Awards and Honors:

• Public Health Association of New York City (PHANYC):Allan Rosenfield Award for Social Justice
• Family Planning Advocates of New York State - The Shirley Gordon Public Policy Leadership Award
• American Academy of Pediatrics' (Adolescent Health): The Founders of Adolescent Health Award for Community Leadership
• American Medical Association: Distinguished Service Award on behalf of America's Youth
• Health Improvement Institute Aesculapius Award: for Excellence in Health Education, recognition of our emergency contraception materials ("My Life, My Decision" DVD, and www.EC123.org website)
• The Body.com HIV Leadership Award: Named "Noteworthy Pediatrician"

Interests/Specialties:

• Sexually-transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS
• Access to care
• Men's Health
• Media and Technology

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Hetty Cunningham, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 491-2300 Fax: (212) 491-2323 Email: hc451@columbia.edu

Education:

• Columbia College, B.S., 1989
• University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1993

Postgraduate Training:

Interests/Specialties:

• Community Pediatrics
• Cultural Competency
• Communication Barriers in Healthcare
• Healthcare Disparities

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Rebecca Friedman, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Instructor in Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3200 Email: Rmf9004@nyp.org

Education:

• Yale University, B.A, 2002
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, M.D., 2008

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2008-2011

Awards and Honors:

• AOA
• American Medical Women's Association Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation
• Golding Scholar Award , Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Interests/Specialties:

• Newborn care
• Child and adolescent health

Erica Gibson, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health Contact Information: Tel: (212) 304-5255 Fax: (212) 304-5209 Email: Eg2446@columbia.edu

Education:

• Smith College, B.A., 1990
• University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD, 2000

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Oregon Health Sciences University, 2000-2003
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 2004-2007

• Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
• School Based Health Centers

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Mirna Giordano, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor in Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6227 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: mg2267@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Pittsburgh, B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Biology and Neuroscience, 1997
• Dartmouth Medical School, M.D., 2001

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, UCSF Pediatrics, San Francisco, 2001-2003
• Resident, Columbia Pediatrics, New York, 2003-2004

• Zaslow Prize, 2001

• Pediatric neurosurgical disorders
• Hospitalist Medicine
• Quality Improvements in Patient Care
• Dermatology in pediatric neurological/neurosurgical disorders

Melanie Gissen, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3060 Fax: (212) 342-6010 Email: mg151@columbia.edu

Education:

• SUNY Stonybrook, B.A., 1971
• University of Pittsburgh, M.D., 1983

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Babies Hospital, 1983 - 1986

Interests/Specialties:

• Coordination of care for children with complex medical problems li>Craniofacial problems and syndromes

Melissa E. Glassman, M.D, M.P.H. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6227 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: me332@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, B.S., 1996
• Yale University School of Medicine, M.D., 2000
• Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, M.P.H., 2007

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, 2000-2003
• Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Primary Care Clinician Research Fellowship in Urban Community Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Columbia University, 2005-2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Newborn care
• Breast feeding promotion
• Childhood obesity

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Patricia A. Hametz, M.D., M.P.H. Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-6046 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: pah27@columbia.edu

Education:

• Haverford College, B.A., 1988
• Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, MD, 1995
• Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, MPH, 2008

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian), 1995-1998
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian), 1998-1999

Awards and Honors:

• Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
• Alpha Omega Alpha

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine
• Pediatric Resident Education
• Childhood Obesity Prevention
• Community Health and Advocacy

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Annika Hofstetter, MD Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-5730 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: amh2162@columbia.edu

Education:

• Stanford University, B.A.S., 1999
• University of Washington, MD, 2006
• Karolinska Institute (Stockholm, Sweden), Ph.D., 2006

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University, 2006-2009
• Fellow, Primary Care Clinician Research in Community Health, Columbia University, 2009-Present

Interests/Specialties:

• Immunizations
• Health Disparities

Mentors:

• Melissa Stockwell
• Philip LaRussa

Connie Kostacos, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3200 Fax: (212) 342-4733 Email: chk11@columbia.edu

Education:

• Amherst College, BA, 1989
• NYU School of Medicine, MD, 1993

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1993-1996

Interests/Specialties:

• Child and Adolescent Health

M. Christine Krause M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6227 or (212) 342-3200 Fax: (212) 305-8819 or (212) 342-3284 Email: mck2013@columbia.edu

Education:

