Dalya Chefitz, MD

Dr. Chefitz is a Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and serves as Division Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She received her Bachelors in biochemistry from Douglass College, Rutgers University and her Medical Degree from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ( now Rutgers) followed by residency training in Pediatrics at her alma mater. After completing residency, she served as a chief resident. Dr. Chefitz has worked as an academic pediatrician both in the inpatient setting and in the clinics. For the past ten years, she has focused on developing the pediatric hospital medicine program and is board certified in both general pediatrics and pediatric hospital medicine. Dr. Chefitz academic interests include medically complex patients and medical education. 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ B.S. 1982- 1986
GRADUATE EDUCATION:
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ M.D. 1986- 1990
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: 
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ. 
Resident 1990-1993
Chief Resident 1993-1994

Thomas Hegyi, Dalya Chefitz, Alan Weller, Andrew Huber, May Carryannopoulos, William Oh, Alan
Kleinfeld, “ Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Total and Unbound Bilirubin in Preterm and Term Infants”. 
Acta Paediatr2025 Mar 22. Doi 10.1111/apa70067 Online ahead of print

Thomas Hegyi, Dalya Chefitz, Alan Weller, Andrew Huber, Mary Caryannopoulos, Alan Kleinfeld,
“Unbound bilirubin measurements in term and late-preterm infants” J Maternal Fetal Neonatal Med. Apr;
35(8) 1532-1538

Yisha Cheng, Dalya Chefitz, Vikram Bhise. Never Too Late to Treat NMDAR Encephalitis: A Paediatric Case
Report and Review of Literature. EMJ Neurol. 2022; DOI/10.33590/emjneurol/22-00096. https://
doi.org/10.33590/emjneurol/22-00096.

Guglielmo-Roxby T, Louissaint V, Ettinger A, Llanos A, Cahill E, Chefitz D, Boneparth A, Amato I,
Moorthy LN. Assessment of Resident Knowledge in Pediatric Rheumatology. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021
Dec 17;8:2333794X211062020. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211062020. PMID: 34993280; PMCID:
PMC8725020.

Carolyn Ochoa, Ellen Cahill, Dalya Chefitz, Daphne Esho, Jason Lewis, L N. Moorthy. Infections in children 
with juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus, a retrospective study. In Press. Accepted Summer 
Issue New Jersey Pediatrics 2021

Roshal, J., Chefitz, D., Petrova, A., “ Comparison of self and simulated patient assessments of first-year medical
students’ Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS) during Objective Structured Clinical
Examinations (OSCE)”, BMC Medical Education 21, Article number:107, Feb 17, 2021
 

Department of Pediatrics Inaugural Legacy Award 
American Academy of Pediatrics Special Achievement Award 2020 
Graduating Pediatric Resident “Faculty Idol” Award 2019, “aspiration) 2024, 2025

ACGME Certificate of Appreciation:
In Grateful Recognition of Distinguished Service to Pediatric RRC 2019
Family Resident Excellence in Teaching Award 2012
Arnold P. Gold Humanism Honor Society Award 2010
Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2007
NJ Best Doctors, Top Doctor 2007 & 2010, 2016-2026
Larry Taft, MD Teaching Award 2007
Pediatric Student Teaching Award 2000
Ruth Ellen Steinman, MD Teaching Award 1997
Phi Beta Kappa, Douglass College 1986
Departmental Honors (highest) in Biochemistry, Douglass College 1986
Honors Research Project in Biochemistry, Douglass College 1986
Lancing Shield Scholarship Douglass College 1986