Dr. Melissa P. Wasserstein

Joshua Milner is a leader in the field of discovery and immunopathogenesis of genetic diseases that lead to allergic symptoms. Among the disorders he has described and/or found major mechanistic insight are PLAID—an immune disorder that leads to lifelong cold urticaria, the glycosylation disorder PGM3 deficiency, ERBIN mutation, CARD11 dominant negative mutations, STAT3 gain-of-function, Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia Syndrome, IL-6 receptor deficiency, and others. Dr. Milner graduated with an SB in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1995 and an MD with distinction in immunology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and, as the recipient of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program Fellowship, did his fellowship in allergy and immunology at NIAID. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. William E. Paul, NIAID, examining issues of mouse T-cell receptor repertoires before beginning as an investigator in the Laboratory of Allergic Diseases in the NIAID, where he was eventually named chief.Dr. Milner's vision is to establish how genetic variation can help inform diagnosis and care of all patients with allergic disease—rare and common, severe and mild. This is achieved by performing genetic sequencing on samples from patients with allergic disease of all sorts, as well as performing functional studies on the same patient samples, which together help point to specific immune pathways that may be fundamentally causing disease. This comprehensive analysis, when performed in larger populations, will help personalize medicine so that patients can be better categorized for targeted care. Furthermore, this type of research and care requires a coordinated and comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, taking advantage of the expertise across the department of pediatrics and at multiple outpatient sites. Dr. Milner is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE Syndrome, Hyper IgE Syndrome, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Hereditary Alpha-Tryptasemia. Dr. Milner is board certified in Allergy And Immunology. Dr. Milner is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Benjamin D. Roye, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon specializing in complex pediatric spinal disorders including scoliosis, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis. In addition to spinal disorders, he also manages skeletal trauma and complex fractures. After receiving his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Roye completed residency training in orthopedic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He then went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. To further his career as a clinician scientist, Dr. Roye also received a master’s degree in Public Health from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Roye maintains an active research portfolio, specifically focusing on conservative management of scoliosis and early onset scoliosis. He is a member of the Pediatric Spine Study Group and the Harms Study Group, two of the most important spinal deformity study groups in the world. Dr. Roye has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and is a recipient of many prestigious grants and awards, including the Arthur H. Huene Memorial Award and the Scoliosis Research Society Young Investigator Award. Outside of his practice, Dr. Roye is a workout enthusiast and competitive swimmer who most enjoys spending time with his wife, who is a practicing pediatrician, their four children, and two dogs. Dr. Roye is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Fusion, and Rhizotomy. Dr. Roye is board certified in Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Roye is currently accepting new patients.

Elaine Pereira is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Pereira is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chromosome 6q Deletion, Trisomy 13, Chromosome 13q Duplication, and Micrognathia.

Mark Gorelik is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Gorelik is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Kawasaki Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Tissue Biopsy.

Dr. Oberfield, a professor of pediatrics, has been the director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Columbia University Irving Medical Center since 2004. Throughout her career, Dr. Oberfield has been dedicated to educating the next generation of pediatric endocrinology sub-specialists. She was for many years director of the fellowship training program in pediatric endocrinology, and is currently associate program director. Since 2005 she has been the principal investigator of a T32 training grant in pediatric endocrinology from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, one of only a handful of such programs in the country. Since 1998, she has mentored more than 35 fellows and more than 30 pre-doctoral students including Endocrine Society, DERC, and Doris Duke summer fellows.From 2021-2022 Dr. Oberfield served as president of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES), an international organization of more than 1,300 members, that provides resources for healthcare professionals and trainees and affords educational support for patients and families affected by disorders of the thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands; growth disturbances; and conditions of bone metabolism and diabetes. Her priorities as president, she says, were “to maintain and expand the relevance of bench, translational and clinical researcher as well as the importance of the practicing pediatric endocrinologist, even in an era when delivery of health care and research related to children and adolescents is being dramatically eroded.”Dr. Oberfield has been engaged in patient-oriented research for her entire career, with a particular focus on disorders of adrenal hormone synthesis, adrenarche, and PCOS. She has conducted studies of body composition in children and continues to be involved in multiple studies of childhood obesity.Her clinical research has centered around the developmental/pediatric endocrinology, specifically the HPA axis which intimately affects metabolic function, interacting with adiposity, including studies of body composition in adrenarche and PCOS. She has been the author or co-author of more than 225 articles, multiple chapters and reviews, and is an invited speaker at national and international meetings, including the 2012 NIH-sponsored Evidence Based Methodology Workshop on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. She is currently an editor for the Journal of Pediatrics and is an associate editor for Hormone Research in Pediatrics. She continues to be listed in Castle Connelly’s “America’s Top Doctors” and NY Magazine’s “Best Doctors."". Dr. Oberfield is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Intersex, Precocious Puberty, Obesity, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Oberfield is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. Dr. Oberfield is currently accepting new patients.

Cindy Neunert is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Neunert is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Anemia, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), and Splenectomy. Dr. Neunert is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Neunert is currently accepting new patients.