Eugene L. Palatulan
<p>The clinical focus is treating musculoskeletal injuries of people ages 13 and up, from weekend warriors to high-level athletes, those who are trying to remain active, and those who need help getting active. Particular interest in ultrasound-guided interventions and other available interventions for musculoskeletal joint pain.</p>
<p>Clinical research in musculoskeletal ultrasound. </p>
<p>Eugene Palatulan, MD, MA, is a sports medicine attending physician and Assistant Professor at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Palatulan’s clinical focus is in treating musculoskeletal injuries of adolescents and adults of all levels of fitness and ability. He has particular interest in ultrasound-guided interventions and other available interventions for the treatment of musculoskeletal joint and tendinopathy pain.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Arts from Swarthmore College in 2005 and his Master of Arts at Columbia University in 2006, Dr. Palatulan spent several years in education, teaching high school biology in Bronx public high schools. He then pursued his medical education, first completing his post-baccalaureate with State University of New York at Buffalo in 2013, then pursuing his Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University, earning his medical degree in 2017. He completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at NewYork-Presbyterian–Columbia/Cornell in 2021, and his sports medicine fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2022. Throughout his career, he has enjoyed taking a holistic approach in the care of athletes and patients of all ages and abilities. He has been a team physician for a multitude of teams of all levels. He has worked as team physician for UPENN Football, Sprint Football, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Soccer and Men's and Women's basketball teams during his fellowship at PENN Sports Medicine. He worked closely and alongside head team physicians for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers in taking care of elite professional football and hockey players and was a critical team member in getting their pre-participation physicals completed. He was part of the team who took care of the Team USA Women's soccer team during their exhibition match in Philadelphia in 2022. He enjoys covering track and field and was assistant Chief Medical Officer for the annual PENN relays and worked as track captain throughout the event. The experience served him immensely as the covering medical director for the MAAC indoor Track and Field championships at the Nike Armory Indoor Track. Dr. Palatulan also enjoys mass coverage such as marathons and he has worked as a race captain for Broad Street Run and Philadelphia Love Marathon during sports fellowship year as well as the NYC Marathon going back to his years as a medical student (2013-2017), residency years (2018-2021) and he plans to keep on volunteering as an attending physician overlooking care and injury prevention in various medical tents along the marathon. He currently directs the Montefiore Einstein Adaptive Sports program serving a vast population in the Bronx and beyond of adaptive athletes and participants. He currently enjoys being a team physician for professional athletes, local high schools and colleges, including taking care of the New York City FC II in MLS Next Pro league team. He has been vetted as part of the network of USA Soccer Federation (USSF) Preferred Provider and is proud to have taken care of US Soccer athletes and elite soccer athletes. He is also excited to be a team physician and be part of the Cool Runnings journey with the Jamaica Bobsleigh Team.</p><p>Dr. Palatulan’s clinical research focuses on musculoskeletal ultrasound and care and management of athlete injuries and access to sports medicine particularly with pre-participation physicals/screening in high school and collegiate levels. He also takes a strong interest in injury prevention and delves into research on relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S) and overuse injuries leading to tendinopathy and soft tissue injuries. His work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, posters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Palatulan is a member of several professional organizations including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.</p>
Lisa A. Marrero
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Margaret Levitt
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Janice F. Bistritz
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Richard L. Weiner
<p>Pediatrician, Montefiore Medical Group 2300 Westchester Avenue Bronx, NY 10462 718-829-1900</p>
Karen L. Warman
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<p class="MsoNormal">Karen Warman, MD, MSc, provides general pediatric care for children from infancy through adolescence and teaches medical students and residents.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Warman is the founder and director of the Pediatric Preventive Asthma Care Program at Montefiore’s Comprehensive Family Care Center. Regionally, she serves on the New York City Asthma Partnership (NYCAP) Steering Committee and co-chairs NYCAP’s Environment Group, which focuses on attaining habitable housing for children with asthma to reduce asthma morbidity. She also serves as a consultant for the American Lung Association-Northeast and the NYC Department of Health. In the latter capacity, she trains school nurses in New York City to manage asthma in the schools.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Warman has taken a leadership role in several asthma programs. These include: serving as site leader for a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sponsored, multi-state replication of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS); conducting the Physician Asthma Care Education (PACE) training program; and creating, implementing and evaluating the Asthma Passport Program.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Warman graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical School and completed her residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, which is now part of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.</p>
Bernice M. Vicil
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<p>Bernice M. Vicil, MD, FAAP, is an attending physician and Instructor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Vicil’s clinical focus is in pediatric care.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 2000, Dr. Vicil completed the Post Baccalaureate Program at State University of New York at Buffalo in 2001. She then pursued her medical education at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2005. In 2008, she completed her pediatric internship and residency at Einstein.</p><p>Dr. Vicil is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
Allison Taylor
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<p>Allison Taylor, MD, is an Attending Physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical interests focus on General Pediatrics.</p><p>Dr. Taylor received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and her Doctor of Medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed her Pediatric residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and has been working and teaching at the Family Care Center at Montefiore for over 25 years.</p><p>Dr. Taylor is co-director of breastfeeding education for pediatric residents at Montefiore and provides breastfeeding education to expectant mothers through the FCC Child Birth Class series. She is also a strong advocate of early childhood literacy.</p><p>She has been on the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list since 2016. Dr. Taylor is board certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>
Christina K. Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan's clinical focus is on general pediatrics and the education of medical students and residents.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Sullivan’s research is varied, investigating areas of general pediatrics, resident education, smoking cessation and narrative medicine.
<p>Christina K. Sullivan, MD, is Medical Director, Comprehensive Family Care Center, Pediatric Practice at Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on general pediatrics and the education of medical students and residents.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry at Brown University in 1984, Dr. Sullivan attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1990. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, completing an internship and residency in Pediatrics in 1993.</p><p>Dr. Sullivan’s research is varied, investigating areas of general pediatrics, resident education, smoking cessation and narrative medicine.</p><p>In 1998, Dr. Sullivan was awarded the William Obrinsky Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for excellence in student teaching. In 2003, she was inducted into the Leo Davidoff Society for excellence in medical student education. She is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p>