Anju M. Wagh, MD

Alejandro Iglesias, MD is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program, Program Director of the Medical Genetics Residency program and Attending Physician in the Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He is a clinical and biochemical geneticist primarily interested in inherited metabolic disorders and neurogenetics and dysmorphology. In his role as Director of the Inherited Metabolic Program he is deeply involved in all aspects related with the diagnosis, management and overall care of patients and families with these disorders. In addition, he is in charge of the education of young physicians and medical students in the field of IMD. As an educator, he is in charge of the medical biochemistry lecture series for the first year medical students at the Physicians & Surgeons Medical School at Columbia University paving the way for a new generations of brilliant medical students at Columbia University. Finally, his involvement with the diagnosis and care of patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy has been one of his main accomplishments in the recent years, especially since the introduction of newborn screening in New York State. He has a been involved from the beginning in the development of the program and is active member of the NYS group of metabolic physicians taking care of these patients. In addtion he has been actively involved in all developments asscoiated with newborn screening for Krabbe disease and Pompe disease.

Dr. Amanda Cantor is a transplant hepatologist, specializing in pediatric liver diseases. She graduated from Sackler School of Medicine in 2016 and went on to complete her Pediatric Residency at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore from 2016-2019. She pursued a fellowship at Columbia-MSCHONY from 2019-2022, specializing in Pediatric Gastroenterology. Dr. Cantor further honed her expertise through a dedicated Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, also at Columbia-MSCHONY, which she completed in 2023. Her extensive training encompasses the management of various liver diseases in pediatric patients, including neonatal cholestasis, biliary atresia, rare metabolic diseases, viral hepatitis, liver tumors such as hepatoblastoma, and autoimmune liver disease. With advanced training in the management of pediatric liver and intestinal failure, Dr. Cantor is experienced in providing comprehensive care for patients before and after liver, intestinal, and multi-visceral transplants. She performs a range of procedures, including percutaneous liver biopsy, endoscopy, variceal band-ligation, and colonoscopy, to ensure accurate diagnoses and optimal patient outcomes. Dr. Cantor’s research interests include acute viral hepatitis, viral-induced liver failure, and the effects of COVID and MISC-C on liver function. During her fellowship, she authored several papers on liver injury associated with both COVID and MIS-C. Dr. Cantor is passionate about transition clinics, employing a methodical, team-based approach to empower adolescents in taking charge of their medical needs while facilitating a smooth transition to adult providers.

Dr. Mariel Turner is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. She received her undergraduate degree from Smith College, and her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. She completed Pediatrics residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, followed by Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center, serving as one of the chief fellows in 2010-11. She then went on to advanced training in Pediatric Interventional Cardiology, also at CUMC, prior to joining the faculty in 2012. Dr. Turner specializes in pediatric cardiac catheterization and transcatheter interventions. She holds board certifications in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Her research has focused on pulmonary artery growth in patients with congenital heart disease, as well as on interventional therapies for pediatric patients with coronary artery disease. As part of the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Dr. Turner has also participated in several multi-center clinical trials of catheter-based devices and valves for use in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease. Dr. Turner is active in teaching cardiology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students at CUMC, and in 2014 she was honored with the Allan J. Hordof Fellowship Teaching Award.