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Jessica Pacifico
Deborah Orsi
Jennifer M. Oliver-Krasinski
Inessa Normatov
<p>Inessa Normatov, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Normatov’s clinical focus is on inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, transition of care and wireless capsule endoscopy.</p>
<p>Dr. Normatov received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences from Queens College. She subsequently completed her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She went on to a pediatric residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Chicago.</p>
<p>Extending from her clinical focus, Dr. Normatov’s research interests are in inflammatory bowel disease, particularly the use of novel therapies, optimization of therapies, prevention of post-surgical disease recurrence and the effects of diet on IBD. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences.</p>
<p>Dr. Normatov is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, The American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association.</p>
<p>Inessa Normatov, MD, is an attending physician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Normatov’s clinical focus centers on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), celiac disease and intestinal ultrasound.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in family, nutrition, & exercise sciences from Queens College in 2009, Dr. Normatov earned her Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2013. She completed her pediatric residency at Rush University Medical Center in 2016, followed by a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Chicago in 2019.</p><p>Extending from her clinical focus, Dr. Normatov’s research interests are in IBD, particularly the use of novel therapies, optimization of therapies, prevention of post-surgical disease recurrence, use of intestinal ultrasound and the effects of diet on IBD. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Normatov is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).</p>
Nicole S. Nevadunsky
<p>Comprehensive care of women with uterine, cervical, and vulvar cancers. Interests include minimally invasive and robotic techniques. </p>
<p>Dr. Nicole Nevadunsky conducts translational research that enables her to deliver the highest quality care for her patients. She specializes in the prevention and treatment of gynecologic cancers. Recent clinical studies have evaluated palliative care in improving quality of life in patients with high risk primary or recurrent gynecologic malignancies; and physical activity interventions for endometrial cancer survivors.</p>
Kerry A. Morrone
<p>Anemia, hospitalist medicine, general pediatrics</p>
Dr. Morrone focuses on classical hematology, particularly sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies, platelet disorders, thrombosis, and bone marrow failure syndromes.
Dr. Morrone is committed to improving quality of care and health care utilization in chronic illness, particularly sickle cell disease, and thalassemia through her research
<p>Kerry Morrone, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Director of the Sickle Cell Program and the Director of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program at Montefiore. Dr. Morrone focuses on classical hematology, particularly sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies, platelet disorders, thrombosis, and bone marrow failure syndromes.</p><p>Dr. Morrone graduated from New York University, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 2003. She then attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 2007 and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. Dr. Morrone completed her pediatric residency, chief residency, and pediatric hematology oncology fellowship all at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She has also been recognized for her teaching efforts many times and won the Leo M. Davidoff Society – Albert Einstein College of Medicine Teaching Award in 2010 and 2015.</p><p>Dr. Morrone is committed to improving quality of care and health care utilization in chronic illness, particularly sickle cell disease, and thalassemia through her research. Other current research interests include pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease particularly asthma and acute chest syndrome, in addition to infectious complications and thrombotic complications of sickle cell disease.</p>
Amira M. Mohamed
Amira Mohamed completed her medical school education in Khartoum, Sudan before moving to the United States. She completed an internal medicine residency and sub-specialized in Critical Care Medicine after which she joined Montefiore Medical Center in 2019.<br />Dr. Mohamed became involved in the medical education of both internal medicine residents and critical care medicine fellows soon after joining Montefiore and was appointed the Associate Program Director of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program in early 2021. She rebuilt the fellow curriculum and strengthened their involvement in non-clinical duties such as research and quality improvement. She became the Program Director in 2022.<br />Outside of medical education, Dr. Mohamed is the Associate Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the Moses campus and her research interests include vaccine effectiveness and healthcare disparities.
Amira Mohamed is an intensivist with a specific interest in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure. As the Associate Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at the Moses campus, she is involved in multiple quality improvement projects such as ventilator liberation with spontaneous awakening and breathing trials and measures to decrease Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections.<br />As an intensivist and a clinical educator, Dr. Mohamed's focus has been on resident and fellow education. She has contributed to the recent changes in the Critical Care Curriculum with a renewed focus on research and quality improvement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Mohamed joined the ICY network in a CDC-funded study of vaccine effectiveness and has published multiple studies on this topic.
<p>Amira Mohamed, MD, is Director, Critical Care Fellowship Program, Associate Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Moses Campus and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Mohamed is an intensivist with a specific interest in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure.</p><p>After completing her medical school education in Khartoum, Sudan in 2012, Dr Mohamed later moved to the United States. She completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2017, followed by a critical care medicine fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine in 2019, acting as Chief Fellow in her final year.</p><p>Dr. Mohamed’s research interests include vaccine effectiveness and health care disparities. As an intensivist and a clinical educator, Dr Mohamed's focus has been on resident and fellow education. She has contributed to recent changes of the critical care curriculum at Montefiore Einstein, with a renewed focus on research and quality improvement. She has shared her research through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Mohamed is board certified in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. She is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors.</p>
Haleh Moazen
Courtney A. McNamara
<p>Courtney McNamara, MD, is Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric hospital medicine, with a particular interest in resident education and mentorship.</p><p>In 2006, Dr. McNamara received her Bachelor of Science at James Madison University. She pursued her medical education at New York Medical College, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2010. She then came to CHAM for her postgraduate training, completing her pediatric residency in 2013.</p><p>Dr. McNamara’s research focuses on improving the patient experience. She is a co-investigator in a grant funded project investigating communication with hospitalized patients with limited English proficiency, and her body of research includes quality improvement research studies focused on improving inpatient pediatric comfort and decreasing painful experiences. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and platform presentations.</p><p>Dr. McNamara is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2023, Dr. McNamara was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society.</p>