The NYC Pediatric Viral Hepatitis Network

The New York City Pediatric Viral Hepatitis Network was established in July 2001 to focus on chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C infection in children. The mission of the New York City Pediatric Viral Hepatitis Network is to reduce the burden of disease from chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C in children using a centralized and coordinated system of health care providers and developing close partnerships with community-based organizations.

The goals of the Network are to:

Create a support network and establish linkages for clinical practitioners and centers in hepatitis and liver research and practice.
Develop a centralized repository and registry for clinical information and specimen storage.
Establish evidence-based research protocols on prevention and treatment guidelines for children with hepatitis.
Improve access to the state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment tools for underserved populations at high risk for hepatitis.
Provide education and technical assistance to health care providers and local communities.

Through a centralized system and community partnerships, the Network can accomplish the following long-term objectives:

Elucidate the epidemiology and natural history of HBV and HCV;
Disseminate expertise in diagnosis and management; and
Devise improved treatment strategies in children infected with chronic HBV and/or chronic HCV.

The Network delivers and improves care throughout the 5 boroughts of New York City. Since its inception, the Network has served more than 500 children with chronic liver infections due to hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

For a complete list of Network members, please click here.

	Dr. Henry Pollack Principal Investigator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases henry.pollack@med.nyu.edu		Gennadiy Sayenko Systems Manager NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases gennadiy.sayenko@med.nyu.edu
	Maria Paniccioli Project Coordinator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases mpanic@med.nyu.edu		John Nolan Research Coordinator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases john.nolan@med.nyu.edu
	Jenny Bute Project Coordinator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases jenny.bute@med.nyu.edu		Kejia Wan Research Coordinator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases KJ.Wan@med.nyu.edu
	Gemma Rochford Research Technician NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases gemma.rochford@med.nyu.edu		Kirk Akahoshi Outreach Coordinator NYU School of Medicine Pediatric Infectious Diseases kirk.akahoshi@med.nyu.edu