Melissa Yao

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Yao

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<p>Routine and Complex Cataract Surgery</p><p>Medical and Surgical Treatment of Glaucoma</p><p>Comprehensive Ophthalmology</p>

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<p>Glaucoma</p><p>Resident Education</p>

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<p>Wen-Jeng M. Yao, MD, is an Attending Physician and Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on routine and complex cataract surgery, medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma, and comprehensive ophthalmology. She enjoys establishing long-lasting relationships with her patients, delivering the highest quality clinical and surgical care in ophthalmology, and teaching residents who are training to become future ophthalmologists.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree at Cornell University, Dr. Yao attended Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2006. She began her postdoctoral training with a yearlong internship at Saint Peters University Hospital, followed by her residency in ophthalmology at George Washington University in 2010. In 2011, she completed her surgical glaucoma fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.</p><p>Dr. Yao&rsquo;s research interests involve identifying epidemiological associations of glaucoma and advancing surgical and laser techniques for glaucoma therapy. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Yao is board certified and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Glaucoma Society. She was listed as a Castle Connelly Top Doctor in 2021, 2022 and 2023.</p>

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Jamie B. Rosenberg

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Rosenberg

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<p>Dr. Rosenberg is a pediatric ophthalmologist, professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and specialist in strabismus. She earned a medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Harvard University with the honor of cum laude. She completed her residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Ophthalmology. Then, she worked as a fellow in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at Children's National Medical Center of Washington, DC. Dr. Rosenberg provides our team with valuable expertise in disorders of infants' and childrens' eyes and ocular motor imbalances in both children and adults.</p>
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<p>Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus: The care of children and teenagers with eye diseases, as well as management of ocular misalignment in children and adults.</p>

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<p>Innovations in and the advancement of medical student and resident education in ophthalmology.</p>

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<p>Jamie Rosenberg, MD, is a pediatric ophthalmologist and Professor, Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. She is also Director, Ophthalmology Residency Program and Co-director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Division. Her clinical focus is in the care of children and teenagers with eye diseases, as well as management of ocular misalignment in children and adults.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Harvard University, Dr Rosenberg pursued her medical education at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2005. She completed her internal medicine internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in 2006, followed by a three-year ophthalmology residency at Einstein, completing it in 2009. She then pursued her pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, completing it in 2010.</p><p>Dr. Rosenberg&rsquo;s research focuses on innovations in and the advancement of medical student and resident education in ophthalmology. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, posters and regional, national and international presentations, She is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and the Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus).</p><p>Dr. Rosenberg is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Dr. Rosenberg was awarded the Excellence in Medical Student Education Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology in 2020, the Harry H. Gordon Award for Outstanding Clinical Teaching from Einstein in 2021, and a Secretariat Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2022.</p>

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Saadia Rashid

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Saadia

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Rashid

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<p>Dr. Rashid is American Academy of Ophthalmology board-certified ophthalmologist, specializing in the field of vitreo-retinal diseases. She is an expert in the repair of complex retinal detachments (including diabetic and sickle cell tractional retinal detachments), macular holes, giant retinal tears, epiretinal membranes, and dislocated lens. Her medical areas of expertise includes management of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, sickle cell retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity in premature babies. </p><p>She completed her Ophthalmology Residency at the prestigious Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston. She then completed two years surgical retina fellowship at the University of California, Davis.</p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Rashid&nbsp; is the lead ophthalmologist &nbsp;for the New York City Football Club since January 2022.</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Dr. Rashid completed her Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Schepens Eyes Research Institute, Harvard Medical School where she was involved in the study of inflammatory cytokines in ocular inflammatory diseases. Her current research interests are novel techniques in repair of macular holes.</p>

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Puja Patel

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Puja

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Patel

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<p>Puja Patel, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's clinical focus is pediatric epilepsy, although she also sees patients with general pediatric neurological issues, including headaches, movement disorders, sleep concerns and developmental delay.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Barnard College in 2005, Dr. Patel earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. Following this, Dr. Patel came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her pediatric neurology residency in 2014, a clinical neurophysiology fellowship in 2015 and a behavioral neurosciences fellowship in 2016.</p><p>Dr. Patel&rsquo;s research focuses on clinical seizure prediction in the pediatric population. She has been co-investigator in several clinical drug trials investigating new anti-seizure medications. Her work has been shared through invited presentations and peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for scientific journals, including <em>Epilepsy Research, the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Pediatric Neurology</em>, among others.</p><p>Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society.</p>

