
Alfin G Vicencio MD
Regional Chair of Pediatrics - North Region, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital and Hackensack Meridian Health, Marvin I. Gottlieb MD PhD Endowed Chair of Pediatrics Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
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30 Prospect AveWFAN - PC322Hackensack, NJ 07601
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Summary
- Dr. Alfin Vicencio is a pediatric pulmonologist and Chair of Pediatrics at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ. He also holds the Marvin I. Gottlieb, MD PhD Endowed Chair of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ. His long standing clinical interest in advanced/interventional pediatric bronchoscopy enabled him to co-found the pediatric chapter for the American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology in 2024.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1999 - 2002
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1996
University of Notre DameBS, Pre-Professional Sciences, 1988 - 1992
Certifications & Licensure
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Indications, techniques, and safety of cryotherapy and cryobiopsy via flexible bronchoscopy in pediatric patients.Alex J Katz, Haley Haskett, Kubra M Bozkanat, Aoife Corcoran, Lauren M C Grant
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2026-04-20 - Unveiling alternate pathways for SARS-CoV-2 infection via extracellular vesicle-mediated transfer of ACE2 and TMPRSS2.Martha Rea-Moreno, Lu Tian, Tara N Tavakol, Min-Chi Yang, Nicole M Pek
Nature Communications. 2026-04-10 - 1 citationsMarkers of immune dysregulation in pediatric patients with severe bronchiolitis.Katherine Hickey, Conor Gruber, Sofija Buta-Panov, Jo Hsuan Lee, Guillaume Stoffels
Journal of Human Immunity. 2026-03-02
Journal Articles
- Nasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children and AdultsSupinda Bunyavanich, Alfin Vicencio, JAMA
Authored Content
- Nasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children and AdultsMay 2020
- Nasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children and AdultsMay 2020
- Airway Autoimmune Inflammatory Response (AAIR) Syndrome: An Asthma-Autoimmune Overlap Disorder?March 2018
Press Mentions
Combo Drug for Childhood Asthma Appears Safe in StudyJune 19th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Association of Bronchology and Interventional PulmonologyMember
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