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UCEDD, LEND Program

Rose F. Kennedy Center LEND

The Teaching Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

Main Phone: 718-839-7162
Main Fax: 718-904-1162
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UCEDD, LEND Program

Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)

The Teaching Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
1225 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461

Main Phone: 718-839-7162
Main Fax: 718-904-1162
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Position Name Primary Discipline Email
Leadership
LEND Director Mayra Alvarez, PhD Psychology [email protected]
LEND Director Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Karen Bonuck, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Administrator for Training Operations Jeanette Ramos, MBA Health Administration [email protected]
Clinical Director Anne Murphy, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Co-Director, Adult Literacy Center Monica McQuaid, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Consultant Kathy Rezek Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy [email protected]
Director - Dental Unit Farah Alam, DDS Dentistry/Other [email protected]
Director - Infant and Toddler Team/Early Intervention Service Director - RELATE diagnostic and treatment program for chidren with autism Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Director of Rose F. Kennedy Center and Trauma Services Camille Rogers, MA Health Administration [email protected]
Director, Adolescent Unit Erin Rivelis, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Director, Community, Legislative and Advocacy Affairs Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Director, DBP Training Division Chief of Departmental Medicine Director of Rose F. Kennedy Center Elisa Muniz, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Director, Nutritional Services Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., F.A.D.A. Nutrition [email protected]
Director, Rehabilitation Dona Kathirithamby, M.D. Other [email protected]
LEND Co-director Mayra Alvarez, PhD Psychology [email protected]
NIRS Coordinator Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Supervisor - Occupational Therapy Elizabeth Ridgway, OTR Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Supervisor of Physical Therapy, Center Coordinator of Clinical Education Carol Terilli, PT, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Adult Services Monica McQuaid, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Adult Services Carol Terilli, PT, DPT Physical Therapy [email protected]
Clinical Services Mayra Alvarez, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., F.A.D.A. Nutrition [email protected]
Clinical Services Blanche Benenson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Gail Bergin, NP Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Clinical Services Monica McQuaid, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Anne Murphy, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Clinical Services Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Clinical Services Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Clinical Services Maria Valicenti-McDermott, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Communications Laura Tocci, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Community Support Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Data Coordinator Jeanette Ramos, MBA Health Administration [email protected]
Early Intervention Blanche Benenson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Early Intervention Oscar Purugganan, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Early Intervention Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Kathleen McGrath, MSW Other [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Jeanette Ramos, MBA Health Administration [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Other Blanche Benenson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Parent/Consumer Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Pediatric Services Erin Rivelis, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Pediatric Services Maris Rosenberg, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatric Services Merryl Schechtman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatric Services Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Research Kathleen McGrath, MSW Other [email protected]
Research Director Karen Bonuck, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Research Director Pierfilippo De Sanctis, PhD Other [email protected]
Research Director Sophie Molholm, PhD Other [email protected]
Technical Assistance Blanche Benenson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Technical Assistance Jeanette Ramos, MBA Health Administration [email protected]
Training Director Mayra Alvarez, PhD Psychology [email protected]
Training Director Elisa Muniz, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Training Director Maris Rosenberg, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Laura Tocci, AuD Audiology [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Farah Alam, DDS Dentistry/Other [email protected]
Family Gail Bergin, NP Nursing-Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner [email protected]
Genetics Melissa Wasserstein, MD Genetics/Genetic Counseling [email protected]
Health Administration Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Health Administration Jeanette Ramos, MBA Health Administration [email protected]
Health Administration Camille Rogers, MA Health Administration [email protected]
Inclusion Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Nutrition Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., F.A.D.A. Nutrition [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Elizabeth Ridgway, OTR Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Daniella Soba, OTR/L Occupational Therapy [email protected]
Pediatrics Elisa Muniz, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics Merryl Schechtman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Blanche Benenson, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Elisa Muniz, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Merryl Schechtman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Rosa Seijo, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Lisa Shulman, M.D. Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Maria Valicenti-McDermott, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Psychology Monica McQuaid, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Anne Murphy, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology Erin Rivelis, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Psychology: Developmental Anne Murphy, Ph.D. Psychology [email protected]
Public Health Karen Bonuck, PhD Public Health [email protected]
Public Health Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Justice Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Amy Morales-Lara, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Social Work Diana Rodriguez, LMSW Social Work [email protected]
Special Education Ruth Gottesman, EdD
Specialty Resource Contacts
Bronx DD Council Executive Board Member Bronx DD Council Health Services Committee Chairperson Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Elisa Muniz, MD Medicine-Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Developmental-Behavioral Training Program Research Director Ruth E. K. Stein, M.D. [email protected]
Self-Advocacy Program Advisor/Coordinator Joanne Siegel, LCSW Social Work [email protected]
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