Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Radiology and Public Health
New York Medical College-Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York, United States
SCMR Program Chair, 2026 Mid-Year Meeting-New York.
Serve on SCMR's P/CHD Steering Committee. Founding Chair, Societal Liaison Subcommittee
Serve on SCMR's Public Relations, Communications and Education Committees, leading the SCMR Webinar series.
Appointed to SCMR's Efficient CMR Taskforce, COVID Taskforce, Nominations committee
Member of Special interest groups: Artificial Intelligence, Oxygen -sensitive CMR, Parametric mapping
Clinical and Research interests: Pediatric Acquired and Congenital Heart Disease, Inflammatory Cardiovascular Disease-Myocarditis, Kawasaki Disease, Cardiomyopathy, AI, 3D VR, Cost-Effective, Efficient CMR
Principal Investigator of The Myocarditis After COVID Vaccination (MACiV) study, one of the largest multicenter studies across ~40 sites, funded by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. Myocarditis Registry.
Serve on the Steering Committee of the International Kawasaki Disease Registry (IKDR)
Holds multiple leadership positions at an institutional, national, and international level. Director of Pediatric Cardiac MRI/Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and Inflammatory Cardiovascular Disease at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Westchester, New York. Director of the capstone Clinical Transition Programs: Transition to Fourth Year and Transition to Residency at New York Medical College-School of Medicine.
Served on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Simulation and Innovative Learning Methods. Currently serve as a Board Member of the American Heart Association, Westchester/Fairfield, NY/CT. President and CEO of HeartStart Generation, a non-profit dedicated to prevent sudden cardiac deaths.
Recipient of the 2025 Faculty Author Award, 2021 Dean’s Faculty Award at New York Medical College and the 2023 New York State Woman of Distinction Award, honored by the NY State Assembly for excellence in healthcare, education, research leadership.
Thursday, February 5, 2026
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM
