PROVIDERS' PROFILES
Ralph E. Caprio, MD
Dr. Caprio is the senior physician of the active office medical staff. He has been practicing Pediatric medicine for over 35 years. He was graduated from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in NYC and did his Pediatric Residency and Allergy-Immunology Fellowship at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus. He is Board Certified in Pediatrics and in Allergy-Immunology. Dr. Caprio is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Cornell University Medical College. He lives in Bergen County and has four children.
Susan Mediterraneo, MD
Dr. Mediterraneo has been practicing Pediatric medicine for over 25 years. She primarily staffs our Pine Brook office and has special training and expertise in laser therapy. Dr. Mediterraneo has a special interest in adolescent medicine. She, along with Dr. Caprio, are the school physicians for the Fairfield School District. She compliments her pediatric practice with laser therapy for adolescents and adults. She is board certified in Pediatrics. Dr. Mediterraneo resides in Bergen County with her son.
Michael G. Lewis, MD
Dr. Lewis graduated from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in 2003. He completed one year of rotating internship at New York Medical College’s Fifth Pathway Program. Dr. Lewis completed three years of Pediatric Residency training at Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island. Dr. Lewis is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NY Medical College. He is also bilingual in English/Spanish. He joined Notchview Pediatrics in 2008 and currently resides in Bergen County. Dr. Lewis is married and has two children.
Ruba Hanna, MD
Dr. Ruba Hanna has been practicing pediatrics for over 15 years. Dr. Hanna completed her residency training at St. Joseph’s Children Hospital in Paterson, NJ. She joined Notchview in 2001. Dr. Hanna is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is bilingual in English/Arabic. She resides in Bergen county with her husband and four children.
Lai Ping Lew-Zeisel, MD
Dr. Lew, a Board Certified Pediatrician, graduated from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Schneider Children’s Hospital at Long Island Jewish Hospital in 1999. She was born in lower Manhattan and currently resides in Passaic County with her husband and children. Dr. Lew enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and spending time with her family.
Shivani Patel, MD
Dr. Patel joined the Notchview Pediatrics family in 2014. She is a lifelong resident of Bergen County, attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York majoring in Biochemistry, Biology and Biophysics. She attended St. George’s University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency locally at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics and a member for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Bolanle Akingboye, DO
Dr. Akingboye joins our Notchview medical team in 2017. Her medical school education was at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her pediatric residency ended in 2005 at Maimonides Infant and Children's Hospital of Brooklyn. She has extensive experience in ambulatory pediatric medicine in the family health sector as well as familiarity with private sector practice, most recently in Manhattan in a group pediatric setting. She has Board Certification in pediatrics and currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
Heather Evers, RN, CPNP
Heather joined Notchview in 2011 and has been a consistent and valuable provider for our patients in collaboration with the Notchview physicians. She has extensive experience in pediatric primary ambulatory and inpatient care receiving her Masters of Science from Seton Hall University. Her most recent position in the care of pediatric patients at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood has combined administrative duties in addition to her clinical responsibilities.
Lois Honcharuk, MSN, CPNP
Lois joined our medical faculty in December 2015. She comes to Notchview with extensive experience in ambulatory pediatrics. Lois received her MSN in Clinical Specialist from Seton Hall University. She has practiced pediatric care in private office and hospital settings as well as providing administrative and educational instruction to patients from birth to young adults.
Walter T. Coon, MD
Dr. Coon, one of our emeritus physicians, received his medical degree from Georgetown University. After completing his Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital in Washington DC, Dr. Coon moved to New Jersey and
joined Dr. Rento. He had attended to the needs of children and their families in the Clifton area for over 40 years. Dr. Coon was Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Visiting with his children and grandchildren as well as traveling were all activities Dr. Coon enjoyed. In June 2017, Dr. Coon passed away, leaving a 40 year legacy of caring for the children of Notchview Pediatrics.
joined Dr. Rento. He had attended to the needs of children and their families in the Clifton area for over 40 years. Dr. Coon was Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Visiting with his children and grandchildren as well as traveling were all activities Dr. Coon enjoyed. In June 2017, Dr. Coon passed away, leaving a 40 year legacy of caring for the children of Notchview Pediatrics.
Robert Rento, MD
Dr. Rento was an emeritus physician and founding member of Notchview Pediatrics. He began this practice in Clifton over 50 years ago and continued to care for children in our office on a part-time basis until August 2011. Dr. Rento received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Creighton University and completed his Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital in Washington DC. Dr. Rento was Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Rento lived in Little Falls and enjoyed visiting with his eight children and many grandchildren as well as traveling overseas on medical missions. Dr. Rento passed away in February 2012 and his legacy of caring for children will be missed by our patients, parents and the staff of Notchview Pediatrics.
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