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Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Our Team

  • Faculty

    Deepa Rastogi, MD

    Chief, Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine; Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Pediatrics

    Languages

    Hindi
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7187412450

    Primary Location

    Montefiore Weiler Hospital1825 Eastchester RoadBronx, NY 10467-240410 More Locations

    Mahmoud R. Abu Zahra, MD

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Pulmonology
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7185152330 F: (718) 515-2608

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-24035 More Locations

    Raanan Arens, MD

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Sleep Medicine
    • Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7185152330 F: (718) 555-2608

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-240311 More Locations

     
     

    Aneela A. Bidiwala, MD

    Director of Bronchoscopy Program; Director of Neuromuscular Program; Associate Program Director of Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Assistant Professor of pediatrics

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7185152330 F: (718) 515-2608

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-24035 More Locations

     
     

     
     

     
     

     
     

    Marleine Ishak, MD

    Attending Physician in the Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

     

    Specialties

    • Pediatric Pulmonology
    • Pediatrics
     

    Contact Information

    P: 7185152330 F: (718) 515-2608

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-240311 More Locations

     
     

  • Fellows
    Haitham Al-Dhmour, MD
     

    Haitham Al-Dhmour, MD

    Third-Year Fellow /n /n Medical School:  Faculty of Medicine/Mu’tah University   /n Residency:  Jordan University Hospital

     
     

    Mahesh K. Athwani, MD
     

    Mahesh K. Athwani, MD

    First-Year Fellow /n /n Medical School: Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College /n Residency: Shaheed Muhatarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana, at Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College Sukkur (GMMMC), Pakistan

     
     

  • Other Team Members

    Maria Ojeda, MHA

    Division Administrator

     
     

    Rina Chernin, NP

    Nurse Practitioner

     
     

    Natalia Almonte, MBA

    Patient Educator

     
     

    Susanne Quansah, LMSW

    Social Worker

     
     

    Michael Jose, RPSGT

    Manager, Pediatric Sleep Laboratory

     
     

    Dagmar Velez Gonzalez, PSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Sindhu Syamaprasad, RPSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Zachary Kelchner, MPH, RPSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Rob Juma, RPSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Kwabena Adjei, PSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Brian Harkins, BA, PSGT

    Sleep Lab Technician

     
     

    Shirley Torres, AA

    Secretary, Sleep Laboratory

     
     

    Shereen Martinez

    Administrative Secretary  /n Fellowship Coordinator

     
     

    Gloria Clark, AA

    Secretary 

     
     

    Omar Bucknor, AA, RT

    Respiratory Therapist

     
     

    Michael Baez, BS

    Pulmonary Function Lab Technician