Presenters

Andrew Handel | Primary Presenter, Author

Andrew.handel@stonybrookmedicine.edu;
Andrew Handel, MD, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Infectious Diseases at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. He is a co-Primary Investigator of PROACTIVE NYS, a longitudinal study of children with congenital CMV in New York State.

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Christine Salvatore | Author, Co-Author

chs2032@med.cornell.edu;
Christine Salvatore, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Minnie John | Author, Co-Author

mij9037@nyp.org;
Minnie John, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Mark Hicar | Author, Co-Author

mhicar@upa.chob.edu;
Mark Hicar, MD, PhD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Gitanjali Rebello | Author, Co-Author

grebello@upa.chob.edu;
Gitanjali Rebello, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Sunil Sood | Author, Co-Author

ssood@northwell.edu;
Dr. Sood is a practicing Pediatric Infectious Disease physician and a Professor of Pediatrics. He is an investigator in several NIH-sponsored trials for treatment and follow-up of babies with congenital CMV. His current research focuses on improving recognition and treatment of congenital infections including CMV, Zika and toxoplasmosis. One of his primary goals to increase awareness of these infections among obstetricians and among women of child-bearing age.

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Sheila Nolan | Author, Co-Author

Sheila_Nolan@bchphysicians.org;
Sheila Nolan, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Patricia DeLaMora | Author, Co-Author

Patricia_DeLaMora@bchphysicians.org;
Patricia DeLaMora, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Danielle Daniels | Author, Co-Author

DanieDan@upstate.edu;
Danielle Daniels, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Leonard Weiner | Author, Co-Author

weinerl@upstate.edu;
Leonard Weiner, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Gillian Taormina | Author, Co-Author

taormig@amc.edu;
Gillian Taormina, DO, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Jency Daniel | Author, Co-Author

danielj7@amc.edu;
Jency Daniel, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Saul Hymes | Author, Co-Author

hymess@amc.edu;
Saul Hymes, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Michael Quinn | Author, Co-Author

michael_quinn@urmc.rochester.edu;
Michael Quinn, MD, PhD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Jennifer Nayak | Author, Co-Author

Jennifer_Nayak@URMC.Rochester.edu;
Jennifer Nayak, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Geoffrey Weinberg | Author, Co-Author

geoff_weinberg@urmc.rochester.edu;
Geoffrey Weinberg, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site co-Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Julia Piwoz | Author, Co-Author

jpiwoz@montefiore.org;
Julia Piwoz, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Stephanie Ungar | Author, Co-Author

Stephanie.Ungar@nyulangone.org;
Stephanie Ungar, MD, is a physician specializing in pediatric infectious diseases and serves as a site Primary Investigator for PROACTIVE NYS.

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Norma Tavakoli | Author, Co-Author

norma.tavakoli@health.ny.gov;
Norma Tavakoli, Ph.D. received a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and a doctoral degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Bristol, UK. Her postdoctoral research at the Wadsworth Center involved investigating transposable elements in bacteria. As the Director of Molecular Methods Development in the Clinical Virology Program at the Wadsworth Center, Dr. Tavakoli developed molecular assays for the detection of viral pathogens and was involved in outbreak response. She became the Director of the Viral Encephalitis Laboratory in 2004. Dr. Tavakoli joined the Newborn Screening Program in 2007 and has overseen the Immunoassay Laboratory since 2010. Her laboratory performs screening for congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cystic fibrosis and HIV and recently performed a 1-year pilot study to screen newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus. She has worked as a consultant for the Association of Public Health Laboratories and is an Assistant Professor at State University of NY, Albany.

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Sharon Nachman | Author, Co-Author

sharon.nachman@stonybrookmedicine.edu;
Sharon Nachman, MD is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Research, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and Chair of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network. She serves as co-Primary Investigator of PROACTIVE NYS.