Comprised of some of the best medical professionals in the world, our Medical Advisory Board at Hugs for Brady Foundation assists by assuring the funds we raise are directed at the most beneficial endeavorers to help children with cancer.
Nancy J. Bunin, M.D.
Director, Stem Cell Transplantation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine- Education – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (MD), Cincinnati, Ohio
- Residency – Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Fellowship – Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis,Tennessee
- Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
- Specialties and Services – Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program Oncology
Michael C. Darder, M.D.
Co-Founder and Co-Director of IVF New Jersey- Education – Loyola Stritch School of Medicine (MD), Maywood, Illinois
- ResidencyObstetrics and Gynecology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Fellowship – Reproductive Endocrinology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,New York, New York
- Board Certification – Reproductive Endocrinology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Distinctions – Zenith Award Recipient, RESOLVE of New Jersey; May 2000, Founding Member, New York Society of Reproductive Medicine, Fellow, Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sloane Scholar, Columbia UniversityCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Advisory Board, American Fertility Association
Richard A. Drachtman, M.D.
Section Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Professor of Pediatrics Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School- Education – Chicago Medical School (MD), Chicago, Illinois
- Internship – North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York
- Residency – North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York
- Fellowship – Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American
- Board of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
- Special Interests – Sickle Cell Disease, Pediatric Clinical Trials
Jessica L. Magda, M.D.
Pediatrician, Torrington Connecticut Medical Advisor, Litchfield County Head Start- Education – Yale University, BS biology, University of Connecticut, MD
- Residency – Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
- Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
Bert Mandelbaum, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Princeton Nassau Pediatrics, P.A. Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, University of Medical Center at Princeton- Education – University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey (UMDNJ) – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (MD) New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Residency & Chief Residency – New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York
- Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics – General Pediatrics
Marc Rubenstein, P.T., D.P.T., O.C.S.
President & Owner of Jersey Physical Therapy, South Brunswick, New Jersey- Education – University of Sciences in Philadelphia, Masters in Physical Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Temple University | Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Board Certification – Certified in Orthopedics
Aaron R. Weiss, D.O.
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Maine Children’s Cancer Program- Education – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Internship – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Residency – Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
- Fellowship – Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
- Board Certification – American Board of Pediatrics – Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Special Interests – Solid tumors
Randall L. Siegel, M.D. – Our Dedicated (Beloved) Board Member (2011-2012)
Interventional Radiologist, University Radiology Group, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey Assistant Professor, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey- Education – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (MD), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Internship – Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Residency – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Fellowship – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Board Certification – American Board of Radiology – Vascular and Interventional Radiology