Meet Our Providers
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Leslie Kelley, PNP
Leslie, a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, graduated with her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Columbia University School of Nursing. She received her first undergraduate degree in Psychology from Mount Holyoke College. Leslie joined Tribeca Pediatrics in 2010.
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Marinelle Quim
Dr. Marinelle Quim completed her undergraduate degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and earned her medical degree from Our Lady of Fatima University, Philippines. Marinelle completed her pediatric internship at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center in Arizona and her pediatric residency training at North Shore-Long Island Jewish, Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York. She joined Tribeca Pediatrics in 2013.
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Danijela Kero, MD
Danijela [pronounced ‘Daniella’] Kero was born and raised in NYC but spent lot of her childhood in Croatia, where her family is from. She attended Fordham University in Lincoln Center and completed medical school at NYCOM on Long Island. She completed her residencies at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Danijela joined Tribeca Pediatrics in 2013.
Meet Our Nurses
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Crystal Bagwell
Crystal graduated from Gulf Coast State College, in Panama City, where she obtained her Associates Degree in Nursing. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree after which, she will continue on in her education. She hopes to become either a Certified Nurse Midwife or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Crystal loves educating parents on newborn and child care.
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Sophie Malamut
Sophie Malamut graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio with a Bachelors of science in nursing. She herself was a patient at Tribeca Pediatrics as an adolescent. Sophie plans on continuing her education and becoming a nurse practitioner some time in the near future.
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Sumana Rao
Sumana Rao completed her BSN at NYU, having previously earned an undergraduate degree in English from Wellesley College as well as her MBA from the Yale School of Management. She has always dreamed of working in pediatrics and hopes to one day volunteer her skills in Southern India, when she is originally from. She lives Boerum Hill with her husband and kids.
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Venika Harris
Venika Harris hails from Brooklyn and has just a twist of West Indian upbringing. She graduated from Utica college of Syracuse University in 2011 where she obtained her BSN RN. After graduating, she worked as a home health aid work until she joined Tribeca Pediatrics, having wanted to work with children her whole life. She plans to further her education with the goal of one day becoming a nurse practitioner.
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Shonette Alexander
Shonette Alexander received her A.A.S from SUNY Farmingdale and graduated from Long Island College Hospital School of Nursing in May 2013 as a Registered Nurse. She was born in Guyana but grew up and currently lives in Brooklyn.
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Sara Sloane
Sara Sloane received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Long Island University's Brooklyn campus. Sara loves working with kids and joined the Tribeca Pediatrics team as a medical assistant while finishing school. Sara is a native New Yorker and currently lives in Manhattan. She plans to continue her nursing education in pediatrics and public health.
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Mary Gwen Sagen
Mary Gwen is a native southerner, coming to Manhattan from Missisippi. She completed her BSN at The University of Mississippi and worked as a Neonatal-ICU nurse in Dallas,TX, as well as an RN at other pediatric clinics before joining TriBeCa Pediatrics in 2013. She is passionate about food and the way diet affects our health. She currently splits her time between TriBeCa Pediatrics and Haven's Kitchen, and hopes to one day work with children and families, developing healthier lifestyles for a better tomorrow.
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Mirgena Hoxha
Mirgena (Gena, for short) Hoxha graduated from CUNY- College of Staten Island where she received consecutive Deans List Honors in nursing. She has a passion for pediatrics and is highly interested in childhood obesity and its prevention. She currently resides in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
