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Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

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Members of Staff

The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology includes the faculty listed below; all have fellowship training specifically in caring for children. Fellows have completed the standard training of 4 years to become an anesthesiologist, but then take an additional one-year of training focused exclusively on children.
Some of the division members devote a portion of their clinical time to caring for children with congenital heart disease who often require highly complex surgical procedures.

The members of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology communicate with our pediatric surgical colleagues before, during, and after surgery. We share a common interest in continuously evaluating how we can do things better.

Dr. Backus
Walter Backus MD

Director of the pediatric anesthesia team

Subspecialty training: Fellowship trained at CHONY Columbia Presbyterian Hospital NY

Completed residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital NY

Maria Laggade MD
Maria Lagade MD



Subspecialty training: Fellowship trained at the Boston Children's Hospital and the founder of the pediatric anesthesia service

Completed residency at Montefiore Hospital, NY

Peggy Seidman MD
Peggy Seidman MD

Subspecialty training: Fellowship trained Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Expert in regional anesthesia techniques

Completed residency at the University of Pittsburgh

Specialty Board certification : Board certified

Dr  Jasiewicz
Ronald  Jasiewicz, D.O.

Subspecialty training: Fellowship trained at The Children's Hospital of Buffalo, N.Y.
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia care

Completed residency at SUNY at Stony Brook

Specialty Board certification : Board certified

Dr Jacob
Zvi Jacob MD

Subspecialty training: Fellowship trained at CHONY, Columbia Presbyterian, Hospital NY
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia care

Completed residency at SUNY at Stony Brook

Specialty Board certification : Board certified