Valley Medical Group and Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital Expand Services for General and Specialty Pediatrics to Wayne
PARAMUS, NJ, February 2, 2026 – Valley Medical Group, in partnership with Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, is pleased to announce the opening of a second Valley-Mount Sinai Children’s Health practice in Wayne, New Jersey. The practice, located at 1578 Route 23 North in Wayne, will offer pediatric primary and specialty care.
Pediatric primary care will be offered at this location by Shivani Shah, MD, Director of General Outpatient Pediatrics for Valley Medical Group. Valley’s team of pediatric specialists supports the total health and well-being of newborns, children, and adolescents with diagnostic, preventive, and treatment services. Services include routine wellness visits, sick visits, laboratory services, and vaccinations.
In addition to this Wayne practice, pediatric primary care is offered at 135 North Kinderkamack Road in Montvale, New Jersey, where patients can see Cecilia Godoy, MD, pediatrician, and Suzanne Bussetti, RN.
Dr. Shah is board certified in pediatrics. She specializes in pediatric primary care with a focus on preventive medicine, child development, and managing common childhood diseases. She is passionate about providing comprehensive care from infancy through adolescence, with specific interests in childhood asthma and obesity. Dr. Shah serves as the Associate Director of Quality in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics at The Mount Sinai Hospital. She speaks five languages and loves vacationing at the beach.
“We are proud to expand our pediatric primary and specialty care to the regional community,” said J. Antonio Quiros, MD, PhD, Chair of Children’s Services for Valley Medical Group. “This expansion allows us to meet more families where they live. Access to high-quality, compassionate pediatric care close to home is essential for supporting children’s health and well-being as they grow.”
“This new location marks an important milestone for families in northern New Jersey,” said Elizabeth Haines, DO, MSc, FACEP, Chief Operating Officer of Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital and Senior Vice President of Pediatric Services for the Mount Sinai Health System. “Together with Valley Medical Group, we are creating new opportunities for children to access advanced pediatric care and specialty services close to home.”
In addition to pediatric primary care, pediatric specialty services, such as pediatric endocrinology, will soon be available at this location. Valley's pediatric endocrinology team offers a family-centered approach to treating children with endocrine conditions. Conditions treated include diabetes, obesity, growth disorders, thyroid and adrenal problems, puberty, menstrual disorders, high blood pressure, calcium and bone disorders, and lipid disorders. In addition to this Wayne practice, pediatric endocrinology care will continue to be offered at 140 East Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus, New Jersey, with additional appointments opening in Montvale soon.
“We look forward to expanding the pediatric specialty services available in Wayne. Additional specialty services will be available in the coming months,” said Dr. Quiros.
For more information about children’s health at Valley, please visit ValleyHealth.com/ChildrensHealth. To schedule an appointment for general pediatrics at the new Wayne practice, please call 201-746-9484.
About Valley Health System
Valley Health System is a regional healthcare system serving the communities of northern New Jersey and southern New York. The System is committed to keeping communities healthy through our comprehensive inpatient and outpatient programs offered at The Valley Hospital and Valley Medical Group community-based medical practices, highly skilled home care services offered through Valley Home Care, and wellness programs.
The Valley Hospital has been ranked as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for 2026 by Healthgrades; recognized among the best hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-25; named one of America’s Best-In-State Hospitals in New Jersey for 2026 by Newsweek; and designated as an LGBTQ+ Health-care Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, an LGBTQ+ civil rights organization.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 10 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s? “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's? “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report? “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2025-2026.
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