Xiaodong Zhang

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Xiaodong

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; line-height: 19.5pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Xiaodong Zhang, MD, PhD, FHRS received his medical degree at Qingdao University, China. Dr. Zhang completed his fellowship in cardiovascular diseases and cardiac electrophysiology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He earned his PhD degree in cardiac electrophysiology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He then come to US to finish his second cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #222222;">Dr Zhang is now Attending Physician at Montefiore Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of complex arrhythmias, particularly in catheter ablation of atrial arrhythmias and ventricular tachycardia using cutting-edge technology. He is one of the few electrophysiologists in the country who performs these procedures without fluoroscopy, which avoids radiation exposure to both patients and staff. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Zhang has an exceptional ablation experience, he completed more than 2000 ablation procedures totally.</span></p>

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Luigi Di Biase

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<p class="lessPadding">Dr. Luigi Di Biase is Section Head of Electrophysiology, Director of Arrhythmia Services, and Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Einstein/Montefiore. In addition, he serves as Senior Researcher at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.</p>
<p>Improving patient care is the heart of Dr. Di Biase's mission. He believes that this is possible through dedicated clinical practice associated to cutting-edge clinical research. Dr. Di Biase's research focuses on cardiology and electrophysiology with specific emphasis on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias performed either manually or with robotic catheter navigation. Additionally, his research focuses on heart failure, particularly cases treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.</p>
<p>Dr. Di Biase, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, is a 2000 graduate (summa cum laude) of the medical school and a 2004 graduate (summa cum laude) of the cardiology residency program at the University of Bari, Bari, Italy. In 2006, he completed a second-level master degree in Electrophysiology and Pacing (summa cum laude) at the University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.</p>
<p>In 2007, Dr. Di Biase received a grant from the Italian National Society of Cardiology to pursue a research fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Natale at the Miller Family Heart &amp; Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. The following year, he accepted a position in cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Texas Medical School Branch in Galveston, Texas, where he continued to focus on his research projects at St. David's Medical Center under the leadership of Dr. Natale.</p>
<p>Dr. Di Biase was appointed Assistant Professor in 2007 at the University of Foggia, Italy, where he completed the PhD program in cardiovascular physiopathology in November 2010.</p>
<p>In 2009, Dr. Di Biase was appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was promoted to Adjunct Associate Professor in 2012, the same year he joined Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center&nbsp;with the title of Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology).</p>
<p>In September 2014 Dr. Di Biase was appointed Section Head of Electrophysiology and Director of Arrhythmia Services at Einstein/Montefiore, while continuing to serve as Senior Researcher at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Subsequently Dr. Di Biase was promoted to the rank of Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine (Cardiology).</p>
<p>Dr. Di Biase is the author of more than 450 publications in indexed journals, about 500 abstracts, and 18 electrophysiology book chapters. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences as an invited speaker.</p>
<p class="lessPadding">Dr. Di Biase is a member of the Italian Federation of Cardiology and Electrophysiology (FIC-AIAC), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS), and the American College of Cardiology (FACC). He is also an honorary member of the Korean Society of Cardiology.</p>
<p class="lessPadding">Dr Di Biase serves as reviewer of major electrophysiology and cardiology journals, and as an editorial board member of&nbsp;<em>Heart Rhythm Journal</em>,&nbsp;<em>Heart Rhythm Journal Case Report</em>, and&nbsp;<em>Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine</em>. He is Associate Editor for&nbsp;<em>Journal Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology (JICE)</em>&nbsp;and Associate Section Editor for&nbsp;<em>Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE)</em>.</p>
<p class="lessPadding">Dr. Di Biase sees patients on both Einstein and Moses campuses of Montefiore Medical Center and at the Hutch Metro Center at Water Place.</p>
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<p class="lessPadding"><strong>More Information About Dr. Luigi Di Biase</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.einstein.yu.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/cardiology/ne…; target="blank">Can the shape of the left atrial appendage affect stroke risk?</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.einstein.yu.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/cardiology/ne…; target="blank">Continuous Warfarin Therapy for Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation</a></p>
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<p>Improving patient care is the heart of Dr. Di Biase's mission. He believes this is possible through dedicated clinical practice associated to cutting-edge clinical research.</p>

