Faculty Members

Chair

Simon Li, MD, MPH

Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Interim Physician-In-Chief, Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
Division Director, Pediatric Critical Care 
Phone: 732-235-7900
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Executive Vice Chair

M. Douglas Baker, MD

Professor of Pediatrics
Executive Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs
Vice Chair of Education
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Vice Chair for Academic Development

Lawrence C. Kleinman, MD, MPH, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics
Vice Chair for Academic Development
Director, Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-7906
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Adolescent Medicine
Sari Bentsianov, MD Section Chief, Adolescent Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7896
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Patricia Whitley-Williams, MD Division Director, Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Senior Associate Dean, Office of Inclusion and Diversity
Phone: 732-235-7894
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Aswine Bal, MD, MPH Professor of Pedaitrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Phone: 732-235-7894
Barrie Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Phone: 732-235-7894
Sunanda Gaur, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Phone: 732-235-7894
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Roseann Marone, RN, BS, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Phone: 732-235-7894
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Amisha Malhotra, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Phone: 732-235-7894
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The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Deborah M. Spitalnik, PhD Executive Director, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9326
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Caroline Coffield, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 732-235-9329
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Margaret Gilbride, JD, CT Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 732-235-2109
Sharon Lohrmann, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Positive Behavior Support in School
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 732-235-9306
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Philip Smith, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Phone: 732-235-9328

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Cardiology
Joseph Gaffney, MD Division Director, Pediatric Cardiology
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology and the Children's Heart Program of New Jersey
Phone: 732-235-7905
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Monica Chugh, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology and the Children's Heart Program of New Jersey
Phone: 732-235-7905
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Benjamin Lentzner, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology and the Children's Heart Program of New Jersey
Phone: 732-235-7905
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Robert Manduley, MD Director, Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Cardiology and the Children's Heart Program of New Jersey
Phone: 732-235-7905
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Critical Care Medicine
Simon Li, MD Interim Chair
Division Director, Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Interim Physician-In-Chief, Bristol Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
Phone: 732-235-7887
Steven Horwitz, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Daniel Kaplan, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7787
Michael Kelly, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-3380
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Cassandra Louis, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
Maureen Madden, MSN, PCCNP Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Kalgi Mody, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Manette Ness-Cochinwala, MD RBHS Instructor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
Jennifer Owensby, MD Interim Associate Director, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric ECMO
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Hariprem Rajasekhar, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Natalie Torres-Feliz, MD Interim Associate Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Sirisha Yalamanchi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Critical Care Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7887
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Education
Joann Carlson, MD Residency Program Director
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Resident Education and Nephrology
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Student Education
Elizabeth Goodman, MD Pediatric Student Education Director
Associate Program Director
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7883
Emergency Medicine
Ernest Leva, MD Division Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Uchechi Azubuine, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
M. Douglas Baker, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Richard Brodsky, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Minh-Tu Do, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
Rachael Grieco, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Kathryn Kean, MD RBHS Instructor
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
James Luckey, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Niel Miele, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Matthew Pepper, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Prerna Trivedy, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7893
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Endocrinology
Ian Marshall, MD Division Director, Pediatric Endocrinology
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9378
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Mariam Gangat, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology
Phone: 732-235-9378
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Ahmed Khattab, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology
Phone: 732-235-9378
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Patrick Rizzuto, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9378
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Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Soula Koniaris, MD Division Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
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Kristin Capone, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
Yen Ping Chen, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
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Sherry Huang, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
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Diane Hsu, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
Elizaveta Iofel, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885
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Melissa Weidner, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: 732-235-7885

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Hematology / Oncology
Peter Cole, MD Division Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5437
Christina Amaro, PhD RBHS Clinical Instructor
732-235-5437
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Marissa Botwinick, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Richard A. Drachtman, MD Clinical Section Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Medical Director
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Karen Long-Traynor, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Advaitha Madireddy, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
Margaret Masterson, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Scott Moerdler, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
Susan Murphy, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Archana Sharma, DO Assistant Professor
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Phone: 732-235-5437
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Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Dalya Chefitz, MD Division Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean, Clinical Learning Environment
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Susan Dibs, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7787
Elizabeth Goodman, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Associate Program Director Residency Program
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Aazim Hussain, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Fahmida Islam, MD RBHS Instructor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
Aimee Lariviere, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Paula Lucuara Revelo, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Estherline Thoby, DO Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
Alan Weller, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
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Sarah Yavelberg, MD RBHS Instructor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
Phone: 732-235-7044
Immunobiology
Arnold Rabson, MD Director, Child Health Institute of New Jersey
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology; Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine; and Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9523

