Lewis M. Fraad Department of Pediatrics (Resident Program)- Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University - Jacobi Medical Center

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Kirsten Roberts, MD

718-918-4084
Roberts_Kirsten@hotmail.com

Dr. Roberts an Attending in the Division of Ambulatory Care. She is the creator and coordinator of the Community Pediatrics curriculum and the Director of the Home Visiting Program. Dr. Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Undergraduate:
Michigan State University

Medical School:
University of Michigan

Training:
Internship and Residency: Columbia University, Babies and Children’s Hospital

Research and/or Clinical Interests:

Barriers to enrolment into free or low-cost health insurance programs
Impact of Immigration on Families
Cross-cultural Care
Narrative Medicine
Teen age parents

Bibliography:

McEvoy M, Lee C, O'Neill A, Groisman A, Roberts-Butelman K, Dinghra K, Porder K: Are there universal parenting concepts among culturally diverse families in an inner-city pediatric clinic? J Pediatr Health Care 2005;19:142-50.
Roberts K: Failure to Thrive, in Crain EF, Gershel, JC (eds.): Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics (4th ed). McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003, pp 694-697.
Roberts K: The Cross-Cultural Encounter, in Crain EF, Gershel, JC (eds.): Clinical Manual of Emergency Pediatrics (4th ed). McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003, pp 697-9.