Diana Vargas, MD

Minyoung Jang, MD is a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist at New York-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. She treats the entire spectrum of ear, nose/sinus, and throat disorders in children of all ages. Her special interests include the management of pediatric airway and voice disorders, hearing loss, and neck masses including salivary, thyroid and vascular anomalies. Dr. Jang received her bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. During medical school, she was selected to perform translational research at the National Institutes of Health through the Medical Scholars Research Program. She subsequently completed her residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Boston University’s Boston Medical Center, and her fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Jang is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is Board Certified in Otolaryngology. She is the author or co-author of several journal articles and textbook chapters, and regularly presents her research at national meetings. She believes that every child is unique, and enjoys working with families to provide the best possible care that is right for them. She looks forward to meeting you at either the main Columbia University Medical Campus or midtown locations.

Dr. Katherine Rosenwasser is the Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) / Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York (MSCHONY). She is an expert in the operative and non-operative treatment of lower extremity deformity and musculoskeletal trauma in pediatric patients – from infants to adolescents. Her practice focuses on caring for children with limb-length discrepancies, clubfoot, congenital deformities, and those requiring complex lower extremity reconstructive surgeries. Dr. Rosenwasser’s advanced training allows her to leverage the latest surgical techniques and non-operative therapies to provide life-altering interventions for young patients. After receiving her medical degree from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Dr. Rosenwasser remained at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian where she completed residency training in orthopedic surgery, serving as executive chief resident. Following her residency, Dr. Rosenwasser completed dual fellowships in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and pediatric limb lengthening and reconstruction under the direction of Dr. John Herzenberg at the Sinai Hospital’s Ruben Institute for Advanced Orthopedics in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Rosenwasser is an active member of the academic orthopedic community, both as a member of numerous national organizations and as an active researcher with a variety of ongoing research projects focused on improving patient outcomes for children who require complex orthopedic care.

Dena Goffman, MD is the Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety and Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Sloane Hospital for Women at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Associate Chief Quality Officer for Obstetrics for the NewYork-Presbyterian health system. She has a strong interest in improving patient safety and quality in obstetrics and decreasing severe maternal morbidity and mortality. Much of her work has focused on the use of simulation, team training and implementation of evidence-based guidelines to achieve this goal. Dr. Goffman has been an active member of the New York State-Department of Health and The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II Safe Motherhood Initiative and is currently a member of the NYS SMI Leadership Committee. Additionally, she is active nationally and internationally in Obstetric Simulation and is the immediate past chair for the ACOG Simulation Working Group. She serves as faculty for many prominent OB simulation opportunities including the annual ACOG Obstetric Emergency Simulation Course, SMFM Critical Care Obstetric Simulation course at the Annual Pregnancy Meeting and the Banner/SMFM Annual Critical Care Obstetric Simulation Course in Phoenix. Dr. Goffman has a particular interest in Obstetric Hemorrhage, one of the leading causes of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. She served as a Co-chair of the Obstetric Hemorrhage group for the New York State Safe Motherhood Initiative, served on the OB hemorrhage Clinical Advisory Work Group for the NYS Department of Health and was a core member of the National Partnership for Maternal Safety Obstetric Hemorrhage work group. She was recently part of a small multidisciplinary team working to update the AIM Obstetric Hemorrhage bundle, worked with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement on an Obstetric Hemorrhage Change Package and co-authored the Postpartum Hemorrhage ACOG Practice Bulletin.