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Upstate Pediatric & Adolescent Center (UPAC)

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Adolescent Medicine Program

The Adolescent Medicine Program is a full-service clinic offering consultations and a limited number of primary slots for those with chronic illnesses.

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ENHANCE Program

Excellence iN Health Care for Abused and Neglected ChildrEn provides comprehensive health care to children in foster care.

About Us

We are a Patient Centered Medical Home

We provide top quality family-centered care. UPAC is a resident run clinic within a teaching institution.

Helping your child grow up healthy

We believe well visits are an important part of keeping your child healthy. Well child visits allow our doctors to assess and discuss your child's growth and development. This may include age specific behavior, health and safety issues, and any routine immunizations and screenings.

Well Child Visit Schedule

We recommend the following schedule for well child visits:

Newborn 2 weeks 1 month 2 months*
4 months* 6 months* 9 months 12 months*
15 months* 18 months 2 years*
Every year after age 2
* Indicates visits with routine immunizations

Services

Services provided at the Pediatric and Adolescent Center include:

  • Well child care (0-21 years)
  • Sick visits
  • Age appropriate screenings & vaccines
  • Enhance—services for children in foster care
  • Adolescent care

Additional services include:

  • Referrals to specialist(s)
  • Lactation consultations
  • Interpreter services
  • Social work
  • Care management
  • Integrated Behavioral Health Services

  • Healthy Steps Program 

Care Team

We are

  • Pediatricians
  • Nurses
  • Social Workers
  • Medical Office Assistants
  • Clerical Staff
  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Medical Students

Providers

John Andrake, MD
John S Andrake, MD

Janice Bach, MD
Janice E Bach, MD

Winter Berry, DO
Winter Berry, DO

Steven Blatt, MD
Steven D Blatt, MD

Joshua Bonville, MD
Joshua R Bonville, MD

Karen Dygert, NP
Karen M Dygert, NP

Ahmed Eltayeb
Ahmed Eltayeb, MBBS

Elizabeth Janet Hobson-Bolourchi, MD
Elizabeth Janet Hobson-Bolourchi, MD

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Davia G Moss, RN, MSN, FNP-C

