Pediatric Faculty
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Our faculty comes from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to provide an educational environment that nurtures while it educates. Faculty has appointments from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Joshua S. Rosenblatt, MD, MS
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of New Jersey
Vice President, Academic Affairs, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics since 2009, Dr. Rosenblatt is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He attended the Rutgers University--New Jersey Medical School in Newark and was a resident and chief pediatric resident at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and later served as residency program director. He has overseen medical education at NBIMC since 1997.
Dr. Rosenblatt is an academic general pediatrician with fellowship training in primary care faculty development at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He recently received a Master’s Degree in Population Health from Thomas Jefferson University and has a deep interest in decreasing health disparity and improving health outcomes for children.
Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Dr. Brenner is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and currently the Chair who is a strong supporter of resident education.
The following is the listing of faculty instructors in the Pediatric Residency Program:
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Adolescent Medicine
Rose, Ellie
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Allergy-Immunology
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Anesthesia
Blank, Jonathan
Fisher, Emery
Hausdorff, Mark
Patankar, Srikanth
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CHNJ Cardiac Center
Bacha, Emile (Columbia University Pediatric CT Surgery)
Karamichalis, John
Michael, Mark
O’Connor, Brian
Peshkovsky, Courtney
Verma, Rajiv
Walsh, Rowan
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Critical Care
Bergel, Maria
Kalyanaraman, Meena
Morparia, Kavita
McQueen, Derrick
Costello, Frank (CBMC)
Gertz, Shira (CBMC)
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Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Beckwith, Malia
Matthews, Tara
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Emergency Medicine
Amaefuna, Steven
Harris, Matt
Osei, Charles
Scarfi, Catherine
Shah, Vaishali
Sivitz, Adam
Tejani, Cena
Thamburaj, Ravi
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Endocrinology
Jacob, Maryanne
Mamkin, Irene (CBMC)
Oppenheimer, Ellen (CBMC)
Verardo, Angela
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Gastroenterology
Foglio, Jazmin
Sabel, Svetlana
Ton, Mimi
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General Pediatrics (CHNJ)
Bang, Pavan
Bustillo, Jose (Med-Peds)
DaSilva, Poliana
Jaffery, Fatema
Kumta, Jayshree (Hospitalist)
Mendez, Jennifer
Orleans, Genevieve
Rosenblatt, Joshua
Sharret, Rachel
Sicat, Jon (Med-Peds)
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General Pediatrics (CBMC)
Chu, Dorothy
Eccles, Shannon
Jawaharani, Shoba
Kelly, David
Lipstyn, Tatyana (CBMC Site Director)
Pang, James
Rahman, Amal
Ryan, Christina
Sivaprakasam, Prabha
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General Pediatrics (Rutgers NJMS)
Alcindor-Sparman, Claudia
Schwab, Joseph
Tanuos, Hanan
Traba, Christin
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Hematology and Oncology
Bhatla, Teena
Batra, Surabhi
Debenedictis, Mariana
Narang, Shalu
Rao, Harini
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Human Genetics (Rutgers NJMS)
Pletcher, Beth
Shih, Ling Yu
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Infectious Diseases
Hasan, Uzma (CBMC)
Wenger, Peter
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Neonatology
Berman, Sarah
Cohen, Morris
Dermendjian, Mariette
Fisher, Joie
Irakam, Anitha
Pande, Sumati
Patel, Shalini
Purohit, Deepti
Quizon, Cecile
Rai, Bellipady
Tulsyan, Vasudha
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Nephrology
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Neurology
Hashim, Anjum
Salam, Misbah
Hayes-Rosen, Caroline (NJMS)
Ming, Xue (NJMS)
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Ophthalmology
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Orthopedics
Chu, Alice
Edobor-Osula, Folorunsho
Kaushal, Neil
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Otolaryngology
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Psychiatry
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Pulmonary
Al-Turki, Anas (CBMC)
Farri, Folashade
Zanadieh, Stephanie (CBMC)
Savary, Khalil (NJMS)
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Radiology
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Regional Diagnostic Treatment Center (Child Abuse)
Groisberg, Shana
Weiner, Monica
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Rheumatology
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Surgery
Abdessalam, Shahab
Gitzelmann, Christopher
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Toxicology
Calello, Diane
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Urology
For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 973-926-7471.