CHAM Leadership | The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Michael D. Cabana, MD, MPH
Physician-in-Chief, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Professor and Michael I. Cohen, MD University Chair of Pediatrics, Montefiore and Einstein

Department of Pediatrics Leadership

Betsy Herold, MD
Vice Chair, Research
Chief, Division of Pediatric
Infectious Diseases

Robert Burk, MD
Vice Chair, Translational Research

Sandra Braganza, MD, MPH
Director, Social Pediatrics Residency Program

Elaine Schulte, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development
Director, Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy, and Diversity (L.E.A.D) Program

Patricia Hametz, MD
Senior Medical Director, CHAM
Interim Medical Director of Quality & Safety, CHAM
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Marina Reznik, MD, MS
Vice Chair, Clinical and Community-Based Research

Shinolia Brown
Sr. Director, Unified Administrator, Pediatrics

Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Sub-Specialty Services

Brenda I. Anosike, MD
Interim Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Division Chiefs

Medical Specialties

Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Academic General Pediatrics

Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine

Arye Rubinstein, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Nicole Sutton, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Interim Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Mark Shlomovich, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Director, Pediatric Transport

Lisa Shulman, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Developmental Medicine

Daniel M. Fein, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Laurie E. Cohen, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

John F. Thompson, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

David Loeb, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Marrow & Blood Cell Transplantation

Patricia Hametz, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Senior Medical Director, CHAM
Interim Medical Director of Quality & Safety, CHAM

Betsy Herold, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease
Vice Chair, Research

Deborah E. Campbell, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatology

Kimberly J. Reidy, MD, FAAP
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Solomon L. Moshé , MD
Director, Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology

Melissa Wasserstein, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetic Medicine

Raanan Arens, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Dawn Wahezi, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Surgery and Other Specialties

William M. Jackson, MD, MS
Chief, Pediatric Anesthesia

Audrey M. Walker, MD
Chief, Pediatric & Adolescent Psychiatry

Alice Lee, DDS
Director, Pediatric Dentistry

Norman B. Medow, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Service

Peer Dar, MD
Director, Division of Fetal Medicine and OBGYN Ultrasound

Andrew J. Kobets, MD
Co-Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology

Eric D. Fornari, MD
Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Program Director, Surgery Residency Program

Melinda S. Sharkey, MD
Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Michel N. Nassar, MD
Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Oren M. Tepper, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Mark Liszewski, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Radiology

Dominique M. Jan, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Amanda C. North, MD

Director, Pediatric Urology

Mandana Behbahani, MD

Co-Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology

Educational Leadership

Deepa G. Manwani, MD
Co-Director, Fellows Research Course

Brenda I. Anosike, MD
Interim Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Sandra F. Braganza, MD
Director, Social Pediatrics Residency Program

Gabriella C. Azzarone, MD
Course Director, Pediatric Sub-Internship
Co-Director, Pediatric Clerkship
Director, Pediatric Acting Internship

Miriam B. Schechter, MD
Director, Medical Student Education

William B. Mitchell, MD
Co-Director, Fellows Research Course

Beatrice Goilav, MD
Senior Director, Pediatric Fellowship Training

Quality Leadership

Patricia Hametz, MD
Interim Medical Director of Quality & Safety, CHAM
Senior Medical Director, CHAM
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Leadership, Engagement and Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Program

Elaine Schulte, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development
Director, Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy, and Diversity (L.E.A.D) Program

CHAM Leadership and Administration

Shinolia Brown
Senior Director, Unified Administrator, Pediatrics

Roxanna Smellie
Assistant Director, Finance, Pediatrics

Gina Masullo
Senior Financial Analyst, Pediatrics

Peter Semczuk, DDS, MPH
Senior Vice President of Clinical Services

Patricia Hametz, MD
Senior Medical Director, CHAM
Interim Medical Director of Quality & Safety, CHAM
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Sub-Specialty Services

Meghan Kelly, MSEd, CCLS
Director, Phoebe H. Stein Child Life Program
Director, CDM Group Creative Arts Therapy Program
Director, Carl Sagan Discovery Explainer Program
Director, Family Learning Center
Director, Hospital Schools Program