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<p>Dr. Di Biase's research focuses on cardiology and electrophysiology with specific emphasis on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias performed either manually or with robotic catheter navigation. Additionally, his research focuses on heart failure, particularly cases treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.</p>

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<li>Di Biase L, Burkhardt JD, Mohanty P, Sanchez J, Mohanty S, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ, Bailey SM, Zagrodzky JD, Santangeli P, Hao S, Hongo R, Beheiry S, Themistoclakis S, Bonso A, Rossillo A, Corrado A, Raviele A, Al-Ahmad A, Wang P, Cummings JE, Schweikert RA, Pelargonio G, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Santarelli P, Lewis WR, Natale A. Left atrial appendage: an underrecognized trigger site of atrial fibrillation. Circulation. 2010;122:109-18. PMID 20606120.</li>
<li>Di Biase L, Burkhardt JD, Mohanty P, Sanchez J, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ, Lakkireddy D, Verma A, Khaykin Y, Hongo R, Hao S, Beheiry S, Pelargonio G, Della Russo A, Casella M, Santarelli P, Santangeli P, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A, Patel D, Themistoclakis S, Bonso A, Rossillo A, Corrado A, Raviele A, Cummings JE, Schweikert RA, Lewis WR, Natale A. Periprocedural stroke and management of major bleeding complications in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the impact of periprocedural therapeutic international normalized ratio. Circulation. 2010;121:2550-6. Epub 2010 Jun 1. PMID: 20516376.</li>
<li>Di Biase L, Burkhardt JD, Santangeli P, Mohanty P, Sanchez JE, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ, Themistoclakis S, Rossillo A, Lakkireddy D, Reddy M, Hao S, Hongo R, Beheiry S, Zagrodzky J, Rong B, Mohanty S, Elayi CS, Forleo G, Pelargonio G, Narducci ML, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Fassini G, Tondo C, Schweikert RA, Natale A. Periprocedural Stroke and Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation With Different Anticoagulation Management: Results From the Role of Coumadin in Preventing Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation (COMPARE) Randomized Trial. Circulation. 2014 ;129:2638-44.</li>
<li>Di Biase L, Santangeli P, Burkhardt D, Bai R, Mohanty P, Carbucicchio C, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Mohanty S, Pump A, et al. Endo-epicardial homogenization of the scar versus limited substrate ablation for the treatment of electrical storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012; 60:132-141.</li>
<li>Di Biase L, Santangeli P, Anselmino M, Mohanty P, Salvetti I, Gili S, Horton R, Sanchez JE, Bai R, Mohanty S, Pump A, Mauricio Cereceda Brantes, Gallinghouse GJ, Burkhardt JD, Federico Cesarani, Scaglione M, Natale A, Gaita F. Does the left atrial appendage morphology correlate with the risk of stroke in patients with AF? Result from a multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60:531-8.</li>
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<p>Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, is Section Head of Electrophysiology and Director of Arrhythmia Services at Montefiore as well as Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at our&nbsp;<a href="http://www.einstein.yu.edu/faculty/13629/luigi-di-biase/&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Albert Einstein College of Medicine</a>.</p><p>Dr. Di Biase attended University of Bari in Bari, Italy, graduating&nbsp;from its medical school in 2000 and Cardiology residency program in 2004. In 2006, he completed a second-level master&rsquo;s degree in Electrophysiology and Pacing at the University of Insubria, in Varese, Italy.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Di Biase received a grant from the Italian National Society of Cardiology to pursue a research fellowship at the Miller Family Heart &amp; Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Di Biase completed the PhD program in cardiovascular physiopathology at the University of Foggia, Italy, in 2010.</p><p>Dr. Di Biase's research focuses on cardiology and electrophysiology, with an emphasis on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias performed either manually or with robotic catheter navigation. His research focuses on heart failure, particularly in cases treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.</p><p>Dr. Di Biase is the author of more than 450 publications in indexed journals, roughly 500 abstracts, and 16 electrophysiology book chapters. He has presented as an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences and serves as Associate Editor for Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology (PACE) as well as&nbsp;the Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology (JICE). He is the Editorial Team Lead for the American College of Cardiology in the field of Electrophysiology. He co-authored the 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation, which is globally referenced for best-practices in cardiac ablation.</p><p>Dr. Di Biase is the highest published Electrophysiology faculty member and is also one of the world&rsquo;s most published physicians on the topic of cardiac electrophysiology and atrial fibrillation.<br /><br /> Dr. Di Biase is a member of the Italian Federation of Cardiology and Electrophysiology (FIC- AIAC), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), and the American Heart Association (AHA). He is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS) and the American College of Cardiology (FACC), and is an honorary member of the Korean Society of Cardiology.</p>

