Purnima Garg
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<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>
<p>Dr. Ellen Friedman’s passion is the study of the blood (hematology) and ensuring that the next generation of medical practitioners are prepared to analyze and treat blood-related problems.</p>
<p>Dr. Friedman has been the Hematology Fellowship Director of Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2005. She completed a fellowship in hematology at New York University, specializing in the conditions of red cells, platelets and hematologic malignancies. She has been engaged in diagnosing and treating these conditions while simultaneously teaching medical students, medical residents and fellows in the skills and knowledge required. She trained at New York Hospital/Cornell, Bellevue, New York University and has been an attending physician in teaching programs in New York City her entire career. She has 40 years of experience in caring for patients in the Bronx both in the city hospitals and at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Friedman also educates patients, lecturing nationally for National Organization of Rare Diseases and the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation.</p>
<p>Dr. Friedman was elected Fellow in the American College of Physicians and is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Einstein. Her teaching has been recognized with the Best Teacher Award by the hematology-oncology fellows. Her research has focused on a variety of blood conditions including anemia, thrombocytopenia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and the safe performance of the bone marrow procedure.</p>
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<li>Dai, T, Friedman E, Barta S. Ruxolitinib Withdrawal Syndrom Leading to Tumor Lysis. JCO 2013 June 10.</li>
<li>Lam A, Guandabolu K, Sridharan A, Jain R, Pavlos M, Chrysofakis G, Yu Y, Friedman, E, Price E, Schrier S, Verma A. Multiplicative Interaction Between Mean Corpuscular Volume and Red Cell Distribution Width in Predicting Mortality of Elderly Patients with and without Anemia. American Journal of Hematology, 2013 July 5.</li>
<li>Bhavana Konda, Swati Pathak, Inga Edwin, Priti Mishall, Sherry A. Downie, Todd R. Olson, Louis J. Reed and Ellen W. Friedman. Safe and Successful Bone Marrow Biopsy: An Anatomical and CT-Based Cadaver Study. Am. J. Hematol. 00:000-000, June 2014.</li>
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<p>Daniel T. Friedman, MD, is Director, Community Hematology/Oncology at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He delivers community-focused care for hematology and medical oncology patients in the Bronx and Yonkers.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine from Cornell University Medical College in 1999, Dr. Friedman completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Einstein in 2002. He remained at Montefiore Einstein to complete an oncology fellowship in 2005.</p><p>Dr. Friedman's research has been focused on treatment outcomes and access to care. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Friedman is board certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology.</p>
<p>Anatomic Pathology.</p>
<p>Subspecialty interest: Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology. </p>
<p><strong>SERIFE ETI, MD</strong></p>
<p><strong>Clinical Associate Professor</strong></p>
<p><strong>Department of Family and Social Medicine</strong></p>
<p><strong>Medical Director<br /></strong></p>
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<p>Department: Family and Social Medicine</p>
<p>Practice Hospice & Palliative Medicine</p>
<p>Medical Education: University of Istanbul , School of Medicine</p>
<p>Residency: Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center</p>
<p>University of Istanbul, School of Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology</p>
<p>Fellowship: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, NY</p>
<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, NY, NY</p>
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<p>Liantonio J<strong>, Eti S : </strong>When it is beneficial to defer dialysis<strong>?</strong> J Fam. Pract. Dec 64(12) E:1-2, 2015</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky NS, Gordon S, Spoozak L, VanArsdale A, Houa Y, Klobocista M, <strong>Eti S</strong>, Rapkin B, Goldberg GL. The role and timing of palliative medicine consultation for women with gynecologic malignancies: Association with end of life interventions and direct hospital costs. Gynecologic Oncology 132:3-7, 2014 Lead Article PMID 24183728</p>
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<p><strong>Eti S, </strong>O'Mahony S, McHugh M, Guilbe R, Blank A, Selwyn P. Outcomes of the Acute Palliative Care Unit in an Academic Medical Center. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 May 10</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky, N<strong>, </strong>Brodt, Z, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rapkin, B, Rivera, E, Selwyn, P, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012558"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Differences in the use of palliative medicine consultation in gynecologic malignancies in an urban hospital system</span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Gynecologic Oncology,Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, Page S117</p>
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<p>Nevadunsky, N, <strong>Eti, S,</strong> Rivera, E, Harris, K, Chudnoff, S, Selwyn, P, Rapkin, B, Goldberg, G. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/ygyno/article/pii/S0090825811012625"><span style="color: #6b9f25;">Palliative medicine educational initiative for trainees in gynecologic oncology</span></a><br />Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 125, Supplement 1, March 2012, S119-S120</p>
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<p>Serife <strong>Eti,</strong> Guest Editor. Palliative Care, Prim Care Clin Office Pract, 38(2), 2011 PMID: 21628032</p>
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<p><strong>Eti</strong>, S. Palliative Care: Evolving field of Medicine, Prim Care Clin Office Pract. 38(2) 159-171, 2011 PMID: 21628031</p>
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Diagnosis and management of children with thrombosis, hemophilia and rare bleeding disorders.
Her primary areas of academic interest include quality improvement efforts to improve thrombosis risk assessment in the pediatric population, specifically elucidating the thrombosis risk in patients with sickle cell disease.
<p>Jennifer G. Davila, MD, is Co-Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Davila focuses on the care of children with bleeding and clotting disorders.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in psychobiology from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2000, Dr. Davila earned her Doctor of Medicine at Ross University School of Medicine in 2007. She completed her pediatrics internship and residency at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2010. Dr. Davila continued her medical training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Weill-Cornell Medical College, completing a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship in 2013 where she was Chief Fellow in her final year. She also completed a research fellowship at the same institution in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Davila's research focuses on thrombosis prevention in children. She has been primary investigator and co-primary investigator on funded research projects, and has shared her work through numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Davila is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology Oncology. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Hematology, the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, among others. She sits on the board of the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network, is co-chair of the Pediatric sub-committee of the Venous Thromboembolism Network of the United States and is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Council of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation.</p>