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Derek Sant'Angelo, PhD Director, Immunology
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9394
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Gaetan Barbet, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9523
David Comoletti, DVM, PhD Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Phone: 732-235-9466
Amale Laouar, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery Developmental Biology Phone: 732-235-6014
Chi Wei Lu, PhD Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Developmental Biology
Phone: 732-235-2870
Zhiping Pang, PhD Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Phone: 732-235-8074
Yufang Shi, DVM, PhD University Professor of Pharmacology
Developmental Biology
Phone: 732-235-4501
Qi Yang, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
732-235-9523
Lisa Denzin, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Immunobiology
Phone: 732-235-9604
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Kenneth Paradiso, PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9523
Institute for the Study of Child Development
Michael Lewis, PhD, Director University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics
Institute for the Study of Child Development
Phone: 732-235-7700
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Jason Gold, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Institute for the Study of Child Development
Phone: 732-235-7903
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Barbie Zimmerman-Bier, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7700
Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey
Medical Genetics
Milen Velinov, MD Division Director, Medical Genetics
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9386
Christina Botti, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9386
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Christopher Simotas, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-9386
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Neonatology
Vadim Ten, MD Division Director, Neonatology
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5699
Mayoor Bhatt, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
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Swapna Borole, MD Medical Director of Somerset Neonatal Services
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
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Sharath Chowdowarapu, MD Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
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Alexander Feldman, DO Medical Director of Toms River Neonatal Services
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7760
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Rajiv Goel, MD Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
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Thomas Hegyi, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-8958
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Deepak Jain, MD Medical Director of New Brunswick Neonatal Services
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7760
Leela Josyula, MD Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-685-2864
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Arun Kashyap, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7334
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Rajeev Mehta, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7063
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Joseph Napolitano, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5699
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Barbara Ostfeld, PhD Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-6974
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Surasak Puvabanditsin, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5691
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Jayshree Savla, MBBS Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
Manan Shah, MD RBHS Instructor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5699
Anatoly Starkov, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5699
Jeffrey Suell, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-5699
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Anjali Verma, MD Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics
Phone: 908-685-2864
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Nephrology and Hypertension
Joann Carlson, MD Division Director, Pediatric Nephrology
Program Director Pediatric Residency Program
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Nephrology
Phone: 732-235-7880
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Valeriya Feygina, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7880
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Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Vikram Bhise, MD Division Director, Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Anna Beckwith, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Abdolreza Esfahanizadeh, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Genevieve Gabriel, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Karishma Parikh, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Amanda Spinner, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7875
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Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Lawrence Kleinman, MD, MPH Professor and Vice Chair Academic Development
Division Director for Pediatric Population Health, Quality and Implementation Sciences (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-7906
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Susan Dibs, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-7787
Jacqueline Fleming, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-6729
Daniel Horton, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone:732-235-4980
Manuel Jimenez, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-6188
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Emanuel Lerner, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-743-5437
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Mary O'Connor, MD RBHS Instructor
Department of Medicine
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Department of Pediatrics
Shilpa Pai, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-6700
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Anna Petrova, MD, PhD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-7319
Usha Ramachandran, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Eric B. Chandler Health Center
Phone: 732-235-9030
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Nancy Reichman, PhD Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-235-7977
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Elsie Roca-Piccini, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 732-743-5437
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Kristine Schmitz, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
One Worlds Fair Drive
Phone: 732-743-5437
Esha Shah, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
One Worlds Fair Drive
Phone: 732-743-5437
Michele Takyi, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
One Worlds Fair Drive
Phone: 732-743-5437
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Dawn Thompson, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
Phone: 908-743-5437
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Shoshanna Zitter, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS)
One Worlds Fair Drive
Phone: 732-743-5437
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Pulmonary Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Center
Thomas Scanlin, MD Division Director, Pulmonary Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Center
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7899
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Maya Ramagopal, MD Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7899

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Lakshmi Uppaluri, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-7899
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Rheumatology
Nandini Moorthy, MD, MS, FAAP Division Director, Pediatric Rheumatology
Professor of Pediatrics
Phone: 732-235-4980
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Daniel Horton, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone:732-235-4980
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Cynthia Salvant, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Phone:732-235-4980
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