Meet our Faculty

Lisa Renee Eiland, M.D.
Director, Division of Neonatology Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian
Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian

Nicole Spillane, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Associate Director, Division of Neonatology
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship: Columbia University – Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension/Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Neonatal Resuscitation, Clinical Research

Judy Aschner, M.D.
Director, Member Scientist
The Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health
Residency: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Rochester School of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Environmental child health outcomes in infants and children, Translational research programs in respiratory outcomes, Pulmonary Hypertension

Rakesh Chhabra, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Senior Neonatologist
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Body cooling, PDA, Medical safety QI, Newborn medicine

Michael Giuliano, M.D., Med, MHPE, MA
Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean of Faculty, Resident, and Student Development
Residency: New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Diagnostic Error, Medical Ethics, QI science

Anne-Lise Jacobsen, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Residency: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Ethics, Neonatal Palliative Care, Fetal Care, Bereavement

Benjamin Planer, M.D.
Senior Neonatologist
Residency: North Shore Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Maureen Kim, M.D.
Attending Neonatologist
Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY, NY
Fellowship: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY
Research/Clinical Interests: As a neonatologist, I care for some of our hospital's sickest and most fragile patients in our neonatal intensive care unit. I am dedicated to improving the quality of care we provide for our critically ill neonates, who are especially vulnerable to consequences from hospital acquired conditions (HACs) and medical errors. I have led improvement efforts to reduce unplanned extubations in the NICU, reduce inpatient pediatric and newborn falls/drops, reduce radiation exposure for our NICU patients, reduce NICU readmissions and surgical site infections and improve antibiotic stewardship. I also have a passion for teaching systematic quality improvement science to medical students, graduate medical trainees, and fellow faculty.

Marwa Khalil, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Attending Neonatologist
Residency: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Newborn medicine, neonatal resuscitation training, pulmonary and developmental outcomes, translational research, neonatal immunology

Ramya Natarajan, M.D.
Attending Neonatologist
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center