Elizabeth Nelsen, MD
Elizabeth K Nelsen, MD

Jenica O'Malley, DO
Jenica A O'Malley, DO

Holly Stacey, MD
Holly Stacey, MD

Aimee Steiniger
Aimee M Steiniger, MD

Anne Sveen, MD
Anne R Sveen, MD

Karen Teelin, MD, MSEd
Karen L Teelin, MD, MSEd

Shauna Thariath
Shauna A Thariath, MD

Residents

Residents, Pediatric Level 1

Pritha Adhikari, M.B.B.S.
Pritha Adhikari, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Birgunj, Nepal.
Medical School: Nepalgunj Medical College
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics, but I'm coming with an open mind to explore other areas.
Personal Interests: I love cooking, exploring new places, going on short hikes, and spending time with friends and family.
Rasika Baraskar, M.D.
Rasika Baraskar, M.D.
Hometown: Dubai, U.A.E. and Mumbai, India
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Professional Interests: I am interested in NICU or General Pediatrics. Keeping an open mind for now!
Personal Interests: I'm a big fan of comedy - I love attending live shows or watching comedy specials. I'm also into sports such as ping pong, tennis, and badminton. Any sport that involves a racket, really. In my free time, I like to play video games, board games, or participate in trivia nights!
David Biton, M.D.
David Biton, M.D.
Hometown: Israel
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Soumya Chaturvedi, M.B.B.S.
Soumya Chaturvedi, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Delhi, India
Medical School: Gandhi Medical College Bhopal
Professional Interests: Keeping an open mind but leaning towards Neonatology!
Personal Interests: Painting, reading murder mysteries, exploring new cuisines, binge watching series, basically I am down for anything fun!
Manal El-Nayir, M.B.B.S.
Manal El-Nayir, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Kent, United Kingdom
Medical School: University of Gezira
Professional Interests: I’m super interested in pediatric infectious diseases and pediatric endocrinology, so will see with time who wins the battle!
Personal Interests: I love travelling and exploring new countries. I also enjoy playing tennis and badminton. Watching medical drama series is something I find entertaining as well.
Lina Hussein, M.B.B.S.
Lina Hussein, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Omdurman, Sudan
Medical School: Alzaiem Alazhari University
Professional Interests: I am passionate about global child health and medical education
Personal Interests: I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, exploring nature, and participating in sports.
Leen Khalife, M.D.
Leen Khalife, M.D.
Hometown: Saida, Lebanon
Medical School: LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine
Professional Interests: I'm interested in Pediatric Gastroenterology, but I am excited to explore all of my options over the next three years
Personal Interests: I enjoy going on walks, exploring new places, visiting museums, admiring art and architecture, organizing events, and photography.
Vidhi Khanolkar, M.B.B.S.
Vidhi Khanolkar, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Nashik, India
Medical School: Rural Medical College of Pravara Medical Trust
Professional Interests: I am inclined towards Hospitalist medicine or Neonatology, but I am excited to explore all the subspecialties pediatrics offers!
Personal Interests: I enjoy everything outdoors right from hiking to swimming, basketball and dancing! I like listening to music and cooking in my free time!
Sharmeen Mian, M.B.B.S.
Sharmeen Mian, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Bhavyaa Patel, M.B.B.S.
Bhavyaa Patel, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Surat, India
Medical School: Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
Professional Interests: Primary Care Pediatrics or Child Abuse, with a focus on engaging in community service and advocacy through meaningful projects.
Personal Interests: I enjoy being outdoors hiking, running and playing badminton or pickleball. I am a big foodie! I enjoy trying food from different cuisines and cultures. When I am indoors, I like painting while listening to an audiobook or playing board games with friends and family.
Timi Raji, M.B.B.S.
Timi Raji, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Port-Harcourt
Medical School: Afe Babalola University College of Medicine and MPH from Columbia University
Professional Interests: I aspire to combine my passions for Pediatric Cardiology and Public Health together to improve the cardiovascular health of communities.
Personal Interests: I play a number of musical instruments. I love to read good books about Psychology, Philosophy, History and Space. I also write essays. I'm interested in improving my skills in 3d animation and leveraging it in medical education.
Syeda Raza, M.B.B.S.
Syeda Raza, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Professional Interests: I am keeping an open mind but have really enjoyed Cardiology and NICU in my past rotations!
Personal Interests: I love making and having chai. I have recently started and like playing tennis and padel. Mostly I just like to binge watch Netflix series.
Sarah Rehman, M.B.B.S.
Sarah Rehman, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Professional Interests: Interested in global child health and intend to pursue a fellowship of choice post-residency.
Personal Interests: Love traveling, spending time with family and friends, listening to podcasts, and exploring the city during my time off.
Khulood Shkookani, M.D.
Khulood Shkookani, M.D.
Hometown: Jordan
Medical School: Hashemite University
Professional Interests: Still between Primary care and ID or one day maybe i can do both
Personal Interests: Cooking, Reading, Travelling and exploring the world with my daughter
Siddharth Vuyyala, M.B.B.S.
Siddharth Vuyyala, M.B.B.S.
Hometown: Hyperabad, India
Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College
Professional Interests: Currently interested in gastroenterology and heme-oncology but keeping an open mind.
Personal Interests: I'm an outdoors person who loves hiking, exploring new places, and pretending I'm a pro at basketball and cricket. When I'm not watching sports, you'll find me in the kitchen, cooking to some groovy tunes. Always on the lookout for my next hobby adventure!

