Alison Escalante, MD is a Pediatrician, author of the upcoming book Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the parent your child needs in a world that won’t stop pushing, Writer and Woman on a Mission to ease the epidemic of anxiety that has convinced us we are always failing and is stealing our joy. She has developed a 3 step method to help parents raise their kids mindfully, skillfully AND enjoy doing it. She is a contributor for Forbes and Psychology Today and is a TEDx speaker. Her website is SighSeeStart.com or  alisonescalante.com. She has degrees from Princeton in the history of ideas and Rutgers in medicine, and did her pediatric training at Duke and University of Chicago.  She is an adjunct faculty member of Rush University School of Medicine. Calling all Brooklyn Moms! JOWMA presents an evening of Nutrition for Moms and Kids. On May 22nd at 8 PM, learn helpful tips and tricks for preparing nutritious food for you and your family, with Marina Klotsman, DO and JOWMA’s Wellness Director, Julie Wilcox. The cost is $18, and is an evening you don’t want to miss!Register on our website https://www.jowma.org/events/nutrition-for-moms-kidsThis event is sponsored by Rambam Health. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Lizzy Savetsky is a leading Jewish influencer and pro-Israel activist. Lizzy started her online journey over a decade ago as a fashion blogger, posting on her blog, Excessories Expert, and Instagram page. Gradually – Lizzy began to share more about her family life, Jewish faith and traditions, and educational content, including “Yiddish Word of the Week” and her daughter’s weekly “Torah Corner.” In 2019, Lizzy changed her handle from ExcessoriesExpert to LizzySavetsky to focus more exclusively on Jewish and Israel content. Lizzy has spoken publicly about her struggles with alcoholism and her challenges with infertility and pregnancy loss. She has worked to destigmatize these topics and helped thousands to feel less alone.  In 2021 Lizzy dedicated a Sefer Torah to the IDF in memory of pregnancy loss, following a global campaign to raise $57,000 from thousands of individuals, in the merit of the lives that never came to fruition.  Lizzy was a dedicated voice for Israel long before October 7, but in the past few months she has used her platforms to support Israel, interview families of hostages and survivors of the massacre, support Jewish college students, and educate her followers about the increase in antisemitism around the world. Lizzy is the author of “Thou Shalt Be Beautiful: The Forgotten Jewish Ideal,” which was published by Wicked Son in 2023 as part of the book Jewish Priorities: Sixty-Five Proposals for the Future of Our People, along with contributions from prominent Jewish thought leaders.   Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Lizzy lives in New York City with her husband Dr. Ira Savetsky – a renowned plastic surgeon - and their three children. Follow Lizzy @LizzySavetsky (https://www.instagram.com/lizzysavetsky/?hl=en) Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Priya Jaisinghani, MD, is a dedicated endocrinologist specializing in adult care, with expertise in endocrinology, obesity medicine, and diabetes. She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Jaisinghani completed her fellowship in Endocrinology at New York Presbyterian - Weill Cornell, following her residency in Internal Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center. She obtained her MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Jaisinghani is committed to providing personalized and compassionate care, focusing on conditions such as diabetes, autoimmune thyroid disease, hair loss, and fertility issues. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Mindy Blumenfeld, a trauma therapist, is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. She is certified in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing as well as trained in IFS and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She works through a lens of attachment and how early experiences impact human development. Her other passions are speaking and writing, using both to educate her audiences about therapy, meaningful living, and relationships. She is columnist for Binah Magazine and does many teleconferences and motivational speaking. She also loves rollerblading, yoga, and her grandchildren (yeah, she's that old). To contact her for speaking engagements or just to say hi, you can email at [email protected].  www.mindyblumenfeld.com Mindy Blumenfeld on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindy-blumenfeld-lcsw-a8067583/ https://www.amazon.com/Hillel-Paper-Menschies-Mindy-Blumenfeld/dp/B0CZPN2CDV/ref=sr 1 1?cridhttps://vimeo.com/marclumerproductions/hillel?share=copy Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Yair Saperstein, MD MPH is CEO and cofounder of AvoMD. He is a dual board-certified physician in internal medicine and clinical informatics, is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.Dr. Saperstein served on the implementation team for multiple Epic go-lives, and was inpatient medicine Chief Resident at HHC's Kings County Hospital, leading over 400 providers through New York's first wave of COVID. Dr. Saperstein graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with distinction in research in global health and from SUNY Downstate with a Masters in Public Health in hospital policy and management.Previously, Dr. Saperstein cofounded and led two non-profit organizations for over ten years, StartScience.org and Teach4Kids.org, scaling both internationally. Additionally, he is an acclaimed classical concert pianist and has won numerous awards, including The Jewish Week's "36 under 36" most influential Jewish Americans. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Simcha Chesner is a clinical psychologist, trained and raised in the USA. He has lived in Israel for the past 33 years. He founded a network of junior high and high schools for boys with ADHD in Israel and has served the Israeli community for the past three decades. He has written several books in Hebrew and Kosher ADHD is his first book, co-authored with Dr. Sara Markowitz in English for the Jewish communities of the United States Dr. Sara Markowitz,Ph.D. has achieved an incredible amount, in large part due to her personal “ADHD” superpowers. In addition to obtaining a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Farleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Markowitz is is the founding director of an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Jewish Women at Achieve Behavioral Health, the largest behavioral health center serving the greater Jewish community. Dr. Markowitz continues to develop curriculum and measure clinical outcome research for ADHD parenting groups and integration of ADHD individuals within the Jewish community. She has developed curricula, currently utilized in schools and families focusing on overcoming challenges of multiple origins.In addition to her formal professional activities, Dr. Markowitz is a mother to five awesome children and is the Rebbetzin of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, New Jersey. Kosher ADHD: Surviving and Thriving in the Torah-Observant World  https://a.co/d/5qRJCHH Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

On October 7, Hamas launched a horrific terror attack in Israel. Over 1,300 Israelis have been killed, over 3,200 have been injured, and nearly 200 hostages have been taken. As always, JOWMA’s network of physicians is here to serve the Jewish world. Now, WE NEED YOUR HELP. Help support JOWMA’s work and our medical mission. We are bringing critically-needed physicians to save lives in Israel. Every dollar raised goes directly to support this Donate to JOWMA's Medical Mission: https://donate.cwsio.com/jowma/ Eliza “Shevie” Kassai, MD is a board-certified general and trauma surgeon. She has been a valued member of the Mountain View Surgical team since 2020. Born and raised in Denver, she attended medical school at the Technion in Israel and subsequently returned to Denver to complete her training. She completed her internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of Colorado. She completed a Research Fellowship in Trauma Surgery during her training and her research has been published in multiple medical journals, including the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Injury, and The American Surgeon. She is certified in robotic surgery, and serves as the Medical Director of the Wound Care and Advanced Hyperbaric Center at The Medical Center of Aurora. She lives with her husband and three children in Denver. Dr. Kassai loves skiing, running, traveling, and spending time with her family. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Alisa Minkin, MD is former host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also previously produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868) and is past chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee. She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr Minkin is on the Leadership Panel of the Haredi Health Coalition which serves as a liaison between NYC’s Department of Health and the New York hareidi community.  She has worked on numerous Covid-19 and vaccine related community health efforts in the past, including the EMES Vaccine Task Force. Dr Minkin’s public health efforts on behalf of the Orthodox community has been featured in numerous Orthodox media outlets including Mishpacha and Wellspring magazine. Jennie Berkovich, DO is a board certified pediatrician and Director of Education for JOWMA. She is the new host of the JOWMA podcast. Sheindel (Ifrah) Goldfeiz, OMS-IV is a fourth year medical student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. She lives in New Jersey with her three adorable children and her husband. After graduating with a BA in Elementary and Special Education, Sheindel taught middle school science for three years and subsequently completed a post-bacc in basic sciences at Temple University. In her current role as COO-CFO of JOWMA, Sheindel works to promote accessibility to health education in the Jewish community, as well as increase support and opportunities for physicians at all stages of training. She is also involved in ongoing epidemiology, ophthalmology, and cultural competency related research projects. