Robert B. Golenbock, MD
Ana Paula Machado, MD
Nandini Kogekar, MD
Claire Bailey, MD
Dayna Nethercott, MS, RPA-C
Jennifer Bates, MS, APRN, FNP-BC
Nicole Woering, MS, APRN, NP-C
Sheri Knox, PhD, APRN, CPNP
About the Providers
What Is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner?
A pediatric nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with advanced education (usually a master’s degree) who has been trained in providing health care to children. He or she has received training in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses common to pediatrics. Nurse practitioners are knowledgeable about normal growth and development in children. This is extremely important in assessing the needs of children and providing counseling to the parents.
Nurse practitioners are recognized as health care providers and can provide primary care as well as treat illness. Their license allows them to write prescriptions, thus providing complete care to their patients. They are eligible to sit for board certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner by the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and the American Nurses Association.
Joan A. Magner, MD
Dr. Joan Magner has been practicing pediatrics locally since 1984. After a career as an ICU nurse, Dr. Magner went on to medical school at John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. She received her pediatric training at Columbus Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where she also served as Chief Resident. She is presently living in Brookfield.
Robert B. Golenbock, MD
Dr. Robert Golenbock began practicing pediatrics locally in 1977. He graduated from Albert Einstein School of Medicine. After a pediatric internship and residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, he was Chief Resident in pediatrics at Downstate Hospital – Kings County Medical Center. Dr. Golenbock lives in Newtown with his wife Jane and their children, Janice and Daniel.
Ana Paula Machado, MD
Dr. Ana Paula Machado, after graduating from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, completed her pediatric residency at Rhode Island Hospital – Brown University. She has been practicing locally since July 1990. She lives in Newtown with her husband, Dan, and their sons, Kevin and Christopher.
Nandini Kogekar, MD
Dr. Nandini Kogekar has been in practice since 1992 and practicing pediatrics in Danbury since 1994. She completed her pediatric residency at New York Medical College, Westchester County Medical Center, in 1989. She then completed her fellowship training in medical genetics at Yale University in 1992. Dr. Kogekar graduated from the University of Poona in India and from Colorado State University. She lives in Danbury with her husband, Miland, and their daughter, Nina.
Claire Bailey, MD
Dr. Claire Bailey began practicing in 1992. After graduating from Harvard Medical School, she went on to Boston Children’s Hospital, where she completed her internship and residency in pediatrics in 1991, and her fellowship in behavioral pediatrics in 1994. She practiced at the Children’s Hospital Primary Care Clinic and at a large HMO in Boston before joining Center For Pediatric Medicine PC. Dr. Bailey lives in New Fairfield with her husband and three children.
Vicente Garcia, MD
Dr. Vicente Garcia received his medical degree from De La Salle University – College of Medicine in 1990 and completed his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He came to us from Primary Health Network in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Dr. Garcia lives in New Milford with his wife and two children.
Sheri Knox, PhD, APRN, CPNP
Sheri Knox, PhD, APRN, CPNP, has been working at with us since 1999. Sheri received her BSN from Georgetown University, and then went on to Yale to earn her Master of Science, graduating summa cum laude from both schools.
Sheri returned to Yale University in 1998, a recipient of an NIH (National Institutes of Health) grant, and in 2004 earned her doctorate in chronic illness research, focusing on type 1 diabetes. Sheri has published several articles in various medical journals. Sheri resides in Newtown with her husband and son.
Dayna Nethercott, MS, RPA-C
Dayna Nethercott, MS, RPA-C, joined our practice in July 2008. Dayna attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. She spent one semester in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at The Queen’s University, focusing on biochemistry and the Irish language. She graduated from Northeastern in 2003, earning a B.S. in Biology. She then went on to Mercy College in the Bronx, New York, where she received her B.S. and M.S. in physician assistant studies. After college, Dayna was employed as a Hospitalist at Nyack Hospital in New York and a Physician Assistant for a private cardiology office in Valley Cottage, New York. Dayna and her husband live in Carmel, New York.
Jennifer Bates, MS, APRN, FNP-BC
Jennifer Bates, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, came to us in July of 2009. Jen graduated with her BSN in 1998 from SUNY Binghamton, Decker School of Nursing in Binghamton, New York. She has been practicing for 11 years as a pediatric nurse. After college, she worked at Blythedale Children’s Hospital and has worked the last eight-plus years at a pediatric office in Somers, New York. In May 2009, she completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program and obtained her M.S. from Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing in Pleasantville, New York. Jen is currently board certified by the American Nurses Association. She lives in Holmes, New York with her husband and two children.
Nicole Woering, MS, APRN, NP-C
Nicole Woering, MS, APRN, NP-C, joined our practice in December, 2009. Nicole graduated with her BSN in 2001 from the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. After graduating with her BSN, she worked as a Pediatric Registered Nurse at Yale – New Haven Children’s Hospital for eight-plus years. In May 2009, she completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program and obtained her master’s degree from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Nicole is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Her childhood hometown is Bethel but she currently lives in East Haven with her husband.
Dr. Susan Beris of Southbury Pediatrics shares evening and weekend coverage with the physicians at Center For Pediatric Medicine PC. Dr. Beris has been practicing in Southbury since 1993. She is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and trained at Yale New Haven Hospital where she also served as Chief Resident. She is board certified in pediatrics. Dr. Beris joined our coverage group in 1993 and we feel she has been an asset to our practice. We are confident that once our patients meet Dr. Beris they will appreciate her as much as we do.
Dr. Marina Arena of Southbury Pediatrics also shares on call services with Center For Pediatric Medicine PC. Dr. Arena earned her medical degree cum laude with distinction in research from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. She completed her residency at Schneider Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, New York, where she earned a research and scholarly performance award. Dr. Arena and her family live in Newtown.
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