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Gene Kim

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Gene

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<p>Medical and surgical management of glaucoma, including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS),</p><p>Cataract surgery, including premium intraocular lenses.</p><p>Glaucoma laser procedures.</p>

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<p>Safety and efficacy of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).</p><p>Post-operative outcomes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery.</p><p>Ocular coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in glaucoma management.</p>

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<p>Gene Kim, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology at Montefiore Einstein. A board-certified ophthalmologist with a clinical specialty in the treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, Dr. Kim&rsquo;s focus is on the medical and surgical management of glaucoma, including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), cataract surgery, including premium intraocular lenses, and glaucoma laser procedures</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology from Duke University in 2008, Dr. Kim attended University of Michigan Medical School, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2012. His postdoctoral training began with a transitional year internship at Oakwood Hospital, followed by ophthalmology residency training at the Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute from 2013 to 2016. He went on to complete a yearlong glaucoma fellowship at the Columbia University Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute in 2017.</p><p>Dr. Kim&rsquo;s research focuses on safety and efficacy of MIGS, post-operative outcomes after phacoemulsification cataract surgery and ocular coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in glaucoma management. He has shared his research through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and regional and national presentations. He is also a reviewer for the <em>Journal of Glaucoma</em>.</p><p>Dr. Kim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a member of the American Glaucoma Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.</p>

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Steven Herskovitz

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Steven

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<p>Dr. Herskovitz is Professor of Clinical Neurology and Director of the EMG Lab / Neuromuscular division. He earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical Center in 1980. He completed residencies in both Internal Medicine and Neurology, followed by a Fellowship in Electromyography/Neuromuscular Disorders,&nbsp;all at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the ABIM, ABPN, ABEM, and ABPN-AQNM. His clinical research interests include the peripheral neuropathies, entrapment neuropathies and peripheral&nbsp;neurotoxicology. He has published on various aspects of carpal tunnel syndrome including electrophysiologic diagnosis, treatment and autonomic features, clinical features of a variety of peripheral neuropathies, and the neurotoxicology of pharmaceutical and industrial agents. He is author of: <em>Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice. Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010</em>. Two positions are available yearly in the clinical neurophysiology /EMG fellowship program.</p>

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Dr. Herskovitz focuses on the clinical and neurodiagnostic (EMG; neuromuscular ultrasound) evaluation of neuromuscular disorders.

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Dr. Herskovitz's research is focused on the clinical and neurodiagnostic assessment of neuropathies.