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Atira Kaplan, MD is a board-certified physiatrist. She received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center; and completed residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and fellowship in Women’s Health Rehabilitation, at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Kaplan works in two private practices, Maxwell Medical in Manhattan, and Millennium Medical and Rehabilitation in Westchester, where she treats patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions including pelvic floor dysfunction. Brenda Neuman is a fourth-year medical student at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is originally from the Orthodox Jewish Community of Brooklyn, NY. Brenda graduated Summa Cum Laude from CUNY Brooklyn College in 2019 with a BA in Chemistry. She is actively involved in hosting specialty spotlight podcasts and serves on the board of the JOWMA Premed committee. Brenda currently resides in Long Island with her husband, Dr. Michael Lovihayeem. Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Chumi Friedman is the Director of HUG, a program of ATIME supporting couples experiencing perinatal and infant loss. She is RTS trained and a certified doula and chaplain. Chumi Friedman is the Director of HUG, a program of ATIME supporting couples experiencing perinatal and infant loss. She is RTS trained and a certified doula and chaplain. JOWMA Podcast | "I Was Supposed to Have a Baby: Coping with Infertility and Pregnancy Loss" https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/I-Was-Supposed-to-Have-a-Baby-Coping-with-Infertility-and-Pregnancy-Loss-e1eqv6m JOWMA Podcast | "Pru U'rvu: Reproductive Medicine for Torah Observant Couples" https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Pru-Urvu-Reproductive-Medicine-for-Torah-Observant-Couples-e1eqv7t Amazon | There Was a Baby https://a.co/d/6uZ11mO Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Frani S. Pollack is a licensed psychologist and social worker. She has been in practice for 30 years. Frani has worked at multiple inpatient, day treatment, and outpatient programs. She currently works at Bala Child & Family Assoicates where she sees individuals, teens, and families. She has also taught and trained students, supervised, and ran supervision groups. Frani currently teaches and supervises dissertations at the doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania. She also teaches at the Sara Schnerer/YU school of social work, Council for Relationships, and is a Senior Trainer for the Family Based Program in Pennsylvania. Frani gives talks and lectures in the community, and has spoken at multiple conferences. She has written in several refereed journals and has co-authored several book chapters. She is certified in EMDR, IPT, and EFT, and uses an eclectic approach in her work with clients. JOWMA Podcast | We Have a Weight Problem with Miriam Pascal by JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/We-Have-a-Weight-Problem-with-Miriam-Pascal-e1v4i16\ JOWMA Podcast | OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?! How To Talk (or Not Talk) about Your Child's Weight with Madeleine Berg, MS, RD, CDN https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/OMG--You-Think-Im-Fat----How-To-Talk-or-Not-Talk-about-Your-Childs-Weight-with-Madeleine-Berg--MS--RD--CDN-e1un9na JOWMA Podcast | Atzmi: My Body Is Not My "Self" https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Atzmi-My-Body-Is-Not-My-Self-e1ipcsc JOWMA Podcast | Sick of Eating: A Review of Eating Disorders with Devorah Levinson from RELIEF https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Sick-of-Eating-A-Review-of-Eating-Disorders-with-Devorah-Levinson-from-RELIEF-e1eqv6j JOWMA Podcast | Health At All Sizes with Malka Katzenstein https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Health-At-All-Sizes-with-Malka-Katzenstein-e1eqv64 JOWMA Podcast | We Have a Weight Problem with Yaffi Lvova, RDN, Alisa Minkin, MD, FAAP, Tobi Ash, RN, BSN, MBA and Dr. Marcy Forta, EdD, MBA https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Special-Episode-We-Have-a-Weight-Problem-with-Yaffi-Lvova--RDN--Alisa-Minkin--MD--FAAP--Tobi-Ash--RN--BSN--MBA-and-Dr--Marcy-Forta--EdD--MBA-e1ucb7o Giving Safe Presentations on Eating Disorders https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/sites/default/files/GivingSafePresentationsFINAL.pdf Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Simcha Weinstein is a best-selling author, syndicated columnist, and Family Peer Advocate at Families Together in New York State.  He serves on the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC), a federally-funded New York State agency working under the direction of the Governor. He is the Chair of the Religious Affairs Committee at Pratt Institute and founder of the Jewish Autism Network. Named "New York's Hippest Rabbi" by PBS, he resides in Brooklyn, New York. Contact Simcha Weinstein: [email protected] RespectAbility https://www.respectability.org/ Autism's Growing Problem https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/autism-growing-problem Families Together in New York State https://www.ftnys.org/ Dadvocate speaks truth to power at New York State Assembly hearing⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=tb1X63fhGx-xaCWq&v=V9eDXhBinQg&feature=youtu.be⁠ ⁠New York Vulnerable: A Look at the Governor’s New Mental Health Plan⁠ ⁠https://behavioralhealthnews.org/new-york-vulnerable-a-look-at-the-governors-new-mental-health-plan/ Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

An experienced, board-certified OB/GYN, Dr. Elissa Hellman, has been in practice for over ten years in Milwaukee, WI. She received her medical degree from NYU and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset. She is also the physician at The Confident Kallah, a telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the needs of Jewish women who observe Taharat Ha'Mishpacha. Throughout her years as a clinician, she noticed a gap in women's health awareness and education. This developed into a special interest in patient education and being a resource for the Jewish community in relation to body awareness and women's preventative health, starting from a young age. ⁠After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah Part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman⁠ https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seTYDqfanxb ⁠The Confident Kallah: Fostering Healthy Sexuality in Our Daughters with Dr. Elissa Hellman⁠ https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/The-Confident-Kallah-Fostering-Healthy-Sexuality-in-Our-Daughters-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-el5mk3 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Gabby Barreto, MS, RD, CDN, CSSD is a registered dietititian and personal trainer. She obtained her Master’s in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from Columbia University and completed her Dietietic Internship at LIU Post.  She is a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and specializes in eating disorders.  She is a Professor at St. Josephs University in Brooklyn, teaching nutrition.  She is also a Personal Trainer, a Certified Functional Strength Coach, Functional Mobility Specialist, Onnit Academy Kettlebell Specialist, and Kettlebell Athletics certified. An expert in Sports Performance Nutrition, she works with elite level students athletes at the high school and college level and loves helping athletes of all kinds build a strong nutrition foundation from an early age and to improve their performance. She works to help active women find new ways to build strong mental health around food, body image, and fitness. She helps them change their view of food and fitness from calories and weight focus to nourishing and strength-focused. Gabby says “As a Dietitian and Personal Trainer, I have seen it all. My approach to client care involves education and counseling to help you make these changes successfully, and for a lifetime. Learn more about how you can work with Gabby 1:1 as a Nutritionist, train with her, or work with her in one of her group Fuel, Food and Focus programs. She can be reached at: Contact: IG @gabbymbarreto website: gabbybarreto.com Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Innessa Donskoy is a pediatric sleep medicine physician at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Illinois. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine for the Sleep Medicine fellowship. She completed her Pediatric Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Sleep Medicine Fellowship at the McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University & Ann Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. Dr. Donskoy sees patients from early infancy to late adolescence and provides an array of services, from sleep coaching/sleep health optimization to treating simple and complex sleep-disordered breathing, movement disorders, circadian rhythm disorders, insomnia and hypersomnias. Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/130/3/576/30284/Diagnosis-and-Management-of-Childhood-Obstructive?autologincheck=redirected Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Susan Senator is an author, blogger and journalist living in the Boston area with her husband Ned Batchelder. She has three sons, the oldest of whom is 33 and has severe autism. Ms. Senator is the author of Making Peace With Autism as well as The Autism Mom’s Survival Guide and Autism Adulthood: Insights and Creative Strategies for a Fulfilling Life. A journalist since 1997, she has a blog in Psychology Today, and she has published many pieces on disability, parenting, and living happily, in places like the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and NPR. Senator has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, MSNBC, ABC News, PBS, NPR and CNN. Her writings on Special Olympics took her to the White House in 2006, to a state dinner for Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Ms. Senator’s blog, publications, and events can be found on www.susansenator.com Person Centered Planning http://personcenteredplanning.com/index.php/team/cheryl-ryan-chan/ Susan Senator https://susansenator.com/blog/ Autism Adulthood: Strategies and Insights for a Fulfilling Life by Susan Senator https://www.amazon.com/Autism-Adulthood-Strategies-Insights-Fulfilling-ebook/dp/B01CN2N6RG?ref=d6k applink bb dls&dplnkId=a2ba04a3-8a49-4c40-a894-b8c3f5946d26 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Katja Rowell MD is a family doctor and responsive feeding specialist on a mission to bring peace and joy back to the family table. Described as “academic, but warm and down to earth,” she is a popular speaker and has appeared in numerous publications. Dr. Rowell believes that helping children grow up to have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies is the best preventive medicine there is. Rowell has a passion for helping adoptive and fostering families who may face unique challenges with feeding. She also supports parents dealing with a child's food preoccupation, as well as avoidant eating. She is part of a transdisciplinary team of feeding experts developing the Responsive Feeding Therapy framework. The Feeding Doctor https://www.thefeedingdoctor.com/ Amazon | Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating: A Step-by-Step Guide for Overcoming Selective Eating, Food Aversion, and Feeding Disorders https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Child-Extreme-Picky-Eating/dp/162625110X Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Minkowitz M.D. is a neuroradiologist.  He is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He attended medical school at Cornell, completed an intern year at SUNY, Downstate and radiology residency and a neuroradiology fellowship at Cornell. Jewish Medical Ethics https://www.chabad.org/search/keyword cdo/kid/23095/jewish/Shlomo-Minkowitz.htm Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Adina Levitan, MS, CCLS is a certified child life specialist with a Master’s degree in Child Life, Administration and Family Professional Collaboration from Towson University. To become a certified child life specialist Adina volunteered at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital and Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital. Following the completion of her Master’s degree, Adina went on to complete three child life practicums at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, University of Maryland in Baltimore and Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC. She completed her child life internship at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Department. Following her internship, Adina returned to Baltimore to work at Children’s National Medical Center in DC where she provided child life services for children receiving surgery. Most recently, Adina provided child life services in the outpatient pediatric hematology/oncology clinic at Sinai Hospital. Adina is passionate about providing psychosocial services to pediatric patients and their families and improving the healthcare experience. Child Life On Call www.childlifeoncall.com Comfort Positions: A Guide for Parents and Healthcare Professionals https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/2023/03/14/comfort-positions-a-guide-for-parents-and-healthcare-professionals/ Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

An experienced, board-certified OB/GYN, Dr. Elissa Hellman, has been in practice for over ten years in Milwaukee, WI. She received her medical degree from NYU and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset. She is also the physician at The Confident Kallah, a telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the needs of Jewish women who observe Taharat Ha'Mishpacha. Throughout her years as a clinician, she noticed a gap in women's health awareness and education. This developed into a special interest in patient education and being a resource for the Jewish community in relation to body awareness and women's preventative health, starting from a young age. B'Shaa Tova: The Confident Kallah Part 3 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vdffQ4MgRBb After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah Part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seTYDqfanxb The Confident Kallah: Fostering Healthy Sexuality in Our Daughters with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/The-Confident-Kallah-Fostering-Healthy-Sexuality-in-Our-Daughters-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-el5mk3 Birth Stories with Nechama Nerenberg, Doula https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/e6nOopy7SBb Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center.  Dr. Bain completed both an M.D. and PhD. as well as general pediatrics residency at Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School in New Jersey.  She then trained in Child Neurology at New York Presbyterian – Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and is a board-certified neurologist with special certification in Child Neurology seeing both inpatient and outpatient pediatric neurology patients. Her clinic focuses on diagnosis and management of autism, cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disorders in addition to genetic disorders associated with such conditions. Her early research career focused on spinal cord and brain development after injuries such as spinal cord injury and perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.  During her residency training, her clinical research focused on studying autonomic dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorders and neurological complications during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She currently works as a physician scientist at Columbia University specializing in general pediatric neurology with expertise in development, behavioral neurology, autism and cerebral palsy.  Her clinical research has focused on studying the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism and cerebral palsy. The genes she has worked closely on include HNRNPH2 and related disorders, GRIN disorders, KIF1A. She is interested in understanding clinically meaningful measures in families affected by neurodevelopmental disorders and measuring longitudinal trajectories in such disorders. She has been working closely with several patient advocacy groups, researchers, and Simons Searchlight to continuously move forward in the understanding of the developing and aging brain. JOWMA Podcast | Learn The Signs, Act Early: Dr. Lisa Shulman on the Early Identification and Treatment of Autism https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Learn-The-Signs--Act-Early-Dr--Lisa-Shulman-on-the-Early-Identification-and-Treatment-of-Autism-e22noo5 JOWMA Podcast | All Brains Belong with Dr. Mel Houser, MD https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/All-Brains-Belong-with-Dr--Mel-Houser--MD-e1t1rjn JOWMA Podcast | Uniquely Human with Dr. Barry Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Uniquely-Human-with-Dr--Barry-Prizant--PhD--CCC-SLP-e1ogbg2 JOWMA Podcast | It Takes A Village- Advocating for Inclusion with Esti Schiffmiller https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/It-Takes-A-Village--Advocating-for-Inclusion-with-Esti-Schiffmiller-e1klr32 JOWMA Podcast | On The Spectrum: All About Autism With Dr. Devorah Segal https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/On-The-Spectrum-All-About-Autism-With-Dr--Devorah-Segal-e1eqv4u JOWMA Podcast | "If you've met one individual with autism, you've met one individual with autism." The Journey of Dr. Stephen Shore, Autistic Professor of Special Education https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/If-youve-met-one-individual-with-autism--youve-met-one-individual-with-autism--The-Journey-of-Dr--Stephen-Shore--Autistic-Professor-of-Special-Education-e1eqv4k ⁠⁠⁠Become a JOWMA Member!⁠⁠⁠ www.jowma.org  ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠ www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter!⁠⁠⁠ www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  ⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ ⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Zvi Jacob Schreiber completed his medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. His residency training for Anatomic and Clinical Pathology was at SUNY Stony Brook, where he was chief Resident.  He completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at NY-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University for Surgical Pathology and GI Pathology. Dr. Schreiber has worked in both academic hospital practice as well as commercial laboratories, and is laboratory director at CDX Diagnostics, an advanced diagnostic platform that leverages artificial intelligence enabled tissue analysis and 3D imaging to reliably detect precancerous cells. He is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Esther Rollhaus is board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. A graduate of Stern College for Women, Esther received her medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine and completed adult psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship in Montefiore Medical Center. She is an adjunct professor at Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University in the psychology and biology departments. She also consults on reproductive and women’s mental health issues to Achieve Behavioral Health in Monsey, NY. Dr. Rollhaus owns a private practice seeing children, adolescents, and adults in-person in Riverdale, NY and via telehealth to NY and NJ. JOWMA Podcast | Psychiatry Consult: When Medication is Necessary with Dr. Tal Weinberger https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Psychiatry-Consult-When-Medication-is-Necessary-with-Dr--Tal-Weinberger-e1jed9k JOWMA Podcast | Mom Worries: Maternal Mental Health https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Mom-Worries-Maternal-Mental-Health-e1eqv62 JOWMA Podcast | Ep. 22 Baby Blues: A discussion on perinatal mood disorders https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Ep--22-Baby-Blues-A-discussion-on-perinatal-mood-disorders-ee2sis ⁠⁠Become a JOWMA Member!⁠⁠ www.jowma.org  ⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠ www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  ⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter!⁠⁠ www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  ⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook! ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ ⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! ⁠⁠https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Eilís O’Connell-Sussman is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), New York State Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA-NY), and certified special educator. She earned her master’s degree in autism and intellectual disabilities at Teachers College, Columbia University, and continued her education in applied behavior analysis (ABA) at the Florida Institute of Technology. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Endicott College’s ABA program under the advisement of Dr. Mary Jane Weiss. She is the Lead Behavior Specialist for Long Island University (LIU)- Center for Community Inclusion (CCI), Regional Partnership Center and has adjunct faculty positions at LIU-Post and Endicott College. Her research interests focus on applying the science of ABA to individuals with intellectual disabilities, specifically Down syndrome. She is interested in researching programs that address the Down syndrome phenotype and can shape early intervention protocols to support child development. Recently, she was awarded the Sidney W & Janet R. Bijou grant to study caregivers and infants with Down syndrome interactions to increase canonical babbling. Additional interests include culturally sensitive interventions and treatment outcomes related to the family as a whole and compassionate care skills for behavior analysts. Center for Community Inclusion | Long Island University https://www.liu.edu/Post/Academics/College-of-Education-Information-and-Technology/Centers-Resources/Center-for-Community-Inclusion The Controversy Around ABA - Child Mind Institute https://childmind.org/article/controversy-around-applied-behavior-analysis/#:~:text=Studies%20have%20shown%20that%20ABA,because%20it%20is%20so%20repetitive. RBT and Autistic Advocate with Michelle Vinokurov https://open.spotify.com/episode/45xI6S3xRtGCg0PfP5EcNp ⁠Become a JOWMA Member!⁠ www.jowma.org  ⁠Follow us on Instagram!⁠ www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  ⁠Follow us on Twitter!⁠ www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  ⁠Follow us on Facebook! ⁠https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ ⁠Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! ⁠https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Strauss Allergy & Asthma Therapy opened its Westbury office in 2007, but Dr. Raphael (Ralph) Strauss has been a practicing allergist for over 30 years. Dr. Strauss is certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology. After graduating cum laude from Brandeis University, he began his medical career at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree in 1986. He did his internship and residency in pediatrics at Schneider Children’s Hospital/ Long Island Jewish Medical Center. There, he was recognized with the Best Resident Teaching Award in 1989. He followed up his residency with a two-year fellowship in allergy and immunology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Strauss has multiple professional affiliations, including Winthrop University Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Long Island Jewish Hospital, and Stony Brook University Hospital, where he is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Nassau County Medical Society, and the American College and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. He has authored and co-authored a number of publications for professional journals. Dr. Strauss has made several TV appearances as an expert in allergy and has been quoted in media publications such as the New York Times. The Empathy Project https://www.empathyproject.com/our-team-05262021 Amazon: If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating https://www.amazon.com/Understood-Would-Have-This-Look/dp/1524781924 JOWMA Podcast: What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear/What Doctors Say, What Patients Hear with Dr. Danielle Ofri https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FM10beLUnBb ⁠⁠Become a JOWMA Member!⁠⁠ www.jowma.org  ⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠ www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  ⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter!⁠⁠ www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  ⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook! ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ ⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! ⁠⁠https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Content Warning: This episode contains more explicit and sensitive content. It is geared towards a mature audience only. Audience discretion is advised. Suri Halpern, JD, LMFT, CST is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist. She runs a private practice in Bala Cynwyd, PA, where she sees individuals and couples. She has lectured extensively on a variety of topics involving sexuality. She is passionate about giving women support and information about sexuality at all life stages. She has run training programs for mikveh attendants, kallah teachers, Rebbetzins and Yoatzot. Psychology Today | Sarah Halpern, Bala Cynwyd, PA https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/sarah-halpern-bala-cynwyd-pa/167914 JOWMA Podcast | After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/After-The-Chuppah-The-Confident-Kallah-part-2-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-e1jqute JOWMA Podcast | Ladies, We Need to Talk!  ⁠https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/After-The-Chuppah-The-Confident-Kallah-part-2-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-e1jqute⁠ JOWMA Podcast | Talking to Our Kids About Sex and Sexuality: Rachel Tuchman, LMHC  https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Talking-to-Our-Kids-About-Sex-and-Sexuality-Rachel-Tuchman--LMHC-e1eqv7h JOWMA Podcast | How To Talk About Sex So Kids Will Listen and Listen So They Will Talk with Elisheva Liss, LMFT  https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/How-To-Talk-About-Sex-So-Kids-Will-Listen-and-Listen-So-They-Will-Talk-with-Elisheva-Liss--LMFT-e1er3fu Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Staci Leisman is a board certified internist and nephrologist who practices nephrology at Mount Sinai Hospital. She is also an accomplished educator in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 
Dr. Leisman received her B.A. in English Language and Literature from Yale University, where she graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She received her M.D. from Washington University in St Louis, where she was one of 8 recipients of the Distinguished Scholar Award. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Nephrology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. As a fellow, she completed research in transplant immunology in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Heeger, which resulted in a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation and two oral presentations at the American Transplant Congress. During her fellowship, she co-first authored and was a contributing author on numerous papers. 
Dr. Leisman’s clinical duties include caring for patients on dialysis at an outpatient dialysis facility, as well as attending on the inpatient renal service at Mount Sinai Hospital. 
Dr. Leisman has been extensively involved in teaching throughout her career. She currently teaches students at all levels of medical education, including medical students, residents and fellows.  She is the course director for the Human Physiology course in the medical school, and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Medical Education, where she is a co-director for the medical school curriculum. In her capacity as an educator, she has won numerous awards including Teacher of the Year at North General Hospital, the Edward Ronan Student Council Award at the Icahn School of Medicine, the Institute for Medical Education's Excellence in Teaching Award, the Student Council Lifetime Achievement Award, the JOWMA Outstanding Achievement Award, and the Gold Humanism in Medicine Award. She has been selected for membership in the Institute for Medical Education as a Master Educator. 
