Leadership

Daphne T. Hsu, MD
Interim Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Division Chief, Cardiology and Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Department of Pediatrics Leadership

Betsy Herold, MD
Vice Chair, Research
Chief, Division of Pediatric
Infectious Diseases

Robert Burk, MD
Vice Chair, Translational Research

Peter F. Belamarich, MD
Vice Chair, Affiliate and Network Relations

Nathan Litman, MD
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs

Elaine Schulte, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development

Rhonda Graves Acholonu, MD
Vice Chair, Education

Shinolia Brown
Sr. Director, Unified Administrator, Pediatrics

Division Chiefs

Medical Specialties

Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Academic General Pediatrics

Elizabeth M. Alderman, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine

Arye Rubinstein, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Daphne T. Hsu, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology; Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Henry M. Ushay, MD, PhD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Director, Pediatric Critical Care Unit

Theodore A. Kastner, MD
Chief, Developmental Medicine

Hnin Khine, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Leslie Lam, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes

John F. Thompson, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

David Loeb, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Marrow & Blood Cell Transplantation
Director, Sarcoma Program

Patricia Hametz, MD
Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Betsy Herold, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease

Deborah E. Campbell, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatology

Beatrice Goilav, MD
Interim Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Solomon L. Moshé, MD
Director, Child Neurology

Melissa Wasserstein, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetic Medicine

Raanan Arens, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Dawn Wahezi, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology

Surgery and Other Specialties

Madelyn D. Kahana, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia

Giles Peek, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic; Surgery Co-Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Carol A. Hnetila, MD
Chief, Pediatric & Adolescent Psychiatry

Nuntiya Kakanantadilok, DDS
Director, Pediatric Dentistry

Diana H. Lee, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Pediatric Dermatology

Peer Dar, MD, Director
Director, Division of Fetal Medicine and OBGYN Ultrasound

Rick Abbott, MD
Director, Surgical Neuro-Oncology

James T. Goodrich, MD
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery

Norman B. Medow, MD
Director, Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Norman Y. Otsuka, MSc, MD, FRCSC, FAAP, FACS
Chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics Pediatric Otolaryngology

John P. Bent, MD
Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Oren M. Tepper, MD
Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Mark Liszewski, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Radiology

Dominique M. Jan, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery

Anthony J. Casale, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Urology

Educational Leadership

Rhonda Graves Acholonu, MD
Vice Chair, Education

Megan McCabe, MD
Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Molly C. Broder, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program

Miriam B. Schechter, MD
Director, Student Clerkship

Hai Jung Rhim, MD
Director, Student Clerkship

Laurie Bauman, PhD
Course Director, Fellowship

Quality Leadership

Dr. Michael Rinke, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Pediatric Quality

Elissa Faro, PhD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Quality
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Steven J. Choi, MD
Associate Vice President, Director, Montefiore Network Performance Improvement and Director, Montefiore Institute for Performance Improvement (MIPI)

Leadership, Engagement and Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Program

Suzette Oyeku, MD, MPH
Associate Director, Leadership, Engagement and Diversity (L.E.A.D.) Program

Rhonda Graves Acholonu, MD
Vice Chair, Education

Elaine Schulte, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs and Faculty Development

CHAM Leadership and Administration

Shinolia Brown
Sr. Director, Unified Administrator, Pediatrics

Jessica Wilson
Director, Finance and Administration

Roxanna Smellie
Assistant Director, Finance, Pediatrics

Gina Masullo
Senior Financial Analyst

Peter Semczuk, DDS
Executive Director and Vice President

Chhavi Katyal, MD
Medical Director

Adam Levy, MD
Director, Pediatric Ambulatory Services

Catherine Cahill, RN MS
Director, Clinical Services

Jacqueline Hess
Senior Operations Manager
Pediatric Ambulatory Sub-Specialty Services

Susan Tracey RN, PCC
Pediatric Ambulatory Subspeciality Services

Deborah Makin
ANM CHAM 3 PACU/DAY hospital

Tania Shiminski-Maher
Nurse Manager, CHAM 10

Lauren Wendt
Nurse Manager, CHAM 9

Marcia Lutz
Nurse Manager, CHAM 8

Yaw Mensah
Nurse Manager, CHAM 6

Laura Holihan, RN, BSN, CPEN
Interim Associate Vice President, CHAM

Meghan Kelly, MSEd, CCLS
Director, Phoebe H. Stein Child Life Program
Director, CDM Group Creative Arts Therapy Program
Director, Carl Sagan Discovery Program/Explainer Program
Director, Nathanial Rand Playroom Program
Director, NYC Board of Education Hospital Schools Program