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

EDUCATION:
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

Chayim Y. Newmark , M.D.Chayim Y. Newmark , M.D.
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
973-322-7600

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Washington University, Saint Louis Children's Hospital, MO

TRAINING:
Residency Pediatrics - Washington University, Saint Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship - Washington University, Saint Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Ellen Oppenheimer, M.D.Ellen Oppenheimer, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
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

Jennifer Sivitz, M.D. Jennifer Sivitz, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600

EDUCATION:
M.D. - New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

TRAINING:
Schneider Children’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Long Island, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology - Massachusetts General Hospital and Clinical Research at Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Pediatrics

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Gastroenterology

Francis Sunyaro, M.D.

Mimi Ton, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
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

Wahaj Mustafa Zaidi, M.D. Wahaj Mustafa Zaidi, M.D.
Pediatric Specialty Center
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-322-7600

EDUCATION:
M.D. - St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

TRAINING:
State University of New York at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Fellowship in Pediatric Gasteroenterology - University of Rochester Medical Center – Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY

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General Pediatrics

Tatyana Liptsyn, M.D.

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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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

Shalu Narang, M.D.

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
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology
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.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
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

Maria Sanchez-Konel, M.D.Maria Sanchez-Konel, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
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

Jose Santo Domingo, M.D.Jose Santo Domingo, M.D.
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

Agnes Soni, M.D.Agnes Soni, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
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

Teresa Stec, M.D.Teresa Stec, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ
973-322-5437

EDUCATION:
M.D. - St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies

TRAINING:
Residency - Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, NJ
Fellowship in Neonatology - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Newark, NJ

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

Huey-Chung Tien, M.D.Huey Chung Tien, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Department of Neonatology
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

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 (Saint Barnabas Health Care System Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division)

Isabel Roberti, M.D. Isabel Roberti, M.D.

 

 

 

 

 

Shafali Vyas, M.D.Shafali Vyas, M.D.

 

 

 

 

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Pediatric Critical Care

Jeanne Craft, MD

Alan 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

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 Hospitalists

Kavita Gupta, M.D.

Ksymena Kedjierska, M.D.

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

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

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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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Hospitalists

Jack Percelay, M.D.

Lori Shipsky, M.D.

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Physicians Referral Service 1-888-SBHS-123

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 61 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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Psychiatry

Mark Paul Faber, M.D.Mark Paul Faber, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Pediatric Specialty Center
200 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ
973-322-7378

EDUCATION:
M.D. - Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
Masters, Health Education - University of Maryland
, MD

TRAINING:
Residency in General Psychiatry - Yale Medical School Affiliates
Fellowship in Child Psychiatry/Sleep Disorders - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Newark, NJ

BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

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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
Saint Barnabas 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

Barry A. Cohen, M.D.Barry A. Cohen, M.D.
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
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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Rheumatology

Elizabeth Chalom, M.D. Elizabeth Chalom, M.D.
Saint Barnabas 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.
Saint Barnabas 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
Cord Blood Banking Program