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Mental & physical health

Pediatric health care providers

Pediatric care is available at all of the City health centers except Health Center 1. You don’t need to choose a provider before an appointment, but you may want to find a provider that fits your needs. Use the information below to find a provider for your child.

Health Center 2

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Issy C. Esangbedo, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 All day Wednesday and Thursday Obesity medicine, health policy and management French
Victor Igbokidi, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory Health Services		 Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning Igbo
Charlene Lai, MD All day Tuesday and Friday Growth and puberty, adolescent care Mandarin
Alison McGrorty-Crotts, MD All day Monday-Wednesday Neonatal care, adolescent care Spanish
Susan Ragonesi, MD, FAAP All day Monday and Thursday Asthma and pulmonary condition Basic Italian
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Health Center 3

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Mira Gohel, MD Friday afternoon Spanish, Gujarati, French
Kathryn Miller, MD All day Tuesday and Thursday Infant care, adolescent medicine
Erin Pusz, DO, FAAP All day Monday Toddler care, obesity, childhood development
Patricia Sandiford MD, MPH, FAAP All day Wednesday and Friday morning
Karen Trabulsi, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 All day Tuesday
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Health Center 4

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Issy C. Esangbedo, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 Tuesday evenings Obesity medicine, health policy and management French
Victor Igbokidi, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory Health Services		 All day Monday and Tuesday, Wednesday mornings Igbo
Norma Panis, MD All day Tuesday and Friday Asthma Japanese, Tagalog
Patricia Sandiford MD, MPH, FAAP All day Monday and Tuesday
Sean Scott, MD, FAAP All day Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
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Health Center 5

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Rita Eburuoh, MD All day Friday Igbo
Kundabala Joshi, MD All day Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
Khudsiya Khan, MD
Chair: Pediatric and Adolescent CQI Committee,
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning Childhood obesity, adolescent health, asthma, diabetes and hypertension in adolescents Urdu, Hindi
Erin Teresa Kelly, MD Wednesday morning and all day Thursday Breastfeeding, literacy, transition care Basic ASL, Spanish
Norma Panis, MD, FAAP All day Monday and Thursday Asthma Japanese, Tagalog
Erin Pusz, DO, FAAP All day Tuesday and Wednesday Toddler care, obesity, childhood development
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Health Center 6

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Nichelle Adegbite-Maraventano, MD All day Monday and Thursday Breastfeeding, newborn and infant care Basic French
Malti Damani, MD Monday and Wednesday mornings, Friday afternoons
Jane Fritz, MD Monday afternoons and Wednesday mornings Obesity
Roy Hoffman, MD, MPH All day Tuesday and Friday mornings Spanish
Karen Rendulich, MD, MPP, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 Wednesday (afternoons and evenings) and all day Thursday Newborn care, eczema, and healthy weight management
Sean Scott, MD, FAAP All day Tuesday and Friday
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Health Center 9

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Nichelle Adegbite-Maraventano, MD All day Tuesday, Wednesday afternoons and evenings Breastfeeding, newborn and infant care Basic French
Debbie Hoellein, MD All day Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, Wednesday afternoons Children with special health care needs
Charlene Lai, MD All day Monday and Thursday Growth and puberty, adolescent care Mandarin
Blessy Methikalam, MD, FAAP All day Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Thursday mornings Spanish, Malayalam
Karen Rendulich, MD, MPP, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 Tuesday afternoons Newborn care, eczema, and healthy weight management
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Health Center 10

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Jeannette Mighty, MD, FAAP All day Monday-Thursday Newborn care, immunizations, childhood asthma
Vladimir Perelshteyn, MD All day Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Wednesday evenings, Thursday mornings Russian
Karen Trabulsi, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 All day Monday, Friday mornings
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Strawberry Mansion Health Center

Name and title Time Special interests Languages
Khudsiya Khan, MD
Chair: Pediatric and Adolescent CQI Committee,
Pediatric Medical Specialist		 All day Monday and Tuesday Childhood obesity, adolescent health, asthma, diabetes and hypertension in adolescents Urdu, Hindi
Alison McGrorty-Crotts, MD All day Thursday and Friday Neonatal, adolescent care Russian
Kathryn Miller, MD All day Monday and Wednesday Infant care, adolescent medicine
Susan Ragonesi, MD, FAAP All day Wednesday Asthma and pulmonary condition Basic Italian
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