About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- antibiotic-resistant infections
- bacterial resistance
- bone & joint infections
- brain inflammation
- clostridium difficile infections
- epstein barr virus
- fungal infection
- gastrointestinal infection
- hepatitis
- herpes simplex virus infection
- hospital-acquired infection
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- lyme disease
- malaria
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection (mrsa)
- mycobacterium infection
- neonatal infection
- opportunistic infection
- osteomyelitis
- parasitic disease
- pelvic infection
- pneumonia
- respiratory tract infection
- sepsis
- septic arthritis
- sexually transmitted disease
- shingles
- sinus infection
- spine infection
- staphylococcal infections
- tonsil inflammation
- tuberculosis
- urinary tract infections
- vertebral osteomyelitis
- viral hepatitis
- viral infection
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections , Sepsis in Children , Staphylococcal Infections , Tonsillitis & Adenoiditis in Children , TuberculosisCredentials
Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Hospital Epidemiologist
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Diseases), 2009
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 2004
Education and Training
- Fellowship, New York University, Pediatric Infect Dis, 2008
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Edit profileInsurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO/EPO
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Amidacare
- Amidacare
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Cigna
- Cigna EPO/POS
- Cigna PPO
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ElderPlan
- ElderPlan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Exchange
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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Child Health
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus Essential
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield MediBlue
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
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Fidelis
- Fidelis Child Health
- Fidelis Essential
- Fidelis Exchange
- Fidelis Medicaid
- Fidelis Medicare
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GHI
- GHI CBP
- GHI HMO
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HIP
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Child Health
- HIP EPO/PPO
- HIP Essential
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid
- HIP Medicare
- HIP POS
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HealthSmart
- HealthSmart (WTC)
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Healthfirst
- Healthfirst
- Healthfirst Essential
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Hotel Trades
- Hotel Trades
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Humana
- Humana Medicare
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 PPO
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MagnaCare
- MagnaCare PPO
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Medicaid
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare
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MetroPlus
- MetroPlus Child Health
- MetroPlus Essential
- MetroPlus Exchange Plans
- MetroPlus Medicaid
- MetroPlus Medicare
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MultiPlan/PHCS
- MultiPlan/PHCS PPO
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NYS Health Insurance Plan
- The Empire Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford Medicare
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Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
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Tricare
- Tricare
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UHC
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Top Tier
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UPN
- UPN Elite
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VNS
- Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) Medicare
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WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
Publications
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Nagler, Arielle R; Horwitz, Leora I; Jones, Simon; Petrilli, Christopher M; Iturrate, Eduardo; Lighter, Jennifer L; Phillips, Michael; Bosworth, Brian P; Polsky, Bruce; Volpicelli, Frank M; Dapkins, Isaac; Viswanathan, Anand; François, Fritz; Kalkut, Gary
American journal of health-system pharmacy. AJHP. 2022 Dec 05; 79(24):2222-2229
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Silva, Genevieve S; Schimek, Cassandra A; Lighter, Jennifer L; Thiel, Cassandra L
Journal of hospital medicine. 2022 Aug ; 17(8):661-664
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Paret, Michal; Trillo, Rebecca; Lighter, Jennifer; Youngster, Ilan; Ratner, Adam J; Pellett Madan, Rebecca
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2022 Jul 21; 11(7):322-328
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