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<p><strong>Bibliography</strong><br /><br /><strong>A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals:</strong></p>
<p>1. Lipton RB, Krupp L, Horoupian D, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC, Kurtzberg D. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy of the posterior fossa in an AIDS patient: Clinical, radiographic and evoked potential findings. European Neurology. 28:258?261,1988.</p>
<p>2. Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Lantos G. NeuroBehcet's disease: CT and clinical correlates. Neurology. 38:1714?1720, 1988.</p>
<p>3. Herskovitz S, Siegel SE, Schneider AT, Nelson SJ, Goodrich JT, Lantos G. Spinal cord toxoplasmosis in AIDS. Neurology. 39:1552?1553, 1989.</p>
<p>4. Loh F, Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Swerdlow M. Brachial plexopathy associated with interleukin 2 therapy. Neurology. 42:462?463, 1992.</p>
<p>5. Newman LC, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB, Solomon S. Chronic paroxysmal headache: Two cases with cerebrovascular disease. Headache 32: 75?76, 1992.</p>
<p>6. Gonzales GR, Herskovitz S, Rosenblum M, et al. Dejerine Roussy syndrome caused by CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS. Neurology 42: 1107?1109, 1992.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Gordon M, Strauch B. Shiatsu massage induced injury of the median recurrent motor branch. Muscle &amp; Nerve 15 (10): 1215, 1992.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Loh F, Berger AR, Kucherov M. Erythromelalgia: Association with hereditary sensory neuropathy and response to amitriptyline. Neurology 43: 621?622, 1993.</p>
<p>9. Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Depressor septi nasi myokymia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 17: 116, 1994.</p>
<p>10. Strominger MB, Slamovits TL, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Transient worsening of optic neuropathy as a sequela of the Jarisch?Herxheimer reaction in the treatment of Lyme disease. J Neuro Ophthalmol 14(2): 77?80, 1994.</p>
<p>11. Scelsa SN,, Lipton RB, Sanders H, Herskovitz S. Headache characteristics in hospitalized patients with Lyme disease. Headache 35 (3): 125-130, 1995.</p>
<p>12. Berger AR, Herskovitz S, Kaplan J. Late motor involvement in cases presenting as chronic sensory demyelinating polyneuropathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 440-444, 1995.</p>
<p>13. Herskovitz S, Berger AR, Lipton, RB. Low dose, short-term oral prednisone in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. Neurology 45: 1923-1925, 1995.</p>
<p>14. Berger AR, Herskovitz, S, Scelsa SN. Restoration of IVIg efficacy by plasma exchange in CIDP. Neurology 45: 1628-1629, 1995.</p>
<p>15. Oware A, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. Long thoracic nerve palsy associated with chiropractic manipulation. Neurology 18:1351, 1995.</p>
<p>16. Berger AR, Swerdlow M, Herskovitz S. Myasthenia gravis presenting with uncontrollable flatulence and urinary/fecal incontinence. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 113-114, 1996.</p>
<p>17. Scelsa SN, Berger AR, Herskovitz S. The diagnostic utility of F waves in L5/S1 radiculopathy. Muscle &amp; Nerve 18: 1496, 1995.</p>
<p>18. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Berger AR. A predominantly motor polyradiculopathy of Lyme disease. Muscle &amp; Nerve 19: 780-783, 1996.</p>
<p>19. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Bieri P, Berger AR. Median mixed and sensory conduction studies in carpal tunnel syndrome. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 109: 268-273, 1998</p>
<p>20. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S, Reichler B. Treatment of Mononeuropathy Multiplex in Hepatitis C Virus and Cryoglobulinemia. Muscle &amp; Nerve 21: 1526-1529, 1998.</p>
