Gina N. Cassel, DO

Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Quality & Safety
Assistant Medical Director of Patient Safety at CHAM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Contact Information

Primary Location

Montefiore At 3411 Wayne Avenue3411 Wayne AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2509
  • Specialties & Focus

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    Clinical Focus
    • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Education & Training

    Medical Education

    New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Training

    Residency Program

    Long Island Jewish Medical Center

    Fellowship

    Montefiore Medical Center

  • Biography

    Personal Biography

    Gina Cassel-Choudhury, DO, is Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Quality & Safety Council, Assistant Medical Director, Patient Safety, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Einstein. Her focus at CHAM is a multidisciplinary approach to the introduction and maintenance of quality improvement initiatives which promote patient safety.

    After earning her Bachelor of Science in 2003, Dr. Cassel-Choudhury attended the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Osteopathy in 2007. She began her postgraduate training with an internship and residency at North Shore-LIJ, Cohen Children’s Hospital from 2007 to 2010. Following this, she came to CHAM for a three-year fellowship in pediatric critical care, which she completed in 2013.

    Dr. Cassel-Choudhury’s research focus revolves around the standardization, implementation and maintenance of guidelines to optimize patient safety. Such work has included a protocol for enteral feeding of patients on high-flow nasal cannula, a standardized algorithm to prevent iatrogenic drug withdrawal and protocol-driven management of convulsive status epilepticus. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and presentations.

    Dr. Cassel-Choudhury is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Critical Care, Section on Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) network.

  • Locations

    Primary Location

    Montefiore At 3411 Wayne Avenue

    3411 Wayne AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2509

    P: 718.741.2449


    Additional Locations

    Montefiore Weiler Hospital
    1825 Eastchester RoadBronx, NY 10461-2301 P: 718.741.2470 F: 718.654.6692 Additional Details