Public Health & General Prevention

Dr. Sandhya Kumar is an Assistant Professor, Director of Homeless Healthcare Curriculum, and Assistant Program Director for Curriculum Development for the family medicine residency in the Montefiore-Einstein Department of Family & Social Medicine. She created and continues to direct the family medicine homeless healthcare track and the NYC Homeless Healthcare Fellowship. Dr. Kumar spends her clinical time providing primary care at domestic violence, family, and adult shelters through the Bronx Health Collective and Care for the Homeless. 
Dr. Kumar graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (UABSOM), completed dual-training in family & social medicine and preventive medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, and earned her master's degree in public health from CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy.
 
Selected Awards and Honors
CUNY Community Health & Social Sciences Outstanding Community-Clinical Scholar Award (2019)
Montefiore Residency in Social Medicine Dain Leicht Award (2019)
Montefiore Alumni & Staff, Outstanding House Officer Award<span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica Neue, Fira Sans, Ubuntu, Oxygen, Oxygen Sans, Cantarell, Droid Sans, Apple Color Emoji, Segoe UI Emoji, Segoe UI Symbol, Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> (2019)
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Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/16433/Sandhya-Kumar

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1225425408/sandhya-l-kumar

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Professional Title

M.D.

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/63d30355-9b1e-4f25-b209-261697df3…

Selected Publications

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EMR ID

76451

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Laila Khalid

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Laila Khalid

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Provider

Faculty

First Name

Laila

Last Name

Khalid

NPI

1518107507

Faculty ID

15039

CMO Specialties

Addiction Medicine

Internal Medicine

Public Health & General Prevention

Clinical Terms

Annual Wellness Visits

Annual Physical

Sore Throat

Snoring

Employment Status

part-time

Patient Type

Adult

Department

einstein-dept-medicine

Gender

Female

Provider Type

Primary Care

lkhalid@montefiore.org

Phone

718-920-2273

Titles

Type

Academic

Department

Department of Medicine

Department Link

Rank

Associate Professor

Division

General Internal Medicine

Locations

Is Primary

Type

Clinical

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POINT (-73.88133 40.88109)

Address Line 1

3444 Kossuth Avenue

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10467-2241

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Group-Family Care Center (FCC)

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Clinical

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POINT (-73.84544 40.84518)

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1621 Eastchester Road

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10461-2301

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Group-Comprehensive Family Care Center (CFCC)

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Off

Type

Academic

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POINT (-73.8811763 40.8814305)

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Montefiore Medical Center

Address Line 3

3444 Kossuth Avenue

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10467

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Center

Education and Trainings

Education Type Label

Medical Education

Education Institution

Aga Khan University

Education Type Label

Fellowship

Education Institution

Boston University Medical Center

Education Type Label

Residency

Education Institution

Mount Auburn Hospital

Professional Interests

Dr. Khalid is an associate professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. She is board-certified in both internal medicine and addiction medicine. Dr. Khalid’s interests lie in the judicious use of long-term opioid therapy and treatment of substance use disorders. She has developed and co-leads an innovative teaching clinic embedded in primary care where residents get an experiential medical education in long-term opioid therapy and patients receive guideline-adherent care. She is an eConsultant for opioid management of ambulatory patients at Montefiore. As a buprenorphine site champion, she supervises integration of treatment of opioid use within primary care. She is also a member of several working groups to improve treatment of substance use disorders in the inpatient setting at Montefiore.

Research Areas

Opioid management for patients with chronic pain, education of trainees in opioid management and opioid use disorders, treatment of patients with opioid use disorders

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/15039/Laila-Khalid

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1518107507/laila-khalid

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Professional Title

M.B.,B.S.

M.P.H.

Clinical Focus

Adult Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

Selected Publications

1.     Tu JV, Khalid L, Donovan LR, Ko DT; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team/Canadian Cardiovascular Society Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality Indicator Panel. Indicators of quality of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008;179:909-15.
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2.     Tu JV, Nardi L, Fang J, Liu J, Khalid L, Johansen H; Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team. Nationwide trends in mortality and hospitalization rates for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994 to 2004. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2009; 180:E118-25.
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3.     Liebschutz JM, Khalid L. Treating chronic pain: What is left out of the patient encounter. European Journal of Pain 2014;18:751-2.
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4.     Khalid L, Liebschutz JM, Xuan Z, Dossabhoy S, Kim Y, Crooks D, Shanahan C, Lange A, Heymann O, Lasser KE. Adherence to prescription opioid monitoring guidelines among residents and attending physicians in the primary care setting. Pain Medicine 2014;16:480-7.
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5.     Lange A, Lasser KE, Xuan Z, Khalid L, Beers D, Heymann OD, Shanahan CW, Crosson J, Liebschutz JM. Variability in opioid prescription monitoring and evidence of aberrant medication taking behaviors in urban safety-net clinics. Pain 2015;156:335-40.
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6.     Sohler NL, Starrels JL, Khalid L, Bachuber MA, Arnsten JH, Nahvi S, Jost J, Cunningham CO. Cannabis use is associated with lower odds of prescription opioid analgesic use among HIV-infected individuals with chronic pain. Substance Use and Misuse 2018;17:1-6.
 
