Meet Our Faculty
Jamie M. Pinto, M.D., FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Residency: Hasbro Children’s Hospital of the Brown Alpert Medical School
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Graduate medical education, feedback, antibiotic stewardship, value-based care, family-centered care, probiotics, bronchiolitis, asthma
Srividya Naganathan, M.D., FAAP
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Metro Health Medical Center
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Graduate medical education, antibiotic stewardship, dermatologic conditions, high value care, physician wellness
Jessica A Scerbo, M.D.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics Central and Southern Region
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology; Cohen Children’s Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Adolescent and young adult oncology, survivorship
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Faculty
Cathleen Ballance, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of Quality and Safety, Attending Hospitalist
Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Quality improvement, minimizing hospital-acquired infections, pediatric dental health
Rose St. Fleur, M.D., FAAP, IBCLC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director of the Center for Breastfeeding, Attending Hospitalist
Residency: NYU Winthrop Hospital
Fellowship: PHM; board eligible through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Breast feeding medicine, baby-friendly initiative, newborn nutrition, resident as teacher, global health
Steven Kairys, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Pediatrics
Founding Chairman of Pediatrics, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Attending Hospitalist, Child abuse specialist, Adolescent medicine specialist
Residency: Dartmouth Medical School
Fellowships: Child abuse pediatrics; board certified through the practice pathway. Adolescent medicine; board certified through practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Child abuse & neglect, quality improvement, adolescent medicine, improving access to pediatric mental health services, advocacy, graduate medical education, pediatric curriculum development
Nickolas E. Dawlabani, M.D., FACHE, CPE, FAAP
Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Residency: The Children's Hospital at St. Peter's University Hospital
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Graduate Medical Education, Evidence Based Medicine
Ruchita Doshi, D.O., FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency
Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical education, child protection & advocacy
Gregory K. Ison, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fellowship: PHM; K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical education, clinical pathways, quality improvement, outcomes-based research
Ghazalah Malik, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Chair of Health Equity and Advocacy
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, NY
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Advocacy, community outreach, resident education, pediatric mental health, global health
Ranbir Kaur, D.O., FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Fellowship Community Site Director, JFK Medical Center
Associate Director of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, JFK Medical Center
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ
Fellowship: PHM; board certified through the practice pathway
Research/Clinical Interests: Graduate medical education, antibiotic stewardship, process improvement, asthma
Evan Wiley, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center
Fellowship: PHM; UCLA Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Graduate medical education, complex care, family-centered rounds, evidence-based medicine, quality improvement
Additional Faculty
Jennifer Labib, D.O.
Taylor Olian, D.O., M.S.
Zelda Ghersin, M.D. - Pediatric Intensivist, Director of Pediatric Simulation
Aqsa Inkisar, M.D. - Attending hospitalist
Janet Schairer, M.D. - Nursery hospitalist
Usha Thomas, M.D. - Nursery hospitalist
Julia Khval, M.D.
Christine Powers, APN - Inpatient
Christine Schmitt, APN - Nursery
Caitlin Christopher, APN - Inpatient Nursery
Anita Siu, Pharm.D., BCPPS-Clinical Pharmacist, Neonatal/Pediatric Pharmacotherapy