Meet the Top Pediatric Providers in Westchester in 2024

Westchester Magazine has teamed up with peer-review survey firms Castle Connolly and Top Dentists to compile a list of the foremost kids’ practitioners in 22 specialties.

Adolescent MedicineChild & Adolescent PsychiatryChild NeurologyDevelopmental-Behavioral PediatricsNeonatal-Perinatal MedicinePediatric Allergy & ImmunologyPediatric CardiologyPediatric Dermatology Pediatric EndocrinologyPediatric GastroenterologyPediatric Hematology-OncologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesPediatric NephrologyPediatric Neurological SurgeryPediatric Orthopedic SurgeryPediatric OtolaryngologyPediatric PulmonologyPediatric Rehabilitation MedicinePediatric RheumatologyPediatric UrologyPediatrics Pediatric Dentistry

2024 top doctors

Adolescent Medicine

Amanda McNear Jacobs
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.304.5288
Westchester Medical Center
Vaccines

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Lee Steven Cohen
Cohen & Rubinstein
Elmsford
914.478.1330
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Psychopharmacology, Developmental Disorders, Anxiety & Mood Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Autism & Developmental Disorders, Bipolar/Mood Disorders

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Candida A. Fink
New Rochelle
877.534.1090
Anxiety & Mood Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Psychopharmacology, Diagnostic Problems, Behavioral Disorders, Autism & Developmental Disorders

Alison M. Gedalowitz
Scarsdale
212.759.1820
Anxiety & Depression

Irene G. Hyler
Hartsdale
914.874.3595
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Psychotherapy, Anxiety & Depression

Kevin T. Kalikow
Mount Kisco
914.666.3000

Ilene Rabinowitz
Tarrytown
914.920.3692
Psychopharmacology, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders

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Boris Rubinstein
Cohen & Rubinstein
Elmsford
914.478.1330
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Psychopharmacology, Neuro-Psychiatry, Anxiety & Mood Disorders, Developmental Disorders

John G. Samanich
Armonk Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Armonk
914.730.6377
ADD/ADHD, Autism & Developmental Disorders, Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Anxiety & Depression

Amy Silverman
Harrison
914.630.2030
Four Winds Hospital
Anxiety & Depression, ADD/ADHD

Jonathan A. Slater
Irvington
914.591.4040
NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Psychopharmacology, Psychiatry in Physical Illness, Behavioral Disorders

Child Neurology

Anna Alshansky
Optum Medical Care
Yorktown Heights
914.277.4448
Northern Westchester Hospital
Headache, Developmental Disorders, Seizure Disorders, Neonatal Neurology, Concussion, Telemedicine

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Liliah Cantor
Westchester Pediatric Neurology
White Plains
914.560.0005
Westchester Medical Center
Headache

Maja Ilic
Pediatric Neurology
Hartsdale
914.358.1162
Epilepsy, ADD/ADHD, Seizure Disorders

Ronald I. Jacobson
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.358.0190
Westchester Medical Center
Epilepsy, Headache, ADD/ADHD Autism Spectrum Disorders, Tourette’s Syndrome

Rolla T. Nuoman
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.358.0188
Westchester Medical Center

Steven M. Wolf
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.768.3970
Westchester Medical Center
Epilepsy, Headache, Migraine

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Mark Bertin
Pleasantville
914.841.2302
Westchester Medical Center, Northern Westchester Hospital
Learning Disorders, Telemedicine

Laura B. Katz
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.304.5250
Developmental & Behavioral Disorders

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Heather L. Brumberg
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Valhalla
914.493.8558
Westchester Medical Center
Neonatal Care, Neonatal Nutrition

Jesus Jaile-Marti
White Plains
914.681.1253
White Plains Hospital, Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Jordan Kase
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
Valhalla
914.493.8431
Westchester Medical Center, Nuvance Health Putnam Hospital
Neonatal Critical Care

