Faculty Biographies
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Dr. Nachman holds memberships in the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Her research interests include Tuberculosis, HIV, Lyme Disease and novel antibiotics. |
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Christy Beneri, D.O., Fellowship Program Director, Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital joined the faculty in 2008. She received a B.S. from Binghamton University (SUNY Binghamton) in 1997, her D.O. Degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001, completed her residency in Pediatrics at Cohen Children’s Medical Center (NSLIJ) in 2004, followed by a chief residency year in 2005 and a fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease at the same institution in 2008. Dr. Beneri is board certified in general Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is the Fellowship Director for Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Dr. Beneri is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). Her research interests include hospital epidemiology and infection control complemented by standardized protocol development and quality improvement projects, Lyme Disease and tick-borne infections, tuberculosis for both drug and vaccine development, and pediatric transplant ID. She has received internal grant funding for an investigator-initiated influenza vaccine trial and is Co-Chair for protocol investigating latent tuberculosis treatment shortening regimen.
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, joined the division as faculty and Antimicrobial Stewardship Director in 2022. Dr. Eid completed two pediatric residencies, one abroad in 2013 and the other at SUNY Upstate/ Golisano Children’s Hospital, NY in 2017. After residency, she was passionate about pursuing a Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship which she completed at Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Northwell Health in 2022. She has conducted research in Staphylococcal colonization and infection in the NICU setting. She is board certified in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, Infectious Disease Society of New York as well as Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Eid’s goals include improving antibiotic usage through audit, prospective feedback and developing standardized hospital protocols. Her topics of interest include infections in the immunocompromised host, staphylococcal, tuberculosis and fungal infections, as well as new drug and vaccine development.
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Andrew Handel, M.D., FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children's Hospital. He received a B.S. from Cornell University, his M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical University, and completed both his Pediatrics Residency and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Stony Brook Children's Hospital. Dr. Handel's research interests include novel infectious diagnostics such as metagenomic next-generation sequencing and pediatric tickborne illnesses including Lyme Disease, Rock Mountain Spotted Fever, and Babesiosis. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). He sits on the PIDS Publications Committee and the New York State Department of Health's Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Control Task Force. Dr. Handel is an active member of trainee development at Stony Brook Children's, including membership on the Pediatric Resident Scholarship Oversight Committee, Residency Admissions Committee, and the Pediatrics Curriculum Committee. |
