Jaymee Franknecht, AUD

Dr. Roskind is a board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physician and a Professor of Pediatrics (in Emergency Medicine) on the Educator Track at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She has more than 15 years of experience caring for acutely ill and injured children. Dr. Roskind is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at NewYork- Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center. She currently practices in the Pediatric Emergency Department at the NewYork Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.Dr. Roskind has served as the Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program since 2012. Her primary academic interests are improving graduate medical education, mentoring future Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians, and teaching evidenced based practice. She completed a certificate program in Adult Learning and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Education Scholars Program through the Academic Pediatric Association. She has published in the area of trainee assessment, and holds national education leadership roles in the American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Emergency Medicine. Locally, she is the Co-Chair of the Department’s Faculty Development and Mentorship Committee. In addition to education scholarship, Dr. Roskind served as the site primary investigator for an NIH grant evaluating the use of probiotics in acute gastroenteritis and has published extensively in this area.

Alana M. Abbott, AuD, CCC-A, currently serves as Assistant Professor of Audiology at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Abbott graduated summa cum laude from Loyola University Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Hearing Sciences. She received her Doctorate in Audiology from Northwestern University and completed her audiology residency at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Abbott’s clinical focus includes auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing, pediatric and adult audiological diagnostic testing, and pediatric and adult amplification. Dr. Abbott enjoys participating in clinical research and collaborating with her colleagues to learn about new treatments for hearing loss. When she is not diagnosing and treating hearing loss, Dr. Abbott enjoys traveling and learning about other cultures. Dr. Abbott is licensed in Audiology through New York State and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Megan Kuhlmey is the Director of Cochlear Implants and Pediatric Audiology at Columbia University Medical Center and serves as Assistant Professor of Audiology. Dr. Kuhlmey received her Masters of Science Degree from Brooklyn College and her Clinical Doctorate in Audiology from A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. Dr. Kuhlmey holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Kuhlmey is well respected in the field of cochlear Implants and pediatric audiology and has practiced in New York City for over sixteen years. She has worked at Beth Israel Medical Center, and most recently The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai where she served as a Supervisor of Audiology for seven years. Dr. Kuhlmey has a clinical focus on pediatric audiology, pediatric amplification, and cochlear implants. She specializes in early intervention of hearing loss and works with other professionals for a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment.