All parents hope their
kids are healthy enough never to need more than an annual checkup, but
it’s still great to know that our city is home to some of the world’s
finest doctors. New
York Family worked with consumer health research firm Castle Connolly
Medical Ltd. to present our fourth annual list of Manhattan’s
top-ranked pediatricians and pediatric specialists. We also spoke with
seven of these doctors, who represent a range of pediatric specialties
and medical centers, and graciously agreed to share with us the joys
and challenges of their profession. What follows is a celebration of
all the work they do to keep our city kids healthy and strong.
Dr. Maria Vogiatzi
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Newyork-Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill Cornell
When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?
I knew at the end of my high school career. I am originally from Greece, and in Greece you go to medical school directly from high school, so it was a big decision for me at that point. I had my mother to guide me because she was also a physician, so I had some kind of idea about the profession. I think medicine is an extremely stimulating and challenging field which also gives you the opportunity to have social interaction, which sometimes you miss in other strictly scientific areas. And I enjoy having a positive impact on people’s lives.
How did you choose your specialty?
I decided about my specialty when I was in the United States doing my training as a pediatrician. Very early in my training I came across a child with diabetes who I took care of during his hospital stay. I saw the challenges with the disease so I started learning a little bit more about endocrinology. I found the area very fascinating, so I decided to pursue it.
What challenges ahead do you see for your field?
Many pediatric endocrinologists have the opportunity to do research, and I think this is very important because this is the only way that the doctors will learn what new therapy is coming along. I would like to see young doctors who are committed to pediatric endocrinology continue doing research, but this is becoming harder with time. The doctors are busier, seeing a larger number of patients because of changes in health care. Also, the funding that goes towards research is getting harder to get. So many physicians are missing this component.
Do you have kids of your own? If so, how have they impacted your career as a pediatrician?
I have two children who are both in college. I had my children very young during my residency and fellowship training, and I think they make me a better pediatrician because they taught me how to handle children when they are stressed, how to recognize when
they are upset and how to be proactive in many other things. They also help me in talking to the families because I was always putting myself in their shoes.
—Linda Tolkin
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Max April
Pediatric
Otolaryngologist, Newyork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
How did you choose your specialty?
It was definitely fate. I was in a program at Boston University where the last two years of undergrad are part of the beginning of medical school. We were given a clinical internship our first year to get involved early in clinical medicine. I loved sports, so I was set up with the chief of orthopedic surgery, which was what I thought I wanted to do. I was going to follow him around all semester. The Friday before Labor Day there was a message on my answering machine from his secretary saying the doctor couldn’t do it, he was the Olympic and Celtics doctor and didn’t have time for a first-year med student. I was devastated. The day after Labor Day, I went to the dean and was told they had a great guy in ENT for me. My reaction was, “What’s ENT?” I was set up with the otolaryngologist, the ear-nose-throat doc. I didn’t know what it was, but I got so lucky. Dr. Stewart Strong was a great mentor and a fabulous doctor—the kind of doc you want to be like. I loved ENT—I realized it was exactly what I wanted to do.
What do you love about pediatric otolaryngology?
In other specialties, parts of the body are shared by a doctor and a surgeon. There is not a medical/surgical separation in my specialty; we get to do both. I spend half my week in the operating room and half my week in the office. We have very special instruments that are required in the ear, nose and throat that other doctors are not trained to use—for example, we need the special endoscope for certain procedures. It’s really unique.
Do you have kids of your own? If so, how have they impacted your career as a pediatrician?
My wife and I have three children, ages 21, 19 and 14. They have impacted my career as a pediatrician tremendously. Our third child was born very prematurely, and was in the hospital for a long time. He has taught us so much about how to live our lives.
Do you have any advice for aspiring doctors?
I’d certainly say that with all the challenges of education and training, if you do not have your spouse’s support it’s not possible. Medical school is difficult, residency is impossible. You’re in the hospital all the time. You really need your partner’s support; you can’t do it alone. You need your family, need to remember that they are there for you and that they need you as well. It’s hard to accomplish what you want without that support, and fortunately, I’ve had tremendous support from my wife and family.
—Lora Heller
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Dr. William Hellenbrand
Pediatric Cardiologist, Morgan Stanley Children’s
Hospital
When did you know you wanted to be a doctor?
When I was in high school I was sitting at the kitchen table and my mother told me, “You should be a doctor.” Then when I went to college I did all pre-med courses because I pretty much knew I wanted to go to medical school.
What do you love about working with children?
