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- When Valerie Goldstein lost her battle to cancer at the age of 9, her parents Ed and Sue vowed to help families in similar situations gain easier access to more customized care.
  
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

201 Lyons Ave
Newark, NJ 07112

Phone 973-926-7161
Fax 973-282-0395

Peri Kamalakar, MD - Director
Teena Bhatla MD- Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Shalu Narang, MD - Attending
Marianna DeBenedictis, MD - Attending
Harini Rao, MD - Attending
Surabhi Batra, MD- Attending
Christina Rua, MSW, LCSW - Social Worker
Lateasha Grant-Mack, MSW, LCSW - Social Worker
Valerie Uehlinger, MSW, LCSW - Social Worker
Kelly Wight, MSN, APN- Nurse Practitioner
Kimberly Dachisen, RN-BC, CPHON- Charge nurse
Clarita Carino, RN, BSN, CPHON - Nurse
Sharon Drew, RN, BSN - Nurse
Patricia McDermott, RN, BSN - Nurse
Ava Vaughn-Parmelee, RN, MSN, CPON - Clinical Research Nurse
Caridad Moreno, Ph.D - Psychologist
Suzanne Goldberg M.ED. - Educational Liaison
Jillian Hinko, CCLS - Child Life Specialist
Nicole Trujillo, CCLS - Child Life Specialist
Cozetta Royal-Thomas, BS, CCRP, CRA - Research Coordinator
Sonia Melendez - Dept. Secretary
Marichu Gelema - Dept. Secretary
Francesca Cangeloso, MPS, ATR - Art Therapist
Mariella Silva, MS, RYT, LMT - Mind, Body, Spirit Specialist

Children’s Hospital of Phila/Voorhees

Columbia University Medical Center

Monmouth Medical Center

Morristown Medical Center

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Overlook Medical Center

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

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The Valerie Fund
2101 Millburn Avenue
Maplewood, NJ 07040

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Supporting children with cancer and blood disorders since 1976

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