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Jay J. Chudow

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<p>Jay Chudow, MD is an attending cardiologist at the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart &amp; Vascular care. He is interested in clinical cardiology, effects of time changes on cardiovascular health and applications of innovative technology within cardiology, such as artificial intelligence interpretation of the electrocardiogram.</p>
<p>Dr. Chudow grew up in the Hudson Valley. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 2009. He coordinated oncology clinical trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center before earning his medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2016. He then came to Montefiore-Einstein for internal medicine residency training followed by cardiovascular fellowship training, where he served as a chief fellow, graduating in 2022. He participated in the inaugural class of the Montefiore-Einstein Innovation &amp; Biodesign program in the 2020-2021 academic year. He was awarded the James Scheuer, MD Memorial Teaching Award in 2022.</p>
<p>His work on daylight saving time transitions and atrial fibrillation has been featured on national news, including National Public Radio (NPR).</p>

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Clinical Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Echocardiography, Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging

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Effects of time changes on cardiovascular health, applications of innovative technology within cardiology. His work on daylight saving time transitions and atrial fibrillation has been featured on national news, including National Public Radio (NPR).

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong>Chudow JJ</strong>, Dreyfus I, Zaremski L, Mazori AY, Fisher JD, Di Biase L, Romero J, Ferrick KJ, Krumerman A. <em>Changes in Atrial Fibrillation Admissions Following Daylight Saving Time Transitions.</em> Sleep Medicine 2020 May; 69:155-158 PMID: 32088351</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="tab-stops: 5.5in;"><strong>Chudow JJ</strong>, Jones D, Weinreich M, Zaremski L, Lee S, Weinreich B, Krumerman A, Fisher J, Ferrick KJ. <em>A Head-to Head Comparison of Deep Learning Algorithms for Identification of Implanted Cardiac Devices.</em> Am J Cardiol. 2021 Apr 1;144:77-82. PMID: 33383004.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="tab-stops: 5.5in;">Friedman A, <strong>Chudow JJ</strong>, Merritt Z, Shulman E, Fisher JD, Ferrick KJ, Krumerman A. <em>Electrocardiogram Abnormalities in an Older Individuals by Race and Ethnicity.</em> J Electrocardiol. 2020 Nov-Dec;63:91-93. Epub 2020 Oct 4. PMID: 33152549</p>

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Michael Yee

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Rodney L. Wright

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Dr. Wright&rsquo;s clinical interests include HIV during pregnancy, infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections, global women&rsquo;s health and maternal fetal medicine.

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Following his clinical interests, Dr. Wright&rsquo;s research focuses on HIV during pregnancy, prevention of perinatal HIV transmission, cervical dysplasia, HPV and global women&rsquo;s health.

