Meet Our Faculty

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty

Virteeka Sinha, M.D.

Virteeka Sinha, M.D.

Medical Director for the Pediatric Emergency Department

Residency Training: Staten Island University Hospital

Fellowship Training: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical


Antonio Thomas, M.D.

Antonio Thomas, M.D.

Associate Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Residency Training: Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School


Avital Bauman, M.D.

Avital Bauman, M.D.

Medical Education: Technion Israel Institute of Technology

Residency Training: Jacobi Medical Center

Fellowship Training: University of Rochester Medical Center


Karen Eigen, M.D., MPH

Karen Eigen, M.D., MPH

Lead, Community Outreach & Telehealth, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency Training: Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai


Brittany Francisco, D.O.

Brittany Francisco, D.O.

Medical Training: NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine Medical Education

Residency Training: Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Fellowship Training: New York Methodist Hospital of Brooklyn


Joseph Gutowski, M.D.

Joseph Gutowski, M.D.

Medical Education: Rutgers Medical School at Piscataway

Residency Training: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Fellowship Training: New York University School of Medicine


Marni Kriegel, M.D.

Marni Kriegel, M.D.

Lead, Medical Student Education, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Residency Training: Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School


Sondra Maureen Nemetski, M.D., Ph.D.

Sondra Maureen Nemetski, M.D., Ph.D.

Lead, Simulation, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education: New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Residency Training: Pediatrics, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Fellowship Training: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine


Jiwoong Shin, M.D.

Medical Education: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency Training: Cohen Children's Medical Center

Fellowship Training: UT Southwestern Medical Center


Shantel Suncar, M.D.

Shantel Suncar, M.D.

Medical Education: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Residency Training: Cohen Children's Medical Center

Fellowship Training: Maimonides Medical Center


Prerna Trivedy, M.D.

Prerna Trivedy, M.D.

Medical Training: Armed Forces Medical College Pune

Residency Training: Monmouth Medical Center

Fellowship Training: PEM, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center


Temima Waltuch, M.D.

Temima Waltuch, M.D.

Lead, Resident Education, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residency Training: Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Fellowship Training: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai


Giovanna Baye, M.D.

Giovanna Baye, M.D.

Medical Education: New York Medical College

Residency Training: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Fellowship Training: NYU Grossman School of Medicine


Patrick Yoo, M.D.

Patrick Yoo, M.D.

Medical Education: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Residency Training: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical Center

Fellowship Training: Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children


Brittani Campelo, D.O.

Brittani Campelo, D.O.

Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency Training: SUNY at Stony Brook

Fellowship Training: Maimonides Medical Center