Academics and Research
Pediatricians at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital continue to build the academic and research components of our teaching hospital setting.
Some of the leadership positions and publications from the past year are listed within this section:
Honors and Recognition
Alan Cabassso, M.D. was named one of 'America's Top Pediatricians' in The Guide to America's Top Pediatricians, compiled by Consumers' Research Council of America
The Diabetes Education Program, part of the Pediatric Diabetes Center, was recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the national standards for excellence. The site visit for this three-year recognition was conducted in August 2007
Michael Graff, M.D., JSUMC Director of Neonatology and the NJ American Academy of Pediatrics "Chapter Champion" for the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program, is featured in the UMDNJ Center for Continuing and Outreach Education's online course on newborn screening. The EHDI portion of the program is a videotaped lecture with slides by Dr. Graff
Steven Kairys, M.D., was named the Chair of the Quality Committee of the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals. The Council includes the ten acute care and long-term children's hospitals in the state. This committee is developing a statewide dashboard for pediatric quality
Steven Kairys, M.D., was honored as a finalist in the NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Awards – Education Hero category as the awards ceremony on June 23 for his work to improve clinical education to community-based pediatricians as a leader of the NJ AAP Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE)
Steven Kairys, M.D., received the Achievement Award for Quality Improvement from the American Academy of Pediatrics in September 2008
Roopal Karia, M.D., was recognized for her participation in the NICHQ Epilepsy Registry Pilot Project in Boston ( February 2008)
Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. was named one of 'America's Top Pediatricians' in The Guide to America's Top Pediatricians, compiled by Consumers' Research Council of America, Fifth Edition
Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist, was named as one of the Top Doctors: New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company that helps consumers find America's top doctors and top hospitals
Srividya Naganathan, M.D., was awarded "Attending of the Year," by the pediatric residents
Anna Petrova, M.D.: Scientific Review Committee. Behavioral and Social Consequences of HIV/AIDS. Center for Scientific Review/NIH (2008 to Present)
Anna Petrova, M.D.: The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Randomized Controlled Trials Committee, External Reviewer (2008 to Present)
James Petrucci, M.D., Pediatric Third-Year Resident, was awarded first prize of his study, "Pre-Discharge Transcutaneous Bilirubin (TCB) in the Prediction of Neonatal Re-Admission Due to Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia." This is the second consecutive year that a pediatric resident has won first prize at JSUMC Research Day
Saad Saad, M.D. and C. Bialowas, M.D., First Place Award for "Delayed Versus Immediate Appendectomy in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Experience with 516 Patients at a Community Hospital" at the American College of Surgeons, December 2008
Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D., won the Pierskalla Best Paper Award, for novel optimization models for the abnormal brain, at the annual Fall INFORMDS Conference
Paul Schwartzberg, D.O., was named one of 'America's Top Pediatricians' in The Guide to America's Top Pediatricians, compiled by Consumers' Research Council of America
Paul Schwartzberg, D.O., was named Mentor of the Year 2008
Azam Soroush, M.D., was named one of 'America's Top Pediatricians' as well as one of 'America's Top Pediatric Gastroenterologists' in The Guide to America's Top Pediatricians, compiled by Consumers' Research Council of America