The leadership team at NYU Long Island School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics consists of nationally and internationally respected experts in general and subspecialty pediatrics. Our leaders serve as members of major pediatric societies and are dedicated to ensuring that the department’s programs advance pediatric education, research, patient care, advocacy, and quality and safety.

Department Leadership

Leonard R. Krilov, MD
Chair, Department of Pediatrics

Jill A. Leavens-Maurer, MD
Director, Pediatrics Residency

Robert L. Levine, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship

Melodi B. Pirzada, MD
Director, Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship

Maria L. Quintos-Alagheband, MD
Quality and Safety Officer for Children’s Service

Division Chiefs

Jane Swedler, MD
Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine

Vijaya L. Atluru, MD
Chief, Division of Child Neurology

Berrin Monteleone, MD
Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics

Romina M. Barros, MD
Chief, Division of Developmental–Behavioral Pediatrics

Bonnie P. Miller, DO
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics

Nazeeh N. Hanna, MD
Chief, Division of Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine

James C. Nielsen, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiology

Joseph J. Stambouly, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Mariano S. Castro-Magana, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

Mark E. Weinblatt, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology–Oncology

Alexandra N. Vinci, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine

Leonard R. Krilov, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Manju M. Chandra, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Melodi B. Pirzada, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology

Christina Mertelsmann-Voss, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology