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Dr. Parvez is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

Her primary research interest includes prevention of nosocomial sepsis and investigating the risk factors leading to short bowel syndrome and the various management strategies to treat this disease.

She holds university and industry sponsored research grants.

Dr. Parvez takes great interest in the education and mentoring of the Neonatal Fellows and medical students.

She is actively involved in the development of the Fetal Care Center.

She is also a faculty member of the International Neonatal Fellowship program. In this capacity, she teaches Fellows at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.



OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Fellowship Training & Policy Manual Credentialing Program
Fellowship Recruitment Medical Operations Committee
Graduate Medical Education Committee Residents Education Committee
Fellows’ Conference Mentor Fellowship Program Coordinator



POSITIONS:
01/2004 – Present Attending Neonatologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Academic Fellowship Coordinator, New York Medical College, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at WMC, Valhalla, NY

04/2001 – 12/2003 Staff Neonatologist, HSC, Toronto, ON, Canada
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Toronto

2003 - 2004 Project Director, Research Institute, HSC, Toronto

10/1988 – 2/1990 Pediatrician, 4th City Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria

8/1988 – 10/1988 Emergency Doctor, 24th Regional Polyclinic, Sofia, Bulgaria

9/1986 – 8/1988 Family Physician at the General Hospital, Bobovdol, Bulgaria


CERTIFICATIONS:
11/2003 American Board of Pediatrics - Neonatology
10/2003 American Board of Pediatrics
2003 Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor
2003 BLS
12/2001 LMCC (Canada)
11/2000 FRCPC – Board of Pediatrics (Canada)
10/1996 American Board of Pediatrics
1993 ECFMG


HONORS:
2004 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2004 Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
7/1998 – 6/1999 Chief Neonatology Fellow, SUNY at Stony Brook
6/1999 Best Teacher Award, SUNY at Stony Brook
7/1995 – 6/1996 Pediatric Chief Resident, LICH, Brooklyn NY
1986 Honors in the Medical State Examinations, Bulgaria
1978 Gold Medal for Excellent Academic Achievements
Presented by the Ministry of Education