Dr. Leisman also serves on the International Association of Medical Science Educators’ educational scholarship committee, and serves on the editorial board of Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, the Journal of the National Kidney Foundation. She is the Deputy Education Director for the Kidney Self Assessment Program (KSAP), the preeminent board preparation tool published by the American Society of Nephrology. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Elana Dumont trained to work with young children though adulthood treating issues such as anxiety and depression. In addition she provides parent coaching to support parents in their developing strong relationships with their children. She is also trained to treat women struggling with pre and post natal challenges.She utilizes an integrated approach using evidence based treatments that include CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy), mindfulness, exposure treatment, and parent management training. She also believes in the validity of psychodynamic therapy and building a strong therapeutic alliance with my clients. Dr. Dumont works as a school psychologist at a private school in NYC. She understands the inner workings of school-related stress and can be particularly helpful in parenting strategies and developing coping skills for managing school-related anxiety and social dynamics. ​In addition to her clinical work, she serves on the Medical Advisory Board at Lauren Bongiorno's Health Coaching for People with Diabetes. As a type 1 diabetic her, she understands the unique challenges of living with chronic illness and values the commitment she has made in supporting those struggling with their mental health. JOWMA Podcast | Power Up! Rebbetzin and Parent Coach Gila Ross on Teens and Technology https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Power-Up--Rebbetzin-and-Parent-Coach-Gila-Ross-on-Teens-and-Technology-e235dh9 JOWMA Podcast | Fight, Flight or Freeze: Dr. Sarah Becker on Anxiety and Depression in Children and Teens https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Fight--Flight-or-Freeze-Dr--Sarah-Becker-on-Anxiety-and-Depression-in-Children-and-Teens-e20q7bo JOWMA Podcast | #StandByTeens with Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MSEd https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/StandByTeens-with-Dr--Kenneth-Ginsburg--MD--MSEd-e23sq1o JOWMA Podcast | Post-Traumatic Parenting with Robyn Koslowitz, PhD https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Post-Traumatic-Parenting-with-Robyn-Koslowitz--PhD-e1eqv5n ⁠ Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Nora Berger, Occupational Therapy Student is a Yonkers native looking specialize in Pediatrics. She is a dancer, aviation enthusiast, automotive/ rail fan, unashamed Pokémon player. Nora earned a bachelor's degree Pediatric OT through dance from NYU Gallatin. She completed supplemental classes at LaGuardia for secure her entry into Touro. Nora has worked with non-verbal autistic toddlers in Woodhaven and later transferred to ACDS Westchester, working with the same population of children. Nora uses her Asperger's for good, not evil, and has made certain connections with students that might not have otherwise been made. She professes she still have so much to learn before she is a professional anything. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Walsh received an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Manhattan College and an MD degree from SUNY-Downstate Medical Center in 1974. He completed his residency at the URMC Strong Memorial Hospital in 1977 and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases in 1982. Since then he has been faculty in the Department of Medicine and a member Infectious Diseases division at the University of Rochester. Dr Walsh is head of the ID unit at Rochester General Hospital where his clinical activities and research activities are based. https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/20996819-edward-e-walsh Sponsor the JOWMA Podcast! Email [email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Gutman is a board-certified pediatrician, and currently a second year fellow in adolescent medicine at Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Her clinical interests include eating disorders, pediatric gynecology and promoting healthy habits in teenagers. Her research currently focuses on the change in the quality and outcome of eating disorders on patients that presented during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Dr. Gutman served for 2 years as the co-chair of JOWMA’s Teen Health Committee, and continues to stay active on the committee. Dr. Gutman originally earned her Bachelors of Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she majored in English literature. She completed post baccalaureate premedical program and went to medical school at Tel Aviv University. She then went to Jacobi Medical Center for a residency in pediatrics, where her research focused on sickle cell disease—back in those days, she believed she would specialize in pediatric hematology/oncology. In the middle of residency, Dr. Gutman realized that adolescent medicine was more enjoyable and rewarding than anything she’d experienced in residency so far. She quickly knew it was the field for her. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Joseph "Joey" Skelton is a board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine specialist. He has a particular interest in working with entire families to change behavior, as well as working with community organizations who have the same goals. He is the founder and director of Brenner FIT® (Families In Training), a family-based pediatric obesity program; we are active in clinical care, research, education, and community outreach. He conducts research focused on attrition from and adherence to treatment, and how to incorporate the entire family system into health care. He also teaches medical students in a field called Culinary Medicine, which is a way to improve nutrition and health through cooking. He spends most of his free time with his wife, a surgical pharmacist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, and his two teenage sons. They like to cook and eat with his extended family and friends, who live all over North Carolina, from the beach (Wilmington) to the mountains (Asheville).   JOWMA Podcast | OMG! You Think I'm Fat!?! How To Talk (or Not Talk) about Your Child's Weight with Madeleine Berg, MS, RD, CDN https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/OMG--You-Think-Im-Fat----How-To-Talk-or-Not-Talk-about-Your-Childs-Weight-with-Madeleine-Berg--MS--RD--CDN-e1un9na JOWMA Podcast | We Have a Weight Problem with Miriam Pascal https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/We-Have-a-Weight-Problem-with-Miriam-Pascal-e1v4i16 JOWMA Podcast | Special Episode: We Have a Weight Problem with Yaffi Lvova, RDN, Alisa Minkin, MD, FAAP, Tobi Ash, RN, BSN, MBA and Dr. Marcy Forta, EdD, MBA https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Special-Episode-We-Have-a-Weight-Problem-with-Yaffi-Lvova--RDN--Alisa-Minkin--MD--FAAP--Tobi-Ash--RN--BSN--MBA-and-Dr--Marcy-Forta--EdD--MBA-e1ucb7o JOWMA Podcast | Health At All Sizes with Malka Katzenstein https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Health-At-All-Sizes-with-Malka-Katzenstein-e1eqv64 JOWMA Podcast | Atzmi: My Body Is Not My "Self" https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Atzmi-My-Body-Is-Not-My-Self-e1ipcsc JOWMA Podcast | Hunger Games: Raising Healthy Eaters https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Hunger-Games-Raising-Healthy-Eaters-e1eqv66 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Howard L. Forman, MD, is Director of Addiction Consultation Service at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical interests focus on the intersection of addiction, mental health and physical illness. Dr. Forman is also a leading forensic expert who has been retained by state prosecutors, federal prosecutors, leading law firms across the country. Dr. Forman earned his Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and environmental science at Columbia University in 2001, followed by his Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2008. After interning in psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center from 2008 to 2009, Dr. Forman returned to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, completing a residency in psychiatry in 2012, and a fellowship in forensic psychiatry in 2013. In addition to his areas of clinical focus, he is a nationally sought-after lecturer, and his research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and abstracts. He is also co-author of Prescription Drug Abuse, a book exploring the risks and controversies surrounding the issue of prescription drug abuse and misuse.  He is the book review editor for the Psychiatric Times and his opinions have been featured in outlets as varied as the Rolling Stone Magazine and the New York Times.  For several years, he was a columnist for US News and World Report.    Dr. Forman has been honored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with the Samuel Rosen Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching and is a member of the Leo Davidoff Society for excellence in medical student education. He has served as co-Chair for the American Medical Association Action Team on Alcohol and Health, and as President of the Bronx District Branch of the American Psychiatric Association. He is board certified in psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and addiction medicine. Dr. Forman is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and serves on their Council for Medical Education and Lifelong Learning. Relief Resources https://www.reliefhelp.org/ Amudim https://amudim.org/ (646) 517-0222 JOWMA Podcast | "Ad d'lo Yada": Keeping our kids safe on Purim and the rest of the year https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Ad-dlo-Yada-Keeping-our-kids-safe-on-Purim-and-the-rest-of-the-year-e1eqv7l Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Tzivy Reiter, is the Director, of Children and National Trauma Services, OhelShe currently directs Outpatient Mental Health Services for adults and children, School Based Services for youth, Early Childhood Mental Health and Trauma services. In that capacity, Tzivy has overseen the implementation of evidence-based practice models across programs, utilizing current research, and data driven processes to produce meaningful outcomes. Tzivy is a specialist in trauma and disaster mental health, having run Crisis Counseling Programs after 9/11 and Hurricane Sandy. She has intervened in local and national traumas including the Houston Floods, the Pittsburgh shootings and the Woolsey, CA Fires. She has led the Ohel mental health response to Covid, including the pivot to telemental health treatment, and virtual psychoeducational sessions that attracted tens of thousands of participants throughout the pandemic. She co-created a resilience workbook that was used by 10,000 children during the pandemic and was named a mental health hero during Covid by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. Ms. Reiter facilitated the development of trauma-informed school based resources including Return to School Covid Toolkit and a trauma sensitive schools model, Resilient Schools. Most recently, Ms. Reiter co-authored a book for preschool children, I Feel That Way and That's Okay!, and an accompanying Teacher’s Guide. Raizel Keilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has been working with young children for 15 years; first as a therapist and now as both a therapist and the clinical supervisor of all treatment at the Early Childhood Mental Health program at Ohel. Raizel treats early childhood PTSD, postpartum reactions, childhood anxiety, parent-child relationship challenges and divorce reactions. Raizel is trained in multiple modalities including Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), SPACE, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Triple P. Raizel collaborated on the development of the book “I Feel that Way and That’s OK’ and other resilience workbooks developed by Ohel. Raizel is a proud mother of 5 children and loves to read-especially good children’s books! She can often be found combining her love of reading with mothering. I Feel That Way and That’s Okay Free Coloring Pages: https://www.ohelfamily.org/resources I Feel That Way and That's Okay Book https://www.amazon.com/Feel-That-Way-Thats-Okay/dp/B0B5NFDVJ3/ref=sr 1 1?crid=2XCD40C60D4T4&keywords=i+feel+that+way+and+that%27s+okay+book&qid=1683901966&sprefix=i+feel+that+way+%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1 The Resilient Parent | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-resilient-parent Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Tal Weinberger, MD recently assumed the role of director of psychiatry at CHEMED health center in Lakewood. Previously, she was clinical associate professor and outpatient medical director for the Psychiatry department at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and also maintained a secondary faculty appointment in the OB/GYN department. She is founding director of Jefferson Psychopharmacology Specialty Services, a specialized outpatient clinic providing supervision, teaching, and clinical care. Dr. Weinberger completed her undergraduate studies cum laude at Yale University, and attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her psychiatry residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship in cognitive behavioral therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a consultant for the perinatal psychiatry consultation line for Postpartum Support International, consulting with providers on clinical questions in perinatal psychopharmacology. She lectures and has several publications in the field of women's mental health. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Shoshannah Frydman, PhD, LCSW is the executive director of Shalom Task Force. Dr. Frydman is a trauma-informed therapist and advocate who has worked in the field of domestic abuse and family violence in the Jewish community for close to 20 years. Dr. Frydman co-chairs the UJA Taskforce on Family Violence, and was recently appointed to the New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence COVID-19 Response Group. Dr. Frydman previously served as the managing director of Family Violence and Social Services at the Met Council. Dr. Frydman received her MSW from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and her PhD at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York/Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work. Shalom Task Force https://shalomtaskforce.org/ Call, Text, Chat- 888-882-2323 Thehotline.org 800.799.SAFE (7233) The Community has Power, and the Power of Community | Shoshannah D. Frydman | The Blogs (timesofisrael.com) https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-community-has-power-and-the-power-of-community/ JOWMA Podcast: Love Shouldn't Hurt with Anna Sherman, RP MFT https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Love-Shouldnt-Hurt-with-Anna-Sherman--RP-MFT-e1eqv73 Mishpacha Article: Shattered https://mishpacha.com/shattered/ This podcast episode is sponsored by the Lev Initiative: Everyone deserves to be safe. The Lev Initiative provides mental health support to those impacted by intimate partner violence, also known as domestic violence. We take a holistic approach to help survivors of any age find ways to heal and thrive. Our virtual and in-person services include crisis and individual counseling sessions, support groups, psychotherapy, community-sensitive emergency housing, and linkages to a variety of community resources. The Lev Initiative is brought to the community by The Jewish Board in partnership with UJA-Federation. For more information, contact us confidentially at [email protected] or 646-273-1800. Are you interested in sponsoring the JOWMA Podcast? Email [email protected] for more information. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Shoshana Kaufman was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she attended a large urban public high school and graduated as valedictorian. She went on to earn her BA in psychobiology from Yale University. During her junior year, her father passed away in an accident, which led her to take a spiritual journey to Israel. Over the next few years, she became frum and started a family, raising five children in the process. Dr. Kaufman hosted up to 20 guests each week for Shabbos and Yontif meals in her home, and eventually decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a physician.Upon completing her undergraduate degree, Dr. Kaufman took the MCATs and was encouraged by a friend to attend medical school. She will graduate in May and will begin a residency in Family Medicine at Metrohealth hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. The program is known for its intensity, as it serves primarily the poor and uninsured population in the area, including medical care for inmates in the local jails. Dr. Kaufman is enthusiastic about this opportunity and looks forward to serving her patients with compassion and care. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Gila’s vibrant, positive and relatable style make her a well-sought after and much loved coach and educator with over 20 years experience. She has a passion for sharing the joy and relevance of Judaism and for positive parenting. Her Power Up! podcast was named the Top Jewish Podcasts Worldwide. It allows listeners to access her wit, wisdom and inspiration in their own time. You can find her on Instagram @itsgilaross where she shares daily inspiration. She runs parenting courses, offers individual strategy sessions and also specifically works with parents and schools to help kids develop a healthy relationship with technology. Social Media And Kids’ Mental Health: How To Navigate And Protect https://www.5tjt.com/social-media-and-kids-mental-health-how-to-navigate-and-protect/ We Have to Talk To, Not Scare Our Kids About Online Safety with Rahel Bayar https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/We-Have-to-Talk-To--Not-Scare-Our-Kids-About-Online-Safety-with-Rahel-Bayar-e1phrir Screen Time: Digital Citizenship with Eli Shapiro, EdD, LCSW  https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Screen-Time-Digital-Citizenship-with-Eli-Shapiro--EdD--LCSW-e1kd7i5 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Rachel Berman is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She earned her her BA in Social Anthropology at Harvard University in 2004 and her MD and MPH at Boston University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health in 2010. Dr. Berman then completed her pediatric residency at the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics in 2013, followed by a residency in Preventive Medicine at Boston Medical Center in 2015. Dr. Berman practices general pediatrics, and she serves as her clinic’s clinician champion for social needs screening and referrals. Dr. Berman teaches residents and medical students, and through a grant from the American Medical Association’s Reimagining Residency Initiative, she has been working to develop a curriculum on social and structural determinants of health for residents in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Most recently, she is participating in the 2022-2023 United Hospital Fund’s PEDS Network Fellowship Program, which provides early career pediatricians with mentorship and support for projects that aim to improve health equity for young children and families. Her project specifically focuses on sharing opportunities for civic engagement with her patients and their families. Outside of work, Dr. Berman serves as a founding board member of the Interfaith Public Health Network, a non-profit organization that aims to engage and mobilize faith communities to improve the health of our communities through addressing social, commercial, environmental, and political determinants of health. She lives in Riverdale with her husband, Rabbi Yonah Berman, and their 3 very energetic boys. What Matters to You https://montefiorehvc.org/what-matters-to-you/ Amazon: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Catches-You-Fall-Down/dp/0374533407 JOWMA Speciality Spotlight: Dr. Rachel Berman, MD, Pediatrics https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jowma/episodes/Speciality-Spotlight-Rachel-Berman--MD--Pediatrics-e1re3ov/a-a1hvuta What Matters to You? https://wmty.world/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhat%20Matters%20to%20You%20(WMTY,Barry%20and%20Susan%20Edgman%2DLevitan Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Dina Raizel Faiden (Dick) is a Pediatrician. She started her medical education at Boston University where she graduated from a 6 year medical program in 1994.  