Jennifer M. McKenna
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Radical cancer surgery and minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopy and the da Vinci robotic platform
The long-term objective of Dr. Lin’s research is to develop immunotherapy and biomarker-driven targeted therapy for gynecologic cancers.
<p>Ken Yu Lin, MD, is an Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at Montefiore Einstein. He provides comprehensive, compassionate evidence-based care for women with gynecologic cancers. Dr. Lin performs radical cancer surgery and minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopy and the da Vinci robotic platform.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Stanford University in 1997, Dr. Lin earned his Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry and cell and molecular biology at Johns Hopkins University in 2006, where he performed research in tumor immunology. He received his Doctor of Medicine at Northwestern University in 2007 before completing an obstetrics & gynecology residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2011. He then completed his gynecologic oncology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2015.</p><p>The long-term objective of Dr. Lin’s research is to develop immunotherapy and biomarker-driven targeted therapy for gynecologic cancers. Through his collaborations with biomedical scientists and participation in NRG Oncology, Dr. Lin’s research spans several areas. These include developing immunotherapy for ovarian cancer, the biology of uterine serous carcinoma and developing therapy for gynecologic cancers of less common histology, particularly ovarian clear cell carcinoma and carcinosarcoma. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, articles and abstracts, including <em>Cancer Research</em>, <em>Cell</em>, and <em>Science Translational Medicine</em>.</p><p>Dr. Lin is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology and is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. He participated in the Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) from 2015 to 2018 and won the Gynecological Oncology Group (GOG) Foundation Early Investigator Award in 2019. He serves on the NRG Oncology Rare Tumor Committee.</p>
<p>Norah Li , MD, is Assistant Medical Director, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Li provides comprehensive, inclusive and empathetic care to school-aged and adolescent children in the Bronx.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Columbia University in 2006, Dr. Li earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2011. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete her social pediatrics residency in 2015, where she was Chief Resident in her final year.</p><p>Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p><strong>Selected Awards and Honors</strong></p>
<p>CUNY Community Health & Social Sciences Outstanding Community-Clinical Scholar Award (2019)</p>
<p>Montefiore Residency in Social Medicine Dain Leicht Award (2019)</p>
<p>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;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> (2019)</span></span></p>
<p><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;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Fulbright Grantee (2010)</span></span></p>
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<p>Dr. Kajita completed a bachelor's degree at Barnard College, Columbia University, a medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a primary care medicine residency at NYU School of Medicine. Following residency she became an attending physician for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare, where she also served as firm chief for the Department of Medicine and associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency. In 2005, she was appointed clinical instructor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she also served as associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Kajita's broad range of teaching, administrative, and clinical experience includes the development of a global health elective for internal medicine residents and service as a TB unit supervisor and medical referent for Médecins Sans Frontières in South Sudan. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, MSF-USA Association, and the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Kajita has received multiple teacher-of-the-year awards at NYU.</p>
<p>Adolescent reproductive health care, including long-acting reversible contraception, adolescent sexual health, adolescent gynecology, eating disorders, young men’s health</p>
<p>Adolescent health risk screening and prevention, contraceptive choices, shared decision-making, adolescent perspectives on health care access.</p>
<p>Neal D. Hoffman, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at Montefiore (CHAM), and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is in general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, with interests in school-based health care, chronic illness management and reproductive and sexual health. Dr. Hoffman joined Montefiore's School Health Program in 2002, where he was Medical Director from 2005-2017. Dr. Hoffman was the Medical Director at Montefiore's Adolescent AIDS Program from 1994 to 2001. </p><p>Dr. Hoffman attended Boston University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine in 1987. He completed a Medical Internship at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in 1988. From 1988 to 1991, he was Pediatric Resident at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, after which he was Pediatric Chief Resident for one year. From 1992-1994, Dr. Hoffman completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. </p><p>Dr. Hoffman is currently the Principal Investigator of a 5-year NIDA-funded R01 Implementation Science Project on universal HIV testing and targeted HIV prevention protocol in school-based health centers. He completed a fellowship in 2016-2017 in Practice-Based Research Methodology through an AHRQ-funded program at Case Western University Medical Center, when he started developing a research study to compare adolescent and parent responses for assessment of asthma severity and control. Dr. Hoffman participated in the Performance Improvement Course at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2018. Dr. Hoffman's research has been published in numerous reviewed journals and articles, book chapters, and abstracts. </p><p>In 2013, Dr. Hoffman received the Bronx Community Health Network Community Health Leadership Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. He is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. </p>
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>