7.   Khalid L, Roth R, Zhang C, Burkenroad A, Carrozzi G, Starrels J. Guideline adherence and reasons for recommending dose reduction in a primary care based opioid management clinic. Journal of Opioid Management Nov 2021.
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8.   Cunningham C, Khalid L, Deng Y, Torres-Lockhart K, Masyukova M, Thomas S, Zhang C, Lu T. A comparison of office-based buprenorphine treatment outcomes in a Bronx community clinic before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Substance Abuse. 2022. Apr;135:108641. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108641. 
 
9.  RIkin S, Perez H, Zhang C, Khalid L, Groeger J, Deng Y, Starrels J. Changes in outpatient opioid prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: An interrupted time series analysis. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, January 2022. doi:10.1177/2150131922107692
 
10. Khalid L, Cunningham C, Deng Y, Masyukova M, Bumol J, Valle A, Zhang C, Lu T. Cascade of care for office-based buprenorphine treatment I Bronx community clinics. Journal of Substance Abuse. April 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108778">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.j…;

EMR ID

73002

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Rachel Stein Berman

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Rachel Stein Berman

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Provider

Faculty

First Name

Rachel

Last Name

Stein Berman

NPI

1225352123

Faculty ID

15232

CMO Specialties

Pediatrics

Public Health & General Prevention

Clinical Terms

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Employment Status

part-time

Patient Type

Pediatric

Department

einstein-dept-pediatrics

Gender

Female

Provider Type

Primary Care

rberman@montefiore.org

Phone

718-920-2273

Titles

Type

Academic

Department

Department of Pediatrics

Department Link

Rank

Assistant Professor

Division

Academic General Pediatrics

Type

Clinical

Title

Attending Physician, Academic General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Type

Clinical

Title

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Type

Administrative

Locations

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Clinical

Location (Address, State, City, Zip)

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POINT (-73.88133 40.88109)

Address Line 1

3444 Kossuth Avenue

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10467-2241

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Group-Family Care Center (FCC)

Is Primary

Off

Type

Academic

Location (Address, State, City, Zip)

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Coordinates

POINT (-73.8811763 40.8814305)

Address Line 1

Montefiore Medical Center

Address Line 3

3444 Kossuth Avenue

City

Bronx

State

Zip

10467

Location Title

Montefiore Medical Center

Education and Trainings

Education Type Label

Medical Education

Education Institution

Boston University School of Medicine

Education Type Label

Residency

Education Institution

Boston Medical Center

Research Profile

https://einsteinmed.edu/faculty/15232/Rachel-Stein Berman

Clinical Profile

https://montefioreeinstein.org/profiles/1225352123/rachel-stein-berman

CHAM Provider

Off

Professional Title

M.D.

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Medicine<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

Elsevier Profile

https://einstein.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/30d0fd58-7d88-4d43-b41f-634f2ad90…

Selected Publications

Silverstein M, Feinberg E, Sauder S, Egbert L, Stein R. Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in an Urban Population of Mothers Screening Positive for Depression. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 164(8):778-779, 2010. DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.116 
Stein R, Silverstein M. Potential Implications of US Healthcare Reform for American Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood 95(8):578-579, 2010. DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.161000
Sauder S, Stein R, Feinberg E, Bauchner H, Banks M, Silverstein M. When the Subject Is More than Just the Subject: Two Case Studies of Family Involvement in Human Subjects Research. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics: An International Journal 6(1): 33-38, 2011. DOI: 10.1525/jer.2011.6.1.33
Feinberg E, Stein R, Diaz-Linhart Y, Egbert L, Beardslee W, Hegel M, Silverstein M. Adaptation of Problem Solving Treatment for Prevention of Depression among Low-Income Culturally Diverse Mothers. Family and Community Health Journal 35(1): 57-67, 2012. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182385d48
Berman RS, Smock L, Bair-Merritt MH, Cochran J, Geltman, PL. Giving It Our Best Shot? Human Papillomavirus and Hepatitis B Viruz Immunization Among Refugees, Massachusetts, 2011-2013. Prev Chronic Dis 14:160442, 2017. DOI: 10.5888/pcd14.160442
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EMR ID

78634

Biography

Rachel Berman, MD, is Attending Physician at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric care.After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in 2004, Dr. Berman attended Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, earning her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health in 2010. She pursued her postdoctoral training at Boston University School of Medicine, completing an internship and residency in 2013, followed by a residency in Preventive Medicine in 2015.Dr. Berman is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Academic Pediatric Association.

Visit Type ID

2558

Is Open Scheduling

Zocdoc Link

https://www.zocdoc.com/wl/montefiore/doctor/rachel-ariel-stein-berman-md-204939

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