Pediatric Residency Faculty

Facade of Goryeb Children's Hospital

Representing every pediatric medical and surgical subspecialty, our nationally-known academic faculty of more than 100 physicians is involved in an abundance of ongoing clinical research and publications and is dedicated to the education of our residents.

Our pediatric hospital medicine division is an integral component of the resident training program, providing both supervision of patient care and education in general pediatric inpatient medicine. The division of general pediatrics is dedicated to the training of residents in ambulatory pediatrics. In addition, more than 200 private general pediatricians have active pediatric practices in our referral area. Many of these pediatricians provide on-site learning opportunities for residents in a private practice setting.

Overall, the faculty is regularly involved in resident education, from curriculum development to subspecialty rotations. Individual subspecialists and generalists provide direct one-on-one mentorship for residents who express an interest in a particular career. The department annually produces more than 40 publications, including original articles, books, chapters and monographs. Residents frequently hold substantial roles as co-investigators, first authors and presenters in the work of Goryeb Children's Hospital faculty.

The staff physicians at Goryeb Children’s Hospital hold faculty appointments at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.  

Our Physician Faculty

Chair
Beth Natt, MD, MPH, MBA

Pediatric Medical Education
Michael Pollaro, DO
Niva Shah, DO

Adolescent Medicine and Eating Disorders
Jill Clark-Hamilton, MD
Devender Kumar, MD
Stephanie Levine, DO
Jason Minion, MD
Reshmi Morris, MD

Cardiology
Anjali Chelliah, MD
Jeffrey Dayton, MD
Denise Hayes, MD
Stuart Kaufman, MD
Lindsey McPhillips, DO
Erin Paul, MD
Aparna Prasad, MD
Lauren Rosenthal, MD
Saira Saddiqui, MD
Donna Timchak, MD

Child Development
Saidi Clemente, MD

Critical Care
Toah Alafita, MD
Maria Escobar, MD
Jenna Fine, DO
Juan Gutierrez, MD
Erin Johnson, MD
Judith Ugale-Wilson, MD

Developmental Disabilities
Sanja Kolarov, MD

Emergency Care
Mahsa Akhavan, MD
Christopher Amato, MD
Kang Ning Chan, MD
Ashley Flannery, DO
Michael Gerardi, MD
Cassie Jourdan, MD
Neerja Kairam, MD
Pamela Love, MD
Kevin McSherry, MD
Christina Miseo, MD
Daniel Sanchez, MD
Mihir Vyas, DO

Endocrinology and Diabetes
Barbara Cerame, MD
Daisy Chin, MD
Aditi Khokhar, MD
Mansi Kanhere, MD
Kanika Shanker, MD
Lawrence Silverman, MD
Harold Starkman
Melissa Woo, MD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Rami Arrouk, MD
Tamara Feldman, MD
Oren Koslowe, MD
Alycia Leiby, MD
Nadia Ovchinsky, MD
Mohini Patel, MD
Barbara Verga, MD
Peter Wilmot, DO

General Pediatrics
Vineetha Alias, DO
Arthur Butensky, MD
Laura Criscenzo, DO
Theresa Giannattasio, DO
Rachel Gwertzman, DO
Rachel Graci, MD
April Graham, DO
Donald Hoelzel, MD
David Levine, MD
Stephanie Lodish, MD
Maria Lavaia-Mariano, MD
Kelly Otte, MD
Susan Scherer, MD

Genetics
Darius Adams, MD

Hematology-Oncology
Melinda Fritz, MD
Tamara Hagoel, DO
Kathryn Laurie, MD
Christopher Lawlor, MD

Hospital Medicine
Paige Black, DO
Maria Cherian, MD
Viviana Claure, MD
Francis Ferry, MD
Kamaldeep Grewal, MD
Beth Natt, MD, MPH, MBA
Eberechi Nwaobasi-Iwuh, MD
Sophia Sequeira, MD
Niva Shah, DO
Bernadette Sylla, MD
Jami Zaretsky, MD

Infectious Disease
Christina Gagliardo, MD
Katia C. Halabi, MD
Aspasia Katragkou, MD
Eberechi Nwaobasi-Iwuh, MD

Neonatology
Melissa Buck, MD
Karen Gluck, MD
Ian Griffin, MD
John Ladino, MD
Gaines Mimms, MD
Naureen Memon, MD
Thomas Murphy, MD
Michael Pollaro, DO
Amy Presti, MD
Marta Rogido, MD
Andy Schenkman, MD
Christopher Stryker, MD
Abigail Wellington, MD

Nephrology
Howard Corey, MD

Neurology and Epilepsy
Nuratullahi Agboola, MD
Shannon Babineau, MD
Harvey Bennett, MD
Anjani Chitrapu, MD
Jahannaz Dastgir, MD
Bernard Maria, MD

Neurosurgery
Richard Anderson, MD
Lawrence Daniels, MD
Arno Fried, MD
Catherine Mazzola, MD

Ophthalmology
Lucy Chen, MD
Charles Morgan, MD

Orthopedics
Ellen Dean-Davis, MD
Barbara Minkowitz, MD
Mark Rieger, MD
Joshua Strassberg, MD
Jason Lowenstein, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Hannah Shoval, MD

Pulmonology
Arthur Atlas, MD
David Cooper, MD
Ashish Shah, MD

Radiology
Robyn Murphy, MD

Rheumatology
Simona Nativ, MD
Sarah Paul, DO

Surgery
Erica Gross, MD
Jennifer Murphy, MD
Nicholas Saenz, MD

Urology
John Connor, MD
Michaella Prasad, MD