Our Staff

Okechukwu Anene, MD

• Director
• Pediatric Critical Care

Thomas Steineke, MD, PhD

• Associate Director
• Pediatric Neurosurgery

Yongming Mao, MD

• Pediatric Neurology - Epilepsy

Michael Seyffert, MD

• Pediatric Neurology
• Neuro-Behavioral Disorders

Kavitha Velicheti, MD

• Pediatric Neurology - Epilepsy

Steven Dyckman, MD

• Pediatric Psychiatrist

Barbara Couvadelli, MD, PhD

• Pediatric Neuropsychology

Nicholas C. Romano, Ed. D., A.B.P.P.

• Psychologist

Vani Gayam, MD

• Pediatric Hospitalist

Geethanjali Lingasubramanian, MD

• Pediatric Hospitalist

Beata Meszaros, MD

• Pediatric Hospitalist

Margarette Pierre, MD

• Pediatric Hospitalist

Siva Jonna, MD

• Pediatric Critical Care

Christoph Ohngemach, MD

• Pediatric Critical Care

Tiong The, MD

• Pediatric Critical Care

Bhavani Chalikonda, MD

• Pediatric Critical Care

Francis Sunaryo, MD - Advisory Member

• Pediatric Gastroenterology

Maria Espiritu-Fuller, MD - Advisory Member

• Pediatric Infectious Disease

Peri Kamalakar, MD - Advisory Member

• Pediatric Oncology

Dennis Brenner, MD - Advisory Member

• Pediatric Endocrinology

Claudia Sommerer, MA, CCC-SLP

• Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation

Patricia Munday, Ed. D.

• Principal, You &Me School

Shaija George, MBA, MS, CPNP, APN

• Pediatric Nurse Manager

Norma Prisco, RN, BSN

• Pediatric Neuro-Rehab

Nancy Vassallo, RN, BSN, CNRN

• Pediatric Neurosurgery

Diane Poracky, RN, BSN, CNRN

• Pediatric Epilepsy