JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association) Podcast

Denise Moses, MD FACOG is a board-certified OBGYN. Dr. Moses is a true New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn. She received her undergraduate degree at CUNY Brooklyn, and medical degree at SUNY Downstate. She completed residency at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System. She currently works at a private practice located in Queens, NY, called Healthcare for All Women

Denise Moses, MD FACOG is a board-certified OBGYN. Dr. Moses is a true New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn. She received her undergraduate degree at CUNY Brooklyn, and medical degree at SUNY Downstate. She completed residency at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System. She currently works at a private practice located in Queens, NY, called Healthcare for All Women

Mark J. Mulligan, MD, is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology in the Department of Medicine, and director of the NYU Langone Vaccine Center. He joined NYU Langone Health in 2018. He is a translational physician-scientist who leads a research clinic and a research laboratory. He conducts vaccine clinical trials and clinical studies of emerging infections. He has studied HIV, Zika, Ebola, bird flu, 2009 pandemic influenza, and other infections with public health impact. He is now studying the novel coronavirus.

He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (cum laude, 1980), University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas (1984). During infectious diseases training (UAB, 1987-90) he did post-doctoral molecular virology training with Dr. Richard Compans, a renowned virologist.

Dr. Mulligan served as lead investigator for an NIH-funded HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, conducting AIDS and TB research in Atlanta, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand (2006-2018). He also served as the principal investigator for an NIH-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU), 2007-18. This was one of nine national units funded by NIH to conduct clinical research on medical countermeasures (such as vaccines, treatments, diagnostics, biomarkers) to combat infectious disease threats to human health.

Mark J. Mulligan, MD, is the director of the Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology in the Department of Medicine, and director of the NYU Langone Vaccine Center. He joined NYU Langone Health in 2018. He is a translational physician-scientist who leads a research clinic and a research laboratory. He conducts vaccine clinical trials and clinical studies of emerging infections. He has studied HIV, Zika, Ebola, bird flu, 2009 pandemic influenza, and other infections with public health impact. He is now studying the novel coronavirus.

He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (cum laude, 1980), University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas (1984). During infectious diseases training (UAB, 1987-90) he did post-doctoral molecular virology training with Dr. Richard Compans, a renowned virologist.

Dr. Mulligan served as lead investigator for an NIH-funded HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, conducting AIDS and TB research in Atlanta, Kenya, the Philippines, and Thailand (2006-2018). He also served as the principal investigator for an NIH-funded Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU), 2007-18. This was one of nine national units funded by NIH to conduct clinical research on medical countermeasures (such as vaccines, treatments, diagnostics, biomarkers) to combat infectious disease threats to human health.

Sarah Chana Radcliffe is a psychologist in private practice in Toronto Canada, counseling parents, couples and individuals. Mrs. Radcliffe is the author of the HarperCollins Publications “Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice” and “The Fear Fix,” as well as 7 books on Jewish family life and emotional well-being, including her newest release “Better Behavior Now!” Sarah Chana is a weekly columnist for the Family First section of the internationally distributed Mishpacha Magazine. In conjunction with Jewish Workshops, she has produced numerous webinar classes on parenting, marriage, anxiety and stress management, and she currently runs a live, ongoing weekly family-life webinar series called “The Family Circle.” Sarah Chana provides daily tools for parenting, family life and emotional well-being on her Facebook and Instagram Parenting Pages, as well as through her Daily Parenting Posts Email List.

Sarah Chana Radcliffe is a psychologist in private practice in Toronto Canada, counseling parents, couples and individuals. Mrs. Radcliffe is the author of the HarperCollins Publications “Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice” and “The Fear Fix,” as well as 7 books on Jewish family life and emotional well-being, including her newest release “Better Behavior Now!” Sarah Chana is a weekly columnist for the Family First section of the internationally distributed Mishpacha Magazine. In conjunction with Jewish Workshops, she has produced numerous webinar classes on parenting, marriage, anxiety and stress management, and she currently runs a live, ongoing weekly family-life webinar series called “The Family Circle.” Sarah Chana provides daily tools for parenting, family life and emotional well-being on her Facebook and Instagram Parenting Pages, as well as through her Daily Parenting Posts Email List.

Mrs. Brany Rosen is the Founder of A TIME and Director of Member Services. Almost 30 years ago, Brany and her husband found themselves struggling through infertility in a world that wouldn't even say the word. There was no one to ask about doctors or to receive support from. She and Rabbi Rosen made a promise that if they would be helped, they would do everything they could to make sure that no couple ever felt alone on this journey. Baruch Hashem, they had a baby boy and a short few months later launched an organization that has helped hundreds of thousands of couples on the family building journey.

Mrs. Brany Rosen is the Founder of A TIME and Director of Member Services. Almost 30 years ago, Brany and her husband found themselves struggling through infertility in a world that wouldn't even say the word. There was no one to ask about doctors or to receive support from. She and Rabbi Rosen made a promise that if they would be helped, they would do everything they could to make sure that no couple ever felt alone on this journey. Baruch Hashem, they had a baby boy and a short few months later launched an organization that has helped hundreds of thousands of couples on the family building journey.

Devorah Levinson is a Referral Specialist and the Director of Eating Disorders Division at Relief Resources; a free mental health referral service that caters to the needs of the Orthodox Jewish community. Devorah has a strong background in communal work in both the United States and abroad. Her role at Relief is to provide mental health referrals and information to families and patients and she serves as a conduit to appropriate and effective care. Her work consists of researching new clinicians, facilities, and treatment options as well as promoting cultural sensitivity to clinicians who have little or no experience with Orthodox Jewish patients. She has presented on the topics of mental health and eating disorders in the Jewish community at schools and hospitals in the tri-state area. Most notably, the Torah Umesorah-National Society for Hebrew Day Schools Leadership Convention and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia. Devorah has also been involved with the National Eating Disorder Association and has a strong focus on eating disorder prevention. In that vein she is also part of a team of experts who developed a cultural adaptation of a dissonance based body acceptance program.

Devorah Levinson is a Referral Specialist and the Director of Eating Disorders Division at Relief Resources; a free mental health referral service that caters to the needs of the Orthodox Jewish community. Devorah has a strong background in communal work in both the United States and abroad. Her role at Relief is to provide mental health referrals and information to families and patients and she serves as a conduit to appropriate and effective care. Her work consists of researching new clinicians, facilities, and treatment options as well as promoting cultural sensitivity to clinicians who have little or no experience with Orthodox Jewish patients. She has presented on the topics of mental health and eating disorders in the Jewish community at schools and hospitals in the tri-state area. Most notably, the Torah Umesorah-National Society for Hebrew Day Schools Leadership Convention and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute Columbia. Devorah has also been involved with the National Eating Disorder Association and has a strong focus on eating disorder prevention. In that vein she is also part of a team of experts who developed a cultural adaptation of a dissonance based body acceptance program.