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Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell has appointed three new Division Chiefs: Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and Chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics.

Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell has appointed three new Division Chiefs: Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine, Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, and Chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics.

Dr. Jeffrey Perlman, an authority in neonatal brain injury and neonatal resuscitation, has been named Chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine and Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, and Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Robbyn Sockolow, an expert in pediatric nutrition and digestive disease, has been appointed Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and Assistant Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. And Dr. Susan Bostwick has been named Chief of the Division of General Academic Pediatrics and Assistant Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of these three outstanding pediatricians to the position of division chief, said Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Pediatrician-in-Chief at Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, and Chairman and Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. They bring their extensive knowledge and experience, offering the highest standards in treatment and furthering the standard of care. Their demonstrated leadership makes them all ideal division chiefs in the Department of Pediatrics.

Dr. Jeffrey Perlman

Dr. Perlman received his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and received his pediatric residency and neonatal fellowship training at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He spent two years of additional training in newborn neurology and in the study of cerebral blood flow and metabolism. He was Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital, Co-Director of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program and Director of the Neonatal High Risk Follow Up Clinic, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. Most recently, he was Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, and was also Professor of Pediatrics and OB/GYN at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Dr. Perlman has received several honors and awards, including the Crystal Charity Ball Award for the establishment of a development center within the neonatal intensive care unit, and a March of Dimes North Chapter Award for a support program for teen mothers of infants requiring intensive care. He is Co-Chairman of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), a member of the Pediatric Subcommittee of the American Heart Association, and currently serves on two NIH task force committees. Dr. Perlman is also the author of numerous articles, reviews, and book chapters.

Dr. Robbyn Sockolow

Dr. Robbyn Sockolow, previously Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Winthrop-University Hospital (Mineola, NY), received her medical degree from New York Medical College. She completed a pediatric internship, pediatric residency, and clinical fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at the Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY), where she was also Assistant Attending Pediatrician. Additionally, she was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY) before being appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Stony Brook University College of Medicine (Stony Brook, NY). Dr. Sockolow was also Attending Pediatrician at North Central Bronx and Bronx Municipal Medical Center (Bronx, NY) and Consulting Attending of Pediatrics at South Nassau Communities Hospital (Oceanside, NY).

Dr. Sockolow has been recognized in the book America's Top Doctors every year since 1999. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Gastroenterology, the Bockus Society, the American Gastroenterological Association, and the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Dr. Sockolow is also on the Board of Trustees of the Long Island Chapter for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America and the Professional Advisory Board for the David Center, a not-for-profit organization serving families of children with Autism Spectrum disorders. Dr. Sockolow has published numerous journal articles, abstracts, presentations, and book chapters.

Dr. Susan Bostwick

Dr. Susan Bostwick, who is also Director of the Residency Program in the Department of Pediatrics, received her medical degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She was Pediatric Intern, Resident, and Chief Resident in Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, during which time she received a Clinical Excellence Award for her outstanding work. Dr. Bostwick also received an M.B.A. from the Simon School at the University of Rochester.

Dr. Bostwick chairs the Pediatric Education Committee at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. She has received teaching awards from both pediatric residents and medical students. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, and was recently named to the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Medical Advisory Board in New York City. She has published several journal articles and abstracts. Dr. Bostwick is also affiliated with The Hospital for Special Surgery, a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.