It’s extremely satisfying to watch kids come in with very serious problems and find a way to make them a lot better. I’ve watched so much change and so much improvement in the care we give kids who are born with heart disease. My major area of focus has been therapeutic cardiocatheterization, or interventional cardio-catheterization—I’ve been involved for many years in developing brand-new technologies to treat kids with heart disease. In my lifespan I’ve seen changes that I think have markedly improved the outcome for these kids who are born with serious heart problems. My major aim for the last 10 years besides developing these new technologies is to train people to do what I do after I’m retired.
How many kids do you have?
How have they impacted your work? I have three daughters and one granddaughter. They have impacted my career in many ways. When I went home I treasured my kids more because of some of the tragedies that I saw at work. I remember a time early in my career when I would have real serious problems at work, patients wouldn’t survive, and on the way home I would buy special presents for my kids because I was so lucky to have healthy kids.
—Linda Tolkin
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Paula Pezioso
General Pediatrician, Nyu Langone Medical Center
When did know you wanted to be a doctor?
Probably when I was in high school. I liked science and was a camp counselor so I loved working with kids. I always tell my students they should do something they love. I thought I’d become a teacher since my mom was one, but as a doctor I have the opportunity to teach all the time.
What are the challenges of your particular specialty?
The hard thing is that you don’t just take care of one patient, you take care of an entire family when dealing with a child. Family dynamics are key—you can
see 10 newborns in a day and have a different experience with each due
to the family dynamics. I love to become part of the family, not just be
the person you bring your child to once a year for a check-up or when
there’s an illness. I’ve been in practice for nearly 20 years and some
of my patients are starting college, others going on to medical school,
even others bringing their babies to me. I take some credit for their
success! Now it’s not always happy—we work with children who have
complex medical issues and find ourselves in the position where we can’t
always “fix” everything. But that’s why we work with a strong team at
NYU.
Do you have kids of your own? If so, how have they impacted your career as a pediatrician?
Yes,
I have two teenagers, a boy and a girl. So I feel I can provide my
patients with real life experiences and real life advice. Raising kids
has helped me to be sympathetic and empathetic, as I’ve gone through
some of the same rough times as my patients and their parents. My
daughter has diabetes, so I’ve dealt first-hand with a child who has
chronic medical issues. I diagnosed her at age 7 and have been able to
help her through it all daily. I know I was meant to be a pediatrician.
What advice do you have for parents looking for a pediatrician?
You
need to have an emotional connection. The relationship with your doc is
more important than the reputation of the hospital or if there are
Saturday office hours. I try to help my students become the kind of
doctors I’d want to send my children and my patients to for medical
care.
—Lora Heller
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Richard O’Reilly
Pediatric Hematologist/
Oncologist, Memorial Sloan- Kettering
What do you love about working with children?
Children are extraordinary. They
are much, much smarter than most adults give them credit for. I see
tremendous courage on a dayto-day basis and kids who will suffer through
pain because they don’t want to worry their parents. That sensitivity
often binds families together in ways that are quite profound.
What
are the challenges of pediatric hematology/oncology?
The challenge
right now is two-fold. One is to understand these tumors at a molecular
level. Number two would be to develop more targeted therapies that
affect bad cells and leave the good cells alone. And then we’re going to
have to introduce these new therapies into a field where there has already been enormous progress made using standard anti-cancer agents.
What
challenges do you see ahead for medicine?
You have to be sure that
families get into prevention. Vaccine technologies have radically
changed the likelihood that a child will live into adulthood. Lung
cancer remains the major devastating cancer among adults and yet you
still see kids smoking. These are challenges about education, but it has
to be at the family level.
How many children do you have? How
has being a parent impacted your career?
I’ve got two boys and now
three grandkids. I think when you are a parent you get at least a
smidgen of what parents who have kids with life-threatening diseases
must be going through, and it helps you avoid being arrogant and
unfeeling. Ultimately in those quiet evenings in the summertime when
you’re sitting around with the family and people are laughing, you just
sit back and say, “God, I am so lucky.”
—Elisabeth Frankel Reed
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
Dr. Carin Lamm
Pediatric Pulmonologist, New York-Presbyterian
Hospital/Columbia
Tell me about your specialties.
First
I did general pediatrics, then I did pediatric pulmonary, which is
chest diseases. And I’m the director at the Pediatric Sleep Disorders
Center.
What do you
love about working with children?
I like the continuity— seeing them as
they grow and develop. I like working with the families. I have
patients who I’ve known for 30 years; I saw them as newborns and now
they have their own children.
What
challenges do you see ahead for sleep medicine?
Three years ago we
started our own pediatric sleep lab at Columbia, so the challenge was to
start a sleep lab from scratch that was completely devoted to children.