Edmund F. Lagamma
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Valhalla
914.493.8558
Westchester Medical Center
Infections-Neonatal, Prematurity/Low Birth Weight Infants, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Brain Injury-Neonatal, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Ethics

Boriana Parvez
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Valhalla
914.493.8558
Westchester Medical Center

John Richard Stafford, Jr.
Mount Kisco
914.666.1272
Northern Westchester Hospital, Phelps Hospital
Neonatal Care

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Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Andrew A. Wiznia
Northwell Health Physician Partners
Mount Kisco
914.241.3335
Northern Westchester Hospital, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
Environmental Health, Food & Drug Allergy

Pediatric Cardiology

David A. Crowe
Mount Kisco
914.864.1441
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease

Markus Erb
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4250
Westchester Medical Center
Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Patent Foramen Ovale, Congenital Heart Disease-Adult & Child

Joseph Giamelli
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4250
Westchester Medical Center

Diane Kerstein
Mount Kisco
914.864.1441
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Pulmonary Hypertension

Christa Miliaresis
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4250
Westchester Medical Center
Congenital Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Exercise Physiology

Pediatric Dermatology

Lauren Geller
Summit Health
Purchase
914.831.4100
Mount Sinai Hospital
Acne, Psoriasis/Eczema, Vitiligo, Vascular Malformations/Birthmarks

Pediatric Endocrinology

Chhavi Agarwal
Pediatric Endocrinology of New York
Scarsdale
914.713.8774
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, White Plains Hospital
Growth Disorders, Diabetes, Rett Syndrome, Calcium Disorders, Obesity, Thyroid Disorders, Pubertal Disorders, Turner Syndrome, Growth/Development Disorders, Telemedicine

Vardhini Desikan
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.366.3400
Westchester Medical Center

Alicia A. Romano
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Chappaqua
914.366.3400
Westchester Medical Center
Growth/Development Disorders, Diabetes, Thyroid Disorders

Sofia Shapiro
Optum Medical Care
Katonah
914.232.3135
Northern Westchester Hospital
Growth Disorders, Thyroid Disorders, Diabetes, Pubertal Disorders

Jaime Tsay
Optum Medical Care
Yorktown Heights
914.962.5060
Northern Westchester Hospital

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Michael Halata
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.367.0000
Westchester Medical Center
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Gastrointestinal Functional Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Richard Rosencrantz
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.367.0000
Westchester Medical Center
Liver Disease, Transplant Medicine-Liver, Hepatitis, Digestive Disorders

Mary See
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.367.0000
Abdominal Pain

Bhanu K. Sunku
Optum Medical Care
Katonah
914.232.3135
Northern Westchester Hospital
Celiac Disease, Allergy-Gastrointestinal Tract, Telemedicine

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Mitchell S. Cairo
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.7997
Westchester Medical Center
Bone Marrow Transplant, Stem Cell Transplant, Leukemia & Lymphoma, Hematologic Malignancies, Sickle Cell Disease, Immune Deficiency, Immunotherapy, Drug Discovery & Development

Allyson Flower
Valhalla
914.493.7997
Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital

Mehmet F. Ozkaynak
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.7997
Westchester Medical Center
Bone Marrow Transplant, Neuroblastoma

Oya Levendoglu Tugal
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.7997
Westchester Medical Center
Leukemia & Lymphoma, Neuroblastoma, Histiocytoma, Hemophilia, Bleeding/Coagulation Disorders, Sickle Cell Disease, Solid Tumors, Platelet Disorders

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Nina Z. Arlievsky
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.8333
Westchester Medical Center
Lyme Disease, HIV, Fevers of Unknown Origin

Sheila M. Nolan
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.8333
Westchester Medical Center
Viral Infections, Vaccines, Tick-borne Diseases, Lyme Disease

Pediatric Nephrology

Dmitry V. Samsonov
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4140
Westchester Medical Center
Transplant Medicine-Kidney, Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Stones, Nephrotic Syndrome

