Bober, Jacqueline, DO, Assistant Program Director
Dr. Jacqueline Bober is an expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She hails from Long Island where she completed a significant portion of her training and education. She completed her fellowship in Brooklyn and then started working at Stony Brook University Hospital. Her deep-rooted connection to the community fuels her dedication to its well-being. Driven by a passion for education, she actively engages in medical student instruction and is keen on advancing curriculum development in a future fellowship. Additionally, she channels her strong interests towards initiatives focused on drowning prevention and promoting summer safety.
Chen, Jeffrey, MD, Assisant Program Director
Dr. Jeffrey Chen is an expert in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a native of Long Island and completed his college, medical school, residency, and chief residency training in New York. After completing his pediatric emergency medicine fellowship in Connecticut, he returned to Long Island to serve the community where he considers home. Dr. Chen has a passion for treating the wide spectrum of pathology that affect the pediatric population, ranging from common respiratory, infectious, allergic, circulatory, nervous, and GI emergencies to patients with critical illnesses and injuries.
Kaplan, Carl, MD, Program Director
Dr. Kaplan is an expert in pediatric emergency medicine, with over 20 years of experience in evaluating and treating infants, children, and adolescents with all types of acute illness or injury. He is a native of Connecticut, but was drawn to the region for family and then to Stony Brook to help improve the quality of care when the pediatric emergency department was originally built . He attempts to connect with children and families through knowledge of pop culture, especially action movies and rock and roll music and can empathize through dealing with chronic illness since adolescence. Dr. Kaplan has a passion for using point-of-care ultrasound and evidence-based medicine to assist with rapid evaluation of emergencies and his other interests and research have been in pediatric asthma, trauma, and quality improvement. Outside of medicine he enjoys spending time with his wife and two teenage children, hiking, mountain biking, cross training, cooking, and watching movies.
