Jacqueline Weingarten-Arams
Nutrition
Pulmonary hypertension
Sepsis
<p>Jacqueline Weingarten-Arams, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Weingarten-Arams’ 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’s “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area” 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>
Ivy Tam
Pediatric Medicine
Dr. Tam’s research aims to improve care and communication for patients with limited English proficiency, as well as standardizing pain practices for children.
<p>Ivy Tam, MD, FAAP, is an Attending Physician and a Non-neonatal Emergency Transport Coordinator at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. </p><p>In 2009, Dr. Tam received her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences at Cornell University. She then attended SUNY Upstate Medical University, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Tam began her postgraduate training with a residency in pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hospital medicine in 2018 at the University of California San Diego. </p><p>Dr. Tam’s research aims to improve care and communication for patients with limited English proficiency, as well as standardizing pain practices for children. She has shared her work through presentations in academic forums and scientific meetings, and is currently in the process of being submitted for publication. </p><p>2017, Dr. Tam received the CARES Award from hospital staff at Rady Children’s Hospital for her support during the medical director’s absence. Dr. Tam is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Nicole J. Sutton
Pulmonary Hypertension
Single Ventricle
Radiation Safety
Quality Improvement
<p>Nicole Jampol Sutton, MD, is Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology, Director, Invasive Cardiology, Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Program, and Interim Codirector, Pediatric Heart Center at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Sutton’s clinical focus is on congenital heart disease, pediatric interventional cardiology, pediatric pulmonary hypertension and adult congenital heart disease.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1994, Dr. Sutton attended New York University Medical School, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1998. She began her postdoctoral training with a three-year pediatric residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, which she completed in 2001. She followed this with a cardiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, acting as Chief Cardiology Fellow in 2004 and Senior Catheterization Fellow in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Sutton’s research focuses on improving interventional techniques and on quality improvement in the cardiac catheterization lab, including radiation safety. She is also involved in several clinical trials of medications for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books and abstracts. Dr. Sutton is a reviewer for several journals including the <em>American Journal of Cardiology</em>, <em>Pediatric Cardiology</em> and <em>Cardiology in the Young</em>.</p><p>Dr. Sutton is board certified in pediatrics, pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease. She is a member of several professional societies including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention. In 2005, she was winner of the poster competition in clinical science at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. </p>
Tihomir Stefanec
<p>I am interested in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine. My current interest is Critical Care Medicine. </p>
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<p>Tihomir Stefanec, MD, is Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Neurology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is multidisciplinary critical care medicine including medical, surgical, neurologic and cardiothoracic critical care.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Zagreb Medical School in Zagreb, Croatia in 1992, Dr. Stefanec completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Long Island College Hospital in 1997. He then completed a critical care medicine fellowship at Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in 1999. Following this, Dr. Stefanec completed a pulmonary medicine fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2001.</p><p>Dr. Stefanec’s past research focuses on the role of the endothelium and its progenitors in the pathogenesis of disease. His work has been published in peer-reviewed original publications, reviews, editorials and abstracts, and he has presented nationally.</p><p>Dr. Stefanec is board certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, as well as in Neurocritical Care by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians since 2003, and is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians and the European Respiratory Society.</p>
Mark Shlomovich
Albumin Dialysis
Care of children before and after solid organ transplantation
<p>Mark Shlomovich, MD, is Director, Extracorporeal Liver Support and Director, Pediatric Critical Care Transport at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Shlomovich’s clinical focus is on the care of critically ill children with abdominal organ failure, transplantation and post-surgical care. He also focuses on the safe transportation of critically ill children.</p><p>In 2006, Dr. Shlomovich earned his Bachelor of Science in biology from Towson University. He then attended University of Connecticut School of Medicine earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2010. His postgraduate training began at SUNY Downstate Medical Center with a four-year pediatric residency, where he was Chief Pediatric Resident in his final year. He then came to Children's Hospital at Montefiore for a pediatric critical care fellowship, which he completed in 2017.</p><p>Dr. Shlomovich’s research interests are in the use of artificial liver support technology, as well as the care of children in liver failure before and after transplantation. In addition, he investigates the safety and efficiency of the transportation of critically ill children. He has shared his research through peer-reviewed journals and abstracts, and is an ad hoc reviewer for BMC Nephrology.</p><p>Dr. Shlomovich is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. He is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
Marjan Rahmanian
<p><span>Dr. Marjan Rahmanian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology. She is an Associate Medical Director of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Montefiore Medical Center. She is also Medical Director of Physician Assistant Critical Care Residency program. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. After completing her training, she joined the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, where she served as an Associate Director of Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU at Montefiore Medical center. As a cardiac intensivist, Dr. Rahmanian focuses on the management of post heart surgery like CABG, valve replacemant, Mechanical Circulatory Support like,ECMO, LVAD,Impella, heart and lung transplant.</p>
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<li>Maintaining Hemodynamic and Metabolic Homeostasis in Anheptaic Critically Ill Patients. Khan R, Go R, Kapoor S, Dharshan A, <strong>Marjan</strong> <strong>Rahmanian </strong>, Manasia A, Bassily-Marcus A, Kohli-Seth R, Oropello J, Benjamin E. CHEST. October 2012;142:390A-390A</li>
<li>The Heart Point Sign: An Ultrasonographic Confirmation Of Pneumothorax. R. Khan, M. <strong>Marjan</strong> <strong>Rahmanian</strong>, M. Kaufman, A. Bassily Marcus, J. Oropello. ajrccm-conference.2013.187.1 MeetingAbstracts.A1539</li>
<li>Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU Boot Camp can improve cardiovascular critical care knowledge among trainees. <strong>Marjan Rahmanian, </strong>MD; Lewis Eisen, MD; Adam Keene, MD; Rosemarie Conigliaro, MD; Anthony Carlese, DO ATS2018 Poster Presentation </li>
<li>Midodrine: Breaking New Ground in The Treament of Chylothorax: Dolly Patel, DO; <strong>Marjan Rahmanian, </strong>MD; Javed Iqbal, MD; Scott Scheinin, MD; Joshoua Lee, MD; Harish Seethamraju, MD Chest 2019 Poster Presentation</li>
<li>Lactate Dehydrogenase is Associated with Hemorrhagic Stroke During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Saeed, O.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Uehara, M.</a>; <strong>Marjan</strong> <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank"><strong>Rahmanian</strong>.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Chen, J. T.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Carlese, A.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Mohamed, A.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Ashley, J.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Mellas, N.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Forest, S.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Goldstein, D.</a>; <a href="https://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/global-literature-on-novel-coronavirus-201…; target="_blank">Jorde, U.</a>.<em>ASAIO Journal ; 68(Supplement 3):19, 2022.</em></li>
<li><a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/hiv-dr-heartkidney-t…; target="_blank">HIV D+/R+ heart/kidney transplantation: First case report</a> <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/vagish-s-hemmige" target="_blank">Hemmige, V.</a>, <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/omar-saeed" target="_blank">Saeed, O.</a>, <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/yoram-a-puius" target="_blank">Puius, Y. A.</a>, <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/yorg-al-azzi" target="_blank">Azzi, Y.</a>, Colovai, A., Borgi, J., <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/daniel-j-goldstein" target="_blank">Goldstein, D. J.</a>, Marjan Rahmanian, <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/anthony-j-carlese" target="_blank">Carlese, A.</a>, <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/ulrich-p-jorde" target="_blank">Jorde, U. P.</a> & <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/snehal-r-patel" target="_blank">Patel, S. R.</a>, Mar 2023, In: <a href="https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/anthony-j-carlese" target="_blank">Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.</a> 42, 3, p. 406-408 3 p. </li>
<li>Chest Tube Insertion, Needle Thoracostomy, And Pericardiocentesis During In-hospital Cardiac Arrest <a title="Luke Andrea" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Luke Andrea</a>, Marjan Rahmanian, <a title="Anthony Carlese" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Anthony Carlese</a>, <a title="Ariel Shiloh" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Ariel Shiloh</a>, <a title="Rithvik Balakrishnan" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Rithvik Balakrishnan</a>, <a title="Aron Soleiman" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Aron Soleiman</a>, <a title="Michelle Gong" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Michelle Gong</a> and <a title="Ari Moskowitz" href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.247" target="_blank">Ari Moskowitz</a> Circulation. 2022;146:A247</li>
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Manoj Gupta
<p>Manoj Gupta, MBBS, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Pediatric Cardiology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and an Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He specializes in noninvasive pediatric cardiology, with special interests in sports cardiology and congenital heart disease in young patients. Dr. Gupta joined Montefiore in 2018.</p><p>Dr. Gupta received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Lokmarya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion Hospital in Mumbai, India in 2003. He completed a junior residency at DDU Hospital in Delhi, India from 2003 to 2004 and then completed a residency in Pediatrics in 2008 at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. In 2009, Dr. Gupta started another residency in Pediatrics at Sparrow Hospital, Michigan State University and completed that in 2012. In 2015, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Case Medical Center. </p><p>Dr. Gupta treats all cardiac conditions for inpatient, ICU and outpatients, ranging from infancy through young adults. This spans everything from complex congenital heart disease to acquired heart conditions. He has extensive teaching experience from medical students to residents at various institutions over last 10 years.</p><p>Dr. Gupta has had his clinical research work on pediatric health published in numerous journals.</p><p>Dr. Gupta is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology and the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Samuel V. Gorstein
<p>Samuel Gorstein, MD, is Director, Resident Education, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Gorstein’s clinical focus is on the care of critically ill infants, children and adolescents, focusing on conditions requiring intensive monitoring, life support and complex interventions, such as respiratory failure, sepsis, trauma and post-surgical recovery.
</p><p>After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Biophysics from Brown University, Dr. Gorstein attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2009. He then began his postgraduate training with an internship and residency in Pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center from 2009 to 2012. In 2015, he completed a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at Massachusetts General Hospital. </p><p>Dr. Gorstein oversees resident education in the PICU and has developed a didactic curriculum for residents rotating through the PICU at CHAM. His research aligns with his clinical expertise, and his work has been shared through peer-reviewed publications, invited presentations, abstracts, and poster presentations at professional meetings. </p><p>Dr. Gorstein is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.
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