Sonia Solomon
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4140
Boston Children’s Health Physicians, Westchester Medical Center
Chronic Kidney Disease

Pediatric Neurological Surgery

Carrie R. Muh
Westchester Medical Center Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.493.2363
Westchester Medical Center
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Brain & Spinal Tumors-Pediatric, Congenital Cranial Deformities

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Robert L. Cristofaro
Northwell Health Orthopaedic Institute
Purchase
914.967.8708
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northern Westchester Hospital
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Sports Medicine, Foot & Hip Disorders-Complex Pediatric, Neuromuscular Disorders

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Lianne M. De Serres
Westchester Medical Center Health Physicians
Ardsley
914.693.7636
Westchester Medical Center
Airway Disorders, Sinus Disorders/Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery, Tonsil/Adenoid Disorders, Laryngeal Disorders, Neck Masses

Jeffrey Keller
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1355
Northern Westchester Hospital
Otitis Media, Sleep Disorders/Apnea, Telemedicine

David M. Merer
Westchester Medical Center Health Physicians
Ardsley
914.693.7636
Westchester Medical Center
Airway Disorders, Hearing Disorders, Ear Infections, Tonsil/Adenoid Disorders

Pediatric Pulmonology

Agnes Banquet
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center, Blythedale Children’s Hospital
Pulmonary Function Testing, Chronic Lung Disease

Joseph T. Boyer
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis

Lai-Ming L. Chan
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Cystic Fibrosis

Elizabeth De La Riva-Velasco
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Good Samaritan Hospital — Suffern, NY

Allen J. Dozor
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis

Bindu Ann George
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center

Suzette Gjonaj
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center

Youngsook Cathy Kim
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis

Christy Kim
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Aerodigestive Disorders

Sankaran S. Krishnan
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Bronchoscopy, Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Function Testing, Exercise Physiology, Exercise-Induced Asthma

Diana B. Lowenthal
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Cough-Chronic

Yehudit Pollack
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center

Lynne M. Quittell
ColumbiaDoctors
White Plains
866.721.8718
NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis

Marilyn Scharbach
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center

Nadav Traeger
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Sleep Disorders/Apnea, Bronchoscopy, Asthma

John J. Welter
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4260
Westchester Medical Center
Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma & Chronic Lung Disease

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Jaishree Capoor
Capoor Pediatric Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Valhalla
917.558.3593
Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida

Pediatric Rheumatology

Chun Peng Chao
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4110
Westchester Medical Center
Juvenile Arthritis, Lupus/SLE, Dermatomyositis, Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Christine Hom
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.614.4110
Westchester Medical Center
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus/SLE, Scleroderma, Vasculitis

Pediatric Urology

Lori Landau Dyer
Pediatric Urology Associates
Tarrytown
914.493.8628
Westchester Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center
Minimally Invasive Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Voiding Dysfunction, Urinary Reflux/Obstruction, Undescended Testis

Paul F. Zelkovic
Pediatric Urology Associates
Tarrytown
914.493.8628
Westchester Medical Center, Garnet Health Medical Center
Reconstructive Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery

Pediatrics

Kim Josette Abrams
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Larchmont
914.235.3800

Robin L. Altman
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850
Westchester Medical Center

Amy Amin Patil
Optum Medical Care
Jefferson Valley
914.245.7700
Northern Westchester Hospital

Dori Allison Anchin
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850

Thomas A. Angello
Westmed Medical Group
Yonkers
914.607.4730
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

G. Patricia Avvocato
Westchester Park Pediatrics
Purchase
914.761.1717
White Plains Hospital

Michele L. Bailey
Mayfield Pediatrics
White Plains
914.686.1848
Montefiore Einstein Wakefield Campus
Adolescent Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Vaccines, Asthma, Obesity, Developmental Disorders, Behavioral Disorders

Elliot B. Barsh
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1580
Northern Westchester Hospital
Preventive Medicine, Telemedicine

Lawrence J. Baskind
NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group
Hudson Valley
Croton-on-Hudson
866.721.8718
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Preventive Medicine

