Care Physicians and Subspecialists Caring for Low-Income Children at an Urban Academic Medical Center. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region II and III, New York, NY, March 2017 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco CA, May 2017.</li>
<li>Pediatric Resident Attitudes and Practice Regarding Advocacy Pre- and Post- Implementation of an Innovative Advocacy Curriculum. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region II and III, New York, NY, March 2017 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco CA, May 2017.</li>
<li>Assessing Educational Characteristics of Children at an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center. Presented at the Academic Pediatric Association, Region II and III, New York, NY, March 2017 and the Pediatric Academic Societies, San Francisco CA, May 2017.</li>
<li>McCarthy KJ, Braganza S,&nbsp;Fiori K, Gbeleou C, Kpakpo V, Lopez A, Schechter J, Singham Goodwin A, Jones HE. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28301539">Identifying inequities in maternal and child health through risk stratification to inform health systems strengthening in Northern Togo.</a> PLoS One. 2017&nbsp; Mar 16;12(3):e0173445. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173445. eCollection 2017.PMID:28301539.</li>
<li>Patel M, Bathory E, Scholnick J, White-Davis T, Choi J, Braganza S. Resident documentation of social determinants of health: Effects of a teaching tool in the outpatient setting.&nbsp; <em>Clinical Pediatrics </em>(Phila).&nbsp; 2017 Sep 1:9922817728697. doi: 10.1177/0009922817728697. PubMed PMID: 28877598.</li>
<li>Fiori KP, Schechter J, Gbeleou SC, Braganza S, Rhatigan J, Houndenou S, Lopez A, Bensen E, Hirschhorn L. Closing the delivery gap. <em>Int J Health Care Qual Assur.</em> 2018, May 14:31(4):327-336. PubMed PMID: 29790442.</li>
<li>Fiori K, Chodon T, Whiskey R, Larrier E, Izes J, Braganza S, Selwyn P. Advancing Community Health and Wellness in Primary Care: A Bronx Community Based Organization&rsquo;s Experience Integrating Community Health Workers into Patient Centered Medical Homes within an Academic Medical Center. <em>Global Journal of Health Education and Promotion-Special Issue. </em>Winter 2018, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. s19-s36.</li>
<li>Fiori KP, Belli HM, Lauria ME, Hirschhorn L, Schecter J, Hansman E, Rajshekhar N, Katin V, Gbeleou S, Grunitsky-Bekele M, Pitche VP. Implementing an integrated community based health systems strengthening approach to improve HIV survival in Northern Togo. <em>AIDS care</em>. 2019 Jun 6:1-9, doi:10.1080/09540121.2019.1626342.&nbsp; PMID:31170827.</li>
<li>Duh-Leong C, Braganza S. Social Networks and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in a Pediatric Urban Academic Practice. <em>Behav Med. </em>2018, Nov 27:1-8. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1534077. PubMed PMID: 30481137.</li>
<li>Lax Y, Braganza S, Patel M. Three-Tiered Advocacy: Using a Longitudinal Curriculum to Teach Pediatric Residents Advocacy on an Individual, Community and Legislative Level. <em>J Med Educ Curric Dev,</em> 2019 Jul 8; 6:2382120519859300. doi: 10.1177/2382120519859300. eCollection 2019 Jan-Dec. PubMed PMCID: PMC6614944.&nbsp;</li>
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<p>Sandra Braganza, MD, MPH, is Program Director, Social Pediatrics Program at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Associate Professor, Family and Social Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is in the primary care of children and adolescents addressing their social and emotional needs.</p><p>In 1994, Dr. Braganza received her Bachelor of Arts from New York University. She pursued her medical education at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Braganza came to Einstein for her postdoctoral training, completing her pediatric internship in 1999 and her pediatric residency in 2002, taking on the role of Chief Resident in her final year. In 2006, she completed her Master of Public HEalth at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health.</p><p>Dr. Braganza&rsquo;s research focuses on medical education and addressing the social determinants of health in urban low-income communities. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review papers, abstracts, and local and national invited presentations. She is a reviewer for several journals and working on several publications.</p><p>Dr. Braganza is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Hispanic Medical Association and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.</p>

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Diane E. Bloomfield

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Diane

Last Name

Bloomfield

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1649355090

Faculty ID

4464

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Female

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General pediatrics; resident education; children&rsquo;s mental health

