Northeast Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Staff
Physicians
Marguerite Uphoff, M.D.
Dr. Uphoff entered medical school at the University of Minnesota and graduated with her doctor of medicine at age 24. She began her pediatric residency at Stanford University, completed it at Children's Hospital in Oakland, and then spent a year in Accra, Ghana, where she served as a pediatric resident. She returned to California to earn a master of public health degree in maternal-child care at Berkeley and complete the second year of her pediatric residency, before moving east for her final year of residency at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Dr. Uphoff, who is board certified in pediatric medicine, also serves as the medical director for the Ithaca City School District.
Rajaram Rao, M.D.
Dr. Rao attended Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College and did his medical training at Kasturba Medical College in Manipal, India. Upon completion of medical school in India, he became a Diplomate in Child Health and did postgraduate work in pediatrics at Sion Medical College Hospital and infectious disease at Kasturba Hospital in Bombay, India. After obtaining his postgraduate degree, Dr. Rao moved to the United States, where he completed four more years of training in pediatric medicine. This included a fellowship in neonatology. Dr. Rao, who is board certified in pediatric medicine, is a facilitator for CATCH (community access to child health), a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Jeffrey Snedeker, M.D.
Dr. Snedeker graduated from Cornell University with honors and went on to the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He conducted virology research while in Wisconsin, earned his medical degree, and traveled to Houston's Baylor College of Medicine to complete a residency in pediatric medicine. From there, he went to Duke University Medical Center to a fellowship in pediatric infectious disease. He stayed on for the next six years to teach and to conduct research at Duke. Dr. Snedeker is board certified in both pediatric medicine and pediatric infectious disease. He has a faculty appointment at University Hospital in Syracuse, where he teaches pediatric infectious disease and sees patients in the tertiary-care setting. Dr. Snedeker also serves as president of the Tompkins County Board of Health.
Audrey DeSilva, M.D.
Dr. DeSilva graduated from Swarthmore College and joined Boston Children's Hospital as a research assistant in pediatric hematology and oncology. She earned a master's degree in human genetics and genetic counseling at the University of Michigan, and then worked as a pediatric genetic counselor at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. After graduating cum laude from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, she completed her three-year pediatric residency at Children's Hospital at Strong in Rochester. Dr. DeSilva received a number of awards during medical school, among them the Dean's Prize in Pediatrics. She is board certified in pediatrics and has a special interest in eating disorders.
Andrea Torrado, M.D.
Dr. Torrado graduated from Temple University and went on to attend medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She did her internship at the A.I. Dupont Institute for Children at Thomas Jefferson University and completed her residency in pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Dr. Torrado is board certified in pediatrics.
John Bradshaw, M.D.
Dr. Bradshaw attended medical school at the Universidad de Montemorelos in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He completed a general medicine internship at the Hospital del Sureste in Tabasco, Mexico, and for the next three years worked as a physician in Brazil, Kenya, and Sudan. His training continued with a pediatric internship and residency at the University of Chicago Children's Hospital, followed by a clinical and research fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He has been a physician volunteer in Armenia, Haiti, and at the AmeriCares HIV Summer Camp for Children in New York. Dr. Bradshaw is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric infectious diseases. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Suzanne Bradshaw, M.D.
Dr. Bradshaw graduated magna cum laude in biochemistry and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of California at San Diego. While an undergraduate, she worked as a research fellow for the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. She went on to medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, where she was the Amos Christie Scholar in clinical pediatrics. Dr. Bradshaw's volunteer medical experience includes work in the United States, Uganda (for which she received the Overall Fellowship Award for International Medicine in Kampala, Uganda), Haiti, and Armenia. She is board certified in pediatrics and speaks French fluently.
Melissa Woo, M.D.
Dr. Woo graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College and received her Medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. She completed her internship and residency at Tufts: New England Medical Center/Floating Hospital for Children. Dr. Woo was most recently at Massachusetts General Hospital where she performed her Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology. During this time, Dr. Woo worked in the lab of Dr. Mary Elizabeth Patti with a focus on discovering mechanistic origins of obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Dr. Melissa Woo is a member of the Endocrine Society and the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics.
Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
Catherine (Kit) Veley, FNP-C, IBCLC, earned her associate's degree in Nursing from Jefferson Community College in 1973, and gained extensive experience in hospital intensive care and adolescent medicine. She continued her training at the Community General Hospital Nurse Practitioner Program in Syracuse. Kit is certified in Family Medicine and is a Red Cross Instructor of Adult/Child/Infant CPR and First Aid.
Kathleen Murphy, RPA-C, CLC is a Certified Lactation Counselor. She graduated cum laude with dual majors in biology and psychology from SUNY Albany. She went on to LeMoyne College to complete her Physician Assistant training with honors. She is a member of the American Association of Physician Assistants. Prior to joining Northeast Pediatrics in 2007, she worked in emergency medicine and is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Jennifer Whittaker, FNP-C, IBCLC, earned her associate's degree in Nursing from Tompkins Cortland Community College in 1989. She gained her nursing experience at Cayuga Medical Center and Franziska Racker Special Children's Center, and joined Northeast Pediatrics in 1991. In 1997, she continued her training at the Community General Hospital Nurse Practitioner Program in Syracuse, and is certified in Family Medicine.
Martha (Meg) Guimond, CPNP, CLC, graduated from Union College and went on to Simmons College where she graduated with a master's degree with distinction in Pediatric Primary Care Nursing. She is a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). She has worked in the Boston Shriners Burns Hospital and at a pediatric practice in Auburn. She is also a Certified Lactation Counselor.
Our staff of Registered Nurses, Clinical Assistants and Receptionists are experienced in working with children, adolescents and families. We provide pediatric medical care for children from birth to 12 years of age in our pediatric office, and adolescent care from 12 to 21 years of age in our adolescent clinic, both located at 10 Graham Road West. We care for newborns and children who need hospital care at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca.
Appointments may be scheduled with our receptionists from 7 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. In our Adolescent Medicine office, appointments may be scheduled from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.