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Pediatrics Clerkship

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Introduction

 Pediatrics is a required third-year clerkship which is six weeks in length. There are seven sites at this time: Hahnemann University Hospital and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (both hospitals considered one site); Allegheny General Hospital; Capital Health System; Lehigh Valley Hospital; Monmouth Medical Center, Atlantic Health System - Morristown Memorial Hospital and Saint Peter's University Hospital.. Students will experience inpatient pediatrics, ambulatory pediatrics, nursery, and community pediatrics.

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Sites and Personnel

Site Name Contact Info
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Erie Ave. at Front Street 
Philadelphia, PA  
Leonard Levine, M.D. 
Clerkship Director 
Phone: 215-427-4806
FAX: 215-427-4805
E-MAIL: leonard.levine@drexelmed.edu

 
 Keith Herzog, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 215-427-4806
FAX: 215-427-4805
E-MAIL: keith.herzog@drexelmed.edu

 
 Sandra Torres 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 215-427-4806
FAX: 215-427-4805
E-MAIL: storres@drexelmed.edu

 
Abington Memorial Hospital
Medical Education Office, Dixon Building, 1200 Old York Road 
Abington, PA  
Stephen A. Shapiro, D.O. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 215-572-0425
E-MAIL: sshaprio@amh.org

 
 M. Shirley Meade 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 215-481-2606
E-MAIL: smeade@amh.org

 
Allegheny General Hospital
320 E. North Ave. 
Pittsburgh, PA  
TaTanisha Smith, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 412-359-4081
E-MAIL: tsmith2@wpahs.org

 
 TBN 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 412-359-4081
FAX: 412-359-3663

 
Capital Health System
CHS at Mercer - Hopewell, 408 Scotch Rd 
Pennington, NJ  
Rajeev Shah, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 215-756-2193
E-MAIL: rshah@chsnj.org

 
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Dept of Pediatrics, Cedar Crest & I-78, PO Box 689 
Allentown, PA  
Liboria (Lee) LaRussa, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 610-402-7632
FAX: 610-402-7600
E-MAIL: Liboria.LaRussa@lvh.com

See LVH website for additional mandatory pre-registration information. 
 

 Kate Adams 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 610-402-7632
FAX: 610-402-7600
E-MAIL: katherine.adams@lvh.com

 
Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Ave. 
Long Branch, NJ  
Richard Degroote, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 732-923-7250
FAX: 732-923-7255
E-MAIL: rdegroote@sbhcs.com

 
 Kathy Fiore 
Site Cooridnator 
Phone: 732-923-6790
FAX: 732-923-6788
E-MAIL: kfiore@sbhcs.com

 
 Elaine Sansevere 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 732-923-7250
FAX: 732-923-7255
E-MAIL: esansevere@sbhcs.com

 
Saint Peter's University Hospital
Pediatrics, 123 How Lane 
New Brunswick, NJ  
Michael Lucas, M.D. 
Associate Director 
Phone: 732-745-8600 x6385
E-MAIL: mlucas@saintpetersuh.com

 
 Luisa Rawlins 
Site Coordinator 
Phone: 732-745-8000x6652
FAX: 732-247-4612
E-MAIL: lrawlins@saintpetersuh.com

 

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The Pediatrics Clerkship description, including goals and objectives, curriculum outline, grading and learning resources may be found on the Pediatrics Clerkship web page at the link below.

The Pediatrics Clerkship Web Page and Clerkship Description

Revised 06/09/04 -- Specific questions or comments about the content of this page may be directed to the Division of Clinical Education