• Vanderbilt University, cum laude, B.S., 1985
• Baylor College of Medicine, cum laude, M.D., 1992

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992-1995

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Teacher of the year award from the pediatric residency program 2005/2006
• Service Excellence in the Ambulatory Care Net Work 2004

Interests/Specialties:

• Obesity management and prevention in immigrant populations
• Pediatricians as behavioral change agents for disease prevention and management
• Systems improvements for health care delivery
• Resident education

Mariellen M. Lane, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 304-6922 Fax: (212) 304-6924 Email: mml2@columbia.edu

Education:

• Fordham University, B.S., 1983
• Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, M.D., 1987

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital, 1987 – 1990

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Rachel A. Lewis, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 799-2737 Fax: (212) 799-8150 Email: ral160@columbia.edu

Education:

• Harvard-Radcliffe College, AB, 1992
• Harvard Medical School, MD, 1999

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital/NewYork-Presbyterian, 1999-2002
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, 2002-2003

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Luz Adriana Matiz-Zanoni, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-1917 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: lam2048@columbia.edu

Education:

• New York University College of Arts and Science, BA, 1994
• New York University School of Medicine, MD, 1998

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore, 1998-2001
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore, 2001-2002

Interests/Specialties:

• Community Pediatrics
• Asthma
• Health Disparities
• Quality Improvement

Harriet McGurk, M.D. Academic Title(s): Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Email: hem2@columbia.edu

Education:

• Radcliffe College, B.A. 1967
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD, 1973

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, 1973-1976
• Fellow, Child Psychiatry Liaison, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 1976-1977

Interests/Specialties:

• Child development, behavior
• Parenting

Dodi Meyer, M.D. Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6227 Fax: (212) 305-0807 Email: ddm11@columbia.edu

Education:

• Buenos Aires University School of Medicine, M.D. , 1986

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1988-1991
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1991-1992

Awards and Honors:

• "Partnerships Make a Difference", Center for Community Health Partnerships, Columbia University, 2006
• Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Recognition Ceremony, Annual Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, The American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005
• Humanism in Medicine Award nominee. Association of American Medical Colleges, 2002

Interests/Specialties:

• Community Pediatrics
• Cultural Competency
• Medical Education

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Mara Minguez, MD, MS Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Family Health Contact Information: Tel: (646) 317-4201 Fax: (646) 317-5014 Email: mm2060@columbia.edu

Education:

• Boston University, BS, 1997
• Tulane University School of Medicine, MD,2001
• New York University, MS, 2007

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 2001-2004
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital Adolescent Health Center, 2004-2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Adolescent Reproductive Health
• School-Based Health
• Adolescent Contraceptive Use

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Andrew Mutnick, M.D., FAAP Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Director of Pediatric Medical Student Education Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6076 Fax: (212) 305-8881 Email: am312@columbia.edu

Education:

• Colorado College, B.A. 1982
• New York Medical College, MD, 2001

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, CHONY, 2001-2004
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, CHONY 2004-5

Awards and Honors:

• Teacher of the Year – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Class of 2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Medical Education
• Child and Adolescent Health

Stephen W. Nicholas, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Dean for Admissions, College of Physicians & Surgeons Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (College of Physicians & Surgeons) and Clinical Population and Family Health (Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health) Director, Columbia University International Family AIDS Program Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-3595 [Admissions] and (212) 305-6128 Fax: (212) 305-3601 Email: swn2@columbia.edu

Education:

• Casper College, A.S., 1974
• University of Wyoming, B.S., 1975
• University of Colorado School of Medicine, M.D., 1981

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Babies Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, and Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1981-84
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY, 1984-85
• Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY 1985-86
• Fellow, Robert Wood Johnson General Academic Pediatric Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1986-88.

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1981
• Commendation for public service to HIV-infected children, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989
• Claire Lucille-Pace Humanitarian Award, Columbia University, 1998
• New York State Governor's Award for "Outstanding Service on Behalf of Children with AIDS," 1999
• National Outstanding Alumnus, Association of American Community Colleges, 2005
• Fulbright Scholar Learning/Research Award, Dominican Republic, 2006-7
• Local Hero Award, Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Bank of America, 2008
• Paul Harris Humanitarian Award, Rotary International, 2008

Interests/Specialties:

• Children with HIV/AIDS and their families; prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
• Pediatric asthma
• Medical student education
• Global health and education

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Valerie Niketakis-Wujciak, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3200 Fax: (212) 342-4733 Email: vjn1@columbia.edu

Education:

• The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1983
• UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School, M.D., 1983 – 1987

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1987 - 1990

Interests/Specialties:

• Child and Adolescent Health
• Children with Special Healthcare Needs

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Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-1112 Fax: (212) 305-2526 Email: kgn2106@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania, BA, 1998
• University of Pennsylvania, PhD, 2005
• University of Pennsylvania, MD, 2007

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Columbia University / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2007-2010

Awards and Honors:

• Association for Psychological Science "Rising Star"
• Driscoll Children's Fund Scholar
• Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Pilot Research Award
• Mailman School of Public Health Dean's NYC Schools Challenge

Interests/Specialties:

• Socioeconomic disparities in child neurocognitive development

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Steve Paik, M.D., Ed.M. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-8504 Fax: (212) 305-8881 Email: sp793@columbia.edu

Education:

• Boston University, BA, 2000 (7 Year BA/MD Program)
• Boston Univeristy School of Medicine, MD, 2000
• Teachers College Columbia University, EdM, 2006

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Babies and Children's Hospital (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian), 2000-2003
• Chief Resident, Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2003-2004
• Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics, Columbia University, 2004-2006

Awards and Honors:

• APA Educational Scholar

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Resident Education
• Medical Education Research
• Faculty Development/Mentoring
• Child and Adolescent Health

Betsy Pfeffer, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3215 Fax: (212) 342-4733 Email: Bp35@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1981
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1979
• New York University School of Medicine, M.D., 1985

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident in Pediatrics, Albert Einstein-Montefiore Medical Center, 1985-1986 and 1988-1990
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 1990-1992

Interests/Specialties:

• International Health
• Obesity Prevention

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Oscar H. Purugganan, M.D., MPH Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-1227 Fax: (212) 305-7242 Email: ohp1@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of the Philippines, BS, 1986
• University of the Philippines, MD, 1991
• Columbia University, MPH, 1998

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, New York University, 1992-1995
• Fellow, Behavioral Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center, 1995-1998
• Fellow, Developmental Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Rose F. Kennedy Center, 1998-1999

Awards and Honors:

• Ambulatory Pediatric Association Fellow Award, 1998

Interests/Specialties:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Learning Disorders/ Developmental Disabilities

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John Conrad Rausch, M.D., M.P.H. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-6048 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: jr2163@columbia.edu

Education:

• Brown University, B.S., 1997
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, M.D., 2002
• Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, M.P.H., May 2009

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 2002-2005
• Chief Resident, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 2005-2006
• Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics, Primary Care Clinician Research Fellowship in Community Health Columbia University, 2006-2009

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha, elected 2002
• Sigma Xi

Interests/Specialties:

• Childhood obesity
• Access to mental health care
• Immunizations

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Laura E. Robbins-Milne, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 304-6922 Fax: (212) 304-6924 Email: ler2@columbia.edu

Education:

• Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, B.S., 1987
• New York University School of Medicine, MD, 1991

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1991 -1994

Awards and Honors:

• Alpha Omega Alpha

Nan Rose Salamon, M.D., MPH Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 304-6922 Fax: (212) 304-6924 Email: ps334@columbia.edu

Education:

• Cornell University, B.S., 1975
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, M.D., 1981
• Columbia University School of Public Health, MPH, 1995

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Bronx, Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1982 – 1984

John Santelli, MD, MPH Academic Title(s): Harriet and Robert H Heilbrunn Professor of Population and Family Health and Clinical Pediatrics Chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at the School of Public Health at Columbia University Senior Fellow at the Guttmacher Institute Contact Information: Tel: (212) 304-5634 Fax: (212) 305-7024 Email: Js2637@columbia.edu

Education:

• Tufts University, B.S., 1975
• Buffalo School of Medicine, M.D., 1982
• Johns Hopkins University, M.P.H., 1986

Postgraduate Training:

• Resident, Pediatrics, University of Maryland Hospital, 1982-1985
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, University of Maryland Hospital, 1985-1987

Awards and Honors:

• Certificate of Appreciation, USPH: "for outstanding service, commitment, and dedication to CDC's Institutional Review Boards, January 1998 - December 2001"
• Volunteer of the Decade, National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 2005
• Healthy Teen Network, Researcher of the Year, 2009

Interests/Specialties:

• Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
• School Based Health Centers
• Research ethics

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Minna Saslaw, M.D., MIA Academic Title(s): Instructor in Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3060 Fax: (212) 342-6010 Email: mms20@columbia.edu

Education:

• Claremont McKenna College, BA, 1990
• Columbia University School of Int'l and Public Affairs, MIA, 1993
• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, MD, 1999

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital, 1999-2002

Interests/Specialties:

• Newborn care
• Breastfeeding
• International Child Health

Dana Sirota, MD Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-6227 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: drs2146@columbia.edu

Education:

• Wesleyan University, B.A., 2002
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, MD, 2006

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2006-2009.
• Fellow, Primary Care Clinical Research in Urban Community Health, Columbia University Medical Center, 2009-present.