Also, not that many people are familiar with sleep medicine—it’s a
relatively new field, particularly in pediatrics. When I first became
certified in sleep medicine I was one of eight people in the country, and now there are many more people who are board certified in sleep medicine.
How
has being a parent impacted your work?
There are many issues in sleep,
it’s not just breathing problems. It’s how much sleep you need,
different sleep patterns in childhood and how our sleep patterns change
as you get older. Having my own children, I was really able to observe
different sleep patterns in childhood and how our sleep patterns change
as you get older. For example, during adolescent years, teens go to
sleep later. There are lots of reasons they go to sleep later: There’s
lots to do—Internet and text messaging and lots of stimulation—but also
their biological clock in their brain is set so they are not really
tired until later. That’s also why they sleep later. So just observing
these things in my own children helped me understand the field a little
bit better. And I see my granddaughter, I see her sleep patterns and how
you get her to sleep and the waking—it’s very interesting how it
develops through the ages.
—Shaina Gopen
Photo by Daniel S. Burnstein
Dr. Signe Larson
Pediatric Endocrinologist,
Mount Sinai Medical Center
What
drew you to endocrinology as a specialty?
I did a fellowship from 1982
to ‘84. At that time, I didn’t know much about endocrinology. I had the
opportunity to work with Dr. Fredda Ginsberg at Mount Sinai, who was one
of the early pioneers in diabetes care. She was among the first to
believe in tight glucose control for kids with diabetes. She was a
terrific teacher and mentor. We had an enormous diabetes group. We were
one of the first to do blood glucose testing, and advo cated trying to
get near normal blood glucose levels in the kids. It was an interesting
time in diabetes treatment because the idea of keeping blood sugars as
close to normal was kind of a controversial subject then. So it was
exciting for me. We ended up with some challenging cases.
Could
you talk about the study you co-authored in the journal “Environmental
Research” a few years ago that looked at early puberty in girls in New
York City?
The research group was at Mount Sinai. They wanted a large
private practice that would be able to examine a group of 9-yearold
girls. We found that half of them were already in puberty at 9 years
old. The researchers were also looking for environmental disruptors.
They were looking for the breakdown products of PCBs and DDT, and then
trying to tie that into a study of the onset of breast cancer in women
who had early puberty. That study is ongoing. They just published an
article that has received a lot of press about early puberty and urban
kids. The cause of early puberty is really unknown, but it’s a definite
fact that sexual characteristics are showing up earlier in children.
What
other information should be included in a profile of you?
I play the
viola in an orchestra, the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble. It’s a
passion of mine. I’ve been playing for about 20 years with this group.
We perform about five concerts a year at Julia Richman High School.
Do
you recommend music for your patients?
I don’t push the music, but I
always ask the kids if they play an instrument. I remember I took my son
to LaGuardia High School many years ago because he was auditioning for
entrance there. One of my patients who was a violist was there, and she
was crying because she couldn’t tune her instrument. I felt it was a
lucky moment because I could tune her instrument for her. We bonded over
that. I just think music is good for everybody.
—Molly O’Meara Sheehan
Photo by Andrew Schwartz
THE DOCTORS
In a city known for its outstanding physicians, choosing the right doctor for
your child is, in a fortunate way, no easy task. To help, New York Family,
working with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a consumer health research and
information company and publisher of “America’s Top Doctors” and “Top Doctors:
New York Metro Area,” has assembled a list of the city’s top pediatricians and
pediatric specialists. Every family should have a physician it loves and
trusts. We hope this guide helps you find yours.
CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Hector Bird 300 W 72nd Street, Ste 1F; 212-874-5311 ADD/ADHD, Anxiety & Depression, Personality Disorders, Conduct Disorder New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Glenn S. Hirsch NYU Child Study Center 577 First Avenue, 212- 263-8704 Anxiety & Mood Disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome, Bipolar/Mood Disorders, ADD/ADHD NYU Langone Medical Center
Donna L. Moreau 110 East End Avenue, 212-772-9205
Psychotherapy & Psychopharmacology, Anxiety & Mood Disorders New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Stanley K. Turecki 136 E 64th Street, Ste 1B; 212-355-2535 Temperamentally Difficult Child, ADD/ADHD, Parenting Issues Lenox Hill Hospital
CHILD NEUROLOGY
Darryl DeVivo 710 W 168th Street, Rm 201; 212-305-5244 Metabolic Disorders, Neuromuscular Disorders,
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Ruth Nass 400 E 34th Street, Rm 311; 212-263-7753 Autism, ADD/ADHD, Learning Disorders, Migraine NYU Langone Medical Center
Steven M. Wolf 10 Union Square East, Ste 5J; 212-844-6944 Epilepsy, Headache, Migraine Beth Israel Medical Center – Milton & Caroll Petrie Division
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology Paul M. Ehrlich 35 E 35th Street, Ste 202; 212-685-4225 Asthma, Food Allergy New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
Bruce D. Gelb 1 Gustave Levy Pl, Box 1201, 212-725-6300 Growth/Development Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Cough-Tic Syndrome Mount Sinai Medical Center
William E. Hellenbrand 3959 Broadway Fl 2N Rm 255; 212-342-0610 Interventional Cardiology New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Ira A. Parness 1 Gustave Levy Pl, Box 1201, 212-241-6640 Echocardiography, Congenital Heart Disease, Fetal Echocardiography Mount Sinai Medical Center
Laurel Steinherz 1275 York Avenue, 212-639-8103 Cardiac Effects of Cancer/Cancer Therapy Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Bonita H Franklin 109 Reade Street, 212-732-2401 Diabetes, Growth Disorders, Thyroid Disorders
NYU Langone Medical Center
Sharon E. Oberfield 630 W
168th Street PH East Bldg – Ste 522; 212-305-6559 Adrenal Disorders, Neuroendocrine Growth Disorders New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Charles A. Sklar 1275 York Avenue, 800-525-2225 Cancer Survivors-Late Effects of Therapy, Growth Disorders in Childhood Cancer, Pituitary Disorders Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Maria G. Vogiatzi 525 E 68th Street, Box 103, 212-746-3462 Growth Disorders, Osteoporosis, Pubertal Disorders, Adrenal Disorders New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY
Keith J. Benkov
5 E 98th Street Fl 10; 212-241-5415 Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn’s, Liver Disease, Celiac Disease, Pediatric Endoscopy Mount Sinai Medical Center
Joseph Levy 160 E 32nd Street Fl 2, 212-263-5407 Celiac Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Nutrition in Autism NYU Langone Medical Center
Philip Kazlow 3959 Broadway, Rm 702N; 212-305-5903 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease, Nutrition NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
William Spivak 177 E 87th Street, Ste 305, 212-369-7700 Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Feeding Disorders
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Frederick J. Suchy 1 Gustave Levy Pl, Box 1198, 212-241-6933 Hepatitis, Liver Disease, Neonatal Cholestasis Mount Sinai Medical Center
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
Francine Blei 126 W 60th Street, 212-523-8931 Hemangiomas, Vascular Anomalies, Vascular Malformations, Lymphedema NYU Langone Medical Center
James Bussel 525 E 68th Street, Rm M-622; 212-746-4111 Sleep Disorders/Apnea, Swallowing Disorders, Asthma & Chronic Lung Disease, Breathing Disorders NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Ira J. Dunkel 1275 York Avenue, 800-525-2225 Retinoblastoma, Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors,
Brain Tumors, Pediatric Cancers Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
James H. Garvin 161 Fort Washington Avenue Fl 7 Rm 708; 212-305-8685 Brain Tumors, Pediatric Cancers, Bone Marrow Transplant NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Patricia J.V. Giardina 525 E 68th Street Payson Pavilion 695, 212- 746-3400 Thalassemia New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Paul A. Meyers 1275 York Avenue, 800-525-2225 Pediatric Cancers, Bone Tumors, Sarcoma Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Richard O’Reilly 630 W 168th Street PH East Bldg – Ste 522, 212-305-6559 Bone Marrow Transplant Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Michael Weiner 161 Fort Washington Avenue Irving Pavilion-FL 7, 212-305-9770 Hodgkin’s Disease, Lymphoma, Leukemia NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
John Larsen 1245 Park Avenue, 212-427-0540 Mount Sinai Medical Center
Keith M. Krasinski 550 First Avenue, 212-263-6427 AIDS/HIV, Infections-CNS Bellevue Hospital Center