Residents, Pediatric Level 2

Ali Ba Sahel, M.D.
Ali Ba Sahel, M.D.
Hometown: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Medical School: Saint Petersburg Pavlov State Med Univ
Professional Interests: I’m interested in hem/onc, I also like neonatology and infectious diseases.
Personal Interests: I enjoy reading, writing, being in nature, participating in outdoor activities, and spending quality time with my loved ones.
Joshua Baldwin, M.D./M.P.H.
Joshua Baldwin, M.D./M.P.H.
Hometown: Wellington, Florida
Medical School: George Washington University
Professional Interests: Community involvement and working towards equity in healthcare. I would also like to complete a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship after finishing residency.
Personal Interests: I enjoy playing the piano and playing a video game with friends. I also really enjoy watching true crime and scientific documentaries.
Karishma Desai, M.B.,B.S.
Karishma Desai, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Surat, Gujarat, India
Medical School: Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research
Professional Interests: I am currently interested in Neonatology, Cardiology but I am open-minded and will let my residency Journey decide for me.
Personal Interests: I love dancing, doodling, reading, meditating, working out, and binge-watching any show. My weakness is coffee and desserts:) I enjoy spending time with family and friends and exploring new places or restaurants.
Andrew Dickson, M.D.
Andrew Dickson, M.D.
Hometown: East Williston, NY
Medical School: St. George's University
Professional Interests: I am interested in critical care- either in the PICU or NICU.
Personal Interests: Fly fishing, football, basketball, and New York Yankees baseball.
Ibrahim Habib, M.B.,B.S.
Ibrahim Habib, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Professional Interests: Interested in pursuing Pediatric Cardiology and finding a way to integrate it with Healthcare Simulation and Data Science.
Personal Interests: I love listening to music and also writing my own songs. I’m always scribbling new lyrics and experimenting with cool new melodies. My other go-to’s when I want to unwind are running, swimming, and playing video games or Dungeons & Dragons with my friends.
Anna Hrbac, M.D.
Anna Hrbac, M.D.
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Medical School: St. George's University
Professional Interests: I’m interested in specializing in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Personal Interests: I love being outdoors especially skiing, mountain biking, and hiking. Otherwise, I enjoy spending time with friends and family over good food and some music.
Mubasshira Maryam Khan, M.B.,B.S.
Mubasshira Maryam Khan, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Raipur, India
Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha
Professional Interests: Emergency medicine, Refugee health, PICU, and Bioethics in medical education and patient care.
Personal Interests: I enjoy cooking, experimenting with recipes, white water rafting, and caring for my house plants. I love playing board games and exploring new cafes, countries, and cultures. Also, sunsets are the best!
Pranjali Muppidi, M.B.,B.S.
Pranjali Muppidi, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: University of Limerick /NUI Galway (intern)
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics
Personal Interests: I look forward to trying something new everyday, especially with my family and friends. I also enjoy travelling, painting, and listening to podcasts during my free time.
Jamal Obeid, M.D.
Jamal Obeid, M.D.
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Professional Interests: It’s either a fellowship in Infectious disease or Pulmonology for now
Personal Interests: I love spending time with friends, family and my cat Basbous. I also like to spend my time outside admiring the wilderness and trying new restaurants.
Abimbola Olufayo-Aluko, M.D.
Abimbola Olufayo-Aluko, M.D.
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical School: Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Professional Interests: Many are the potential goals of my heart, safe to say I am still exploring but it’s definitely a sub specialty in the future!
Personal Interests: Music (Afro Pop actually has a huge chunk of my heart), traveling, reading novels, binge watching tv shows, I am actually open to finding new interests!!! Excitingly, I am learning to knit but it’s also testing my patience.
Chetana Pasam, M.B.,B.S.
Chetana Pasam, M.B.,B.S.
Hometown: Kakinada, India
Medical School: G.S.L. Medical College, Rajahmundry
Professional Interests: Pediatric hospital medicine, Neonatology, Peds Emergency, and the list goes on. I love them all, so keeping the options open.
Personal Interests: For me, happiness is food, dogs, and kids, particularly my niece who is the princess of our home. Other than that, I also like cooking, shopping, playing video games, and going for long walks with Bollywood music plugged into my ears.
Jency Patel, M.D.
Jency Patel, M.D.
Hometown: Northlake, IL
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics but also keeping my mind open as I navigate through residency!
Personal Interests: I absolutely love baking! I enjoy painting and ready a good book on a cozy day. Or you can always find me at the nearest dessert shop :)
Yasmika Rasakumar, M.D.
Yasmika Rasakumar, M.D.
Hometown: Ottawa, Canada
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: I am interested in Adolescent medicine and Heme-Onc but open to seeing where residency leads me!
Personal Interests: I'm a huge foodie so I love checking out new spots to eat and exploring different cuisines. I also enjoy spending time with friends and family whenever I can.
Ahmed Souid, M.D.
Ahmed Souid, M.D.
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Professional Interests: Provide longitudinal care to patients with chronic conditions as they transition to adulthood; particular interests in medical genetics and cardiology
Personal Interests: Growing plants, exploring the world, and meeting new people
Stephanie Tom, D.O.
Stephanie Tom, D.O.
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Interests: General pediatrics!
Personal Interests: I have two rescue dogs and a rescue cat who I love to cuddle & play with in my free time! I also love to knit, crochet, hike, alpine ski, mountain bike, scuba dive, and read!