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General pediatrics; children&rsquo;s social and emotional health

EMR ID

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<p>Dr. Bloomfield provides primary care as an attending in Montefiore&rsquo;s Family Care Center. She precepts residents and is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of the general academic pediatric curriculum at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bloomfield is the co-author of two chapters in the American Academy of Pediatrics textbook <em>Primary Pediatric Care</em>.</p><p>Dr. Bloomfield&rsquo;s involvement in the assessment and treatment of children with social and emotional health conditions began in 2007, when she became the team leader at Montefiore for the Reaching Children Initiative Learning Collaboration with the National Institute of Child Health Quality (NICH-Q). She was a co-presenter of her division&rsquo;s activities at NICH-Q&rsquo;s national meeting in 2008. Since then she has collaborated on a citywide initiative to encourage parents to report on their child&rsquo;s development via an Internet-based system. Her research involves assessing parents&rsquo; satisfaction with this modality.</p><p>Dr. Bloomfield was recently selected to become a trainer/educator in the New York State Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Primary Care (CAP-PC) program. This program&rsquo;s goal is to educate pediatricians and increase their ability to treat children with mental health disorders.</p>

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Rachel Stein Berman

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Rachel

Last Name

Stein Berman

NPI

1225352123

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15232

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part-time

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Female

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Pediatric Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Selected Publications

<p><span>Silverstein M, Feinberg E, Sauder S, Egbert L, <strong>Stein R</strong>. Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in an Urban Population of Mothers Screening Positive for Depression. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 164(8):778-779, 2010. DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.116</span>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span><strong>Stein R</strong>, Silverstein M. Potential Implications of US Healthcare Reform for American Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 95(8):578-579, 2010. DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.161000</span></p>
<p><span>Sauder S, <strong>Stein R</strong>, Feinberg E, Bauchner H, Banks M, Silverstein M. When the Subject Is More than Just the Subject: Two Case Studies of Family Involvement in Human Subjects Research. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics: An International Journal 6(1): 33-38, 2011. DOI: 10.1525/jer.2011.6.1.33</span></p>
<p><span>Feinberg E, <strong>Stein R</strong>, Diaz-Linhart Y, Egbert L, Beardslee W, Hegel M, Silverstein M. Adaptation of Problem Solving Treatment for Prevention of Depression among Low-Income Culturally Diverse Mothers. Family and Community Health Journal 35(1): 57-67, 2012. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182385d48</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Berman RS</strong>, Smock L, Bair-Merritt MH, Cochran J, Geltman, PL. Giving It Our Best Shot? Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis B Viruz Immunization Among Refugees, Massachusetts, 2011-2013. Prev Chronic Dis 14:160442, 2017. DOI: 10.5888/pcd14.160442</span></p>
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EMR ID

78634

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<p>Rachel Berman, MD, is Attending Physician at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric care.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in 2004, Dr. Berman attended Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, earning her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health in 2010. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Boston University School of Medicine, completing an internship and residency in 2013, followed by a residency in Preventive Medicine in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Berman is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association.</p>

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Peter F. Belamarich

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Peter

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Belamarich

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1245315605

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188

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part-time

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Male

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<p><strong>I trained in Gastroenterology and Nutrition then I returned to the practice of General Pediatrics and retained an&nbsp;interest in non-procedural gastroenterology. This suits my many interests.&nbsp; </strong></p>
<p><strong>Within general pediatrics, my interests include becoming an expert diagnostician, and optmizing the health outcomes&nbsp;for children who&nbsp;come for&nbsp;well child visits.&nbsp;I am also interested in mastering and teaching the physical examination of children. M</strong><strong>ore recently I have become interested in oral health, mental health in primary care, and performance improvement activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Within my subspecialty, I am primarily interested in nutrition, growth, lipid disorders, cardiovascular health, the use of statin medications in children,&nbsp;and the use of infant formula.</strong></p>
<p><strong>I&nbsp;have been&nbsp;a panel member of the FDA's Office of Orphan Product Development and&nbsp;I also act as a reviewer for all 3 major Pediatric journals, </strong><strong>Pediatrics, JAMA pediatrics, and the Journal of Pediatrics.&nbsp; I am&nbsp;and Editorial Board member for the AAP publication, Pediatrics in Review. &nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>I teach pediatric residents and medical students several times a&nbsp;week. This is a source of deep and increasing satisfaction for me. </strong></p>
<p><strong>While being a physician is intellectually satisfying I view it fundamentally&nbsp;as a job of service to patients,&nbsp;students,&nbsp;resident trainees, and&nbsp;to my superb peers here.&nbsp;</strong></p>
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General Pediatrics, Nutrition, Lipid disorders-cholesterol.

