Faculty and Staff

Meet the faculty, staff, and advisory board members of The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute (MCHDI).

Core Leadership and Staff

Our dedicated team works collaboratively, both together and across the Mount Sinai Health System.

Bruce D. Gelb, MD, Director
Elena Lum, PhD, Administrative Director
Shavez Jackson, Administrative Manager
Jennifer E. Cole, Senior Director of Development

Internal Advisory Board

Our MCHDI faculty and team of physician-scientists provides guidance from an internal perspective.

Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD
Nicole C. Dubois, PhD
Andrew J. Sharp, PhD
Supinda Bunyavanich, MD, MPH

External Advisory Board

We have a three-member external physician-scientist board comprised of faculty from other notable institutions.

Scott Baldwin, MD (Vanderbilt University)
Marie Lynn Miranda, PhD (Rice University) 
Joseph Piven, MD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Faculty

Our multidisciplinary faculty hails from a diverse set of clinical and research specialties.

M. Cecilia Berin, PhD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-4986
cecilia.berin@mssm.edu

Supinda Bunyavanich, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-241-5548
supinda.bunyavanich@mssm.edu

Ke Hao, ScD
Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-659-8534
ke.hao@mssm.edu

Maria A. Curotto de Lafaille, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics 
Professor, Immunology and Immunotherapy
Tel: 212-659-1445
maria.lafaille@mssm.edu 

Nicole Ramsey, MD, PhD
Instructor, Pediatrics
Nicole.Ramsey@mountsinai.org

Hugh A. Sampson, MD (adjunct member)
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-5548
hugh.sampson@mssm.edu

Scott H. Sicherer, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-5548
scott.sicherer@mssm.edu

Erik Wambre, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
EriK.wambre@mssm.edu

Julie Wang, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-5548
julie.wang@mssm.edu

Karen Wilson, MD, MPH (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-4277
karen.wilson@mssm.edu

 

Harold S. Bernstein, MD, PhD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics
harold.bernstein@mssm.edu

Nicole C. Dubois, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Tel: 212-824-8939
nicole.dubois@mssm.edu

Son Duong, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
son.duong@mssm.edu

Bruce D. Gelb, MD
Director, The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-824-8938
bruce.gelb@mssm.edu

Yuval Itan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
yuval.itan@mssm.edu

Amy R. Kontorovich, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Adult Cardiovascular Genetics
Assistant Professor, Medicine and Cardiology
Tel: 212-241-9004
amy.kontorovich@mountsinai.org

Anne Moon, MD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics
anne.moon@mssm.edu

 

 

Mafalda Barbosa, MD, PhD 
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
mafalda.barbosa@mssm.edu

Shlomit Beker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
shlomit.beker@mssm.edu

Allison Bond, PhD
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology
allison.bond@mssm.edu

Michael S. Breen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
michaels.breen@mssm.edu

Jennifer Bragg, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
jennifer.bragg@mssm.edu

Joseph Buxbaum, PhD
Director, Seaver Autism Center
Professor, Psychiatry
Professor, Neuroscience
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-241-0200
joseph.buxbaum@mssm.edu

Jia Chen, ScD
Professor, Pediatrics, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Oncological Sciences
Tel: 212-241-7492
jia.chen@mssm.edu

Lea K. Davis, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
lea.davis@mssm.edu

Silvia De Rubeis, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-0241
silvia.derubeis@mssm.edu

Jennifer Foss-Feig, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-3276
jennifer.foss-feig@mssm.edu

Dorothy Grice, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-659-1670
dorothy.grice@mssm.edu

Hala Harony-Nicolas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-0343
hala.harony-nicolas@mssm.edu

Megan K. Horton, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Tel: 212-824-7038
megan.horton@mssm.edu

Magdalena U. Janecka, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
magdalena.janecka@mssm.edu

Alexander Kolevzon, MD
Professor, Psychiatry
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-659-9134
alexander.kolevzon@mssm.edu

Robert S. Krauss, PhD
Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Professor, Oncological Sciences
Tel: 212-241-2177
robert.krauss@mssm.edu

Luca Lambertini, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
Tel: 212-824-7076
luca.lambertini@mssm.edu

Florence Marlow, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell, Developmental & Regenerative Biology
florence.marlow@mssm.edu

Alejandro Martin-Trujillo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
alejandro.martintrujillo@mssm.edu

Behrang Mahjani, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry,
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
behrang.mahjani@mssm.edu

Hirofumi Morishita, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Opthamology
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
Tel: 212-824-8975
hirofumi.morishita@mssm.edu

Georgia Panagiotakos, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Neuroscience
georgia.panagiotakos@mssm.edu

Dalila Pinto, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-824-8943
dalila.pinto@mssm.edu

Avraham Reichenberg, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry
Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
avi.reichenberg@mssm.edu

Anna-Sophie Rommel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
anna.rommel@mssm.edu

Andrew Sharp, PhD
Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-659-8287
andrew.sharp@mssm.edu

Paige Siper, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-7250
paige.siper@mssm.edu

Annemarie Stroustrup, MD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-6186
annemarie.stroustrup@mssm.edu

Shanna H. Swan, PhD
Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Tel: 212-824-7025
shanna.swan@mssm.edu

Pilar Trelles, MD (adjunct member)
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-5288
pilar.trelles@mssm.edu

Bryn D. Webb, MD, FACMG (adjunct member)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-241-1481
bryn.webb@mssm.edu

Anusha Yeshokumar, MD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Neurology
Tel: 212-241-5050
anusha.yeshokumar@mssm.edu

Sharon Baumel-Alterzon, PhD
Instructor, Medicine
sharon.alterzon@mssm.edu

Romina Bevacqua, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
romina.bevacqua@mssm.edu

Ross L. Cagan, PhD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Adjunct Professor, Oncological Sciences
Adjunct Professor, Ophthalmology
ross.cagan@mssm.edu

Nathalie Chami, PhD
Instructor, Environmental Medicine and Public Health
nathalie.chami@mssm.edu

Lauryn Choleva, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
lauryn.choleva@mountsinai.org

Adolfo García-Ocaña, PhD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Professor, Medicine
Tel: 212-241-7429
adolfo.garcia-ocana@mssm.edu

Joan Han, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-3744
joan.han@mountsinai.org

Esra B. Karakose, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
esra.karakose@mssm.edu

Liora S. Katz, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine
liora.katz@mssm.edu

Corina Lesseur, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
corina.lesseur@mssm.edu

Ruth J.F. Loos, PhD (adjunct member)
Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Tel: 212-241-5025
ruth.loos@mssm.edu

Donald Scott, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Tel: 212-241-7429
donald.scott@mssm.edu

Andrew Stewart, MD
Professor, Medicine
andrew.stewart@mssm.edu

Susan Teitelbaum, PhD, MPH
Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Tel: 212-824-7105
susan.teitelbaum@mssm.edu

Ryan W. Walker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Tel: 212-824-7088
ryan.walker@mssm.edu

Martin J. Walsh, PhD
Professor, Pharmacological Sciences
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-241-9711
martin.walsh@mssm.edu

Nita Vangeepuram, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 917-473-2106 
nita.vangeepuram@mssm.edu

Brett R. Anderson, MD, MBA
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
brett.anderson@mssm.edu

James J. Bieker, PhD
Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Tel: 212-241-4143
james.bieker@mssm.edu 

Dusan Bogunovic, PhD (adjunct member)
Professor, Microbiology
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-9807
dusan.bogunovic@mssm.edu

Brian D. Brown, PhD
Professor, Genetics and Genomic Science
Tel: 212-659-9202
brian.brown@mssm.edu

John Bucuvalas, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 513-659-3689
john.bucuvalas@mssm.edu

Minji Byun, PhD (adjunct member)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medicine
Tel: 212-659-9267
minji.byun@mssm.edu

Jaime Chu, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-659-8060
jaime.chu@mssm.edu

Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-659-9268
charlotte.cunningham-rundles@mssm.edu

Yolanda Garcia-Carmona, PhD
Instructor, Medicine
yolanda.garcia-carmona@mssm.edu

Tirtha Kamal Das, PhD
Assistant Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
tirtha.das@mssm.edu

David Dunkin, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-5415
david.dunkin@mssm.edu

Sarah Duncan-Park, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
sarah.duncan-park@mssm.edu

Sandeep Gangadharan, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
sandeep.gangadharan@mssm.edu

Chris Gennings, PhD
Vice Chair, Research Design and Methodology
Professor, Environmental Medicine & Public Health and Population Health Science and Policy
Tel: 212-824-7079
chris.gennings@mssm.edu

Katherine Guttmann, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-6186
katherine.guttmann@mssm.edu

Dirk Hubmacher, PhD
Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
dirk.hubmacher@mssm.edu

Megan Januska, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-241-5221
megan.januska@mountsinai.org

Shelley Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor, Population Health Science and Policy
Tel: 212-659-9673
shelley.liu@mountsinai.org

Marek Mlodzik, PhD
Professor and Chair, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Professor, Ophthalmology and Oncological Sciences
Tel: 1-212-241-6516
marek.mlodzik@mssm.edu

Kaustav Mukherjee, PhD
Instructor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
kaustav.mukherjee@mssm.edu

Michael Rendl, MD
Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Professor, Dermatology
Tel: 212-241-9593
michael.rendl@mssm.edu

Jeffrey M. Saland, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Tel: 212-241-6187
jeff.saland@mssm.edu

Lisa Satlin, MD
Chair and Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Medicine
Tel: 212-241-6187
lisa.satlin@mssm.edu

Eyal Shemesh, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Professor, Psychiatry
Tel: 212-241-6710
eyal.shemesh@mssm.edu

Christopher M. Sturgeon, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
Associate Professor, Medicine
christopher.sturgeon@mssm.edu

Caterina Tiozzo, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
caterina.tiozzo@mssm.edu

Rebecca Trachtman, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
rebecca.trachtman@mssm.edu

Ernest Turro, PhD
Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Tel: 212-824-8936
ernest.turro@mssm.edu