Newswise — Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health is proud to introduce Joshua Cappell, MD, Ph.D. as Director of Pediatric Neurointensive Care at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Board-certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Cappell requires inpatient care in the hospital’s Pediatric Neurointensive Care Unit for respiratory or other organ system disorders. , cares for children with various types of neurological diseases and injuries. Dr. Capel treats children with the following conditions:
- Lai and related syndromes
- Lysosomal storage disease
Fluent in English, German, Hebrew, and Yiddish, Dr. Kappel holds a Physiology and Neuroscience degree and a Ph.D. from the New York University School of Medicine. He completed a pediatrics residency at his Mount Sinai Medical Center, followed by a neurology residency and a postdoctoral research fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center. He then completed clinical fellowships in Pediatric Neurology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Prior to joining Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health, he served as Medical Director of the Neuro/Specialty Intensive Care Unit at Columbia University Medical Center/Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian.
Dr. Cappell has contributed numerous publications to the medical literature, including book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, and abstracts. His clinical interests include pediatric neurometabolic disorders, vascular disorders, and neuropathies.
“Treatment of patients with complex conditions, especially those involving neurological aspects, requires a combination of cutting-edge scientific advances and the most ancient medical techniques: compassion, empathy, and attention to individual circumstances and needs. Note: Patients and Families “My personal goal is to meet the unique needs of these patients and to approach patient care holistically.”
Dr. Cappell joins a team of six pediatric neurologists.
- Felicia Gricksman, DO, MPH
- Naomi Luber, M.D.
- Yelena Roshchina, DO
- Sarah Rubenstein, M.D.
- Ariel Sherbany, MD, PhD, Chief
About Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health
Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health provides the most comprehensive and highest level of care for young patients in New Jersey. The Pediatric Network is a collaborative effort between his two children’s hospitals, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack and the K. Hobnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, and a pediatric subspecialist and pediatrician. It consists of a large network. Both hospitals were ranked #1 in New Jersey. US News & World Report 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospital Report. Both hospitals’ integrated renal care programs ranked among the top 50 in the nation. US News & World Report. For more information about Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health, please visit www.hackensackmerdianhealth.org/kids.
