Aleha Aziz, MD

Julia Beth Finkelstein, M.D., M.P.H, is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She specializes in pediatric urology, seeing patients from before birth to 18 years old. Dr...

Minyoung Jang, MD is a fellowship-trained pediatric otolaryngologist at New York-Presbyterian/ Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. She treats the entire spectrum of ear, nose/sinus, and throat disorders in children of all ages. Her special interests include the management of pediatric airway and voice disorders, hearing loss, and neck masses including salivary, thyroid and vascular anomalies. Dr. Jang received her bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. During medical school, she was selected to perform translational research at the National Institutes of Health through the Medical Scholars Research Program. She subsequently completed her residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at Boston University’s Boston Medical Center, and her fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Dr. Jang is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is Board Certified in Otolaryngology. She is the author or co-author of several journal articles and textbook chapters, and regularly presents her research at national meetings. She believes that every child is unique, and enjoys working with families to provide the best possible care that is right for them. She looks forward to meeting you at either the main Columbia University Medical Campus or midtown locations.

I entered the field of pediatric nephrology with a passion for working with infants, children, and adolescents with kidney disease. I was drawn to this special population because I enjoy the ongoing relationships that I have with my patients. It is a privilege to help educate children, parents, and fellow pediatricians about the kidneys and their role in nutrition, growth, and development. I treat children of all ages, from infancy to young adulthood. My specific area of interest is disorders of the kidney filters—the glomeruli—which clean the blood by filtering out excess fluid and waste products. When these filters are injured, children can have blood or protein in their urine, a sign that the kidneys are not functioning properly. In addition to cleaning the blood, the kidneys help control growth, prevent anemia, and regulate blood pressure. I work closely with patients and parents to optimize nutrition, hydration, and medications to help the kidneys perform their very important roles! My research interests are also focused on diseases of the glomeruli, specifically on patients who have received kidney transplants, and I am looking at how to optimize their success and keep them as healthy as possible post-transplantation. I am also very involved in training and inspiring future pediatric nephrologists. I work closely with medical students and pediatricians-in-training to educate them on the management of patients with kidney disorders and how to safely treat and help them thrive.