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John F. Thompson, MD
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Contact Information
P: 7187412450
F: (718) 515-5426
Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
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Yolanda Rivas, MD
Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Fellowship Program
Director of Endoscopy, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Languages
Spanish
Contact Information
P: 7187412450
F: (718) 515-5426
Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
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Debra H. Pan, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Languages
Chinese
Contact Information
P: 7187412450
F: (718) 515-5426
Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
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Gitit Tomer, MD
Director, Pediatric IBD Program, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Languages
Hebrew
Contact Information
P: 7187412450
F: (718) 515-5426
Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
14 More Locations
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Preeti Viswanathan, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children?s Hospital at Montefiore
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Specialties
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Languages
Tamil, Hindi, Kannada
Contact Information
P: 7187412450
F: (718) 515-5476
Primary Location
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
3415 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2403
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Alda Prendaj, MD
Jubin Matthews, MD
Myriah Zeien-Tarantelli, MD
Amrita Kahlon, MD
Peter Costa, MD
Nakia Watson, SW
Macy Carobene, NP
RandaSamaha, NP
Trang Nguyen, NP
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Irina Strogach, MS, RD, CDN
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Andrea Montalvo, RN
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Danielle Pili, RN
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Trang Nguyen, NP
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George Rodriguez
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