Residents, Pediatric Level 3

K. Campbell, D.O.
K. Campbell, D.O.
David Cea-Flores, M.D.
David Cea-Flores, M.D.
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Medical School: St. George's University
Professional Interests: I would like to be part of a team of clinicians that I can call a family and build an effective, welcoming practice with.
Personal Interests: I’m always listening to some good music. I enjoy watching a lot of films, take my bike for a ride when the weather permits, and will most certainly say yes to any type of baked dessert.
Mohammed Doklaijah, M.B., B.Ch.
Mohammed Doklaijah, M.B., B.Ch.
Hometown: Saida, Lebanon
Medical School: Beirut Arab University
Professional Interests: Currently interested in Acute care medicine including Emergency medicine, critical care and cardiology.
Personal Interests: I love spending time with my family and friends, playing football and video games.
Tara Dowd, M.B.B.Ch.B
Tara Dowd, M.B.B.Ch.B
Hometown: Millbrook. NY
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Professional Interests: Pediatric Critical Care
Personal Interests: Spending time with my French Bulldog, traveling, cooking and horse back riding
Ghina Fakhri, M.D.
Ghina Fakhri, M.D.
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Medical School: American University of Beirut
Professional Interests: Definitely a subspeciality, but keeping an open mind
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, baking together and making a mess. Also thinking of getting a dog and probably a house with a backyard!
Maxence Gilles, M.D.
Maxence Gilles, M.D.
Hometown: Wilton, CT
Medical School: Idaho College of Osteopathic Med
Professional Interests: I'm still exploring!
Personal Interests: I enjoy social dance, especially Argentine tango. I also love to knit, both from patterns from other designers and designing my own items.
Lamia Jouhar, M.D.
Lamia Jouhar, M.D.
Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Medical School: University of Damascus
Professional Interests: Cardiology or PICU
Personal Interests: I love good books and good coffee. I enjoy hiking, working out, traveling and exploring new cultures.
Michael Kennedy-Yoon, M.D.
Michael Kennedy-Yoon, M.D.
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Medical School: University of Utah
Professional Interests: Child Abuse or Pediatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Personal Interests: Reading, writing, running, weightlifting, dungeons and dragons, podcasts, making lists of personal interests, answering questions in a smarmy way, birds, and frogs.
Michael Markel, M.D.
Michael Markel, M.D.
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Medical School: Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Professional Interests: Interested in Peds EM or Primary Care pediatrics
Personal Interests: I love hiking, camping, skiing, etc.- basically anything that'll get me outdoors. When I need to be inside, my activities of choice are cooking, baking and watching all the Disney movies.
Areeb Mustansar, M.B., B.S.
Areeb Mustansar, M.B., B.S.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University
Professional Interests: Interested in critical care, but giving myself space to figure it out as residency goes on.
Personal Interests: Making breakfast for dinner and hate watching any movie my wife likes or is looking forward to. Love watching all kinds of sports or having the opportunity to see them live.
Precious Sanni Adeniyi, M.B., B.S.
Precious Sanni Adeniyi, M.B., B.S.
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical School: University of Lagos
Professional Interests: Pediatric Critical Care/Pediatric Anesthesiology
Personal Interests: Graphic Designing, Cooking, Music & Traveling
Sara Taha, M.B., B.S.
Sara Taha, M.B., B.S.
Hometown: Khartoum, Sudan
Medical School: University of Khartoum
Professional Interests: Community pediatrics and child development
Personal Interests: i enjoy listening to music, I’m a huge ABBA fan. I also enjoy nature, long walks in the park, reading and spending time with my family.
Mhd Khalil Tamr Agha, M.D.
Mhd Khalil Tamr Agha, M.D.
Hometown: Damascus, Syria
Medical School: University of Damascus/AUB-Peds Residency
Professional Interests: Currently, I am interested in general Pediatrics, Though I will keep the door opened for potential subspecialty, based on my future journey in Pediatrics at Upstate
Personal Interests: Tennis, cooking, and watching Movies
Deepa Thomas, M.B., B.S.
Deepa Thomas, M.B., B.S.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Medical School: A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences
Professional Interests: Pediatric ER or Heme/Onc. I want to keep my options open just in case I fall in love with another sub-specialty.
Personal Interests: Volleyball, Hiking, Dancing, and my favorite watching-The Bachelor/Bachelorette on Mondays
Lauren Waichenberg, M.D.
Lauren Waichenberg, M.D.
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical School: Ben-Gurion University
Professional Interests: Not too sure yet but strongly considering ED or PICU
Personal Interests: I love to hike with a group of friends or any activity that involves the outdoors. I also really love coffee and enjoy sitting in a cafe and reading a good book. Otherwise you can probably find me at home binge watching netflix ;)

