Description
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Northwell Health
New Hyde Park, NY
The Department of Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, Northwell Health, is seeking an experienced clinician to join our 6-member academic Division of Infectious Diseases as a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician. The ideal candidate would be Board-Certified and have experience in clinical infectious diseases, with a strong interest in clinical research, teaching, and institutional activities that include Antimicrobial and Laboratory Stewardship, Infection Prevention, and Quality Improvement. Academic Appointment to Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is commensurate with credentials and experience.
The interests and activities of our ID faculty of the span a wide breadth. These include community acquired infections, infections in immunocompromised hosts, HIV medicine, global health, congenital and perinatal infections, tick and other vector-borne infections, collaborative multicenter research projects, locally conducted research and stewardship projects, infection prevention innovations, and harnessing current technological tools to enhance data analysis and patient care. Our recent clinical innovations include consultations for vaccine hesitancy counseling, and for pregnant persons with a prenatal infection diagnosis. One of our faculty members is also Adult ID certified.
Owing to the preeminent standing of Cohen Children's in the northeastern region, and its geographic location, the range and acuity of infectious diseases managed by our division is comprehensive.
Cohen Children’s Medical Center opened in 1983 as the New York metropolitan area’s only hospital designed exclusively for children. Today, it is the largest pediatric teaching hospital in the region, with over 750,000 visits annually and serving 1.8 million children in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. It is the tertiary pediatric medical center of the Northwell Health System and the only Level-1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Nassau and Queens. Northwell's Cohen Children’s Medical Center was named the No. 1 children’s hospital in New York State and earned top 50 national rankings for exceptional care in 10 pediatric subspecialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Children’s Hospitals.
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 28 hospitals and 1,050 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 103,500 employees – 19,000+ nurses and 12,000+ credentialed physicians, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
For further details and opportunities, please contact:
Rachel Podella, Senior Physician Recruiter, OPR@northwell.edu
