Sofya Maslyanskaya
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College. Dr. Maslyanskaya earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Stony Brook University in 2004 and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2008. She completed her pediatrics residency at New York University and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in June, 2014. Dr. Maslyanskaya is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>She is a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the SAHM electronic health committee and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG). </p>
<p>Dr. Maslyanskaya provides adolescent sub-specialty care at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Hutch Dr. Maslyanskaya is the medical director of the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) service at CHAM.</p>
<p>Clinical Focus:</p>
<p>Adolescent reproductive health, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders, quality improvement</p>
<p><span>Research Focus:</span></p>
<p><span>Adolescent reproductive health, LARC use in adolescents, quality improvement in the care of adolescents </span></p>
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is on adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare.
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents.
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD, is the Medical Director of the Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Practice and an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is in adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare. She is also interested in the medical management of adolescent eating disorders. Dr. Maslyanskaya joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2004 at Stony Brook University. In 2008, Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University in 2011, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, review articles and chapters in textbooks.</p><p>In 2013, Dr. Maslyanskaya was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in recognition of outstanding contributions to medical student education as a post-doctoral fellow.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Norah E. Li
<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>
John M. Leo
Sandhya L. Kumar
<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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Justin J. Kopa
Julie R. Kaplan
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>
<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>
Tannaz Iranpour Boroujeni
Neal D. Hoffman
<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>