Meet Our Team

Care Team

Our care team consists of

Pediatricians
Nurse Practitioners
Nurses
Social Workers
Medical Office Assistants
Clerical Staff
Medical Students

Providers

Pediatric Residents

Attending Physicians

John S Andrake, MD
315 464-5753
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine

Janice E Bach, MD
315 464-5831
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Immunization; Medical Care for Adolescents
Education: Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Clinical Interests:

Children in foster care

Global Health - (Please checkout Dr Bach's Healthlink On Air segment on Upstate's endeavors in Haiti)

Child abuse

Associations/Memberships: Onondaga County Pediatric Society; American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

Winter Berry, DO
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients

Research Interests:

Care of the Underserved Child, The Effects of Poverty and Social Determinants on Child Health, Diaper Need, Clinical Efficacy of Primary Care Prevention Interventions.

Education Interests:

Pediatric Ambulatory Medical Education, The Role of Continuity Clinic Experience in Pediatric Resident Education

Clinical Interests:

Care of the Underserved Child, The Effects of Poverty and Social Determinants on Child Health, Diaper Need.

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics, Ny Chapter 1 Vice President

Steven D Blatt, MD
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics
Education: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse

Research Interests:

Health care for children in foster care; Unmet legal needs of children and families

Clinical Interests: ENHANCE Services for Children in Foster Care; Syracuse Medical Legal Partnership (Law Clinic); Child Advocacy

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics

Joshua R Bonville, MD
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Acute Illness & Injury Management; Well Child Care
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Karen M Dygert, NP
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Psychiatric & Mental Health CNS; Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Acute Bronchitis; Asthma; more

Research Interests:

systems of care

foster care

mental health care

Education Interests:

systems of care

mental health

Clinical Interests:

Foster care

child mental health/behavioral health

Associations/Memberships: American Nurses Association (ANA); Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI); New York State Nurse Practitioner Association (NYSNPA) - Syracuse Chapter; National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

Elizabeth Janet Hobson-Bolourchi, MD
315 464-5831
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients
Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Davia G Moss, RN, MSN, FNP-C
315 464-5831
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Adolescent Medicine

Elizabeth K Nelsen, MD
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Well Child Care
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics; Association of Pediatric Program Directors

Jenica A O'Malley, DO
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Aggressive Behavior in Children; Asthma; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children; Common Cold; more

Clinical Interests:

Child development and supporting families to encourage a supportive environment that facilitates developmentally appropriate interactions. I am also very interested in the treatment of ADHD, depression and anxiety.

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

Alicia R Pekarsky, MD
315 883-5617
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Child Abuse Pediatrics; Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Child Abuse and Neglect
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical Center

Research Interests:

Forensic examination findings of sexually abused children; Pediatric patient assent/medical provider compliance with guidelines for HIV PEP for victims of sexual assault; Role of victim advocates

Clinical Interests: Pediatric sexual and physical abuse; child advocacy

Kathryn E Scott, MD
315 464-5294
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Bleeding Disorders; Childhood Cancers; Blood Transfusion; Bone Marrow Aspiration; Bone Marrow Biopsy; more

Andrea V Shaw, MD
315 464-5831
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Internal Medicine
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Research Interests:

Population Health

Education Interests:

Refugee & Global Health

Clinical Interests:

Refugee Health

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics; Alpha Omega Alpha Honour Society; American College of Physicians (ACP)

Anne R Sveen, MD
315 464-4357
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Atopic Dermatitis; Skin Conditions; Well Child Care
Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Clinical Interests: Heart Catheterization

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics, Faap

Karen L Teelin, MD, MSEd
315 464-5831
Diseases/Specialties/Treatments: Pediatrics; Adolescent Medicine; Abdominal Pain; Abnormal Uterine Bleeding; Acute & Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Pediatric Patients; Allergy; more
Education: University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Research Interests:

HIV screening. Chlamydia screenig. LARC use in adolescents. Access to care. Adolescent sexual and menstrual history. Resident education.

Education Interests:

Medical student and resident education in general pediatrics, adolescent medicine, and adolescent gynecology

Clinical Interests:

All aspects of Adolescent Medicine.

Associations/Memberships: American Academy of Pediatrics; North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG)