Pediatric Orthopedics

Peter F. Sturm, M.D., Chief of Staff

    Linda Cree, R.N., clinic nurse
    Frank Daniele, LCSW, care coordinator
    Norma Figueroa, medical staff coordinator

Jeffrey D. Ackman, M.D., Asst. Chief
    of Staff

    Chris O’Brien, R.N., clinic nurse
    Cathy Schroeder, R.N., prosthetics
        clinic nurse
    Nancy Turner, LCSW, C-ASWCM, 
        care coordinator
    Alma Rosas, medical staff administrative
        assistant for Dr. Ackman 

Peter A. Smith, M.D., Attending  

    Jennifer Joy-Rhomberg, R.N., clinic nurse
    Liz Vieth, R.N., clinic nurse
    Laurie McDonough, MSW, care 
        coordinator
    Alma Rosas, medical staff administrative
        assistant for Dr. Smith  

Haluk Altiok, M.D., Attending

    Lisa Blake, R.N., clinic nurse
    Marianne Gorzkowski, R.N., clinic nurse
    Jennifer Lind, care coordinator
    Alma Rosas, medical staff administrative
        for Dr. Altiok        

Edward A. Millar, M.D.,  Emeritus
    Chief of Staff

The team:
Arthur J. DiPatri, Jr., M.D. (neurosurgery)
Purnendu Gupta, M.D. (spine surgery)
Kim W. Hammerberg, M.D. (spine surgery)
Terry R. Light, M.D. (hand surgery)
Steven M. Mardjetko, M.D. (orthopedics,
    spine surgery)
Arthur S. Palmer, M.D.
    (cardiothoracic surgery)
    Chris Dubik, R.N., clinic nurse, 
        pectus surgery  

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., Medical
    Director, Asst. Chief of Staff 

Mary McGowan, R.N., clinic nurse
Sara Klaas, MSW, C-ASWCM, care
    coordinator
Kathryn Hickey, R.N., SCI nurse clinician
Carol Paulus-Kalis, medical staff 
    administrative assistant for Dr. Vogel

The team:
Caroline J. Anderson, Ph.D. (clinical
    psychology)
Antonio Chaviano, M.D. (pediatric urology)
Michael Bednar, M.D. (hand surgery)

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pravin K. Patel, M.D., Chief
Mary O’Gara, CCC-SLP, Program Director

    Claudia Crilly Bellucci, project coordinator
    Chris Dubik, R.N., clinic nurse, clefts
    Liz Vieth, R.N., clinic nurse, general
        plastics
    John Randolph, care coordinator
    Sara Ramos-Pierluissi, dental assistant
    
The team:
Jim Cole, Au.D., (audiology)
Arthur Curtis, M.D., (otolaryngology)
Adriana DaSilveira, D.D.S. (dentistry)
Gregory Dumanian, M.D. (plastic surgery)
Rebecca Gaither, Ph.D., (psychology)
Mitchell F. Grasseschi, M.D., (plastic
    surgery)
Stephen J. Grud, D.D.S., (orthodontistry)
Kathleen Kapp-Simon, Ph.D., (psychology)
George Lin, D.D.S. (pediatric dentistry)
Richard Monahan, D.D.S., J.D. (dentistry)
Robert W. Parsons, M.D., FACS
    (plastic surgery)
James Parkhill, D.M.D., M.S.
    (prosthodontics)

Pediatrics

Lawrence C. Vogel, M.D., Chief

The team:
Howard Hast, M.D. (pediatric intensive care)
Gayle L Hayek, M.D. (pediatrics)
Marianne B. Larsen, M.D. (pediatric
    neurology)
Carissa Lee Holmes, M.D. (pediatrics)
Karen Brandt Onel, M.D. (pediatric
    rheumatology)
Lev Podorovsky, M.D. (pediatric intensive
    care)
Ira Salafsky, M.D. (pediatric genetics)
Kenneth Silver, M.D. (pediatric neurology)
Charles H. Spencer, M.D. (pediatric
    rheumatology)
Kristina Svenson, MD (pediatrics)

Anesthesiology

Melissa Wheeler, M.D., Chief

   Laura C. Vazquez, credentialing
        assistant/medical staff 
        administrative assistant

The team:
Lara K. Bonasera, M.D.
Cynthia Garvey Mastbrook, D.O.
Nicole C. P. Thompson, M.D.
Michael J. Tobin, M.D., Vice-Chief

Primary care physicians of Shriners' patients or prospective patients are encouraged to contact Shriners' physicians directly to assure seamless care for our patients.

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