Lisa Saiman 650 W 168th Street Fl 4 PH4 W Rm 470; 212- 305-0635 Cystic Fibrosis Infection, Fungal Infections, Tickborne Diseases, Tuberculosis, New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Martin Nash 3959 Broadway, Rm 701; 212-305-5825 Nephrotic Syndrome, Kidney Failure, Urinary Abnormalities, Kidney Disease NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Lisa M. Satlin One Gustave L Levy Pl, Box 1198, 212-241-6187 Kidney Disease-Hereditary, Hypertension, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Electrolyte Disorders Mount Sinai Medical Center PEDIATRICS
Bruce J. Brovender 1559 York Avenue, 212-585-3329 New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Judith Goldstein 186 E 76th Street, Ground Floor, 212-585-3329, Newborn Care, Infectious Disease New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Max Kahn 390 West End Avenue, Ste 1E, 212-787-1444 NYU Langone Medical Center
Danielle Laraque Gustave L Levy Pl Fl 17 Rm 11; 212-241-5866 Child Abuse, Mental Health-Child Mount Sinai Medical Center One
Signe Larson Uptown Pediatrics 1245 Park Avenue, 212-427- 0540 Pediatric Endocrinology Mount Sinai Medical Center
George Lazarus 106 E 78th Street, 212-744-0840 New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Louis G. Monti 55 E 87th Street, Ste 1G, 212-722-0707, Infectious Disease Mount Sinai Medical Center
Ramon J.C. Murphy Uptown Pediatrics 1245 Park Avenue, 212-427- 0540 Community Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center
Laura Popper 116 E 66th Street, Ste 1C, 212-794-2136 Mount Sinai Medical Center
Eric Sim-Kam Poon 170 William Street Fl 3; 212-312-5350 Asthma, Pediatric Cardiology, Developmental Disorders New York Downtown Hospital
Paula J. Prezioso 317 E 34th Street Fl 3, 212-725-6300 Behavioral Disorders NYU Langone Medical Center
Harold S. Raucher 1125 Park Avenue, 212-289-1400 Infectious Disease Mount Sinai Medical Center
Suzanne Rosenfeld 450
West End Avenue, 800-525-2225 Cancer Survivors-Late Effects of Therapy,
Growth Disorders in Childhood Cancer, Pituitary Disorders New York
Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Barney Softness 450
West End Avenue, 212-369-7700 Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn’s,
Ulcerative Colitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Feeding
Disorders New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Barry Stein 1125 Park Avenue, 212-289-1400 Developmental & Behavioral Disorders Mount Sinai Medical Center
Sol Zimmerman 317 E 34th Street, 212-725-6300, Growth/Development Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Cough-Tic Syndrome NYU Langone Medical Center
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
Carin Lamm 3959 Broadway, CHC 7-701, 212-305-5122 Sleep Disorders, Asthma NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Gerald M. Loughlin 525
E 68th Street, Rm M-622; 212-746-4111 Sleep Disorders/Apnea, Swallowing
Disorders, Asthma & Chronic Lung Disease, Breathing Disorders New
York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Meyer Kattan 3959 Broadway, CHC 7-701, 212-263-6427 AIDS/HIV, Infections-CNS NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia
Lynne Quittell 3959 Broadway Fl 7, 212-305-5122
Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
PEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Max M. April 428 E
72nd Street, Ste 100, 646-962-2225 Sinus Disorders, Neck Masses,
Laryngeal Disorders, Sleep Apnea New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell
Jay Dolitsky 404 Park Avenue S Fl 12, 212-679-3499 Ear Infections, Neck Masses, Choanal Atresia, Tonsil/Adenoid Disorders, New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
Joseph Haddad Jr. 3959
Broadway, Ste 501N, 212-305-8933 Ear Infections, Sinus Disorders, Cleft
Palate/Lip New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Jacqueline Jones 1175 Park Avenue, Ste 1A, 212-996-2559 Sinus Disorders/Surgery, Ear Infections New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Michael A. Rothschild 1175 Park Avenue, Ste 1A, 212-996-2995 Choanal Atresia, Neck Masses, Sinusitis, Ear
Disorders Mount Sinai Medical Center
Robert Ward 1305
York Avenue Fl 5, 646-962-2224 Airway Disorders, Sinus
Disorders/Surgery, Choanal Artesia New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Howard B. Ginsburg 530 First Avenue, Ste 10W, 212-263-7391 Neonatal Surgery, Tumor Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center
Michael La Quaglia 1275
York Avenue, Ste H1315, 212-639-7002 Cancer Surgery, Neuroblastoma,
Liver Tumors, Colon & Rectal Cancer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center
Jan M. Quaegebeur 3959
Broadway, Ste 276, 212-305-5975 Arterial Switch, Heart Valve Surgery,
Congenital Heart Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery New York
Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Charles J. H. Stolar 3959
Broadway, Fl 2; Rm 215 North; 212-342- 8586 Neonatal Surgery,
Diaphragmatic Hernia, Pediatric Cancers New York Presbyterian/Morgan
Stanley Children’s Hospital
Francisca T. Velcek 965 Fifth Avenue, 212-744-9396 Anorectal Malformations, Pediatric Gynecology, Neonatal Surgery, Hernia Lenox Hill Hospital
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