<p>21. Scelsa SN, Herskovitz S. Miller Fisher syndrome: axonal, demyelinating or both? Electromyogr. Clin. Neurophysiol. 40: 497-502, 2000.</p>
<p>22. Manfredi PL, Herskovitz S, Folli F, Pigazzi A, Swerdlow ML. Spinal epidural abscess: treatment options. Eur Neurol 40:58-60, 1998.</p>
<p>23. Berger AR, Schaumburg HH, Freeman K, Gourevitch MN, Herskovitz S, Arezzo JC. Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in injection drug users. Neurology 1999; 53: 592-597</p>
<p>24. Verghese J, Galanopoulou AS, Herskovitz S. Autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 23: 1209-1213, 2000.</p>
<p>25. Scelsa S, Berger A, Herskovitz S. Electrophysiologic correlates of L5/S1 radiculopathy. Electromyogr. clin. Neurophysiol 2001, 41, 145-151.</p>
<p>26. Verghese J, Bieri PL, Gellido C, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Peripheral neuropathy in young-old and old-old patients. Muscle &amp; Nerve 24: 1476-1481, 2001.</p>
<p>27. Scelsa S, Ghali V, Herskovitz S, et al. Blood &atilde;&auml; T cells, Campylobacter jejuni, and GM1 titers in Guillain Barre syndrome. Muscle &amp; Nerve 30: 423-432, 2004.</p>
<p>28. Geyer H, Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Methyl bromide intoxication causes reversible, symmetric, brainstem and cerebellar MRI lesions. Neurology 2005; 64:1279-1281.</p>
<p>29. Herskovitz S, Song H, Cozien D, Scelsa S. Sensory symptoms in acquired neuromyotonia. Neurology 2005;65:1330-1331.</p>
<p>30. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S, Cassano V. Occupational manganese neurotoxicity provoked by hepatitis C. Neurology 2006;67:322-3.</p>
<p>31. Blumenthal S, Herskovitz S, Verghese J. Carpal tunnel syndrome in older adults. Muscle &amp; Nerve 2006;34:78-83.</p>
<p>32. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. Is acquired copper deficiency myeloneuropathy from denture cream use a clue to clioquinol-induced subacute myelo-optic neuropathy (SMON)? Neurology 2008; 71 (9):622.</p>
<p>33. Robbins MS, Roth S, Swerdlow ML, Bieri P, Herskovitz S. Optic neuritis and palatal dysarthria as presenting features of post-infectious GQ1b antibody syndrome. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009;111:465-466.</p>
<p>34. Issa SS, Herskovitz S, Lipton RB. Acquired neuromyotonia as a paraneoplastic manifestation of ovarian cancer. Neurology 2011;76:101-103 .</p>
<p><strong>B. Books, Chapters in Books, Editorials and Review Articles:</strong></p>
<p>1. Contributing author: Pousada, L, Osborn HH. Emergency Medicine for the House Officer. Williams and Wilkins, 1986. (chapters on headache and CPR).</p>
<p>2. Contributing author: Schaumburg HH, Berger AR, Thomas PK. Disorders of Peripheral Nerves, 2nd edition, F.A. Davis, 1992.</p>
<p>3. Berger AR, Herskovitz S. Cumulative trauma disorders and occupational nerve disease. In: Rosenberg, N ed. Occupational and Environmental Neurology. Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston, 1995.</p>
<p>4. Assistant Editor: Spencer PS, Schaumburg HH, Ludolph AC. Experimental and Clinical Neurotoxicology, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2000.</p>
<p>5. Schaumburg HH, Herskovitz S. The Weak Child &ndash; A Cautionary Tale. N Engl J Med 2000 (editorial); 342, 127-129.</p>
<p>6. Herskovitz, S. Toxic neuropathies &ndash; Amiodarone, Gold, Perhexilene, Misonidazole. In Medlink Neurology (www.medlink.com), 2001/2002/2003/2004/2005/2006.</p>
<p>7. Herskovitz S, Schaumburg HH. Neuropathy due to drugs. In: Dyck PJ, Thomas PK, editors: Peripheral Neuropathy, 4th edition, 2005.</p>
<p>8. Herskovitz S, Scelsa S, Schaumburg HH. Peripheral Neuropathies in Clinical Practice.&nbsp;Contemporary Neurology Series. Oxford University Press. New York. 2010.</p>

