The American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) maintains a list of doctors with a special interest in adoption.

Nebraska
Edward M. Kolb, MD
International Adoption Medical Consultants
13110 Birch Drive
Suite 148, Box 366
Omaha, NE 68164
Phone: 402-680-3269
Fax: 402-496-7126
Email: adoptmedconsultants@cox.net

Nevada
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.

New Hampshire
Jan McGonagle, MD, FAAP
Dartmouth Hitchock
Phone: 603-354-6666
Susanne M Powell, MD, FAAP
173 Daniel Webster Highway
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: 603-891-4550
www.nashuamedicalgroup.org
Offers pre and post adoption evaluations, ongoing primary
care of adoptive children, and will provide referrals as
necessary to specialists as problems present.

New Jersey
Alla Gordina, MD, FAAP
Global Pediatrics
International Adoption Medical Support Services
7 Auer Court
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Phone: 732-432-7777
Fax: 732-432-9030
E-mail: drgordina@globalpediatrics.net
Web site: www.globalpediatrics.net
Primary care pediatrician with the specialization in
international adoption management. Pre-adoption reviews
and counseling for families adopting from the republics of the
former Soviet Union. Post-adoption evaluations and
management of internationally adopted children. Doctor is a
graduates of Moscow Medical School with practice experience
both in Moscow (Russia) and the United States. Medical staff
is proficient in Russian, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, and
Armenian languages.

Elliot A. Grossman, MD, FAAP
205 Ridgedale Ave
Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: 973-966-6333
E-mail: pdneuro@aol.com

Lisa Nalven, MD, FAAP
Adoption Screening and Evaluation Program
Valley Center for Child Development
505 Goffle Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: 201-447-8151
Fax: 201-447-8526
www.valleyhealth.com/adoption

New Mexico
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.

New York
Andrew Adesman, MD
Adoption Evaluation Center
Schneider Children’s Hospital
1983 Marcus Avenue, Suite 130
Lake Success, NY 11042
Phone: 516-802-6150
Fax: 516-616-5801
E-mail: adoption@lij.edu
Provides pre-adoption assessment & counseling, as well as
post-adoption evaluations.

Jane Aronson, DO, FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
151 East 62nd St, Ste 1A
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-207-6666
Fax: 212-207-6665
E-mail: orphandoctor@aol.com
Web site: http://www.orphandoctor.com
In private practice: International Pediatric Health Services,
PLLC

Steven D. Blatt, MD
Adoptive Health Care Services
Department of Pediatrics
90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, New York 13202
Phone: 315-464 5831
Provides consultative and primary care services to adoptive
families

Mary Anne Kiernan, MD, FAAP
Long Pond Pediatrics
2350 Ridgeway Avenue
Rochester, NY 14626
Phone: 585-225-0950
E-mail: makmd@rochester.rr.com

Susan E. Levitzky, MD, FAAP
161 Madison Avenue, 6W
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-213-1960
Fax: 212-213-5809
E-mail: levitzkys@jccany.org

Paula Neyman, MD, FAAP
Ramapo Valley Pediatrics
2 Cooporate Drive
New York, NY 10417
Phone: 845-783-9776
Fax: 845-782-7518
Fluent in Russian, Polish, English, Yiddish, and some
German. Experienced in evaluating prospective adoptees.

Elaine E. Schulte, MD, MPH, FAAP
Dept of Pediatrics
Albany Medical College
Albany, NY
Phone: 518-262-6086
E-mail: schulte@mail.amc.edu

Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD
Foster Care Pediatrics
111 Westfall Road, Room 183
Rochester, NY 14692
Phone: 585-274-6927
Voice mail: 585-274-6149
Fax: 585-292-3942
E- mail: mszilagyi@monroecounty.gov
Primary care office for children in foster family care. Provide
high quality, comprehensive services including well child
care, care for acute and chronic illness, developmental
assessments, and adolescent health services. The office is the
health care manager for children in foster care, maintains a
centralized medical record, makes referrals to other providers
and facilitates communication among health, mental health,
education, early intervention and casework staff. Assist
casework staff in the selection of foster homes for medically
fragile children.

North Carolina
Karen E. Breach, MD, FAAP
University Pediatrics
101 W.T. Harris Blvd., Suite 1121
Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone: 704-717-2000
Fax: 704-717-2060

David Douglass, MD
For the Children International Adoption Medical
Services
Cabarrus Pediatric Clinic
66 Lake Concord Road
Concord, NC 28025
Phone: 704-786-1144
E-mail: ddouglass@northeastmedical.org

Lillian S. Ferdinands, MD, FAAP
Huntersville Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
16630 North Cross Drive
Huntersville, NC 28078
Phone: 704-384-8720
Fax: 704-896-2303

North Dakota
Sorry; there are no pediatricians listed for this
state.