Fredric Bomback
Westmed Medical Group
Purchase
914.607.6260
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Adolescent Medicine

Scott D. Bookner
Scarsdale Pediatric Associates
Scarsdale
914.725.0800
White Plains Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Preventive Medicine, Vaccines

Maryann Buetti-Sgouros
Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners
Mount Kisco
914.666.6655
Northern Westchester Hospital

Oliver R. Cartano
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Yonkers
914.963.7668
St. John’s Riverside Hospital-Andrus Pavilion

Caroline Cho
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Tarrytown
914.332.4141
Phelps Hospital, Westchester Medical Center

David A. Cohen
Scarsdale Medical Group
Scarsdale
914.989.1111
White Plains Hospital

Barbara J. Coven
Westmed Medical Group
Rye
914.848.8900 Greenwich Hospital, White Plains Hospital
ADD/ADHD, Adolescent Medicine, Asthma, Developmental Disorders

Stephen Cowan
Westchester Center for Holistic Families
Mount Kisco
914.882.9335
Developmental Disorders, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Suzanne L. Cutler
Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners
Mount Kisco
914.666.4742
Northern Westchester Hospital
Preventive Medicine, Newborn Care, Breastfeeding, Asthma, Child Development

Matthew M. Dugan
Optum Medical Care
Briarcliff Manor
914.941.2129
Northern Westchester Hospital

Amy B. Eisenberg
Scarsdale Medical Group
Scarsdale
914.989.1111
White Plains Hospital

Debra H. Etelson
White Plains Hospital Physician Associates
Somers
914.849.7075
White Plains Hospital

Sandra Ganea
Westmed Medical Group
New Rochelle
914.607.4720
The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein

Nicholas Germanakos
Cohen Children’s Northwell Health Physician Partners
Mount Kisco
914.666.6655
Northern Westchester Hospital

Tara Ann Harrington
Westmed Medical Group
Yonkers
914.607.4730
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Michael Horowitz
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1580
Northern Westchester Hospital

Katherine Evans Hough
Pediatrics on Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson
914.963.1663
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

Alice W. Huang
Optum Medical Care
Yorktown Heights
914.962.5060
Northern Westchester Hospital
Telemedicine

Haeyoung Ko Hwang
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Scarsdale
914.472.3333
White Plains Hospital

Rebecca L. Isbell
Optum Medical Care
Briarcliff Manor
914.941.2129
Northern Westchester Hospital

Erin K. Kelleher
Westchester Health Pediatrics
Tuckahoe
914.337.7474
Phelps Hospital

Sara Kenamore
Westmed Medical Group
Purchase
914.607.6260
White Plains Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Adolescent Medicine

Natasha Khosla
Westmed Medical Group
Rye
914.848.8900
Greenwich Hospital

Emily Mika Koelsch
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Tarrytown
914.332.4141
Phelps Hospital, Westchester Medical Center

Douglas L. Krohn
Optum Medical Care
Briarcliff Manor
914.941.2129
Northern Westchester Hospital

Ellen P. Lestz
White Plains Hospital Physician Associates
Armonk
914.849.7900
White Plains Hospital

Eric Levene
Chester Pediatrics
White Plains
914.948.4422
White Plains Hospital

Andrea Levine-Rockland
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Scarsdale
914.725.7555
Adolescent Medicine

Miriam Levitt
Bronxville
914.961.3604
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, Montefiore Einstein Moses Campus
Travel Medicine

Marie-Micheline Lominy
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Mount Vernon
914.664.4545
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester, Lincoln Medical Center
Adolescent Medicine

Samantha Lowe
White Plains Hospital Physician Associates
Armonk
914.849.7900
White Plains Hospital

Laura MacBeth
Westmed Medical Group
Rye
914.848.8900
White Plains Hospital, Greenwich Hospital

Lisa G. Mandelker
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
New Rochelle
914.235.1400