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<p>Peter F. Belamarich, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Attending Physician at Montefiore&rsquo;s Comprehensive Family Care Center. His clinical focus is on the care of both well-children and the care of children with chronic medical problems.</p><p>Dr. Belamarich earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1979 from Boston University, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at the same institution in 1983. He started his postdoctoral training at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, completing an internship and residency in 1985, and becoming Chief Resident of Pediatrics from 1985 to 1986. In 1989, he completed a three-year fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Columbia University.</p><p>Dr. Belamarich&rsquo;s current research interest focuses on optimizing those elements of the well-child visit that offer the greatest health benefits to children. He has presented his work nationally and internationally, and his work has been published in many prominent journals.</p><p>Since 2009, Dr. Belamarich has been recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor. He is board certified, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association.</p>

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Eleanor Bathory

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Eleanor

Last Name

Bathory

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1952628695

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<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School:&nbsp;Albert Einstein College of Medicine<br />Residency:&nbsp;Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Pediatrics</p>
<p><strong>Professional Activity</strong></p>
<p>Prior to entering Einstein, Dr. Eleanor Bathory was a high school chemistry teacher. She has an extensive history of volunteering her time for community health related activities. During medical school this included the Einstein&nbsp;Youth Violence Prevention Program&nbsp;and&nbsp;the Einstein Community Health Organization Free Clinic. After the first year at Einstein she spent the summer in Guatemala learning Spanish and volunteering in community health settings. She has worked on a research project in the Division of Adolescent Medicine on the topic of motivational interviewing and did undergraduate research on RNA-DNA hybrids that resulted in a publication.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Expertise/Interests</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Sleep hygiene and sleep problems</li>
<li>Mental health co-location/ for primary care physicians</li>
<li>Literacy/ Reach out and Read</li>
<li>Infant nutrition (feeding styles and breastfeeding)</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Active Projects</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Parents perspective regarding infant and toddler sleep hygiene and sleep problems, and provider role Early Childhood Behavioral And Emotional Health Care In The Primary Care Medical Home: Parents Perspective</li>
<li>Resident education in social determinants of health</li>
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<li>Eleanor Bathory, MD, Suzy Tomopoulos, MD, Russell Rothman, MD,MPP, Lee Sanders, MD,MPH, Eliana Perrin, MD, MPH, Alan Mendelsohn, MD, Benard Dreyer, MD, Maria Cerra, BA and H. Shonna Yin, MD,MS: Infant Sleep-related Issues In Low SES Families: Role of Health Literacy (In Progress)</li>
<li>Abstracts and Presentations</li>
<li>Bathory E, Miskovitz S, Braganza S, Sharif I. &ldquo;Perceptions about Exercise among Inner-city Adolescent Girls&rdquo; Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Philadelphia, March 2009.</li>
<li>Bathory E, Blank AE, Rieder J. "Baseline Readiness of Morbidly Obese Inner-City Adolescents to Change Diet and Activity Behaviors" Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2010 and Pediatric Academic Societies', May 2010.</li>
<li>Bathory, E, Tomopoulos, S, Rothman, R, Sanders, L, Perrin, E, Mendelsohn, A, Cerra, M, Yin, HS. &ldquo;Sleep-related Parenting Practices Among Low SES Families with Young Infants: Role of Health Literacy&rdquo; Academic Pediatric Association March, 2012 and Pediatric Academic Societies', May 2012.</li>
<li>Bathory E, Tomopoulos S, Fierman A, Messito M, Brockmeyer C, Arevalo J, and Mendelsohn AL. &ldquo;Toddler Bedtime Routines and Externalizing Behaviors&rdquo; Academic Pediatric Association March, 2011 and Pediatric Academic Societies', May 2011.</li>
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Sophie J. Balk

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Sophie

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Balk

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1225113608

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1628

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Dr. Balk focuses on general pediatrics, pediatric environmental health, pediatric tobacco issues and skin cancer prevention.