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<p>Steven Herskovitz, MD, is Director, Neuromuscular Medicine and Director, Electromyography (EMG) Lab at Montefiore. He is also Professor of Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s clinical focus is on the evaluation and management of all neuromuscular disorders, with a particular interest in electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment.</p><p>In 1976, Dr. Herskovitz received his Bachelor of Science in biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He then attended Cornell University Medical College, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1980. From 1980 to 1987, Dr. Herskovitz completed his postgraduate training at Montefiore. During this time, he spent his first year as a medical intern and next two years as a medical resident. In 1983, he began a three-year neurology residency, becoming Chief Resident in the final year. He ended his postgraduate training with a fellowship in Electromyography and Neuromuscular Diseases.</p><p>Expanding on his clinical focus, Dr. Herskovitz&rsquo;s research centers on clinical, electrodiagnostic and neuromuscular ultrasound assessment of neuropathies. His work has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, books, review articles and abstracts.</p><p>Dr. Herskovitz is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, including Added Qualification in Neuromuscular Medicine, and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.</p>

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Danielle M. Fernandes

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<p>Dr. Danielle Fernandes is an assistant professor of pediatrics and pediatric hospitalist at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Prior to joining Einstein, she served as the Site Director for the pediatrics clerkship at New York Medical College/Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. She joined the Einstein faculty in 2019 and in 2022, she became Course Director for the Bioethics course for medical students. She also co-facilitates bioethics, humanism and professionalism sessions for the pediatric residents at CHAM. She is interested in curriculum development and keeping our curriculum up to date with the ethical issues around us. Dr. Fernandes is a graduate of Cornell University and received her medical degree from Columbia University. She completed her residency training at New York Presbyterian at Columbia. Dr. Fernandes is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and member of the AAP Section on Bioethics subgroup.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 13pt;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chao, JY, Sugarman A, Kimura A,&nbsp;Flamer S, Jing TT,&nbsp;<strong>Fernandes DM</strong>, Khine H, Shinnar S, Lo Y, Cabana MD.&nbsp; &ldquo;Factors Associated with Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.&ldquo;&nbsp;<em>Clinical Pediatrics</em>, in press.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM,&nbsp;</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oliveira CR, Guerguis S et al. &ldquo;Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Clinical Syndromes and Predictors of Disease Severity in Hospitalized Children and Youth.&rdquo;&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Pediatrics</em>, 2020,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016"><span style="color: black;">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.11.016</span></a></span></p&gt;
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Hametz PA. 50 Years Ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: Efficiency in the Pediatric Hospital Setting.&nbsp;<em>The Journal of Pediatrics</em>. 2020;220:100.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.001&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.11.001</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LaRosa JM,&nbsp;<strong>Fernandes DM</strong>, Morris MC. The Impact of Parental Presence on Trainee Education During PICU Rounds: A Brief Report.&nbsp;<em>Hospital Pediatrics.</em>&nbsp;2019; 9(5):389-392.&nbsp;<a href="https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2018-0216&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1542/hpeds.2018-0216</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Pantangi V, Azam M, Salomao M, Iuga AC, Lefkowitch JH, Gill J, Morotti R, Lavine JE, Mencin AA. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in New York City</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><em><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Journal of Pediatrics. </span></em><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2018; 200: 174-180. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.047&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black;">10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.047</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fernandes DM</span></strong><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Roland AR, Morris MC. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parental Opinions Regarding Waiver of Consent for Prospective Observational Research. <em>Pragmatic and Observational Research</em></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2017; 8: 1-8. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2147%2FPOR.S126509&quot; target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">10.2147/POR.S126509</span></a></span></p>

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<p>Danielle M. Fernandes, MD, is an Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Fernandes is a pediatric hospitalist committed to providing patient-focused and family-centered care to children admitted to the pediatric hospital medicine service.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in human biology, health and society from Cornell University in 2010, Dr. Fernandes earned her Doctor of Medicine at Columbia University in 2014. Following this, she completed her pediatric residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University in 2017. Given her interest in bioethics, Dr. Fernandes later earned a certificate in bioethics at Montefiore Einstein in 2023.</p><p>Dr. Fernandes co-facilitates bioethics, humanism and professionalism sessions for the pediatric residents at The Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. Her research is focused on curriculum development and medical education. She also teaches Bioethics to medical students at the medical school. Dr. Fernandes has served as Interim Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency program and has focused on efforts to improve social determinants of health screening in the inpatient hospital setting. Her work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and presentations.</p><p>Dr. Fernandes is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities.</p>

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Lewis Eisen

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Lewis

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<p>Dr. Lewis A. Eisen's research interests include critical care outcomes based research and education research, with specific research interests and clinical expertise in ultrasound, simulation training and airway training.</p>
<p>Dr. Eisen completed his undergraduate work at Johns Hopkins University and graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed residency, including a year as chief medical resident, at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. He then did a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Beth Israel as well. Since graduating from fellowship in 2007 he has been a member of the faculty at Einstein/Montefiore, where he is currently Chief of Clinical Affairs. House staff selected him as Outstanding Subspecialty Attending of the Year four times. He is Professor of Medicine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Eisen is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts. His clinical and research interests include simulation training, critical care ultrasound and crew resource management. He has served as faculty for many regional and national critical care ultrasound courses sponsored by the Greater New York Hospital Foundation and the American College of Chest Physicians.</p>

