Faculty & Staff

Medical Staff

William Borkowsky, M.D.

William Borkowsky, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics

Sulachni Chandwani, M.D.

Sulachni Chandwani, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Shaffiq Essajee, M.D.

Shaffiq Essajee, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Aditya Kaul, M.D.

Aditya Kaul, M.D.
Associate Professor

Keith Krasinski, M.D.

Keith Krasinski, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics

Henry Pollack, M.D.

Henry Pollack, M.D.
Associate Professor

Mona Rigaud, M.D.

Mona Rigaud, M.D.
Assistant Professor



Clinical Staff

Adrienne Addessi, R.N.
Senior Research Nurse Clinician

Seham Akleh, R.N.
Pediatric Research Nurse

Peter Catapano, D.D.S.
Pediatric Dentist

Noreida Devalle
Pediatric Social Work Supervisor

Tom Hastings, R.N.
Pediatric Research Nurse

Jennifer Lewis
Pediatric Developmental Psychologist

Nicholle Mena
Pediatric Nutritionist

Maryam Minter, R.N.
Pediatric Research Nurse

Nessa Obten
Pediatric Social Work Coordinator

Eva Ramirez, R.N.
Pediatric Nurse

Natalie Schabe
Pediatric Child Life Team

Research Staff

Sung-He Chen
Flow Cytometrist

Andre Fedelia
Virology Lab Supervisor

Ken Ignema
Clinical Microbiology, Tisch Hospital Lab Supervisor

Tina Ilmet
Senior Research Technician, Clinical Specimen Manager

Gemma Rochford
Senior Research Technician

Ming Xia Zhan
Research Technician

Administrative Staff

Susan Abramowitz, Ph.D.
Administrator of Lower New York Consortium

Joseph Bertran
Outreach Coordinator

Sandra Deygoo
Program Manager

Albert Lavrenev
Data Manager

Chia-hui Peng
Data Analyst

Kejia Wan
Research Coordinator

Sindy Yiu
Project Assistant