Patty Vitale

Patty Vitale, MD, MPH, FAAP holds multiple appointments, including Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine at the RWJ Medical School, NJ, Adjunct Assistant Professor, UMDNJ SON DNP Program and School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Vitale also is a practicing ED physician and 'Attending Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Vitale did Post Doctoral Training in Pediatrics and in Community Pediatrics (both @ UC San Diego). She...See more

Patty Vitale, MD, MPH, FAAP holds multiple appointments, including Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine at the RWJ Medical School, NJ, Adjunct Assistant Professor, UMDNJ SON DNP Program and School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Vitale also is a practicing ED physician and 'Attending Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Vitale did Post Doctoral Training in Pediatrics and in Community Pediatrics (both @ UC San Diego). She is certified by the Am Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Vitale has served on National and Local Committees for the Am Academy of Pediatrics in Epidemiology and currently is the National Newsletter Editor, Section of Epidemiology for the AAP. She served as Team Physician for the US National Gymnastics Team (2003 - 08) and as the Jr Olympic National Elite and NCAA Women's Gymnastics Judge and Gymnastics Coach. Her national and local lectures (43) and publications have focused on juvenile forensics, pediatric and adolescent health, trauma and homelessness. She has received many honors including 2004 AMA Foundation Leadership Award, 2002 Fellows Award for Excellence in Promoting Children's Health (Am Ped Assoc), 2002 Pediatric Leaders of the 21st C (Am A of Peds), among others. See less