Nancy A. Dodson
<p>Eating disorders, transgender medical care, reproductive health</p>
<p>Advocacy education for medical professionals, transgender health, gun violence prevention</p>
<p>Eating disorders, transgender medical care, reproductive health</p>
<p>Advocacy education for medical professionals, transgender health, gun violence prevention</p>
<p>Open and arthroscopic surgery for shoulder disorders, including arthritis, instability, rotator cuff and fractures</p>
<p>Improving the treatment and outcomes of disorders about the shoulder including fracture management and fixation; outcomes of rotator cuff, instability and replacement surgery</p>
<p>Dr. Cuomo received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She went on to complete a general surgery internship at Beth Israel Medical Center and an orthopedic surgery residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. She then completed the Charles S. Neer, II, Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.</p><p>A prolific author and speaker, Dr. Cuomo has published more than 40 scientific articles and 20 book chapters on the diagnosis and management of shoulder disorders, and she has made over 150 national and international scientific presentations. She currently serves as secretary of the editorial board of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and is a reviewer for many orthopedic journals.</p><p>The first female orthopedic surgeon to be elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Association, its first woman president, and the first woman ever to serve as president of any subspecialty society in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Frances Cuomo, MD, joined the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Montefiore in October 2016 as Chief of Shoulder and Elbow Service.</p>
Dr. Crocco’s clinical focus is on fractures and soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities.
<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;">Dr. Crocco’s research areas of interest focus on the management of geriatric hip fractures as well as resident education.</span>
<p>Dr. Lauren Crocco is an attending physician in orthopaedic surgery and Assistant Professor of orthopaedic surgery at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Crocco’s clinical focus is on fractures and soft tissue injuries of the upper and lower extremities. These include fractures of the ankle, tibia, knee, femur, hip, wrist, forearm, elbow and humerus. She additionally manages soft tissue injuries of the extremities including sprains, strains and contusions. Her expertise also includes post traumatic deformity and infection. </p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Science in biology at Boston College in 2003, Dr. Crocco attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine for her medical school training. She earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2008 and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She began her post graduate training at Montefiore Einstein completing an orthopaedic surgery residency in 2013. She then went on to Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital to complete her Harvard orthopaedic trauma surgery fellowship. Finally, she completed a prestigious AO traveling trauma fellowship in Berlin, Germany in 2015. </p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Crocco’s research areas of interest focus on the management of geriatric hip fractures as well as resident education. She is a member of several professional organizations including the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. </span>
<p>Larry J. Bernstein, MD, is Associate Program Director, Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein’s clinical focus is in chronic urticaria, asthma, and primary and acquired immunodeficiencies.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts from Yeshiva University in 1973, Dr. Bernstein came to Einstein for his medical education, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1977. He completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in 1981, taking on the role of Chief Resident in his final year. In 1983, Dr. Bernstein completed a two-year fellowship in allergy and immunology at Einstein.</p><p>Dr. Bernstein’s research focus is in clinical service grants for HIV care. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Bernstein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Allergy and Immunology and a member of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology and the Clinical Immunology Society. In 1981, he received the Leo M. Davidoff Certificate of Distinction for excellence in medical student teaching.</p>
<p><strong>Areas of Expertise:</strong><br /><br />Neurological Surgery, Neuromodulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Chronic Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Degenerative Spinal Disorders, Spinal Oncology, Brain Tumors, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Brain Trauma, Brain Mapping, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing </p>
<p><strong>Education:</strong><br /><br />BS - Electrical and Biomedical Engineering - Tufts University, Medford MA<br />MS - Biomedical Engineering - Tufts University, Medford, MA<br />MD - Medicine - Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ</p>
<p><strong>Residency:<br /><br /></strong>Internship - General Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY<br />Resident - Neurological Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY / St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY<br />Chief Resident - Neurological Surgery - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY</p>
<p><strong>Fellowship:</strong><br /><br />Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery - New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY</p>
Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuromodulation, Epilepsy, Brain Trauma, Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Chronic Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Degenerative Spinal Disorders, Spinal Oncology, Brain Tumors, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Brain Mapping, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Peer-Reviewed Articles:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A. Comment on: Long-term Outcomes after Replacement of Percutaneous Leads with Paddle Leads in a Retrospective Cohort of Patients with Spinal Cord Stimulation Systems. Neurosurgery. 2014:75(4) 436.<br />• Dowd, R., Pourfar, M., Baxi, N., Mogilner, A. Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Tourette Syndrome: Analysis of Thalamic CM-Pf/Voi Target with Symptomatic Improvement. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 2014:92(Suppl 1) 1-75.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N. Clinical Assessment of Percutaneous Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-Arm Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System. Neurosurgery. 2012:70(4) 990-995.<br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Neurosurgical Focus. 2011:30(2) A1-A35.<br />• Biswal, B. and Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of fMRI signal response. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2004. 11:2534.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conference Presentations:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Dowd, R., Pourfar, M., Baxi, N., Mogilner, A. Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Tourette Syndrome: Analysis of Thalamic CM-Pf/Voi Target with Symptomatic Improvement. American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Biannual Meeting. Washington, DC – May 2014 <br />• Baxi, N., Yassari, R. Intraoperative O-arm Image Guided Navigation for the Localization and Resection of Spinal Tumors. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA – April 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Yassari, R. Intraoperative O-arm Image Guided Navigation for the Localization and Resection of Spinal Tumors. American Association of Neurological Surgeons / Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ – March 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Tandon, A., Tassler, A. Sphenoid Sinus Multiple Myeloma Presenting As Cavernous Sinus Syndrome. North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting. Miami, FL – February 2013<br />• Baxi, N. Hughes, K. Lasala, P. Risks and Complications in a Series of Ommaya Reservoirs Placed Using Frameless Stereotactic Image-Guided Navigation With Intraoperative CT Confirmation. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Denver, CO – April 2011.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N., Tandon, A., Schiraldi, M. Accuracy of Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-ARM Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System Compared with Fluoroscopy. Joint Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons Spine and Peripheral Nerve Section Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ – March 2011.<br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Joint Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons Cerebrovascular Section Annual Meeting. Los Angeles – February 2011.<br />• Houten, J., Nasser, R., Baxi, N., Tandon, A., Schiraldi, M. Accuracy of Lumbar Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement Using the O-ARM Multidimensional Surgical Imaging System. Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Meeting. Miami, FL – November 2010. <br />• Baxi, N., Flamm, E., Brook A., Miller, T. Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA – October 2010.<br />• Biswal, B. and Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of fMRI signal response. Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2004. 11:2534. 12th Annual Conference in Kyoto May 15-21.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Book Chapters:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A.: Chronic Therapeutic Brain Stimulation: History, Current Clinical Indications, and Future Prospects, in Rosch, P. (ed) Bioelectromagnetic and Subtle Energy Medicine, Second Edition. Boca Raton. CRC Press 2014.<br />• Baxi, N., Brunswick, A., Mazel, E., Kondziolka, D.: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in Lunsford, L. and Sheehan, J.(eds) Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 2nd Edition. New York. Thieme 2014.<br />• Baxi, N. and Mogilner, A.: Patient Selection and Complication Avoidance in Occipital Nerve Stimulation, in Mammis, A. (ed) Migraine Surgery. Hauppauge. Nova Science 2014.<br />• Kinon, M. and Baxi, N.: Subdural Hematomas, in Yunen, J.(ed), 5 Minute ICU Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott 2012.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thesis:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Baxi, N. Time-frequency analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). (MS Thesis – Tufts University 2004)<br />• Baxi, N. Analysis of Siemens Near-Infrared Mammography Prototype. (BS Thesis – Tufts University 2003)</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Oral Presentations:</span></strong></p>
<p>• Risks and Complications in a Series of Ommaya Reservoirs Placed Using Frameless Stereotactic Image-Guided Navigation With Intraoperative CT Confirmation. Montefiore Medical Center Department of Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds. Bronx, NY – October 2010.<br />• Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. New York Society for Neurosurgery – Resident Research Night. New York, NY – May 2010<br />• Size of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in a Series of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages. New York State Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Valhalla, NY – June 2010.</p>
