Bambini Pediatrics PC
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Medical Staff
Both Dr. Malak & Mrs. DelSignore have privileges at Vassar Hospital.
We use their hospitalists for inpatient care.
We use their hospitalists for inpatient care.
Somer DelSignore MSN, PCCNP, PNP-BC
We are very pleased to announce that Somer DelSignore, a well-trained, board certified and experienced pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) has joined our staff. She completed her undergraduate at Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina and continued her graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. She completed residencies in primary and pediatric critical care at the prestigious Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Dallas Children's in Dallas, Texas.Somer spent some time in Fort Lauderdale, FL as a hospital administrator before moving to the Poughkeepsie area. More recently, she has worked in primary care as a PNP at a pediatric practice in Hopewell and served as coordinator of the adult congenital heart disease program at New York Medical College in Westchester.
She holds memberships with the American Heart Association, Adult Congenital Heart Association and is an editorial board member of NPPA journal publication. She has published several articles in the realm of pediatric cardiovascular care and congenital heart disease.
Somer is pursuing a PhD in Pediatric research and community care
Her interests lie in pediatric critical care, congenital heart disease and adolescent care.
Joseph T. Malak, MD FAAP
Dr. Malak is the founder of Bambini Pediatrics. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Western Reserve College (graduating magna cum laude with honors in biology) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
He then moved to Kansas City, and completed a residency in pediatrics at Childrens Mercy Hospital in 1984. From there, he went on to serve as chief resident in pediatrics at Albany Medical Center.
He then got his first "real job" -- working at HealthShield, a staff model HMO on Union Street in Poughkeepsie. The organization later merged with CHP, and in the late 90's, joined Kaiser.
As Kaiser Permanente closed its operation in the region in 1999, Dr. Malak established a local practice called TLC Pediatrics. Starting with about 3,000 patients, it grew over the next ten years to serve about 15,000 children.
From 1996 through 2002, he was chairman of the division of pediatrics at St. Francis. And from 2003 to 2008, he served as associate chairman of the department of pediatrics at Vassar Brothers. Over the years, he served on a number of committees at both hospitals. He helped establish the Center for Bloodless Care at Vassar, and remains on this committee.
His interests currently include whole food nutrition (he is a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation), raw food nutrition (Dr. Gabriel Cousens, David Wolfe, and others), the Body Ecology Diet, and the biomedical treatment approach to autistic spectrum disorders.
He attended the Defeat Autism Now in April 2009 and completed the Level 1 clinician seminar. Presentations by Drs. Kenneth Bock, Andrew Wakefield, Andrew Levinson, Nancy O’Hara, and other accomplished speakers can be viewed at this link.
Dr. Malak is the founder of Bambini Pediatrics. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he attended Western Reserve College (graduating magna cum laude with honors in biology) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.He then moved to Kansas City, and completed a residency in pediatrics at Childrens Mercy Hospital in 1984. From there, he went on to serve as chief resident in pediatrics at Albany Medical Center.
He then got his first "real job" -- working at HealthShield, a staff model HMO on Union Street in Poughkeepsie. The organization later merged with CHP, and in the late 90's, joined Kaiser.
As Kaiser Permanente closed its operation in the region in 1999, Dr. Malak established a local practice called TLC Pediatrics. Starting with about 3,000 patients, it grew over the next ten years to serve about 15,000 children.
From 1996 through 2002, he was chairman of the division of pediatrics at St. Francis. And from 2003 to 2008, he served as associate chairman of the department of pediatrics at Vassar Brothers. Over the years, he served on a number of committees at both hospitals. He helped establish the Center for Bloodless Care at Vassar, and remains on this committee.
Dr. Malak is a single parent with two adopted children. Some years ago, his son suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is thus empathic to other single parents, to those with internationally-adopted children, and to parents of children with special needs. He has been through hyperbaric oxygen treatments with his son.
In recent years, Dr. Malak has developed a growing interest in the field of integrative pediatrics. He is a charter member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Complementary, Holistic, and Integrative Medicine. He is also a member of the International Pediatric Integrative Medicine Network.
His interests currently include whole food nutrition (he is a member of the Weston A. Price Foundation), raw food nutrition (Dr. Gabriel Cousens, David Wolfe, and others), the Body Ecology Diet, and the biomedical treatment approach to autistic spectrum disorders.
He attended the Defeat Autism Now in April 2009 and completed the Level 1 clinician seminar. Presentations by Drs. Kenneth Bock, Andrew Wakefield, Andrew Levinson, Nancy O’Hara, and other accomplished speakers can be viewed at this link.