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Leslie D. Delfiner

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Leslie

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Delfiner

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Roy S. Chuck

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<p class="bodycopy">Dr. Roy S. Chuck is an ophthalmologist, visual scientist and geneticist known for his stem cell and dry eye research, and work in corneal restoration. He chairs Einstein&rsquo;s department of ophthalmology and visual sciences, one of only a handful of Asian-Americans to hold such a post in the U.S.</p>
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<p class="bodycopy">He also chairs the ophthalmology department at Montefiore Medical Center, overseeing tertiary care to adult and pediatric patients with diseases of the eye, with subspecialty expertise that includes neuro-ophthalmology, plastic surgery, and retina, cornea and glaucoma services. The department maintains a program of ongoing community outreach aimed at early detection and treatment of eye diseases.</p>
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<p class="bodycopy">Dr. Chuck is a cornea specialist with expertise in laser techniques for refractive eye conditions. He has deep research experience and holds multiple patents. His two main areas of research are corneal stem cell surgery and dry eye, the most common global eye disease. Recently, Dr. Chuck's team developed a unique mouse model of dry eye that allows animal testing of therapies. The model employs the use of <em>botulinum</em> toxin, commonly known as "botox," to block neurotransmitters in the tear-producing lacrimal gland. The resulting dry eye closely mimics that found in humans.</p>
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<p class="bodycopy">Dr. Chuck is a long-time stem cell investigator in connection with corneal transplantation and sight restoration. His work includes cutting-edge corneal stem cell surgery, which has a success rate of nearly 50-percent&mdash;one of the highest for stem cell surgery.&nbsp; The operation is performed if the stem cell pool on the eye is wiped out through injury or a genetic condition. Without these regenerating cells, eye injuries, however small, result in opaque scars that reduce or even eliminate vision. Corneal stem cell surgery requires removing the scar tissue and transplanting donated corneal stem cells onto the eye. If successful, the introduced stem cells heal the wound and vision is restored.</p>
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<p class="bodycopy">At Einstein, Dr. Chuck is developing research centers focusing on ophthalmologic disorders including cataracts, ocular surface disease/dry eye, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and eye conditions associated with diabetes.</p>

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<div>Dr. Chuck is a prominent stem cell and dry eye researcher. He is a cornea specialist with expertise in the field of laser techniques, including LASIK surgery, corneal replacement, stem cell surgery, and refractive eye problems.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br />A basic scientist as well as a clinical researcher, Dr. Chuck has helped develop a unique model of dry eye using Botox that allows for testing of preclinical therapies. He has served as principal investigator on five FDA studies of vision correction and written more than 175 peer-reviewed papers and more than 100 book chapters and abstracts. Dr. Chuck has been featured several times on ABC News and ABC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Good Morning America&rdquo; on various eye diseases and conditions. He serves on the editorial boards of several publications, including the <em>Journal of Refractive Surgery</em> and <em>Lasers in Surgery and Medicine</em>.&nbsp;</div>

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<p>Roy S. Chuck, MD, PhD, is Chairman and Professor, Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Chuck&rsquo;s clinical focus is in cornea and external diseases as well as refractive surgery.</p><p>After earning his Bachelor of Science in engineering at University of California, Berkeley, in 1986, Dr. Chuck attended Columbia University, earning his Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy in 1993. He started his postdoctoral training at St. Mary&rsquo;s Health Center, completing a yearlong internship in internal medicine in 1994. From then until 1998, he pursued a residency in ophthalmology at Washington University and Barnes Hospital, acting as chief resident in his final year. In 1999, he completed a yearlong fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California.</p><p>Dr. Chuck&rsquo;s research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals as well as shared through many abstracts, book chapters and podium and poster presentations. He has been an editor and served on the editorial boards of many publications including the <em>Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Journal of Refractive Surgery, Current Opinion in Ophthalmology and BMC Ophthalmology</em>. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the major journal <em>ARVO Translational Vision Science and Technology</em> and is a member of the NIH National Eye Institute Council of Editors.</p><p>Dr. Chuck is board certified and is a member of many local, national and international professional societies including the International Society for Refractive Surgery, the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, and the Manhattan Ophthalmological Society. He currently serves as Secretary for Quality of Care for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.</p>

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