Meet The Staff

Pediatrics

Robbie Majzner, MD
Hospitalist
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: NY Presbyterian-Columbia, Children’s Hospital of NY
Robbie Majzner completed his residency at New York Presbyterian, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. He joined the Lenox Hill Pediatric Hospitalist group in July 2012. Dr. Majzner's research interests are in the fields of Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, and he will be starting a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in July 2014.
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Jack Percelay, MD, MPH
Hospitalist
Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: University of California, San Francisco
Jack Percelay has worked as a pediatric hospitalist for over 20 years, and has been involved with pediatric hospital medicine as an emerging field through both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Hospital Medicine. He is a strong advocate for patient and family-centered care.
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Shilpa Malhotra, MD
Hospitalist
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: Cornell Medical Center
Shilpa Malhotra is a board certified, FAAP pediatrician with over 15 years experience. She has worked in a variety of settings: urgent care, emergency medicine, hospitalist, and ambulatory practice. Dr. Malhotra loves working with children and their families in the hospital setting.
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Rigmor Spang, MD
Medical School: University of Lund Medical School, Sweden
Residency: Lenox Hill, Metropolitan Hospital & Cornell

NICU

Marty Ellington, Jr, MD, MPH
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Michigan
Residency: University of California – San Francisco
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Children’s Hospital of Boston
Marty Ellington is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, and completed a residency in Pediatrics at the University of California-San Francisco and a fellowship in Newborn Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Ellington joined the department of Pediatrics at Lenox Hill Hospital in 2004. He became Acting- Chairman of the Department in 2009, and Chairman in 2011. Dr. Ellington is committed to continuing Lenox Hill Hospital’s long tradition of Excellence in Pediatric Care.
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Rania El-Khawam, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center
Fellowship: UMDNJ
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Kavita Kasat, MD
Neonatologist
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: New York University
Kavita Kasat is a Board Certified Neonatologist who joined the group at Lenox Hill Hospital in April 2011, after 3 years at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Kasat completed both residency and fellowship at New York University Medical Center. Dr. Kasat is interested in both nursing and physician education. Her past research experience focused on infection, immunology, and the effects of infant health on maternal postpartum depression.
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Ana Degoy, MD
Medical School: National University of Corboda School of Medicine, Argentina
Residency: Brooklyn University Hospital and Medical Center
Fellowship: Schneider Children’s Hospital, North Shore LIJ
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Magdy El-Hennawy, MBBS
Medical School: Cairo University, Egypt
Residency: University of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark, NJ & Georgetown University, Washington DC.
Fellowship: Yale University of Medicine
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Armando Grassi, MD
Medical School: Medical School of the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fellowship: New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center
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Karen Lidoshore-Fuld, DO
Neonatologist
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola NY
Fellowship: New York University
Karen Lidoshore-Fuld is a Neonatologist in the Department of Pediatrics at Lenox Hill Hospital. She has a strong interest in Developmental Care in the NICU and Developmental Follow-Up after discharge from the NICU. Dr. Lidoshore-Fuld runs the Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up Program at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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Esperanza Naves, MD
Neonatologist
Medical School: University of Barcelona, Spain
Residency: White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship: Women’s Hospital, LAC/USC, Los Angeles, CA
Esperanza Naves is a board certified neonatologist with over 25 years of experience in the field. Born in Spain, she trained at Los Angeles County USC and was co-director of the NICU at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles for 13 years. Dr. Naves was then an attending neonatologist at Rush Presbyterian in Chicago for 6 years before she joined Lenox Hill’s NICU in 2005.
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Emad Ghaly, MD
Medical School: University of Alexandria, Egypt
Residency: University of Alexandria & State University of NY
Fellowship: State University of NY Health Science Center
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Amy Reichlin, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: Mount Sinai
Fellowship: Mount Sinai

Follow Up

Karen Lidoshore-Fuld, DO
Neonatologist
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola NY
Fellowship: New York University
Karen Lidoshore-Fuld is a Neonatologist in the Department of Pediatrics at Lenox Hill Hospital. She has a strong interest in Developmental Care in the NICU and Developmental Follow-Up after discharge from the NICU. Dr. Lidoshore-Fuld runs the Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up Program at Lenox Hill Hospital.
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Dana Fern
Occupational Therapist