The Department of Pediatrics

Department Physicians

 

Allergy and Immunology

The Pediatric Division of Allergy and Immunology diagnoses and treats allergy-related disorders.

Joel Mendelson, MDJoel Mendelson, M.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Developmental Center

Lara Elizabeth Morse, M.D.Lara Elizabeth Morse, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Developmental Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600




EDUCATION:
M.D. - Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

TRAINING:
General Pediatric Training - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
Residency Pediatrics - Tufts New England Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
Residency Adult Neurology - Tufts New England Medical Center/ Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
Fellowship in Pediatric Epilepsy - Tufts New England Medical Center/ Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology

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Diabetes and Endocrinology

Dennis Brenner, M.D.Dennis Brenner, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600




EDUCATION:
M.D. - State University of New York Downstate School of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY

TRAINING:
Residency - Schneider Children’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island, NY
Fellowship - Schneider Children’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatric Endocrinology

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Irene Mamkin, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600

EDUCATION:
M.D. - St. Georges University School of Medicine

TRAINING:
Residency in Pediatrics - Maimonides Infant and Children Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology - SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Board Eligible Pediatric Endocrinology

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Ellen Oppenheimer, M.D.Ellen Oppenheimer, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600




EDUCATION:

M.D. - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

TRAINING:
Residency Pediatrics - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship in Ambulatory Pediatrics - St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatrics Endocrinology

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Gastroenterology

Mimi Ton, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Pediatric Gastronterolgoy
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600

EDUCATION:
M.D. - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
  

TRAINING:
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, and New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition -     
Children’s Hospital of New York- Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Nutrition Support

 

Francis Sunyaro, M.D.

Jyota Sinha, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600


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General Pediatrics

Susan Margolin, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief, Section of General Pediatrics

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5690 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Rutgers Medical School, Newark, NJ

TRAINING:
Residency - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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Tatyana Liptsyn, M.D.


 


Hematology/Oncology (Valerie Fund Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Saint Barnabas Medical Center)

Peri Kamalakar, M.D.Peri Kamalakar, M.D.
Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-2800

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Guntur Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India

TRAINING:
Residency - Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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Shalu Narang, M.D.

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Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, D.O.Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, D.O.
Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-2800

 



EDUCATION:
M.D. - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

TRAINING:
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Schneider Children’s Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics with subspecialty certification in Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology
Osteopathic Pediatrics

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Infectious Diseases

Falguni Shah, M.D.Falguni Shah, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600

 

 


EDUCATION:

M.D. - BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, India

TRAINING:
Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease - Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Bronx, NY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatric Infectious Disease

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Neonatology

So Hun Ko, M.D.So Hun Ko, M.D.
Department of Neonatology


Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437




EDUCATION:

M.D. - Pusan National University, Miryang, South Korea

TRAINING:
Residency - Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea
Surgical Residency - Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon, NY
Pediatric Residency - Perth Amboy General Hospital, Staten Island Hospital

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Neonatalogy

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Maria Sanchez-Konel, M.D.Maria Sanchez-Konel, M.D.
Department of Neonatology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437





EDUCATION:

M.D. - University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador

TRAINING:
Residency - Westchester Medical, Valhalla, NY
Fellowship - Metropolitan Hospital, New York, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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Jose Santo Domingo, M.D.Jose Santo Domingo, M.D.
Department of Neonatology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D.- University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines

TRAINING:
Residency - Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Perth Amboy General Hospital, Perth Amboy, NJ
Fellowship - Brookdale Hospital, New York, NY
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Sub-Board Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine

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Agnes Soni, M.D.Agnes Soni, M.D.
Department of Neonatology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437

 

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Targu-Mures, Romania

TRAINING:
Residency - Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Fellowship - Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Sub-Board Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine

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Shyan Sun, M.D.Shyan Sun, M.D.
Director of Neonatology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Kaoshiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

TRAINING:
Residency - Kaoshiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Fellowship - Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Diplomate in Child Health (DCH)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London, UK
Pediatrics
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine

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Huey-Chung Tien, M.D.Huey Chung Tien, M.D.
Department of Neonatology

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5695

 

 


EDUCATION:

M.D.- Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

TRAINING:
Residency/Research - Veterans General Hospital Taipei, Taiwan
Jewish Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fellowship - Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Neonatalogy

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Kamtorn Vangvanichyakorn, M.D. Kamtorn Vangvanichyakorn, M.D.
Clinical Director of the NICU

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

TRAINING:
Residency - Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Fellowship - Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Sub-Board Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine

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Nephrology (Barnabas Health Children's Kidney Center)

Isabel Roberti, M.D. Isabel Roberti, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
East Wing, 3rd Floor
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-5264

 

EDUCATION:  M.D. Escola Paulista de Medicina in Sao Paulo, Brazil,

TRAINING: Residency and Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship - Escola Paulista de Medicina in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology - Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York

Ph.D.  Pediatrics - Hospital Sao Paulo, Brazil

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

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Shafali Vyas, M.D.Shafali Vyas, M.D.
Associate Director, Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-5264

 


EDUCATION:
Medical Degree - Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India

TRAINING: Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship - SUNY Health Science Center-Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn

Research fellow at Cornell University

BOARD CERTIFICATION: Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephrology

 

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Pediatric Critical Care

Jeanne Craft, MD

Dr. Alan L. DavisAlan L. Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP, FCCP, FCCM
Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-8264

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

TRAINING:
Residency - Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship - Children’s Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, DC

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatric Critical Care

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Timothy S. Yeh, M.D.Timothy S. Yeh, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ  07039
973-322-5691

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA

TRAINING:
Residency - University of California, Davis-Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellowship - Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care

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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Hospitalists

Phuong Nghi, MD

Monsi Patel, MD

Jack Percelay, M.D.

Lori Shipsky, M.D.

 

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Pediatric Hospitalists

Jayshree N. Kumta, M.D.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
94 Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-5690

EDUCATION:
M.D. - King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India

TRAINING:
Residency - Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

BOARD-CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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Elina Nachevnik, M.D.

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
(973) 322-5690

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia

TRAINING:
Residency – Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Russia

BOARD-CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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William J. Sjovall, D.O.
Hospitalists

Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Old Short Hill Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5690

EDUCATION:
D.O. - Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL

TRAINING:
Residency – Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
, Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatric Board Eligible

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Physicians Referral Service 1-888-724-7123

While your primary care physician may provide well and sick care, your child may also require care by a subspecialist. This can be coordinated by a referral from your physician, appointment by Saint Barnabas Medical Center, or through Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s free Physician Referral Service your direct source to over 1,5000 physicians in over 100 medical specialties. Our trained staff will assist you in finding the right physician for your child’s individual health care needs.

If you do not have a primary care pediatrician, please call for a referral.

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Pulmonology

Dorothy S. Bisberg, M.D.Dorothy S. Bisberg, M.D.
Section Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
Director, Knights of Pythias Cystic Fibrosis Center


Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Cornell University Hospital, New York, NY

TRAINING:
Residency - Montefiore Hospital Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology

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Barry A. Cohen, M.D.Barry A. Cohen, M.D.

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA

TRAINING:
Residency – Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, OH
Fellowship in Pediatrics - Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, OH
Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology – Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Training in Sleep Medicine – The School of Sleep Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Sleep Medicine

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Smita Shah, MD

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center  
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600

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Rheumatology

Elizabeth Chalom, M.D. Elizabeth Chalom, M.D.

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600






EDUCATION:
M.D.- Columbia University
, New York, NY

TRAINING:
Residency – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship in Pediatric Rheumatology – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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Travel and Adoption Medicine

Falguni Shah, M.D.

Barnabas Health Ambulatory Care Center
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600

 

 

 

EDUCATION:
M.D. - BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, India

TRAINING:
Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease - Children’s Hospital of Montefiore, Bronx, NY
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics
Pediatrics Infectious Diseases

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The Department of Pediatrics
(973) 322-7600
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