Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Board Certified Pediatric Gastroenterology Nutrition Gastroenterologist, Pediatric Pre Existing Conditions, Liver Disease, GI,
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
July, 1989 – June, 1991
Instructor, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1991 – November, 1994
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
December, 1994 – June, 1997
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1997 – Present
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
July, 1989 – June, 1991
Clinical Assistant, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
July, 1991 – February, 1993
Assistant Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
March, 1993 – November, 1994
Co-Director, Pediatric Hepatology
Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
January, 1995 – Present
Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Hospital
November, 1996 – Present
Attending, Department of Pediatrics
Hospital
December, 1994 – June, 1997
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey
July, 1997 – Present
Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Children’s Hospital
EDUCATION
June, 1982
Brown University-Providence, Rhode Island
B.A. Biology – Magna Cum Laude
June, 1986
Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Bronx, New York
Doctorate of Medicine
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Intern:
July, 1986 – June, 1987
Department of Pediatrics
Babies Hospital – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Resident:
July, 1987 – June, 1989
Department of Pediatrics
Babies Hospital – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
Fellowship:
July, 1989 – June, 1991
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
Mt. Sinai Hospital
New York, New York
CERTIFICATION
July 1, 1987
National Board of Medical Examiners
October 4, 1989
American Board of Pediatrics
Recertified – October 2001
American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-Board: November, 1992
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition – Recert May, 1998, Re-recert October, 2006
LICENSURE
September 8, 1987
New York State License (Inactive)
October 12, 1993
New Jersey State License
HONORS AND AWARDS
1998 – 2008
New Jersey Monthly Top Doctors in New Jersey
1998 – 2008
New York Metro Area Top Doctor
2000 – 2008
Best Doctors in America
2005
Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians
2004
Crohns and Colitis Physician of the Year – New Jersey Chapter
2002
New Jersey Pediatric Society Physician Recognition Award
June, 1989
Edward C. Curnen Residency Graduation Award
For “Humane and Compassionate Patient Care”
Babies Hospital, New York, New York
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Professional Societies:
July 1999 – Present
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Member
June 2000 – Present
American College of Gastroenterology – Fellow
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
Member: August 1999 – Present
Fellow: 2007 – Present
July 1994 – Present
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
1996 – Present
North American Society of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN)
January 1998 – Present
New Jersey Pediatric GI Society
2000 – 2006
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
1994 – 2006
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
Member
PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
2008 – Present
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Appeals Panel – Pediatric Gastroenterology
American Academy of Pediatrics:
2001 – 2004
GI Practice Committee
1999 – 2002
Nutrition Committee, New Jersey Chapter
1993 – 1994
Nutrition Committee, New York Chapter
NASPGHAN:
2008 – Present
Clinical Quality and Practice Committee
2004 – 2006
Clinical Practice Committee
1998 – 2000
Endoscopy Committee
2004 – Present
Pediatric IBD Network for Research and Improvement (PIBD)
2009
Nominations Committee
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America:
2005 – Present
Pediatric Education Committee
1998 – 2004
Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, NJ Chapter
2002 – Present
National Pediatric Affairs Committee
2005 – Present
National Pediatric Education
2008 – Present
National Professional Education Committee
ADVISORY PANELS TO FOUNDATIONS
2000 – Present
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
2005 – 2009
Children’s Digestive Health Foundation (CDHNF)
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Scientific Advisory Board
2008 – Present
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Support Foundation
2005 – Present
Starlight, Starbright Foundation
Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Website
2006 – 2008
GI Health Foundation:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Advisory Panel
2004 – 2007
American Liver Foundation
Children’s Liver Council
EDITORIAL BOARDS
2002 – Present
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2008 – Present
International Journal of Pediatrics
2009 – Present
Annals of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
AD HOC JOURNAL REVIEWS
Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatrics
American Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Liver Transplantation and Surgery
Digestive Disease and Sciences
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
NATIONAL MEETING ABSTRACT REVIEWS
2006 – 2009
Digestive Disease Week (AGA)
2009
Chair Clinical Pediatric Gastroenterology
2006 – 2008
American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting
2006 – 2009
CCFA Annual Advances in the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
2005, 2006
NASPGHN Annual Meeting
NATIONAL MEETING PLANNING AND ACTIVITIES
Available Upon Request
TRAINING RECORD
Available Upon Request
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Available Upon Request
FUNDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Available Upon Request
PUBLICATIONS
Available Upon Request
INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Available Upon Request
ABSTRACTS
Available Upon Request
MEDIA RESOURCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
Available Upon Request