Wendy A. Manowitz
Optum Medical Care
Jefferson Valley
914.245.7700
Northern Westchester Hospital
Telemedicine

Heather Mcgowan
Village Pediatric Group
Tuckahoe
914.771.7070
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Michelle Schiffer Merer
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Scarsdale
914.472.4300
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Deborah M. Mollo
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1580
Northern Westchester Hospital

Caroline M. Moon
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850
Westchester Medical Center

Allison J. Nied
Optum Medical Care
Somers
914.277.4448
Northern Westchester Hospital

Michael T. O’Reilly
Westmed Medical Group
New Rochelle
914.607.4720
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Gregory N. Odell
Tomahawk Farm Pediatrics
Yorktown Heights
914.248.0500
Northern Westchester Hospital

Kathryn A. Oehler
Optum Medical Care
Briarcliff Manor
914.941.2129
Northern Westchester Hospital, Phelps Hospital

Orit Einat Oppenheimer
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850
Westchester Medical Center

Jessica M. Orbe
Westmed Medical Group
Purchase
914.607.6260
White Plains Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Preventive Medicine, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Parenting Issues, Adolescent Medicine

Karen Pasieka
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1580
Northern Westchester Hospital

Allison Platt
Optum Medical Care
Mount Kisco
914.242.1580
Northern Westchester Hospital Telemedicine

Wendy A. Proskin
Westmed Medical Group
White Plains
914.682.0731
White Plains Hospital, Greenwich Hospital

Emily Puntillo
Optum Medical Care
Yorktown Heights
914.962.5060
Northern Westchester Hospital

Kerry A. Purtill
Westchester Health Pediatrics
Tuckahoe
914.337.7474
Phelps Hospital

Alicia Rieger
Westmed Medical Group
Rye
914.848.8900
White Plains Hospital, Greenwich Hospital

Jennifer A. Scherr
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850
Westchester Medical Center

Todd J. Schiffer
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Scarsdale
914.472.4300
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
ADD/ADHD, Behavioral Disorders

Deborah Schwartz
Chester Pediatrics
White Plains
914.948.4422
White Plains Hospital

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Audra Schweitzer
Westmed Medical Group
Purchase
914.607.6260
White Plains Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Adolescent Medicine

Randi Lynn Sjogren
Northwell Health Physician Partners
West Harrison
914.946.2277
Phelps Hospital, White Plains Hospital

Kathryn T. Snyder
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne
914.593.8850
Westchester Medical Center

Neil A. Spielsinger
Chester Pediatrics
White Plains
914.948.4422
White Plains Hospital

Cynthia F. Su
Pediatrics on Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson
914.963.1663
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Deborah V. Tesler
Northwell Health Physician Partners
West Harrison
914.946.2277
Phelps Hospital

John Joseph Urzi
Westmed Medical Group
Yonkers
914.607.4730
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Anu Vatsan
Optum Medical Care
Bedford
845.278.7000
Northern Westchester Hospital

Marc D. Wager
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Larchmont
914.235.3800
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Jay M. Weissbrot
Northwell Health Physician Partners West Harrison 914.946.2277 Phelps Hospital
Adolescent Medicine

Ellen Whalen
Pediatrics on Hudson
Hastings-on-Hudson
914.963.1663
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

Carol L. Wurzel
Westchester Park Pediatrics
Purchase
914.761.1717
White Plains Hospital

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Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric dentists, who train for two years after dental school, manage various aspects of children’s oral health from infancy through the teenage years. They offer preventive, diagnostic, and corrective care in a variety of areas.

