Faculty

Other pediatric subspecialty faculty such as neonatologists, geneticists, and gastroenterologists are also part of the teaching faculty.  The faculty also includes surgical subspecialists such as orthopedists and neurosurgeons.  Teaching staff includes psychologists, learning consultants, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech/language pathologists as well as audiologists and nutritionists. 

The core Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics faculty and NeuroDevelopmental Disabilities faculty include:

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Core Faculty

Anna Malia Beckwith, MD
Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers RWJMS

Matthew B. McDonald III MD
Chief Medical Officer
Children's Specialized Hospital

Michael Lewis, PhD
Research Director
University Distinguished Professor, Rutgers RWJMS
 
Manuel Jimenez, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics and Family Medicine and Community Health
Children's Specialized Hospital

Deborah Spitalnik, PhD
Professor, Rutgers RWJMS
Director of Advocacy Training

Tara Matthews, MD
Clinical Instructor, Rutgers RWJMS
Children’s Specialized Hospital

Lavinia Stoicescu, MD
Clinical Instructor

Inna Miroshnichenko, MD
Clinical Instructor
Children’s Specialized Hospital

Caroline Coffield, PhD
Assistant Professor, Rutgers RWJMS

Michael Dribbon, PhD
Psychologist
Vice President of Rehab Services

Jill Harris, PhD
Psychologist, Director of Psychology
Coordinator of Autism Services

Zeenat Q. Malik, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Children's Specialized Hospital

Additional Faculty

Ileana Bernal, MD - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Elvira Downs, MD - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Evelyn Traeger, MD- Pediatric Neurologist

Vikram Bhise, MD- Pediatric Neurologist

Diamond Martin, MD - Pediatric Physiatrist

Michael Armento, MD - Pediatric Physiatrist

Rugino Thomas, MD - Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician