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Benjamin Ortiz, MD, Pediatrics, East Hanover, NJ

BenjaminOrtizMDFAAP

Pediatrics East Hanover, NJ

Senior Clinical Development Medical Director, Immunology Global Drug Development, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

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  • Office

    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    1 Health Plaza
    East Hanover, NJ 07936

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children's
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1998
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsB.A., Biochemistry, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2012 - 2018
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1999 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Leveraging Collaboration Award US Food and Drug Administration, 2012
  • Leadership Fellows Program National Hispanic Medical Association, 2010
  • Partnerships Make a Difference Award Columbia University Medical Center-Mailman School of Public Health, 2007
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Perspective  
    Ortiz B, Infectious Diseases in Children, 6/1/2012
  • A Community-based Strategy for Improving Asthma Management and Outcomes for Preschoolers  
    Findley SE, Thomas G, Madera-Reese R, McLeod N, Kintala S, Andres Martinez R, Ortiz B and Hermann E, Journal of Urban Health, 2/1/2011
  • Childhood Asthma and Extreme Values of Body Mass Index: The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative  
    Kwon HL, Ortiz B, Shoemaker K, Jean-Louis B, Northridge ME, Vaughan RD, Swaner R, Marx T, Goodman A, Borrell LN, Nicholas SW; for the Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Ini..., Journal of Urban Health, 5/1/2006
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Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Impact of Omalizumab on All-Cause and Asthma-Related Healthcare Resource Utilization in Patients With Moderate or Severe Persistent Asthma 
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 11/1/2014
  • Impact of Omalizumab on Poor Asthma Control Events and Medication Utilization in Patients With Moderate or Severe Persistent Asthma 
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 11/1/2014
  • The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative: From Home to School to Hospital. A Model of Community-Based Participatory Research 
    Hartford, CT - 1/1/2012
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Other

  • What Matters to Communities? Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Ask and Answer Questions Regarding the Environment and Health 
    Northridge ME, Shoemaker K, Jean-Louis B, Ortiz B, Swaner R, Vaughan RD, Cushman LF, Hutchinson VE, and Nicholas SW, Environmental Health Perspectives, Essays on the Future of Environmental Health Research: A Tribute
    3/1/2005
  • Improving childhood asthma through community-based service delivery: The Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative 
    Nicholas SW, Hutchinson VE, Ortiz B, Klihr-Beall S, Jean-Louis B, Shoemaker K, Singleton C, Credell J, Swaner R, Vaughan RD, Northridge ME, Cushman LF, Polley E, Golem..., Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    1/1/2005

Press Mentions

  • How to Treat Diarrhea in Infants and Young Children
    How to Treat Diarrhea in Infants and Young ChildrenOctober 31st, 2011

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish