Eric Hollander, MD, is Director, Autism and Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program at Montefiore and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is on the treatment of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).In 1978, Dr. Hollander received his Bachelor of Arts at Brandeis University. He then attended SUNY Downstate, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 1982. He began his postgraduate training in 1982 with a year-long internship in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. He continued training at the institution and completed a residency in psychiatry in 1986, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. Dr. Hollander then went on to train at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed the National Institute of Mental Health Psychiatry Research Fellowship in 1988. Following this, he completed the Dana Foundation Fellowship at Columbia University in 1989. He previously served as Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and as the Esther and Joseph Klingenstein Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Hollander is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Asperger's Syndrome, and Selective Mutism.

Alexander Kolevzon is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Kolevzon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Angelman Syndrome, Developmental Expressive Language Disorder, and Ruvalcaba Syndrome.

Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Veenstra-Vanderweele is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), and Anorexia.

Amara Mallik is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mallik is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Dysphasia Familial.

Mady Hornig is a Psychiatrist in New York, New York. Dr. Hornig is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Noma.

Orrin Devinsky is a Neurologist and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Devinsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Yasir Alqaqaa is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Alqaqaa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Diarrhea, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Delayed Growth. Dr. Alqaqaa is currently accepting new patients.

Rosa M. Seijo, MD, is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical interests include early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and psychopharmacology for behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Dr. Seijo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Lisa Heidi Shulman, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since joining the Montefiore team, her clinical focus has been on the early identification and long-term management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as improving access to care for our community, identification and management of early motor delays and toe walking gait. In 1983, Dr. Shulman received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics/Psychology at Brown University. She then attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she received her Doctor of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Shulman began her postgraduate training in 1987 with a 3-year internship and residency in Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center. In 1992, she completed a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Neurodevelopment at the Rose F. Kennedy Center, Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Shulman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Angelica Supansic is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Supansic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Herpangina, Obesity in Children, Scarlet Fever, and Croup.

Nataliya Krivitskaya is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Krivitskaya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Herpangina, Obesity in Children, Scarlet Fever, and Roseola.

Abby Robinson, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Robinson is a general pediatrician who focuses on providing primary care for children with and without special health care needs. She is also interested in reducing health disparities and understanding the influence of socioeconomic factors on health. Dr. Robinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Scarlet Fever, Delayed Growth, Rotor Syndrome, and Obesity in Children.

Carl Sartori, MD, MA, FAAP, is a clinician educator and attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Sartori’s clinical focus centers on prevention and education. He enjoys teaching patients and their families about healthy lifestyles that they can continue throughout their lives. He is also passionate about vaccines and educating families on the importance and safety of vaccines. Dr. Sartori is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Syndactyly Type 1, Proximal Symphalangism, and Otitis Media with Effusion.

Merryl Schechtman is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Schechtman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Elisa I. Muñiz, MD, MS, is Director of the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Program at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Muñiz’s clinical focus is in the evaluation and management of children with developmental and behavioral issues. Dr. Muñiz received her Bachelor of Science in 1998 from Binghamton University, State University of New York. In 2003, she received her Doctor of Medicine from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Muñiz received her Master of Science with distinction in 2013 from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. From 2003 to 2006, she completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. From 2006 to 2007 she served as Chief Resident. In 2013, she completed a fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Children?s Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Muniz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top area of expertise is Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The maturation of GABAA receptor-mediated signaling from depolarizing to inhibitory is an age-related process controlled by cation chloride cotransporters, such as KCC2. As a result, GABA exerts dual functions, being an important neurotrophic factor during early development and the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mature central nervous system. In our laboratory we have been investigating the age and mechanisms through which early life stressors and seizures may disrupt the normal patterns of brain development, by disrupting the neurotrophic effects of GABA. We are also studying methods to reverse these adverse processes. Furthermore, we are very interested in understanding how epileptogenesis proceeds in the developing brain and what is the specific role of GABAA receptors in this process. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Dr. Laura Gardner is a psychiatrist with an interest in the inpatient treatment of acute psychotic episodes, acute mood episodes, schizophrenia, and catatonia, as well as treatment of suicidal ideation and the use of electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of depression, suicidal ideation, catatonia and treatment resistant mood and psychotic symptoms. She is the medical director of the inpatient psychiatric unit of Montefiore Medical Center Moses Hospital (Klau 2) and works closely with the Montefiore Psychiatry Residency Program at Montefiore Medical Center, where she teaches and supervises both medical students and psychiatry residents during their inpatient psychiatry rotations. Dr. Gardner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BPD), Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Teresa Pelletier is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Pelletier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Her top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, and Increased Head Circumference.

James Yuan is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Yuan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Menopause, Delayed Growth, and Umbilical Hernia.

Education & Training. Dr. Marcus is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, and AIDS Dementia Complex.