<p>Melinda Aquino, MD, FASA, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesiology at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus lies in pain management, both chronic and acute, and regional anesthesiology in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She has a special interest in quality improvement and safety.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences from the City University of New York in 1989, Dr. Aquino earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1992. She then attended SUNY Stony Brook, completing an internship in internal medicine in 1993 and her anesthesiology residency in 1996. Following this, Dr. Aquino completed a fellowship in pain management at Montefiore Einstein in 1997.</p><p>Dr. Aquino’s research interests focus on acute and chronic pain management and quality improvement and patient safety. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Aquino is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and the National Board of Medical Examiners. She is a member of several professional societies including the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Pain Society and the Society for Education in Anesthesiology, among others. In 2023, she won the Anesthesiology Excellence Award for Quality from Montefiore Einstein.</p>
<p>Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, a nationally recognized specialist in adolescent medicine, is Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alderman is the Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is currently the Program Director of the Post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine and is past Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program. Dr. Alderman is founder of the Montefiore Adolescent Primary Care Initiative.</p>
<p>Dr. Alderman received her BS, with honors, from Cornell University and MD with Distinction in Research from the State University of New York at Stony Brook Medical School where she was selected for membership to Alpha Phi Omega medical honors society. Dr. Alderman completed her pediatrics residency and adolescent medicine fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center.</p>
<p>She joined the pediatric faculty at Einstein/Montefiore upon completion of her fellowship in 1992 and has remained throughout her career, achieving promotion to professor in 2003. </p>
<p>Dr. Alderman is the Co-chairperson of the AAP Council of Adolescent and Young Adult Health. She was Chair of the AAP Committee on Adolescence for 4 years and was previously a member of for the 6 years. She served as Chairperson of the AAP Section of Adolescent Health Executive Committee from 2008-2012. As a member of AAP NY Chapter 3 Executive Council for over 25 years, she has served as chair of the Committee on Adolescence and on its Executive Committee. She is a past-president of the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and former Member at Large of the Board of Directors for the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Dr. Alderman has been a leader or panelist on many national initiatives related to adolescent health. </p>
<p>Dr. Alderman’s clinical interests include care for adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding, contraception for adolescents with chronic illness, menstrual disorders, eating disorders and overall adolescent sexual health. She is co-editor of the AAP Textbook of Adolescent Health Care. Dr. Alderman has authored 65 research papers, review articles and chapters. She has presented over 40 abstracts at national meetings and delivered over 50 lectures and workshops in the past 5 years at regional and national meetings.</p>
<p>Dr. Alderman is known nationally and throughout the region as an outstanding clinician and she is regularly named to the “Best Doctors in New York” and “New York Super Doctors” lists. In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics recognized her with a Special Achievement Award from the New York Chapter for promoting adolescent health. </p>
Adolescent gynecology, menstrual disorders, reproductive health services for adolescents with chronic illness, eating disorders
Adolescent gynecology, menstrual disorders, reproductive health services for adolescents with chronic illness, eating disorders; Research Emphasis: Health care delivery for adolescents
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<p><strong><em>SELECTED BOOKS, CHAPTERS AND ABSTRACTS</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Book Editor</strong></p>
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<li>S.B. Friedman,<strong> E.M. Alderman</strong>, R.H. Pantell, C.S. Saylor, M. Sugar, Monograph: Psychosocial Issues for Children and Families in Disasters. A Guide for the Primary Care Physician, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995. </li>
<li>S.B. Friedman, M. Fisher, S.K. Schonberg, <strong>E.M. Alderman</strong> ed. Book<em>: Comprehensive Adolescent Health Care</em>, 2nd edition, Mosby, Philadelphia, 1997</li>
<li>Medical Editor, emedicine, Pediatric Online Textbook</li>
<li><strong>E.M. Alderman, </strong>R.T. Brown, Book: Adolescents, Families and Society in the New Millennium<em> Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Reviews</em> 12:3, Hanley and Belfus, Inc. 2001</li>
<li>M. Fisher, E.M. Alderman, R. Kreipe, W. Rosenfeld eds. Book:Textbook of Adolescent Health Care, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL, 2011. <strong>Exel Award Winner, Silver, Technical Book, Assoiciation Media and Publishing.</strong></li>
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<p><strong>Chapters in Text Books-Past 10 years</strong></p>
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<li>Maslyanskya, S, <strong>Alderman, EM. </strong>Yeast/Candida. In <em>Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology</em>Ed. Paula Hillard, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2013</li>
<li>Scott, NL, <strong>Alderman, EM.</strong> Case of a Girl with a Secret. In <em>Adolescent Gynecology: A Clinical Casebook,</em> ed. Talib, HJ, New York, NY, Springer Science+Business Media, 2017</li>
<li>Hollman, D, <strong>Alderman, EM</strong>, Ciorciari, AJ, Gynecologic Emergencies. In Gershel, JC, Crain, EF. <em>Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics</em>. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge Univ. Press 2018; 312-348</li>
