Gina N. Cassel

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Gina N. Cassel, DO

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine



  • Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Quality & Safety
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Medical Director of Patient Safety at CHAM
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Montefiore At 3411 Wayne Avenue
3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2509
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Montefiore Einstein
Children's Hospital at Montefiore

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Gina Cassel-Choudhury, DO, is Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Quality & Safety Council, Assistant Medical Director, Patient Safety, and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Einstein. Her focus at CHAM is a multidisciplinary approach to the introduction and maintenance of quality improvement initiatives which promote patient safety.

After earning her Bachelor of Science in 2003, Dr. Cassel-Choudhury attended the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Osteopathy in 2007. She began her postgraduate training with an internship and residency at North Shore-LIJ, Cohen Children’s Hospital from 2007 to 2010. Following this, she came to CHAM for a three-year fellowship in pediatric critical care, which she completed in 2013.

Dr. Cassel-Choudhury’s research focus revolves around the standardization, implementation and maintenance of guidelines to optimize patient safety. Such work has included a protocol for enteral feeding of patients on high-flow nasal cannula, a standardized algorithm to prevent iatrogenic drug withdrawal and protocol-driven management of convulsive status epilepticus. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and presentations.

Dr. Cassel-Choudhury is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric critical care medicine. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society of Critical Care, Section on Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) network.

Gender: Female

Credentials

Titles and Positions

  • Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Quality & Safety
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Medical Director of Patient Safety at CHAM
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Education and Training

  • Medical Education New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Fellowship Montefiore Medical Center
  • Residency Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Areas of Expertise

Specialties

  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

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