CentraState’s pediatric experts provide comprehensive care to support your child’s health at every stage—from infancy through the teen years. Whether it’s newborn care, routine checkups, emergency services, inpatient care or pediatric rehabilitation, we’re here to meet their evolving needs. It’s care you can count on for the one who matters most—your child.
HERSH PEDIATRIC CENTER
Children are quickly brought into the center’s Star and Barry Tobias Pediatric Emergency Department for faster evaluation and treatment. The pediatric ED features:
- Private, comfortable, child-friendly rooms that provide a calming setting, including a specially designated room for children facing a behavioral health emergency.
- State-of-the-art diagnostic technology, including advanced EEG video monitoring.
- A special pediatric entrance that separates kids from the adult emergency department for a more child-focused experience.
Should your child require a longer stay, the close proximity of pediatric inpatient area significantly reduces the time between emergency visits and inpatient admission. Our in-house pediatricians, who are board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics or the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics, will seamlessly guide your child’s transfer from emergency to inpatient care and follow them through discharge.
When hospitalization is needed, you can feel good that your child is in the safe hands of our highly trained, compassionate team of pediatric experts. The focus is not just on treating young patients but also on ensuring that families feel supported and confident. Our inpatient services include:
- A pediatric hospitalist (in-house doctor) who will oversee your child’s care throughout their inpatient stay
- Bright, private rooms with their own bathrooms and pull-out couch
- A family lounge where caregivers can rest while staying nearby
- A children’s play area
SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS FOR KIDS
Pediatric Behavioral Health
CentraState provides comprehensive pediatric behavioral health services, offering immediate crisis support and ongoing care for children and adolescents. Our 24-hour crisis hotline (732-780-6023) connects families with trained counselors who assess concerns, provide guidance, and coordinate appropriate care—whether through outpatient support or emergency evaluations at CentraState’s medical center.
PEDIATRICIANS
Diana Mayer, MD
Pediatrics
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Vrinda Shah, MD
Pediatrics
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Melissa Bonilla, MD
Pediatrics
Nancy Peters, MD
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
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Rex Zapanta, MD
Pediatrics
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Claudio Lopez, MD
Pediatrics
Zubaida Sadik, MD
Pediatrics
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Alicia DePerio, MD
Pediatrics
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Tatyana Shkolnaya, MD
Pediatrics
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Marta Zeb, MD
Pediatrics
Anthony Emanuel, MD
Pediatrics
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Caroline Youssef, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
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Frederick Weck, MD
Pediatrics
Ronald DuBow, MD
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Primary Care
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Julia Bakshiyev, MD
Pediatrics
Vatsala Bhaskar, MD
Pediatrics
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Moshe Levy, MD
Pediatrics
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Joann Alfonzo, MD
Pediatrics
Parul Singh, MD
Pediatrics
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Madhavi Katturpalli, MD
Pediatrics
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Hanna Gebre-Medhin, MD
Pediatrics
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Loyda Rivera, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
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Manan Shah, MD
Pediatrics
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Adam Naddelman, MD
Pediatrics
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Deepa Doshi, MD
Pediatrics
Lauren Rosenthal, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Anthony Chen, DO
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Primary Care
Erin Paul, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
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Leo Lopez, DO
Pediatrics
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Kim Lee, MD
Pediatrics
Joseph Dorfman, MD
Pediatrics
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Valerie Kullman, MD
Pediatrics
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Sajjad Zaidi, MD
Psychiatry Child/Adol
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Susan Brill, MD
Pediatrics
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Bert Mandelbaum, MD
Pediatrics
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Arvind Patel, MD
Pediatrics
Gerald Almazan, MD
Pediatrics
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Yechiel Zagelbaum, DO
Pediatrics
Ankur Desai, MD
Psychiatry Child/Adol
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Irene Kotok, MD
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
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William Giasi Jr., MD
Pediatrics
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Jeffrey Wolfe, MD
Pediatrics
Robert Helmrich, MD
Pediatrics
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Sharon Yuen, MD
Pediatrics
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Leslie Greenberg, MD
Pediatrics
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Alla Lokshina, MD
Pediatrics
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Amy Morano, MD
Pediatrics
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Yuliya Tsimring, DO
Pediatrics
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Theresa Salcedo, MD
Pediatrics
Ronald Minzter, MD
Ophthalmology - Pediatric
Soyna R.
Soyna R.
Sonya Robertson’s children actually look forward to their next trip to the doctor. The East Brunswick mom says that’s been the case since she started taking daughters Ava, 7; Sarah, 4; and Jessica, 1 (who was born with Down syndrome) to Princeton Nassau Pediatrics. They go to the practice’s Monroe office, located in the CentraState Medical Arts Building on Applegarth...Read More >
Julia G.
Julia G.
On a Friday, 1-year-old Julia Gibson of Freehold had a slight cough. By Monday, she was in CentraState Medical Center’s Emergency Department Few things are more frightening than a dramatic change in your child’s health. At the beginning of the weekend, Julia’s cough hadn’t seemed like much, but on Saturday, her mother, Dawn, noticed that Julia’s cough had gotten deeper...Read More >
Joe C.
Joe C.
Joe Colucci of Howell remembers being nervous about going to the doctor when he was younger. However, once he started seeing Zubaida Sadik, MD, board-certified pediatrician with Sadik and Associates and on staff at CentraState Medical Center, he never felt anxious or afraid about the doctor. Now, his daughters Emma, 7, and Grace, 4, receive Dr. Sadik’s gentle care. “She has...Read More >