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<p>Rodney L. Wright, MD, MSc, is Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakefield Campus at Montefiore and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women&rsquo;s Health, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Wright&rsquo;s clinical interests include HIV during pregnancy, infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections, global women&rsquo;s health and maternal fetal medicine.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in biology and psychology from Emory University, Dr. Wright went on to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine. His post graduate training began at the University of California, Irvine, where he completed a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology. Several years later, Dr. Wright pursued a three-year fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at Montefiore-Einstein. After completing this, he continued his education at Einstein, earning his Master of Science in clinical research methods.</p><p>Following his clinical interests, Dr. Wright&rsquo;s research focuses on HIV during pregnancy, prevention of perinatal HIV transmission, cervical dysplasia, HPV and global women&rsquo;s health. He&rsquo;s shared his research and expertise through many peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and invited presentations. He currently serves on the US Department of Health and Human Services Panel on Treatment of Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission.</p><p>An active member within the community, Dr. Wright is a member of the New York State AIDS Advisory Council and the New York State Taskforce on Maternal Mortality. He was awarded the Bronx County Medical Society &ldquo;Peer to Peer&rdquo; Excellence in Medicine Award. Dr. Wright received the New York State Commissioner of Health Commissioner&rsquo;s Special Recognition Award in recognition of his work as co-chair of the New York State Perinatal HIV Guidelines Committee and service to the New York State Ending the Epidemic (AIDS) Task Force. Dr. Wright is board certified in both Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of several professional organizations including the New York Obstetrical Society, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>

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Samson Wiseman

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Jacqueline Weingarten-Arams

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<p>Jacqueline Weingarten-Arams, MD, is an attending physician and Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Weingarten-Arams&rsquo; 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&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top Doctors: New York Metro Area&rdquo; 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>

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Henry Michael Ushay

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Pediatric critical care medicine with a special emphasis on respiratory failure; shock resuscitation; cardiac intensive care; intensive care of pediatric oncology patients; extracorporeal support for children with respiratory and cardiovascular failure

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Leadership and direction of the 16-bed Pediatric Critical Care Unit of The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore; improving medication safety; respiratory physiology; advances in the management of respiratory failure in children; shock; medical ethics

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<p>Dr. Ushay is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. </p><p>After obtaining a PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University, Dr. Ushay received his MD from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School and completed a Pediatrics residency in the Montefiore-Jacobi-Einstein program. After serving as Chief Resident and a Fellow in Pediatric Pulmonology at Montefiore, he completed a Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in 1993. He was a faculty member at NewYork-Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospitals from 1993 to 2005, and he served as Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program Director and Medical Director of the Pediatric Observation Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. </p><p>In 2005 Dr. Ushay became Director of the Pediatric Critical Care Unit in The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Ushay is involved in increasing pediatric ICU surge capacity through the New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition, serving on its Central Leadership Council and teaching the Pediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course. Through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Dr. Ushay works on employing medical countermeasures safely for children in the event of chemical, biological or radiological disaster. Sponsored by Surgeons of Hope and Children&rsquo;s HeartLink, Dr. Ushay has worked as a cardiac intensivist in Cambodia, Africa, China and Nicaragua. </p>

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Alecia M. Thompson

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Dr. Thompson-Branch's research has focused on the role of cytokines in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and use of ultrasound to diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis.

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<p>With an emphasis on general pediatrics and neonatology, Dr. Thompson completed her residency at NYU Medical Center in 2007 and fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2010. During her fellowship, Dr. Thompson also audited the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, with an interest in performing clinical research. Her research has focused on the role of cytokines in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and use of ultrasound to diagnose necrotizing enterocolitis. She plans to conduct research on the use of near-infrared spectroscopy to delineate central nervous system pathology in preterm infants and predict short-term neurologic outcomes.</p>

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Ivy Tam

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Dr. Tam&rsquo;s research aims to improve care and communication for patients with limited English proficiency, as well as standardizing pain practices for children.&nbsp;

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<p>Ivy Tam, MD, FAAP, is an Attending Physician and a Non-neonatal Emergency Transport Coordinator at Children&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Hospital for her support during the medical director&rsquo;s absence. Dr. Tam is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>

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