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Our Team 

Michael Rinke, MD,PhD Medical Director for Pediatric Quality and a nationally known QI researcher, leads CHAM’s Performance Improvement (PI) group, which provides mentoring and coaching to our house staff residents, fellows and faculty. The group offers year-round education, training, research opportunities and operational resources for CHAM.

  • OUR TEAM
    Gina Cassel-Choudhury
     

    Gina Cassel-Choudhury

    Medical Director, Pediatric Quality

     
     

    Jaime McNally
     

    Jaime McNally

    Assistant Director of Nursing, Pediatric Nursing Quality and Professional Practice

     
     

    Anjali Modi-Karamitros
     

    Anjali Modi-Karamitros

    Pediatric Quality Improvement Specialist /n CHAM Family Advisory Council Liaison

     

    Specialties

    Quality Improvement Specialist

    Languages

    Spanish
     

    Contact Information

    P: (718) 741-2661 F: (718) 920-4351 Email

    Primary Location

    The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467-24031


    Tanika Fernandez
     

    Tanika Fernandez

    Program Assistant, Pediatric Quality & Safety

     
     

    Patricia A. Hametz, MD
     

    Patricia A. Hametz, MD

    Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) /nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine /n Senior Medical Director

     

    Specialties

    Hospital Medicine

     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412549 F: (718) 920-9606

    The Children's Hospital at
    Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467-2403


    Meg Rivera
     

    Meg Rivera

    Unit Based Educator, Pediatric Quality & Safety

     
     

    Dhara Shah
     

    Dhara Shah

    Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Critical Care /n Medication Safety Manager, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein

     
     

    Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD
     

    Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD

    Attending Physician, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein /n Medical Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Sub Specialty Services /n Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412450 F: (718) 920-5289

    The Children's Hospital at
    Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467-2403
    7 More Locations


    Susan Velasco
     

    Susan Velasco

    Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Critical Care Unit

     
     

    Sara H. Soshnick, DO
     

    Sara H. Soshnick, DO

    Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine

     

    Specialties

    Pediatrics

     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412432

    The Children's Hospital at
    Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467-2403
    1 More Locations


    Kathleen D. Asas, MD
     

    Kathleen D. Asas, MD

    Attending Physician, Pediatric Hospital Medicine /n Inpatient Clinical Informatics Liaison, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein

     

    Specialties

    Pediatrics

     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412549 F: (718) 920-6506

    The Children's Hospital at
    Montefiore
    3415 Bainbridge Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10467-2403
    2 More Locations


    Esther Graham
     

    Esther Graham

    Infection Control/Prevention Nurse

     
     

  • Beatrice Goilav, MD

    Medical Director, Pediatric Nephrology; Senior Director for Pediatric Fellowship Training at CHAM; Director, Pediatric Nephrology Training Program; Chair, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Montefiore Einstein Professor of Pediatrics

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Nephrology

    Languages

    German, Italian, Spanish, French
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7186551120 F: (718) 652-3136

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-24038 More Locations

    Chhavi Katyal, MD

    Medical Director, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

    Languages

    Hindi
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412450 F: (718) 654-6692

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-24032 More Locations

    Elaine E. Schulte, MD

    Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development; Medical Director, Adoption Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412450

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-240314 More Locations

    Gitit Tomer, MD

    Director, Pediatric IBD Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Languages

    Hebrew
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412450 F: (718) 515-5426

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-240314 More Locations

    Patricia A. Hametz, MD

    Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Hospital Medicine
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412549 F: (718) 920-9606

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2403

     
     

     
     

    Suzette O. Oyeku, MD

    Chief, Academic General Pediatrics; Director, Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship, Children's Hospital at Montefiore Professor, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatrics

    Languages

    Spanish
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7189202273 F: (718) 652-4417

    Primary Location

    Montefiore Medical Group-Family Care Center (FCC)3444 Kossuth AvenueBronx, NY 10467-224113 More Locations

    Tania J. Shiminski-Maher, NP

     

    Specialties

    • NP in Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412426

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-24031 More Locations

    Catherine Cahill, MS, RN-BC
     

    Catherine Cahill, MS, RN-BC

    Director, Clinical Services, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

     
     

    Tara Buckenmyer, MHA,MSN,RN-BC
     

    Tara Buckenmyer, MHA,MSN,RN-BC