Chief Residents

Ayat Siddiqui, MBBS
Ayat Siddiqui, MBBS
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
Professional Interests: I would love to pursue a career in Pediatric interventional cardiology, but am also really interested in hospital administration.
Personal Interests: Personal Interests: I enjoy baking and almost all water sports. I would love to master sailing and scuba diving in the future.
Sarah Sloan, MBBCh
Sarah Sloan, MBBCh
Hometown: Dundas, Ontario
Medical School: University College Dublin
Professional Interests: I am all about keeping an open mind but I can see myself pursuing pediatric hematology/oncology or emergency medicine!
Personal Interests: In my free time, I love to be outside! From hiking with friends to sitting on a patio at my favorite brewery, if I can feel the fresh air, I am at my happiest! Snowboarding is my go-to winter activity, and I have learned to tolerate running (although I would much rather run while playing sports!). Most importantly, if I’m unsuccessful in stealing my family-dog from my parents, I will happily be your designated dog sitter!
Lauren Thomas, MD
Lauren Thomas, MD
Hometown: Philly
Medical School: Medical University of the Americas (MUA)
Professional Interests: I’m currently interested in primary care, but I’m open to see what other interests residency may bring my way.
Personal Interests: Personal interests: doing hair, listening to podcasts, playing switch, binge watching Netflix/Hulu, reading books, hanging out with family and friends, traveling and trying new recipes.

Contact Us

Upstate Pediatric and Adolescent Center
Upstate Pediatric and Adolescent Center
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4th Floor
725 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315 464-4357
Fax: 315 464-7212
Hours:Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:30am - 5pm
Wed: 9:30am - 5pm
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