Pediatric Allergy and Immunologists near New York, NY

Biography: Dr. Joyce Yu, MD is an Allergy /amp Immunology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She has been practicing for 23 years. Dr. Joyce Yu, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Mervat Nassef is a Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). She received her B.A., magna cum laude, and her MD at New York University. She went on to do her residency in Pediatrics at the New York University Medical Center, and her fellowship in Allergy & Immunology at Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons. After fellowship, she spent 2 years in Hong Kong where she was involved in teaching medical residents about allergies and asthma. Upon her return to New York, she joined the faculty of the Allergy & Immunology Division at CUMC. Her goal is to provide the highest quality, individualized patient care. She has a special interest in food allergies, environmental allergies and asthma. Because of her love for teaching, Dr. Nassef took on the role of Director of Resident and Medical Student Education in the Allergy/Immunology Division, in which she was responsible for coordinating the activities of students and residents who rotate through the Division. She has also been active in giving grand rounds and teaching conferences in area hospitals and writing publications on various topics in allergy, including co-authoring the textbook: Allergies and Adolescence: Transitioning Toward Independent Living. Stukus D, editor. Springer. She has presented some of her work at the annual international meetings of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Nassef served as Chair of the Women's Health Committee, the Population Health Committee at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and the Clinical Programs/Patient Safety and Quality Committee at the ACAAI. She was selected to Chair the ACAAI Education Council, a top-level leadership role in which she is led the development of the Education Strategy of the College and overseeing its implementation. She has helped develop educational resources for physicians worldwide. She volunteers her time by conducting free asthma screenings in her local community. She was chosen as one of The New York Times Magazine Top Doctors every year since 2012. She received the ACAAI Woman in Allergy Award in 2021 and the Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine award in 2023.

Biography: Dr. Abdalgani is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). She completed her MBBS medical degree at the University of Jordan, Pediatric residency at University at Buffalo, NY, fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Virginia Commonwealth University, and fellowship in Clinical Immunology and Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In 2018, Dr. Abdalgani joined Children's Minnesota as a Pediatric Clinical Immunologist, and also worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota for two years. She was involved in teaching medical residents and fellows. Dr. Abdalgani's primary interest is primary immunodeficiency diseases, immune regulatory disorders, pre and post-transplant care of primary immune deficiency patients, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and immunomodulatory treatment. She is a member of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) and has served as a member of the CIS Continuous Medical Education Committee since 2020. She has reviewed for the Journal of Clinical Immunology since 2019. Dr. Abdalgani participated in research in diagnostic laboratory immunology, immune dysregulation and cytopenia. She presented some of her work in national meeting. Dr. Abdalgani was chosen as one of the Minnesota Monthly Magazine top doctors in 2021 and 2022.

Biography: Dr. Ramsay Fuleihan is the clinical director of the Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology and a professor of pediatrics at Columbia. Throughout his career his main research interest has been the pathogenesis and treatment of primary immunodeficiency diseases. Dr. Fuleihan was formerly chief of the division of allergy and immunology at Sidra Medical and Research Center in Qatar, and Director of Primary Immunodeficiency Clinical Services and the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Fuleihan earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, completed his pediatric residency at Duke University Medical Center, and fellowship in allergy and immunology at the Children's Hospital-Boston at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fuleihan is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is an active fellow of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, where he served as Chair of the Primary Immunodeficiency Committee; a member of the Clinical Immunology Society, where he served as chair of the CME committee; a member of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies; and a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. He serves on the Medical Advisory Committee of the Immune Deficiency Foundation and on the Board of Directors of Bounce Children's Foundation.

Biography: Dr. Katari is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Katari was born and raised in Westchester, New York. After receiving her undergraduate degree at Rice University she went on to pursue her interest in health policy and received an MS in Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy from Georgetown University. She completed medical school at the University of Central Florida and residency at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She then moved to Boston and completed a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at Boston University/Boston Medical Center. Dr. Katari has a special interest in food allergy, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Her research interests include asthma, quality improvement measures in patient education, and determinants of health and disparities in atopic diseases.