Croton-on-Hudson

Meredeth Glenn
Hudson Pediatric Dental
914.271.5696

Eastchester

Carla Tornatore
Tornatore Family Dental
914.779.9100

Harrison

Eileen Dano Calamia
Smile Starters Pediatric Dentistry
914.777.1140

Jefferson Valley

Benjamin Dancygier
Valley Pediatric Dentistry
914.245.7100

Larchmont

Herbert S. Smith
914.834.4150

David W. Zirlin
White Plains & Larchmont Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
914.834.8012

Mount Kisco

Maritza Bianchi
Kids Are Great Dental Associates
914.242.2000

Gina Lodolini
Kids Are Great Dental Associates
914.495.8063

Loan Mao
Mt. Kisco Pediatric Dentistry
914.339.0180

New Rochelle

Moonsun Kim
New Rochelle Kids Dental
914.632.2800

Rye

Paul K. Chu
Rye Pediatric Dentistry
914.967.0000

Louis M. Cooper
Oral Health for Kids
914.588.3797

Narmatha Sinnarajah
Rye Pediatric Dentistry
914.967.0000

Deborah Troy
Rye Smiles Pediatric Dentistry
914.967.5735

Charles J. Yau
Rye Smiles Pediatric Dentistry
914.967.5735

Scarsdale

Kavita Kohli
Rivertowns Pediatric Dentistry
914.725.9620

Ann Lambert
Scarsdale Pediatric Dental
914.472.9090

Vali Mohammadi
Summerfield Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Surgery
914.472.2929

Lisa Patchen
Scarsdale Pediatric Dental
914.472.9090

Wayne Turk
Scarsdale Pediatric Dental
914.472.9090

Somers

Christine Dowling
Somers Pediatric Dentistry
914.358.1225

Tuckahoe

Penny Resnick-Graulich
Main Street Pediatric Dentistry
914.633.4440

White Plains

Leyla Z. Nakisbendi
Mayers & Nakisbendi Dental
914.328.0163

Minerva Patel
Westchester Pediatric Dentistry
914.683.9389

Aimee J. Saposnick
White Plains & Larchmont Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
914.761.4872

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This list is excerpted from 2024 the topDentists™ list, which includes listings for around 300 dentists and specialists in Westchester County. For more information, call 706.364.0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; email info@usatopdentists.com or visit usatopdentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2009–2024 by topDentists, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.

Statement From topDentists™: Selection Process

“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”

This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies, and of course, physical results.

The nomination pool of dentists consists of dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as dentists listed online with their local dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate. Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists whom they feel should be included in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peers’ work when evaluating the other nominees.

Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies, depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received and status in various dental academies can play a factor in our decisions.

Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then, letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.

Of course, there are many fine dentists who are not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the United States. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.

The 2024 Top Dentists list is excerpted from the independent topDentists™ database. Dentists who want to update their information can do so at usatopdentists.com.

Selection Process and Methodology

With over 30 years’ experience researching, reviewing, and selecting Top Doctors, Castle Connolly is a trusted and credible healthcare research and information company. Our mission is to help people find the best healthcare by connecting patients with best-in-class healthcare providers.

Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Its online nomination process is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical specialty and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physician(s) is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical specialty or among the best in the nation in their medical specialty. Then, Castle Connolly’s research team thoroughly vets each physician’s professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history and if available, outcomes data. Additionally, a physician’s interpersonal skills such as listening and communicating effectively, demonstrating empathy, and instilling trust and confidence, are also considered in the review process. The Castle Connolly Doctor Directory is the largest network of peer-nominated physicians in the nation.

Physicians selected for inclusion in this magazine’s “Top Doctors” feature may also appear online at castleconnolly.com, or in in conjunction with other Castle Connolly Top Doctors databases online and/or in print.

Castle Connolly is part of Everyday Health Group, a recognized leader in patient and provider education, attracting an engaged audience of over 74 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians to its premier health and wellness digital properties. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant information, data, and analytics. We empower healthcare providers and consumers with trusted content and services delivered through Everyday Health Group’s world-class brands.

For more information, please visit Castle Connolly or Everyday Health Group.

The Top Pediatric Doctors List is provided by independent research healthcare company Castle Connolly. The honorees are nominated and rated by other physicians. Doctors who want to update their specialties or affiliations can do so at castleconnolly.com.

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