Our pediatric experts provide the best care possible for children with conditions ranging from minor illnesses to complex, more serious conditions.
Dr. Ranjini Srinivasan is the director of the Fetal Heart Disease Program at NYU Langone. She completed her cardiology fellowship at Columbia University/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, before completing a two-year fellowship in advanced imaging at the National Institutes of Health. She is one of our imaging experts, and specializes in echocardiography, fetal cardiology, and cross-sectional imaging (MRI and CT). She has a research interest in fetal cardiology and improving outcomes for our most vulnerable patients and participates in NIH-funded projects. Her most recent research focuses on fetal MRI. When she is not busy with her clinical responsibilities at NYU Langone, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three girls.
Akilah Smith joined us as a fetal nurse coordinator after dedicating 12 years to pediatric nursing. She has extensive experience working in the PICU, NICU, and cardiac ICU at NYU Langone, before shifting to outpatient pediatric nursing at our Fink Children’s Ambulatory Care Center. She was instrumental in building the fetal cardiology program during a period of rapid growth at NYU Langone. In her role, she participates in numerous research projects, quality improvement, and organizing of the fetal program and provides compassionate care to our families who are dealing with the prospect of a child with heart disease. When she is not keeping the fetal heart program running, Akilah enjoys being with her husband and two children, playing tennis, and volunteering in school activities.
Melanie Siegal has a master’s in nursing from Johns Hopkins University, where she developed an interest in maternal–fetal health. She spent two years working in the pediatric cardiac ICU at NYU Langone before joining us as our fetal heart center clinical nurse. She is an integral part of our care team.
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