Nasal Congestion
Mauli B. Desai
Christina J. Yang
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">Dr. Yang treats common pediatric otolaryngology problems including otitis media, obstructive sleep apnea, and tonsillitis. She underwent specialized fellowship training in the diagnosis and treatment of airway and swallowing disorders and also has a special interest in tracheostomy care and education.</span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;"><span>Clinical fellowship in Pediatric Otolaryngology: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center</span></span></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">R<span>esidency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Tulane University School of Medicine </span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Honors Program in Medical Education (HPME))</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Yang has been on faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center / the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore since 2015, focusing her efforts on quality improvement and multidisciplinary care for complex children including neonates and those with airway and swallowing issues. She is active in national societies including the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO).</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black;">Languages: English. Limited French and Mandarin Chinese.</span></span></span></div>
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Dr. Yang’s clinical interests include airway and swallowing disorders in children, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction and tracheotomy.<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the application of healthcare simulation to medical education, patient safety, quality improvement and implementation science. <quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
<p>Christina J. Yang, MD, is Director, Pediatric Dysphagia Program; Associate Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology Quality Assurance and Assistant Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. Dr. Yang’s clinical interests include airway and swallowing disorders in children, endoscopic and open airway reconstruction and tracheotomy.</p><p>A graduate of Northwestern University, Dr. Yang received her Bachelor of Arts in 2004, and continued at the institution’s Feinberg School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2008. She began her postdoctoral education at Tulane University School of Medicine, completing her residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery in 2013. She then pursued a fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, completing it in 2015.</p><p>Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the application of healthcare simulation to medical education, patient safety, quality improvement and implementation science. Her work has been published in a number of journals and book chapters, and presented internationally. She is also a reviewer for the <em>International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, The Laryngoscope and the Journal of Otology</em>.</p><p>Dr. Yang is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.</p>
Alanna M. Windsor
Peter L. Tenore
Dr. Tenore is a Medical Director in the Division of Substance Abuse and is a wekk known figure in this field, having published in several journals and providing education in substance abuse to local and state agencies. He is an advisor to the New York State Ofice of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. He is certified in Internal Medicine and by examination in Addiction Medicine and a New York State HIV Provider. His particular interests are management of cocaine and other addictions as well as providing hepatitis C and HIV treatment in the methadone clinic setting.
DINO-VAMP: A Helpful Acronym in Determining Optimal Methadone Dosing and Brief review of Dosing Literature, Journal of Maintenance in the Addictions, Vol.2(4).
Guidance On Optimal Methadone Dosing, Addiction Treatment Forum, Vol.12 (2).
Methadone:A Medical Model in "Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment and Policy," Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Yale Publicatinos, New Haven, CT.
Three Oral Formulations of Methadone: A Clinical and Pharmacodynamic Comparison, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 17(3), Gourevitch, Hartell, Tenore, et al.
Victoria Lynn Shulman
Victoria Shulman, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Shulman’s clinical focus is in pediatric emergency medicine, with a particular area of interest in resident and medical student education. <br /><br />After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts from the City University of New York, Queens College in 1986, Dr. Shulman earned her Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1990. She completed her pediatrics internship and residency at Montefiore Einstein in 1994, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. <br /><br />Dr. Shulman’s research aligns with her clinical expertise. Her work has been published in the Journal of Adolescent Health and the Journal of Neurology, as well as chapters in scientific books. <br /><br />Dr. Shulman is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. In 1994, she received the Leo M. Davidoff Society Certificate of Distinction for the teaching of medical students. In 2023, Dr. Shulman was inducted as a member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society.<br />
Amrita K. Seehra
Robin L. Scott
Alejandra I. Sacasa
David L. Rosenstreich
<p>Dr. David Rosenstreich is Professor of Medicine, <span id="lw_1270136895_0" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer;">Otolaryngology</span>, and Microbiology and <span id="lw_1270136895_1" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Immunology;</span> Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology; and Director of the Bronx <span id="lw_1270136895_2" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: #0066cc; cursor: pointer;">Asthma </span>Project. His research currently focuses on the effects of inorganic dietary factors on immune reactivity in humans (specifically, the <span id="lw_1270136895_3" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">effects of mercury</span> and acrylamide on human lymphocyte and monocyte production of TH1 and TH2 cytokines in vitro). </p>
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<p>Dr. Rosenstreich completed medical school at <span id="lw_1270136895_4" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;">NYU School of Medicine</span> and an <span id="lw_1270136895_5" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;">internal medicine residency</span> at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center. He spent ten years as an investigator for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), <span id="lw_1270136895_6" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;">National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases </span>(NIAID) and <span id="lw_1270136895_7" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">National Institute of Dental Research</span> (NIDR), and was a visiting professor at the <span id="lw_1270136895_8" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Rockefeller University Laboratory</span> of Cellular Physiology and Immunology. He currently serves on the NIAID/NIH <span id="lw_1270136895_9" class="yshortcuts" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; cursor: pointer; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Data Safety Monitoring Board</span>.</p>
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<p><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;" />Dr. Rosenstreich has published over 170 articles, invited papers, and reviews, and has edited three books.</p>
<p><strong>(Partial listing from over 170 research articles, invited papers and reviews and 3 edited books)</strong></p>
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<li>Rosenstreich, D.L., Lehach, J.G. and Armenaka, M.: Successful management of chronic urticaria. Clin. Rev. Allergy, 1992; 10:371-390.</li>
<li>Armenaka, M. and Rosenstreich, D.L.: The pathophysiology of chronic urticaria. Clin. Rev. Allergy, 1992; 10:257-279.</li>
<li>Small, C.B., Kaufman, A., Armenaka, M.C. and Rosenstreich, D.L.: Sinusitis and atopy in human immunodeficiency virus infection. J. Inf. Dis. 167:283-290, 1993. Armenaka, M., Grizzanti, J.N. and Rosenstreich, D.L.: Serum immunoglobulins and IgG subclass levels in adults with chronic sinusitis: evidence for decreased IgG3 levels. Annals Allergy, 72:507-514; 1994.</li>
<li>Youkeles, L.H., Grizzanti, J.N., Liao, Z., Chang, C.J. and Rosenstreich, D.L.: Decreased tobacco glycoprotein-induced lymphocyte proliferation in vitro in pulmonary eosinophilic granuloma. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med., 151:145-150, 1995.</li>
<li>Ellaurie, M., Rubinstein, A. and Rosenstreich, D.L.: IgE levels in pediatric HIV-infection. Annals Allergy, Asthma, Immunology, 75:332-6, 1995.</li>
<li>Rosenstreich, D.L., Eggleston, P.E., Kattan, M. et. al.: Role of cockroaches in the asthma morbidity of inner-city children. New England J. Medicine, 336:1356-1363; 1997.</li>
<li>De Asis, M.B., Rosenstreich, D.L., Chang, C.J., Gourevitch, M.N., and Small, C.B. Effect of prior hepatitis B infection on serum IgE levels in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Ann Asthma and Immunol, 80:35-8; 1998.</li>
<li>Small, C.B., McGowan, J.P., Klein, R.S., Schnipper, S.M., Chang, C.J, and Rosenstreich, D.L. Serum IgE levels in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Ann All Asthma and Immunol, 81:75-80, 1998.</li>
<li>Eggleston, P.A., Rosenstreich, D., Lynn, H., Gergen, P., Baker, D., Kattan, M., Mortimer, L.M., Mitchell, H., Ownby, D., Slavin, R., Malveaux, F. Relationship of indoor allergen exposure to skin test sensitivity in inner city children with asthma. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 102: 563-70, 1998.</li>
<li>Gergen, P.J., Mortimer, K.M., Eggleston, P.A., Rosenstreich, D., Mitchell, H., D., Kattan, M., Baker, D., Wright,E.C., Slavin, R., Malveaux, F. Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS) environmental intervention to reduce cockroach allergen exposure in inner-city homes. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 103:501-6, 1999</li>