<li>Alderman, EM, Forward In: Adolescent Health: A Compendium of AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Policies, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village. April, 2020</li>
<li>Menezes, M., Alderman, E. Abnormal uterine bleeding in the adolescent. In Bonnie Halpern-Felsher (Ed), Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health. New York, NY, Elsevier 2021. </li>
<li>Alderman, EM. Reproductive health care. Commentary. In American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics Collections. Adolescent Health Care, American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, 2023</li>
<li>Stager, M. Alderman, EM. Transition of care. Commentary. In American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics Collections. Adolescent Health Care, American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, 2023</li>
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<p><strong>Abstracts Presented at National and International Meetings in Past 10 Years</strong></p>
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<li> <strong>Alderman, </strong>EM<strong>, </strong>Goodfriend, G, Silverman, M, Freeman, K, Izes, J, Lobach, KSThen and Now: Changes in Adolescent Quality Indicators at 3 Community Health Centers After 5 YearsPreented Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2013, Washington, DC</li>
<li>McKee, MD, <strong>Alderman, EM</strong>, Briggs, RD, Mann, M, Kus, CA, Blank, AE, Meissner, P, York, DV, Patel, NR, Lechuga, C, Hoidal, KES, Racine, AD. Improving screening for sexual activity and STIs among adolescents in urban primary care: results of a learning collaborative approach to quality improvement, Presented at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, March 2014, Austin, TX</li>
<li>Bentsiov, S, Talib, HJ, Silver, EJ, <strong>Alderman, EM</strong>. The role of adolescent medicine training in provision of confidential care in hospitalized adolescents. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li>Talib, HJ, Bentsiov, S, Silver, EJ, <strong>Alderman, EM</strong>. Challenges to adolescent confidentiality with family-centered rounds in a children’s hospital. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li><strong>Alderman, EM</strong>, Freeman, KI, Burton, WB, Izes, JM, Lobach, KS. Seeking health care on their own: the experience of teen patients in three urban community health centers. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2014, Vancouver, BC</li>
<li>Proper, C, Wren, SB, Goldman, DL, <strong>Alderman, E</strong>, Khine, H Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Infection in Patients Seeking Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, March 2016, Philadelphia, PA Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May 2016, Baltimore, MD</li>
<li>Shah, Ami, Sung, D, Waltuch, T, <strong>Alderman, E,</strong> Dadlez, NM, Weingarten-Arams, J. Achieving high quality chest compressions with deliberate practice in a pediatric residency program. Presented at Society of Critical Care Medicine-48thCritical Care Congress, February, 2019, San Diego, CA and Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, May, 2019, Baltimore, MD.</li>
<li>Bochner, R, Duh-Leong, C, Durstenfeld, A, Rabin, M, Broder, M, <strong>Alderman, E</strong>, Acholonu, R, McCabe, M The PRICE is right: The impact of the pediatric residents improving cost effectiveness (PRICE) workshop. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting , May, 2019, Baltimore, MD and at the Architecture of High Value Healthcare National Conference, November 2019, Baltimore, MD</li>
<li>Schulte, EE, Alderman, E, Feldman, JM, Hametz, P, Havrenek, T, Kaskel, R, Levy, A, Manwani, D, Stein, R. Using the coach approach: a novel peer mentorship program for physicians. Accepted to AAMC 2020 GFA Professional Development Conference (Due to COVID-19 related conference cancellation, this peer reviewed abstract was accepted but not presented) </li>
<li>Schulte, EE, Alderman, E, Feldman, JM, Hametz, P, Havrenek, T, Kaskel, R, Levy, A, Manwani, D, Stein, R. Using the coach approach: a novel peer mentorship program for physicians. Presented at the Pediatrics Academic Societies Annual Meeting. May, 2021, Virtual Meeting</li>
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<p>Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, is Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). She is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Alderman’s clinical focuses are on office gynecology, including a special practice for girls with heavy menstrual bleeding or abnormal vaginal bleeding, as well as the medical management of eating disorders. Her clinical expertise also includes reproductive health for both adolescent boys and girls. She joined the Montefiore team as faculty in 1992.</p><p>Dr. Alderman received her Bachelor of Science with Honors, from Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Science in 1983. She then went on to receive her Doctor of Medicine degree with Distinction in Research, from State University of New York at Stony Book in 1987. Dr. Alderman began a residency in Pediatrics in 1987, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore and Einstein. </p><p>Dr. Alderman’s research interests focus on quality improvement in the delivery of adolescent health care and health screening. She has published research on sexually transmitted infections and adolescent gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Alderman has been a recipient of numerous awards for her clinical work and research. In 2013, she received the Adele Dellenbaugh Hoffman Award for excellence in adolescent medicine, given by the American Academy of Pediatrics.</p><p>Dr. Alderman is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of many professional societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, where she is currently the Chair of the Committee of Adolescence and past chairperson of the Section of Adolescent Health Executive Committee, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, as a former Executive Board member and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology of which she was past president.</p>