She then went back home to Miami where she completed a custom made Shomer Shabbos residency program at University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital. From there, she traveled back to the northeast where she worked in private practices in New York and New Jersey from 1997 to 2014. Since 2014, she has loved working at the Ezras Choilim Health Center, an FQHC centered in Kiryas yoel, New York. Dr. Faiden aims to create an environment where the child and parent can feel comfortable. She sees her role as being the ultimate parents' helper/support and resource. As a native Spanish speaker, Dr. Faiden is able to deliver culturally attuned care to her many Spanish speaking patients. Dr. Faiden is a grateful mother of children whose ages range from 9 to 25. This year, she had the privilege of becoming a Bubby!  Together with her family, they serve as Chabad shluchim to a yeshiva in Morristown, New Jersey that caters to male Baalei Teshuva. Outside of her official work hours, she enjoys bonding with her family, preparing for Shabbos meals for her husband's students, and running for exercise. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Adam Katchmarchi (Ph.D.) is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Sciences (KHSS) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). Adam is also Executive Director of the National Drowning Prevention Alliance. Adam completed his Ph.D. in Coaching and Teaching Studies with a cognate specialization in Sport Management from West Virginia University. He received his M.S. in Sport Management from IUP and completed his B.S.Ed. in Health and Physical Education with a minor in Aquatics from Slippery Rock University. Adam carries a very active research agenda all surrounding his passion for aquatics. His research interests focus on aquatic education, swimming and water safety, drowning prevention education, lifeguard training, and sport facility risk management. Adam holds provider, instructor, and trainer certifications from multiple safety and aquatic organizations and is a licensed teacher in the state of Pennsylvania for grades K-12 in Health and Physical Education. He received a National Swimming Pool Foundation Fellowship Award in 2014 and has been recognized twice by Aquatic International as a Power Award recipient, first in 2012 as a “Next Generation Leader in the Field of Aquatics” and again in 2017 as one of the “Most Influential People in the Aquatic Industry.” He has also received a letter of commendation from the National Water Safety Congress in 2011. Most recently, Katchmarchi received a Recent Alumni Award from Slippery Rock University in 2019. Adam is a steering committee member for the U.S. National Water Safety Action Plan, serves as an organizational representative to Water Safety USA and the Aquatics Coalition, represents NDPA in the planning for National Water Safety Month, and serves on numerous industry committees and councils. Nicole Hughes Los Angeles, California, USA After 3 year old Levi Hughes drowned in June 2018 during a non-swim time, his family founded Levi's Legacy, creating Water Guardians tags to help raise awareness about this silent killer. Levi's mom also hopes to encourage others to live intentionally, even when in the midst of tragedy https://ndpa.org/layers-of-protection/ https://ndpa.org/vacation-checklists/ https://www.levislegacy.com/ https://www.infantswim.com/lessons/isr-lessons.html ⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a JOWMA Member!⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.jowma.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Twitter!⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Facebook! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Sarah Dienstag Becker MD is double board certified in general and child and adolescent psychiatry. She attended Brooklyn College and Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she was selected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Society. Dr. Becker completed her psychiatric residency at Montefiore Medical Center and child psychiatry fellowship at Zucker Hillside Hospital at Northwell where she served as chief fellow. She currently works at Premium Health Center in Brooklyn and is the Director of Mental Health at JOWMA while maintaining a small private practice in Queens. Dr. Becker also serves on the physician advisory committee for BPJCC. A School Psychology Speaks Her Mind with Dr. Elana Dumont https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jowma/episodes/A-School-Psychologist-Speaks-Her-Mind-with-Dr--Elana-Dumont-e1mnl51 Post-Traumatic Parenting with Robyn Koslowitz, PhD https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Post-Traumatic-Parenting-with-Robyn-Koslowitz--PhD-e1eqv5n Don't Worry So Much! Childhood Anxiety with Dr. Michelle Conti https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Dont-Worry-So-Much--Childhood-Anxiety-with-Dr--Michelle-Conti-e1eqv4t Catch Them Before They Fall https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Catch-Them-Before-They-Fall-Atideinu-e1eqv7r  Dr. Rona Novick: Emotional Survival, Mental Health and COVID19 https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Dr--Rona-Novick-Emotional-Survival--Mental-Health-and-COVID19-e1eqv42 How to Fool Yourself Less Often: Medical Decision Making for Regular People https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/How-to-Fool-Yourself-Less-Often-Medical-Decision-Making-for-Regular-People-e1eqv6b Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Miriam Segura-Harrison, MD, IBCLC, is a family physician and a lactation consultant who practices full spectrum outpatient family medicine as well as inpatient obstetrical and newborn care.  It's NOT All in Your Head with Dr. Miriam Segura-Harrison   https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jowma/episodes/Its-NOT-all-In-Your-Head-with-Miriam-Segura-Harrison-eq8ses Ep. 22 Baby Blues: A discussion on perinatal mood disorders  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/pod/show/jowma/episodes/Ep--22-Baby-Blues-A-discussion-on-perinatal-mood-disorders-ee2sis Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Rivka Stone MD PhD is a board-certified dermatologist and Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Stone completed a combined MD/PhD program at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, where she was supported by an NIH F30 fellowship for her graduate research. Following an intern year in Pediatrics, she completed a physician scientist research residency in Dermatology at the University of Miami, where her postdoctoral work focused on chronic wound healing. As a physician scientist, Dr. Stone practices general clinical and procedural dermatology and directs a laboratory studying translational genomics of inflammatory and fibrosing skin disorders. Her research is funded by the NIH-NIDDK, the Dermatology Foundation, and the Wound Healing Foundation. She has over 30 peer-reviewed publications and has received several young investigator awards for her work. In addition to her clinical and research work, Dr. Stone enjoys mentoring high school and college students, in particular those interested in the physician scientist pathway as well as students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. She is a member of the University of Miami’s Medical Scientist Training Program committee and co-directs the Dermatology research residency program. Dr. Stone also serves as Chief Medical Officer for Elite Medical Prep, a tutoring company committed to maximizing student and institutional performance on high-stakes exams through customized coaching. She lives with her husband and 5 children in Miami Beach. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Robert Marion, Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is Chief Emeritus of the Divisions of Pediatric Genetic Medicine and of Development Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Director Emeritus of Einstein’s Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (RFK UCEDD) and of its Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (CERC). From 1987 through 2010, he also served as Director of Genetics at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York. He has taught at the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program at Sarah Lawrence College since 1980 and has served the program in multiple roles, including as a member of its Admissions Committee. A 1979 graduate of Einstein, Dr. Marion did his internship in pediatrics at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, then returned to Einstein for his residency and fellowship in Medical Genetics at Einstein affiliated hospitals. He has been a faculty member at Einstein since 1984. He has been Co-Chair of Einstein’s Committee on Admissions since 1990. Dr. Marion’s clinical and research interests include the natural history and genetic basis of multiple malformation syndromes. At Blythedale, he served as Medical Director of the Einstein/ Montefiore Spina Bifida Clinic for 25 years. He is a founder and director or co-director of Montefiore’s Regional Williams Syndrome Center, CardioGenetics Clinic, ImmunoGenetics Clinic and Dermatology Genetics Clinic. He has published extensively in the medical literature in these areas, and, in addition, is the author of seven books including The Intern Blues, The Boy Who Felt No Pain (winner of a Christopher Award), Learning to Play God and Genetics Round: A Doctor’s Life in the Field that Revolutionized Medicine. Dr. Marion is the recipient of Einstein’s Samuel Rosen Award for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching (selected by the medical students) and the Alumni Association’s Lifetime Service Award. He is also the winner of the Lewis Fraad Award for Residency Education and the Obrinsky Award for excellence in medical student teaching in the department of pediatrics. In May 2015, he received the Exceptional Commitment to Teaching Award from the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics at Sarah Lawrence. In May 2016, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching from Einstein. A resident of Westchester County, he lives with his wife, Beth, and is the father of three children and grandfather of three grandchildren. Positive Exposure https://positiveexposure.org/ Cracking the Genetic Code with Brocha Tarshish, MD-JOWMA Podcast https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Cracking-the-Genetic-Code-with-Brocha-Tarshish--MD-e1eqv53 Genetics, Jews and Why You Should Care with Bracha-The Franciska Show Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/6055SM24S3Kk72AkgSusEu?si=7SQTuBM1RiWIcrQgETwjDQ&nd=1 Special Episode: Genetic Testing-The Science of Everything Podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3V2QfwdketvKcG05vqePTz?si=ivqPQNZATiSMuPf2B6lr4w Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Michael Lenz is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, meaning he sees patients from newborns through adulthood. He is practicing and will continue to practice in Southeastern Wisconsin in the metro Milwaukee area. This lifetime of experience is especially important in working with those who have fibromyalgia, as these and related conditions often start in childhood but are not recognized until years or even decades later. He is also a diplomat of the Board of Lifestyle Medicine and a diplomat of the Board of Clinical Lipidology. His goal is to weave the best of lifestyle medicine with medical management to help patients their loved ones, and their doctors learn more about these conditions and live the best life possible. Dr. Lenz graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed his Residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Lenz has helped hundreds of patients suffering from fibromyalgia and related problems in children and adults. He is committed to educating, inspiring, and equipping patients to walk through this battle triumphantly. He recently transitioned to the  Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedert. Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Rheumatologist/Research/Clinician-Researchers/Fibromyalgia-Impact-Questionnaire-FIQ Doctor | Conquering Your Fibromyalgia | United States https://www.conqueringyourfibromyalgia.com/ Dr. Michael Lenz //[email protected] Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Paul A. Offit, MD, is Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Offit is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of virology and immunology, and was a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He is a member of the Food and Drug Administration Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, and a founding advisory board member of the Autism Science Foundation and the Foundation for Vaccine Research, a member of the Institute of Medicine and co-editor of the foremost vaccine text, Vaccines. He is a recipient of many awards including the J. Edmund Bradley Prize for Excellence in Pediatrics from the University of Maryland Medical School, the Young Investigator Award in Vaccine Development from the Infectious Disease Society of America, a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health, and the Sabin Vaccine Institute Gold Medal. Dr. Offit has published more than 150 papers in medical and scientific journals in the areas of rotavirus-specific immune responses and vaccine safety. He is also the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq®, recommended for universal use in infants by the CDC. For this achievement, Dr. Offit received the Luigi Mastroianni and William Osler Awards from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Charles Mérieux Award from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, and was honored by Bill and Melinda Gates during the launch of their Foundation’s Living Proof Project for global health. Read Dr. Offit's complete bio here: https://www.chop.edu/doctors/offit-paul-a JOWMA Podcast | Ep. 1 How to Fool Yourself Less Often: Medical Decision Making for Regular People https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/Ep--1-How-to-Fool-Yourself-Less-Often-Medical-Decision-Making-for-Regular-People-eav2pu Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Dr. Andrea Zimmerman, OD FAAO- Doctor of Optometry and Low Vision Specialist with Lighthouse Guild,obtained a BA in Biology from New York University, graduating Magna Cum Laude with Phi Beta Kappa distinction. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from SUNY College of Optometry and completed further educational training at Lighthouse Guild for treatment of individuals with Low Vision. Dr. Zimmerman is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor to SUNY College of Optometry. Dr. Zimmerman is also published in professional journals for work in Low Vision Optometry. Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

Gita Lisker MD is board certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and an associate professor in the department of medicine at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health.  She grew up in Queens, NY and graduated valedictorian from Stern College in 1995.  She taught AP biology at Shevach during her gap year and then attended Einstein School of Medicine.  She did her residency in internal medicine at LIJ in a shomer shabbos program followed by a fellowship in pulmonary/critical care at LIJ. After fellowship, Dr. Lisker was hired as an attending at LIJ/North Shore (which had merged at that point) where she works in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and has been there since.  While originally, inpatient responsibilities included both ICU and pulmonary/RCU, Dr. Lisker eventually decided to stop working in the ICU for a more flexible work-life balance.  During her time as attending, she has started and run several initiatives and units, including a Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) program at North Shore and a Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) at LIJ. At the start of the pandemic, she was in the unique position of being able to offer hospital-type pulmonary care in the outpatient setting, which was desperately needed. Thus, she founded the CROWN (Coronavirus Related Outpatient Work Navigators) Program, which used telehealth with pulmonary doctors, homecare RN visits, home 02, home IV infusions and blood draws, and the most up to date medical treatments to treat COVID patients at home. The program serviced nearly 4,000 patients. Dr. Lisker was also involved in the set up of the Shor Yoshuv site in Far Rockaway as a field hospital in March/April 2020 and joining it with Northwell Health. She also served as a medical advisor to SAR Academy and High School, Yeshiva Har Torah, and the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates during the pandemic.  Her work during the pandemic led her to start a new initiative for Northwell, the HOME (Hospital Outpatient Management Experience), project  to use what was learned from CROWN and COVID to treat other pulmonary diagnoses as well. Dr. Lisker met her husband, Jay, at camp Morasha when they were both 15, went through YU/Stern together as pre-meds, got married during a gap year and then attended Einstein medical school and LIJ internal medicine residency together.  They currently live in Jamaica Estates where they are active members of their community and have three daughters, ages 12, 18 and 22 and a son in law! Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e

An experienced, board-certified OB/GYN, Dr. Elissa Hellman, has been in practice for over ten years in Milwaukee, WI. She received her medical degree from NYU and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at North Shore Hospital in Manhasset. She is also the physician at The Confident Kallah, a telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the needs of Jewish women who observe Taharat Ha'Mishpacha. Throughout her years as a clinician, she noticed a gap in women's health awareness and education. This developed into a special interest in patient education and being a resource for the Jewish community in relation to body awareness and women's preventative health, starting from a young age. After The Chuppah: The Confident Kallah Part 2 with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/seTYDqfanxb The Confident Kallah: Fostering Healthy Sexuality in Our Daughters with Dr. Elissa Hellman https://anchor.fm/jowma/episodes/The-Confident-Kallah-Fostering-Healthy-Sexuality-in-Our-Daughters-with-Dr--Elissa-Hellman-el5mk3 Become a JOWMA Member! www.jowma.org  Follow us on Instagram! www.instagram.com/JOWMA org  Follow us on Twitter! www.twitter.com/JOWMA med  Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/JOWMAorg/ Stay up-to-date with JOWMA news! Sign up for the JOWMA newsletter! https://jowma.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9b4e9beb287874f9dc7f80289&id=ea3ef44644&mc cid=dfb442d2a7&mc eid=e9eee6e41e