Andrew J. L. R. Dawson, MD

Hannah Kim, M.D. M.H.S., is a pediatric nephrologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an assistant attending pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital.Dr. Kim graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia. She completed her pediatric residency training at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. , followed by fellowship training in pediatric nephrology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, M.D. Prior to joining the faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Kim practiced for several years in Pennsylvania at Penn State Children’s Hospital. Her clinical interests include the management of chronic kidney disease progression and end-stage kidney disease with a particular interest in dialysis.Dr. Kim is also an epidemiologist with a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, M.D. Her previous research has focused on puberty in children with chronic kidney disease and the role of sex hormones on disease progression.

Adina R. Alport, MD is a practicing Adult Neurologist in Brooklyn, NY. She specializes in general neurology, neuropathy, dementia, and headaches. Dr. Alport graduated from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1998. She completed a residency at SUNY Downstate and a fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian and Hospital for Special Surgery for EMG and peripheral neuropathy.

Dr. Asim Shahid is an associate professor of clinical pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Attending Pediatric Neurologist/Epileptologist at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He will also serve as the division chief of pediatric neurology and epilepsy at NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with the task of expanding the services provided by the division. Before joining the Brooklyn faculty, Asim served as division chief of pediatric neurology and epilepsy at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland Ohio. Asim obtained his medical degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Dominican Republic and completed his pediatric residency in Morristown, NJ before pursuing his pediatric neurology fellowship at Rainbow babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, OH. He then completed his epilepsy training at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Asim has worked as a pediatric epileptologist since 2009 treating patients with medically refractory epilepsies with special interest in patients with epileptic encephalopathies, tuberous sclerosis complex and those with surgically remediable epilepsies. Asim also has an interest in clinical trials for patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Asim believes in providing timely, high-quality care to all his patients and focuses on family centered model. Given his interest in education and aligning with the academic mission of the institution, he strongly believes in evidence-based medicine and staying up to date with the latest research.