Meet your Newborn and Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program team
Here at the Newborn and Infant Chronic Lung Disease Program, your baby's care is in the hands of a large and very accomplished team of providers who specialize in neonatal/infant care.
Second opinions, referrals and information about our services
To transport a child to CHOP
Program Director

Huayan Zhang, MD
Medical Director

Kathleen A. Gibbs, MD
Neonatologists

Nicolas Bamat, MD, MSCE

Sara B. DeMauro, MD

William W. Fox, MD

Erik Jensen, MD

Krithika Lingappan, MD, PhD, MS

Daniel Thomas Malleske, MD, MS

Kathryn L. Maschhoff, MD, PhD

Kristin J. McKenna, MD, MPH

David A. Munson, MD

Iyalla E. Peterside, MD, MRCP, FAAP

Laura Sillers, MD

Jason Stoller, MD
General Surgery

Pablo Laje, MD
Otolaryngology

Luv R. Javia, MD
Psychosocial Services Team

Sara DellaVolpe, BA, CCLS

Casey Hoffman-Craven, PhD

Chavis A. Patterson, PhD
Pulmonary and BPD Outpatient Follow-up Clinic
Sahar A. Al Baroudi, MD

Stamatia Alexiou, MD

Anita Bhandari, MD

Sara B. DeMauro, MD

Julie L. Fierro, MD

Sharon McGrath-Morrow, MBA, MD

Howard Panitch, MD

Pelton A. Phinizy, MD

Joseph Piccione, DO, MS

Danna Tauber, MD, MPH
Pulmonary Hypertension

Catherine Avitabile, MD

Kerri Cram, CRNP

Alex Davidson, MD, FACC
David B. Frank, MD, PhD

Therese M. Giglia, MD, FAHA
Physician Assistant

Heidi Morris, MMS, PA-C
Neonatal Pharmacist

Anna Bustin, PharmD, BCPPS
Physical Therapists

Linda Pagnotto-Hammitt, PT, MS, PCS
Jennifer R. Peat, MSPT, NTMC

Diane Versaw-Barnes, PT DPT PCS

Audrey Wood, PT,MS,DPT,PCS
Occupational Therapists

Meghan Burkhardt, MS, OTR/L

Lydia Rawlins, MEd, OTR/L

Jill Velis, MS, OTR/L

Louise Wulfsohn, MS, OTR/L
Speech Therapists

Kimberly L. Duffy, MA, CCC-SLP

Leah Szeftel, MA, CCC-SLP

Julia Welc, MA, CCC-SLP
Respiratory Therapists

Kelle Matthews, BS, RRT, NPS
Natalie Napolitano, MPH, RRT-NPS, FAARC

Leane Soorikian, RRT, NPS
Neonatal Dietitians
Emily Bingham, RD-AP, CNSC, LDN, RD
Nurse Coordinators

Kathleen Nilan, RN
Basic Research Team
Haralambos Ischiropoulos, PhD