Biography: Jordan Scott Orange, MD, PhD, chair of pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and physician-in-chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, comes to Columbia from Baylor College of Medicine, where he was vice chair for research in Pediatrics, director of the Pediatrician-Scientist Training and Development Program, and chief of immunology, allergy, and rheumatology. At Texas Children's Hospital Dr. Orange held the Louis and Marybeth Pawleek Endowed Chair, and was director of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiency and of the Center for Human Immunobiology. An international leader in pediatric primary immunodeficiency and the immunobiology of human natural killer cells, in his research Dr. Orange combines novel disease discovery with basic cell research to translate underlying biological mechanisms of disease into clinical applications. His research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and he has published over 250 papers. Dr. Orange is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Pediatric Society and was a recipient of the E. Mead Johnson Award for research accomplishment in pediatrics from the Society for Pediatric Research. Dr. Orange received his AB, PhD, and MD degrees from Brown University, and went on to residency training at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, clinical fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital, and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard. He served for nearly 10 years on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine before moving to Houston in 2012.

Biography: Dr. Perdita Permaul is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an assistant attending pediatrician at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital. Having grown up in Queens, NY, she finds it very rewarding to also serve as the Director of the Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Program housed within the Pediatric Asthma Center at New York-Presbyterian Queens where she also leads asthma/allergy clinical researchacross NYP campuses. After receiving her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Permaul returned to New York City where she completed her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and her pediatric residency at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She then moved to Boston and continued her training at Boston Children's Hospital, where she completed a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology. During her three-year fellowship, she also served as a research fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Permaul continued on as a pediatric allergist/immunologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School until her return to Weill Cornell Medicine. She is board-certified in Allergy/Immunology and Pediatrics.In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Permaul is active in clinical/translational asthma research and is a member of the Drukier Research Institute for Children's Health at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Permaul has been named theCaryl and Israel A. Englander Clinical Scholar in Children's Health.She has received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the interaction between childhood obesity, the environment and asthma. She is the author of a number of scientific papers, reviews and book chapters and has presented her research at regional, national and international meetings. Dr. Permaul also participates in NIH funded multi-center asthma clinical trials. She is a fellow of both the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Biography: Joel Brooks, D.O., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and Assisting Attending Pediatrician at the New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology. Dr. Brooks completed medical school at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency and Chief Residency at UPMC Lititz Hospital, and Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine. During fellowship, he completed a Masters of Public Health with a focus on global health and social and behavioral sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. In addition, he completed the Fellows as Medical Educators certificate program at the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Brooks joined the faculty at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC where he served as a staff allergist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Brooks was the Site Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Allergy and Immunology Fellowship. His areas of clinical and research interests include food allergies, drug allergies, angioedema, and immunizations. He has presented his work at national and international meetings as well as published in scientific journals. Dr. Brooks is also very engaged in medical education and serves on multiple committees for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Biography: Ashley Lee, MD, is an Instructor and Assisting Attending of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Lee attended Columbia University, NY for her undergraduate studies and medical school at Saint Louis University, MO. She then completed her Pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD, and her fellowship in Allergy & Immunology at Icahn Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY. Dr. Lee completed a year of research fellowship as the recipient of the 2023 Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Research Award. She worked under the mentorship of Dr. Hugh Sampson, MD, to study the role of food allergen epitopes on food allergy diagnostics and prognostics.Dr. Lee's clinical areas of interest include food allergies, drug allergies, atopic dermatitis, and immunodeficiencies. She is also passionate about community health and providing equitable care to her patients. Her research interests include better understanding the mechanisms of allergic diseases and immunodeficiencies. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Allergy & Immunology.

Biography: Joshua Milner is a leader in the field of discovery and immunopathogenesis of genetic diseases that lead to allergic symptoms. Among the disorders he has described and/or found major mechanistic insight are PLAIDan immune disorder that leads to lifelong cold urticaria, the glycosylation disorder PGM3 deficiency, ERBIN mutation, CARD11 dominant negative mutations, STAT3 gain-of-function, Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia Syndrome, IL-6 receptor deficiency, and others. Dr. Milner graduated with an SB in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1995 and an MD with distinction in immunology from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, and, as the recipient of the Pediatric Scientist Development Program Fellowship, did his fellowship in allergy and immunology at NIAID. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. William E. Paul, NIAID, examining issues of mouse T-cell receptor repertoires before beginning as an investigator in the Laboratory of Allergic Diseases in the NIAID, where he was eventually named chief. Dr. Milner's vision is to establish how genetic variation can help inform diagnosis and care of all patients with allergic diseaserare and common, severe and mild. This is achieved by performing genetic sequencing on samples from patients with allergic disease of all sorts, as well as performing functional studies on the same patient samples, which together help point to specific immune pathways that may be fundamentally causing disease. This comprehensive analysis, when performed in larger populations, will help personalize medicine so that patients can be better categorized for targeted care. Furthermore, this type of research and care requires a coordinated and comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, taking advantage of the expertise across the department of pediatrics and at multiple outpatient sites.