Aspiration Pneumonia
Scott J. Schafler
Shawn K. Samuel
Orna Rosen
Evelyn M. Rondinel
Jessica Rieder
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Jessica Rieder, MD, MS, a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and M.D. degree with honors in research from the University of Alberta. She completed her clinical training including pediatric residency, chief residency, and adolescent medicine fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein/Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship and subsequently earned a master’s degree in clinical research from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dr. Rieder h</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">as been engaged in </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">action-oriented, policy-relevant research which has been informed </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">by the weight management efforts that have been the focus of her career for over a decade. She is the founder and director of the Bronx Nutrition and Fitness Initiative for Teens (B’N Fit), </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">a joint venture between the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC). She has had extensive experience with the </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">development, administration, and evaluation of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">B’N Fit, which </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">offers comprehensive weight management programming for inner-city youth, ages 12-21 years</span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She has an interest in the clinical and behavioral management of adolescent obesity as well as clinical care access issues that prevent impoverished adolescents from accessing weight management services. A decade-long partnership with MMCC and more recently with the Montefiore School Health Program has resulted in youth-focused school-based afterschool programming that aims to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more effectively support a population characterized by significant psychosocial stressors, economic crisis, developing autonomy and noncompliance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Rieder continues to enjoy partnering with clinical, research, community, advocacy, administrative, technology, and educational collaborators to design initiatives that engage and support youth and families interested in lifestyle programming that promotes long-term health and prevents illness. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
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<p>Dr. Rieder, is a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine and the founder and director of the Bronx Nutrition and Fitness Initiative for Teens (B’N Fit) weight management program. Dr. Rieder’s academic interests include adolescent obesity and its complications, in particular, ovarian hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovary syndrome.</p>
Adolescent medicine, adolescent gynecology, adolescent obesity
Adolescent obesity, adolescent gynecology with research interests in weight management program evaluations and polycystic ovarian syndrome
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<p>Jessica Rieder, MD, a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine, is Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is founder and Director of the Bronx Nutrition and Fitness Initiative for Teens (B’N Fit) weight management program, a joint venture between The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center.</p><p>Dr. Rieder earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Alberta in 1990 and her MD degree with honors in research from the same university in 1994. She completed her clinical training, including pediatric residency, chief residency and adolescent medicine fellowship, at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein and Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship in 2001. In 2003 Dr. Rieder earned a master’s degree in clinical research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Rieder’s academic interests include adolescent obesity and its complications, in particular, ovarian hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovary syndrome. As Director of the B’N Fit Program, she oversees a clinical and research team of physicians, a nutritionist, a social worker, and administrative and support staff. Dr. Rieder is funded through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration, the New York State Health Foundation and private foundations to conduct short- and long-term effectiveness evaluations of the B’N Fit program.</p>
Samuel J. Rednor
Nephrology and Critical Care.
Dr. Rednor’s research focus is in acute kidney injury (AKI), cardiac arrest, and intubation.
<p>Samuel J. Rednor, DO, is Director of Wellness, Critical Care and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus is nephrology and critical care.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2013, Dr. Rednor completed his residency in internal medicine at Southampton Hospital in 2016, where he was Chief Resident for one year. He then completed his renal fellowship at Montefiore in 2018, where he was Chief Renal Fellow during his last year. Dr. Rednor went on to complete an additional fellowship at Montefiore in critical care, which he completed in 2019.</p><p>Dr. Rednor’s research focus is in acute kidney injury (AKI), cardiac arrest, and intubation. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and he has given multiple lectures and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Rednor is board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). In 2018, Dr. Rednor won the Sharon R. Silbiger Teaching Award for excellence in teaching and in recognition as Outstanding Fellow of the Year from Einstein.</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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Michelle M. Perez
<p>Michelle M. Perez, MD, is the Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Perez has a clinical focus in acute respiratory distress syndrome and predictors of long-term outcomes in critically ill children.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts at Johns Hopkins University in 2010, Dr. Perez attended Tufts University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2014. She began her postgraduate training as a pediatric resident at Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai from 2014 to 2017. She then pursued a pediatric critical care fellowship at Montefiore-Einstein, completing it in 2020.</p><p>Dr. Perez’s research is focused on improving multidisciplinary education regarding responses to emergencies. She also has an interest in how socioeconomic determinants impact risk of and recovery from critical illness. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Perez is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the New York Society of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.</p>
Debra H. Pan
<!--Dr. Pan graduated from Soochow University School of Medicine in China, and completed her Pediatric Residency at Long Island College Hospital, and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She specializes in viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, celiac disease, tube feeding, nutrition and endoscopies.--><p>Debra H. Pan, MD, MS, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric gastrointestinal and liver conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, acid reflux, Helicobacter pylori gastritis, tube feeding, endoscopy, cholestasis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, and liver transplant. </p><p>A graduate from Soochow University School of Medicine in China in 1983, Dr. Pan received her Master of Science in Cardiac Electrophysiology from the same institute in 1989. From 1991 to 2000, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in Pharmacology and Toxicology at Michigan State University for 2 years and then continued gastrointestinal research at Columbia University. She completed her Pediatric residency at Long Island College Hospital in 2003, and her Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Pan's recent research focuses on the treatment outcomes of Helicobacter pylori infection and the natural history of the hepatitis B virus infection. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books and review articles, and she is also an active journal reviewer for multiple journals.</p><p>Dr. Pan is a member of leading professional societies including North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.</p>