Padmini Nallapaneni, MD

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.

For over 20 years, I have served as a pediatric nurse in various care settings. Before becoming a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner in 2014, I worked in the neonatal intensive care unit as a registered nurse. My first NP position, within a busy pediatric clinic, allowed me to form a strong foundation as a generalist. Then in 2016, I had the distinct honor and privilege to join Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), working in pediatric urology for 2 years, then moving over to pediatric pulmonology. As a nurse practitioner, I can diagnose, order labs, imaging, and prescribe medication. I treat a variety of pulmonary conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, and sleep apnea. As a mother of 3 children, 2 of whom have had chronic asthma issues, I have deep empathy for the children and families I treat. Education is an important part of the care I provide, and I greatly enjoy the time I spend educating patients and their families. I conduct CPAP desensitization training, asthma education, home spirometer teaching and transition guidance. At CUMC, we utilize a transition program called CF R.I.S.E to help prepare for transition to the adult CF center. I am also involved in quality improvement for sleep medicine and cystic fibrosis. I am proud to be part of a pulmonary team here at CUMC that is always striving to give the best care!

My current research interests include clinical aspects of critical care medicine, and are focused primarily on understanding and improving the outcome from childhood diseases requiring care in the PICU, particularly pulmonary and renal diseases.