<li>Hudes, G., Vaghjimal, A and Rosenstreich, D.L. Asthma: Diagnosis and Management. in Allergy for Primary Care Physicians, Ed, Altman, Becker and Williams. W.B. Saunders, 2000. </li>
<li>Stevenson, Lori A., P.J. Gergen, D.R. Hoover, D. Rosenstreich, et al Sociodemographic Correlates of Indoor Allergen Sensitivity Among United States Children. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 108:747-52, 2001 </li>
<li>Senturia YD. Bauman LJ. Coyle YM. Morgan W. Rosenstreich DL. Roudier MD. Mitchell H. Gruchalla R. Crain EF. The use of parent report to assess the quality of care in primary care visits among children with asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 1:194-200, 2001</li>
<li>Rosenstreich, D.L , Moday, H. and Hudes, G. Asthma and the environment. J. Asthma 40 (Suppl). 23-9, 2003</li>
<li>Hudes, G., Vaghjimal, A and Rosenstreich, D.L. Basic Principles of Allergic Diseases. in Otolaryngology, Basic Science and Clinical Review. Ed. Van de Water and Staeker. Thieme Medical Publishers. 32-43, 2006</li>
<li>Jerschow, El., De Vos, G., Hudes, G., Rubinstein, A., Lipsitz, E., Rosenstreich, D.A Case of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Syndrome Associated With Takayasu Arteritis. Ann All Asthma Immunol. 98:196-9, 2007</li>
<li>de Vos, G. and Rosenstreich, D.L. Immunologic disorders of the larynx. in The Larynx. Ed. M. Fried and A. Ferlito, Plural Publishing. 2007</li>
<li>de Vos, G. S. Abotaga, ZH Liao, E. Jerschow and D. Rosenstreich. Selective effect of mercury on Th2-type cytokine production in humans. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 29:537-48, 2007</li>
<li>Jariwala, SP, Fodeman, J., Hudes, G, Ahuja, K, Rosenstreich, D. Functional antibody deficiency in a patient with type I Gaucher disease. J Inherit Metab Dis. 2008 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Jariwala%20SP%2522%255BAut… SP</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Moday%20H%2522%255BAuthor%… H</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522de%20Asis%20ML%2522%255BAu… Asis ML</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Fodeman%20J%2522%255BAutho… J</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Hudes%20G%2522%255BAuthor%… G</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522de%20Vos%20G%2522%255BAuth… Vos G</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Rosenstreich%20D%2522%255B… D</a>. The Urticaria Severity Score: a sensitive questionnaire/index for monitoring response to therapy in patients with chronic urticaria. <a>Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol.</a> 102:475-82, 2009</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Fodeman%20J%2522%255BAutho… J</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Jariwala%20S%2522%255BAuth… S</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Hudes%20G%2522%255BAuthor%… G</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Wittner%20M%2522%255BAutho… M</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Klapper%20P%2522%255BAutho… P</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Liu%20Q%2522%255BAuthor%25… Q</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%2522Rosenstreich%20D%2522%255B… D</a>. Scratching the surface. <a>Am J Med.</a> 123:22-6, 2010</li>
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<p>David L. Rosenstreich, MD, is Director, Allergy and Immunology and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on allergic skin diseases, chronic sinusitis and asthma.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Science from The City College of New York in 1963, Dr. Rosenstreich earned his Doctor of Medicine from New York University School of Medicine in 1967. He completed his residency in medicine at Einstein in 1969 before becoming a Clinical Associate at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health until 1971. Dr. Rosenstreich became a Senior Staff Associate until 1972 before moving to the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, where he was Senior Investigator until 1980.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Rosenstreich’s research focuses on the relationship between decreased allergic capacity (immunoglobulin E deficiency) and susceptibility for developing a malignancy. His work has been published in 159 peer-reviewed papers, 64 invited articles and 4 edited books/monographs. Dr. Rosenstreich has been an editor for several scientific journals, such as the <em>Journal of Immunology, Infection</em> and <em>Immunity and Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology</em>.</p><p>Dr. Rosenstreich is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Association of Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Rosenstreich has won numerous awards for his work, including the Leo M. Davidoff Society for Excellence in Medical Education Award in 2017. He has also been listed in Best Doctors in America, <em>New York Magazine</em> Best Doctors, <em>New York Times</em> Super Doctors, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em> Best Doctors and the Albert Marquis <em>Who’s Who in the World</em> and Lifetime Achievement Award multiple times.</p>