Interests/Specialties:

• Childhood obesity prevention
• Public health

Karen Soren, M.D. Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health (Population and Family Health) Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-8195 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: ks23@columbia.edu

Education:

• Harvard University, A.B., 1978
• New York University School of Medicine, MD, 1982

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington DC, 1982-1985
• Fellow, Adolescent Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 1986-1987
• Fellow, Primary Care Faculty Development, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1986-1987

Awards and Honors:

• Fellow- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, 2011

Interests/Specialties:

• Adolescent mental health
• Adolescent reproductive health care
• Training in Adolescent Medicine
• Underage drinking

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Melissa S. Stockwell, M.D., M.P.H. Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Population, Family Health Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-5732 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: mstockwell@columbia.edu

Education:

• Williams College, BA 1996
• Harvard Medical School, MD 2000
• Columbia University Joseph P. Mailman School of Public Health, MPH 2006

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 2000-2003
• Chief resident, Pediatrics MassGeneral Hospital for Children, 2003-2004
• Fellow, General Academic Pediatrics Columbia University, 2004-2006

Awards and Honors:

• Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Young Investigator Award

Interests/Specialties:

• Immunizations
• Health Technology
• Underserved Populations
• General Academic Pediatric Fellowship

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Anu Subramony, M.D., M.B.A. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Assistant Director, Child and Adolescent Health Inpatient Service Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3253 Fax: (212) 305-8819 Email: as3353@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, BA, 1994
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, MD, 2004
• Owen School of Management, MBA, 2004

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern, Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, 2004-2005
• Resident, Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University, 2005-2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Hospital Medicine
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Cost-effective health care

Nikki L. Timko, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3200 Fax: (212) 342-4733 Email: nlt1@columbia.edu

Education:

• Bryn Mawr College, B.A., 1972
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine, M.D., 1976

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, LAC-USC Medical Center, 1976-1979

Interests/Specialties:

• Child and Adolescent Health

Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-7573/ 6227 Fax: (212) 342-8819 Email: oot2101@columbia.edu

Education:

• Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/City University of New York (CUNY), B.S., 2002
• New York University School of Medicine, M.D., 2004
• Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, M.P.H., 2011

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston/Boston Medical Center, 2004 – 2007
• Fellow, Primary Care Clinical Research in Community Health, Columbia University Medical Center, 2008 – 2011

Awards and Honors:

• Program to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Training Award

Interests/Specialties:

• Strengthening Service Delivery in Low Income Countries
• Improving Access and Utilization of Child Health Services in Low Income Countries
• Global Child Health Education

Elizabeth Wedemeyer, M.D. Academic Title(s): Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-8504 Fax: (212) 305-8881 Email: eaw1@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale, B.A. 1979
• George Washington University School of Medicine, M.D. 1984

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 1984-87
• Chief Resident, Children's Hospital National Medical Center, 1987-1988

Laurence Williams, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 342-3200 Fax: (212) 342-4733 Email: llw25@columbia.edu

Education:

• Fordham University, B.S., 1976
• Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, MD, 1980

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital Center, 1981
• Intern and resident, Pediatrics, Montefiore Hospital Center, 1982 - 1983

Interests/Specialties:

• Childhood obesity
• Access to mental health care

Tawana Winkfield-Royster, M.D. Academic Title(s): Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 491-2300 Fax: (212) 491-2354 Email: tw2261@columbia.edu

Education:

• Cornell University, B.S., 2000
• Weill Cornell Medical College, MD, 2004
• Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, Certificate in Clinical Investigation, 2008

Postgraduate Training:

• Intern and Resident, Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 2004-2007
• Pediatric Chief Resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 2007-2008

Awards and Honors:

• Peter I. Karl Memorial Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research, 2007

Interests/Specialties:

• Obesity
• Child Abuse
• Breast Feeding