Autism Spectrum Disorder
Alejandra I. Sacasa
Maris D. Rosenberg
<p>Maris D. Rosenberg, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is in developmental-behavioral pediatrics, with a special focus on developmental and behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders and learning disorders.</p><p>After graduating from Cornell University with her Bachelor of Science in nutrition, Dr. Rosenberg attended State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 1980. She completed her pediatric residency at Jacobi Medical Center, Alber Einstein College of Medicine in 1983, and continued her training at Einstein to complete her fellowship in developmental pediatric and the care of children with disabilities in 1985.</p><p>Dr. Rosenberg’s research focuses on developmental disabilities in children, with work shared through review articles and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Rosenberg is board certified in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics.</p>
Melissa H. Rooney
Erin Rivelis
<p>Psychoeducational assessment, trauma, child maltreatment.</p>
<p>Erin Rivelis, PhD, is an attending psychologist at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Rivelis’s clinical focus centers on the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disabilities.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Michigan in 2002, Dr. Rivelis earned her Master of Education in school psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2006. She remained at Columbia University and completed her Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy in applied educational psychology in 2008. The same year, Dr. Rivelis completed a psychology internship at the Jewish Care Association’s Pleasantville Cottage School, Edenwald Center, Diagnostic Center.</p><p>Dr. Rivelis’s research focuses on the intersection of mental health conditions and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters and review articles, and she has shared her work at many invited presentations, conferences and symposia.</p><p>Dr. Rivelis is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.</p>
Yolanda Rivas
Dr. Rivas graduated from the University of Carabobo School of Medicine in Valencia, Venezuela, where she also spent her internship. After serving as a surgery assistant at Guerra Mendez Medical Center in Valencia, Dr. Rivas completed her Pediatric Residency at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. She directs the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore.
Molly O. Regelmann
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>
Lisa N. Rappaport
<p>Dr. Rappaport's areas of specialty include neuropsychological evaluations to identify disorders such as learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, pervasive developmental disorders and social emotional disorders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> P</span>revention of reading failure through early identification, and intervention, for children with neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders is an area of expertise. Counseling, consultation, therapeutic groups and a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">dult attention deficit and learning problems are also areas of interest.</span></p>
<p><strong>Rappaport L.N.</strong>(2012). Glimpsing the Future: Adult Life with Dyslexia. <em>SmartKids with Learning Disabilities.</em> On line publication, Issue # 40 September 10, 2012. </p>
<p><strong>Rappaport LN</strong>. (2011). Time management and learning disabled children. <em>Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities. </em>On line publication, Issue # 19 May <em>2</em>, 2011.<em> </em> </p>
<p><strong> </strong><strong>Rappaport LN</strong>. (2006). Comparison of parents' and teachers' perceptions of children's behavior: A study of attentional problems in a natural setting. <em>Learning Disabilities: A multidisciplinary Journal.</em> Vol 14, No. 2.</p>
<p> <strong>Rappaport LN</strong>. (2003). Case Study: Teaching to a Child’s Needs. <em>Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities</em>. Vol 2, #17. </p>
<p> <strong>Rappaport LN</strong>. (2002). Putting evaluation results to use. <em>Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities</em>. Vol. 2, #15.</p>
<p> <strong>Deson-Rappaport L</strong>, Hagin RA. (1999). ADHD: Diagnosis. In B.P. Guyer (Ed.), <em>ADHD: Achieving success in school and in life.</em> Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. </p>
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<p>Lisa Rappaport, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on neurodevelopmental disorders such as dyslexia, ADHD, autism and developmental disabilities.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988, Dr. Rappaport went on to earn her Doctor of Philosophy in psychology at Fordham University in 1998.</p><p>Dr. Rappaport’s research focuses on dyslexia and reading disabilities. Her work has been published in numerous publications and she has spoken at many panels and invited lectures. She has been on the professional advisory board of the national organization Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities (LD) since 1999.</p><p>Dr. Rappaport is a Licensed Psychologist. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the Learning Disabilities Association and the International Dyslexia Association. She has written a book for parents about how to raise a dyslexic child that will be published in the fall of 2025.</p>
Aparna V.R. Polavarapu
Puja Patel
<p>Puja Patel, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's clinical focus is pediatric epilepsy, although she also sees patients with general pediatric neurological issues, including headaches, movement disorders, sleep concerns and developmental delay.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Barnard College in 2005, Dr. Patel earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. Following this, Dr. Patel came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her pediatric neurology residency in 2014, a clinical neurophysiology fellowship in 2015 and a behavioral neurosciences fellowship in 2016.</p><p>Dr. Patel’s research focuses on clinical seizure prediction in the pediatric population. She has been co-investigator in several clinical drug trials investigating new anti-seizure medications. Her work has been shared through invited presentations and peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for scientific journals, including <em>Epilepsy Research, the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Pediatric Neurology</em>, among others.</p><p>Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society.</p>