Dr. Juana Toporovsky, MD

There is nothing worse as a parent than seeing your child ill. Here at Tiga Pediatrics, our entire focus is on helping your child through their illness. We understand that you have a choice of pediatricians in the Bronx area, and we appreciate you choosing us.

3510 Bainbridge Ave #5

Yanki K Okuducu, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Respiratory & Sleep Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Okuducu’s clinical practice focuses on asthma, interstitial lung disease and involvement of the pulmonary system in rheumatologic diseases. He is dedicated to enhancing care through multidisciplinary approaches, optimizing disease management in diverse populations and contributing to medical education through bedside teaching and mentorship. After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Cukurova University School of Medicine in Adana, Turkey, in 2017, Dr Okuducu moved to the United States to continue his medical training.

Aneela A Bidiwala, MBBS, is Director, Bronchoscopy Program, Director, Neuromuscular Program and Associate Program Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on aerodigestive patients with chronic cough, neuromuscular patients with respiratory issues and sickle cell patients with respiratory issues. In 1995, Dr Bidiwala completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at Jinnah Sindh Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan.

Frances Shi, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Shi is interested in all aspects of general pediatrics, with a particular focus on supporting families through infancy and the early years. She is also involved in our Lead Poisoning Treatment and Prevention Program. After obtaining her Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2015, Dr Shi earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2019.

Hilary Frankel, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Clinical Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Montefiore Einstein. Dr Frankel has a particular interest in the primary care of children with medical complexity, primarily seeing patients in the LINCS (Linking Individual Needs of Children with Services) Complex Care Program. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 2009, Dr Frankel attended Columbia University, earning her certificate in premedical science in 2012. She pursued her medical degree at Einstein, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2017. She then completed her pediatric residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in 2020.

Jessica S Tugetman, MD, MSEd, is an attending physician, at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Tugetman’s clinical focus is on medical education and interprofessional communication. After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Yeshiva University in 2010, Dr Tugetman earned her Doctor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2016. She remained here to complete her pediatrics internship in 2017 and her pediatrics residency in 2019. Following this, Dr Tugetman studied at Hofstra University and completed her Master of Science in Education and a fellowship in pediatric hospital medicine in 2021.

Karen Warman, MD, MSc, provides general pediatric care for children from infancy through adolescence and teaches medical students and residents. Dr Warman is the founder and director of the Pediatric Preventive Asthma Care Program at Montefiore’s Comprehensive Family Care Center. Regionally, she serves on the New York City Asthma Partnership (NYCAP) Steering Committee and co-chairs NYCAP’s Environment Group, which focuses on attaining habitable housing for children with asthma to reduce asthma morbidity. She also serves as a consultant for the American Lung Association-Northeast and the NYC Department of Health. In the latter capacity, she trains school nurses in New York City to manage asthma in the schools.