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Dr. Balk concentrates her research on pediatric environmental health, pediatric tobacco issues and skin cancer prevention.

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<p>Sophie J. Balk, MD, is an Attending Pediatrician at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Balk&rsquo;s clinical focus is on general pediatrics, as well as pediatric environmental health.</p><p>In 1969, Dr. Balk received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at Cornell University. She then attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine and received her Doctor of Medicine in 1974. Dr. Balk&rsquo;s postgraduate training, which began in 1974 and ended in 1977, was done at Montefiore. During this time, she completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics.</p><p>Expanding from her clinical focus, Dr. Balk&rsquo;s research and educational efforts primarily focus on pediatric environmental health. Her work has been shared at many invited presentations, lectures and meetings, and has also been published in a number of books and peer-reviewed journals. She is Associate Editor of Pediatric Environmental Health, a book published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p><p>Dr. Balk was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society in 2015 by Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a member of professional societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.</p>

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Tamar Baer

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Tamar

Last Name

Baer

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1497022503

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15950

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<p>Tamar G. Baer, MD, is Associate Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is in pediatric endocrinology, differences in sexual development, and diabetes.</p><p>After completing her Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2007 at Barnard College, Columbia University, Dr. Baer pursued her medical education at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2011. She continued at Einstein for her internship and residency in pediatrics, completing her chief residency in 2015. She continued her postdoctoral training at Columbia University Medical Center, completing a three-year fellowship in pediatric endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism in 2018.</p><p>Dr. Baer&rsquo;s research follows her clinical interest in medical education, wellbeing in medical training, pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. She has shared her research through peer-reviewed journals and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Baer is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology by the American Board of Pediatrics.</p>

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Gabriella C. Azzarone

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Gabriella

Last Name

Azzarone

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1780895045

Faculty ID

10971

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Female

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<p>Pediatric Hospital Medicine</p>

<p>Medical Student &#38;&#160;Resident Education</p>

<p>In-Patient Asthma Management</p>

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EMR ID

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<p>Gabriella C. Azzarone, MD, FAAP, is an attending physician at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also Co-Director, Pediatrics Clerkship and Course Director, Pediatrics Acting Internship at Einstein. Dr. Azzarone&rsquo;s clinical focus is in pediatric care, ensuring safe and quality care for hospitalized children.</p><p>In 1996, Dr. Azzarone received her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College, Columbia University, then completed her postbaccalaureate premedical studies at the same institution in 1998. In 2003, she earned her Doctor of Medicine from New York University School of Medicine. For her postgraduate training, Dr. Azzarone came to Einstein, completing her internship and residency in pediatrics in 2007, taking on the role of Chief Resident in her final year. In 2015, Dr. Azzarone completed a clinical quality fellowship program with the Greater New York Hospital Association and United Hospital Fund.</p><p>Dr. Azzarone&rsquo;s research focus is on the inpatient management of pediatric respiratory illnesses and firearm-related violence prevention through education, advocacy, research and clinical care. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, review articles, abstracts, workshops and invited presentations. She is also an ad hoc reviewer for <em>Pediatrics</em> and <em>Hospital Pediatrics</em>.</p><p>Dr. Azzarone is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Medical Association. In 2017, Dr. Azzarone was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society.</p>

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Kari Anderson

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Kari

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Anderson

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1821159872

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10735

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part-time

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Pediatric

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Female

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Primary Care

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<p>Primary care pediatrics, clinically oriented general pediatrician with interests in newborn-young adult care.</p>

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Pediatric Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Biography

<p>Kari J. Anderson, MD, is an attending pediatrician at the Comprehensive Family Care Center (CFCC) at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Anderson&rsquo;s clinical focus is caring for children in the Montefiore Einstein community, including preventive medicine, developmental and educational growth, mental health concerns and addressing acute and chronic illness.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in 1997, Dr. Anderson completed a pediatrics internship at New York University in 1998. She then completed her residency in pediatrics at the same institution in 2000.</p><p>Dr. Anderson is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is part of the Einstein Learning Community Program (ELCP) at Montefiore Einstein. In 2022, Dr. Anderson was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society for outstanding achievement in teaching medical students. She has received the Teaching Star Commendation from Montefiore Einstein for multiple years.</p>

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