Team

A New York City native, Dr. Paul M. Glat grew up in White Plains, New York. After graduating cum laude from Princeton University in 1984, Dr. Glat attended medical school at New York University (NYU) where he served as class president and went on to complete extensive post-graduate training in general surgery. Dr. Glat then received advanced training at NYU’s Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, considered to be one of the finest organizations of its kind in the world. Part of this training took place at Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital which provided him additional opportunities to learn from and work with some of the foremost leaders in the field of plastic surgery.

Dr. Glat then expanded his focus and expertise to include reconstructive surgery for children. Upon completing a craniofacial surgery fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Glat joined the staff at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and began leading the Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Glat has been the Chief of Plastic Surgery and the Director of the Burn Unit at St. Christopher’s Hospital since 1998, where he has taken care of over 3,000 burned children. He has become an internationally renowned burn and wound care expert, having done extensive clinical research and published many papers on burns and burn care, and is sought after as a speaker on many topics. Dr. Glat’s experience led to him being asked to take over and coordinate the John A Boswick Burn and Wound Care Symposium every February in Maui, Hawaii.

Dr. Glat is consistently in demand as a guest lecturer at plastic and reconstructive surgery meetings and has presented his original work all over the United States as well as in South America, Europe, India and Australia. Dr. Glat is a Professor of Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine where he teaches residents and medical students, and his writings and research have appeared in several major plastic surgery textbooks and over 50 plastic surgery publications. Dr. Glat has also been featured on ABC and NBC News.

Dr. Lee Durst is a general dentist. Her concentration is in preventive and restorative dentistry, including fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, implant restorations and complete and partial dentures.

After receiving her DMD from the School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Durst opened and ran a private, general and cosmetic, neighborhood practice for over 27 years in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She then joined the Penn Dental Faculty Practice. She is also a Clinical Associate in the Community Oral Health Department of the School of Dental Medicine’s joint venture LIFE (Living Independently For Elders) in West Philadelphia where she treats geriatric patients and teaches/mentors Penn dental school students.

Dr. Durst is the current President of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Alumni Association.

Eric N. Faerber, M.D., FACR is a renowned pediatric radiologist and Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine who recently retired as Director of Radiology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

He received his medical degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. His initial radiologic training was at Guy’s Hospital, London and Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa. He subsequently completed Fellowships in Neuroradiology and Pediatric Radiology at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston. He accepted an attending position in Radiology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in 1980 and served as the Director of the Department from 1992-2015. He was president of the SCHC Medical Staff from 2005 to 2007 and as Chair of the SCHC IRB for the 7 years prior.

Dr. Faerber has authored or coauthored 85 papers, 37 book chapters, 69 poster presentations and 6 books on Pediatric Neuroradiology and Angiography. He is the current co-editor of the CNS Section of Caffey’s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging (fondly known as the “bible” of Pediatric Radiology). Additionally, he is a reviewer for seven pediatric and radiologic journals.

He has received numerous teaching awards and was the first pediatric radiologist to receive the Mary Fisher Outstanding Educator Award from the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society. Additionally, he is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and has been listed in “Best Doctors in America” and Philadelphia Magazine “Top Docs”. In 2015, Dr. Faerber received the Lifetime Services Award from the American Board of Radiology.

Dr. Faerber has served numerous leadership and committee roles throughout his career. He has been an active member in a number of national and regional radiological societies, including the John Caffey Radiologic Society (president for the past 15 years), the Philadelphia Roentgen Radiology Society (president, 2003-04), the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Radiologic Society (president, 2011-13) and Chair of the Resident and Fellow Section of PRS. He is a founding member of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology. Dr. Faerber has been councilor/alternate councilor for the PA Chapter of the American College of Radiology (ACR) since 1998 and senior councilor in 2005. He has served as a member of the ACR Guidelines and Standards Committee (chair, 2012-15) and the panel for continuous Professional Improvement of the ACR. He served as a Board examiner for the American Board of Radiology from 1997 to 2014.

Dr. Prithvi Narayan is Chief, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Drexel University School of Medicine.  He attended medical school at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, residency at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, and fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO. His clinical interests include brain and spinal cord tumors, epilepsy, chiari malformations, craniofacial repair, and vascular malformations.  His research interests include chiari malformations, translational research, and craniofacial technique development.

Dr. Agustin Legido completed Medical School, a residency in Pediatrics, and a PhD, at Zaragoza University, Spain. On September 4, 1985, funded by a Fulbright Scholarship, he came to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to pursue training in Pediatric Neurology. He is currently Professor and Chief, Section of Neurology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He also has a PhD from the University of Bologna, Italy, an MBA from Temple University, and a Physician Executive Certification from the American College of Physician Executives. Since 2005 he has been awarded 14 Best Doctor Awards from regional and national organizations. His research interests are epilepsy, neonatal neurology, mitochondria disorders, autism and brain tumors. He is the author or co-author of 200 publications and 300 abstracts. In 2009 he co-edited the book “Clinical Pediatric Neurosciences for Primary Care”, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2014, he became co-Editor of Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal in 2015. He has 15 years of experience working with a company that provides the service of international second medical opinions.

Faiz Y. Bhora, MD, FACS is Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology and Thoracic Surgical Research, Co-Director of the Airway Program and Associate Program Director of General Surgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt and Continuum Cancer Centers of New York. He is Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He received his medical education at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, General Surgery training at George Washington University Medical Center, Thoracic Surgery training at UCLA Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Thoracic Oncology Surgery at The University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bhora’s area of interest and specialty is Thoracic Oncology Surgery. He specializes in minimally invasive approaches to thoracic surgical diseases, especially thoracic cancer and in the use of the Da Vinci robot to perform minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Operations where Dr. Bhora is considered expert include Robotic Lobectomy and Segmentectomy, Robotic Heller Myotomy, Robotic Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and mediastinal masses, Robotic Excision of Duplication Cysts, Neurogenic Tumors. He is nationally and internationally known for his expertise in advanced bronchoscopic surgery involving the airway, including Airway Stenting and Endoscopic Excision of Tumors. He has developed one of the largest Interventional Airway Programs in the region. In addition to cancer surgery, Dr. Bhora has an interest in VATS procedures to handle complex thoracic surgical problem, Repair of Pectus Exavatum Deformities and the treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax.

Fathi Shraim, MD is an European board certified anesthesiologist. He was in practice for over 34 years in numerous countries, retired in 2014 and now residing in Pennsylvania. He received his certification in anesthesiology from the Teaching Hospital of Gottengen University in Bremerhaven, Germany in October of 1982.

Dr. Shraim began his career as the acting chief in charge at the Luneburg Hospital in Dortmunt, Germany. In January of 1983, he received training in cardiothoracic Anesthesia and intensive care for open heart surgery from the University of Upsala in Sweden.

Dr. Shraim acted as an anesthesiologist consultant to numerous prestigious hospitals across the Middle East.

1. Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Saudia Arabia
2. Defense Ministry and National Guard Hospital in Saudi Arabia
3. King Hussain Medical Center in Jordan
4. Prince Rashid Hospital in Dubai, U.A.E.