Meet The Center for Fourth Trimester Care

Sonal Patel is a Board-Certified Pediatrician, a Neonatologist, and Amazon best selling book, The Doctor and Her Black Bag. Born in Lucknow, India, her family moved to Omaha, Nebraska when she was 9. She attended Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995-1999. She studied medicine at the University of Nebraska, Medical Center graduating in 2003. She did her Pediatric training at LSU in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thereafter, she pursued Neonatology starting at LSU and finishing at Tufts University in Boston. She moved to Denver in 2009 and joined Denver Health as a Neonatologist. Through her professional and personal experiences, she noticed the gaps of postpartum care in Colorado. In 2017, she founded NayaCare: Newborn Speciality Clinic at Your Doorstep. NayaCare’s mission is to improve postpartum care for all moms. This evidence based home health clinic is viewed as an extension of hospital care. Comprehensive care comprised of a Pediatrician, Lactation, and Counselor is delivered to your doorstep. By bringing care home, stressors are alleviated during this fragile time of maternal healing and family bonding. She is also an active member of Good Business Colorado, a Strong Economy Working Group. Through her advocacy, she focused on bringing paid family leave to Colorado and was a featured speaker. She has been a guest on several podcasts, written articles, and featured on 7News and 9News. She is married to her college sweetheart and has 4 boys. In her downtime, she enjoys a good book, hiking, skiing, and a good cup of Indian Chai!

Dr. Malasa Kahn is a board-certified Family Medicine physician, with special interest and training in osteopathy, 4th trimester care and breastfeeding medicine. She completed her training at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and medical school and Rowan University in New Jersey. Dr. Malasa believes that patients deserve compassion and space to tell their stories on their journey toward healing. Her unique style and holistic approach to evidence-based medicine required more time and freedom than was allowed by the traditional medical system. This led her to open her DPC practice with her husband in 2020. She runs her DPC practice in Montclair, NJ. Here, she also offers a special concierge-style Fourth Trimester program to her patients; it brings specialized care for birthing people, their babies and their families into the comfort of their homes.” She is thrilled to be working on this revolution to empower birthing people and their families in the delicate and powerful time known as the 4th trimester.

Amy Brandon is a pediatrician & IBCLC practicing on the telehealth platform Maven Clinic, the largest digital clinic for women and families; a huge proportion of Maven’s members are young families just starting out and much of the care they access is in that critical Fourth Trimester. Having been with Maven for almost 5 years Amy has witnessed huge growth in the platform and is looking forward to amazing opportunities ahead as Maven continues to expand clinically (and also currently working on leveraging her own experience towards increasing services for postpartum parents and newborns). Prior to joining Maven while living overseas during one of her husband’s military assignments, Amy was an active duty pediatrician in the Navy, stationed at Camp Lejeune, Okinawa, and Walter Reed/Bethesda. She was motivated to pursue her IBCLC after experiencing all the typical setbacks in breastfeeding her first baby, and is passionate about providing comprehensive (and, in particular, knowledgeable/evidence based!) support to new families and newborns. Amy has 4 kids and is currently living in the Boston area.

Dr. Oneka Bynoe Marriott is a board certified pediatrician independently practicing for almost 10 years in South Florida. She graduated from Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama as a biology/pre-Medical major and went on to earn her Master’s of Public Health degree concentrated in Health Behavior and Health Promotion from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. After successfully completing a Summer Scholars program she was direct-admitted to Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine to pursue her medical degree. After medical school, Dr. Marriott moved to sunny South Florida to complete a three year community based pediatric residency program wherein she also served as Chief Resident during her final year. Dr. Marriott was recruited after residency to the faculty of Nova Southeastern University to serve as Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Professor of Public Health. During her time in academic medicine she taught medical students, precepted medical residents in the pediatric clinic and constructed and taught graduate level Public Health courses. She served as the Designated Institutional Officer for the dually accredited Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency Program in West Palm Beach. She also obtained grant funding for an international pediatric cancer project and led the local team of researchers during this endeavor. As a practicing professional she had the opportunity to participate in a year-long professional Health Policy Fellowship – traveling the country each month, meeting with heads of government, advocating on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C., and designing policies on various topics. Dr. Marriott transitioned from her role in academic medicine to pursue a leadership opportunity in community health. She joined the senior staff of FoundCare, Inc. in 2016 as the Chief Medical Officer. In this Federally Qualified Health Center setting she has successfully led quality initiatives, designed and implemented policies and procedures to enhance care delivery, and has advocated at the Florida State Capital on behalf of healthcare for uninsured/underinsured and marginalized members of the community. She has organized and managed community health fairs for back to school physicals and immunizations. She has participated in fundraisers, spoken and written on behalf of the organization for multiple media outlets including print, TV and radio, and has conducted a number of health presentations for the community – including the American Heart Association and the Palm Beach County Housing Authority. Notably, at the onset of COVID-19 across the country, Dr. Marriott organized and led the team that would run the first drive-up testing site in South Florida. She also became an expert medical resource during the pandemic with multiple media appearances including the national ABCNews, local news, and print. Dr. Marriott is married and a proud “boy-mom” to four young men ranging in age from infant to young adult. She has successfully breastfed her three youngest children – often navigating the exhausting line of full time mom and full time high-demand professional. Because of these experiences she has further come to have a strong interest in maternal and infant healthcare and wellbeing. She intentionally incorporates her experiences and knowledge into her pediatric practice and is actively pursuing education in lactation medicine and maternal mental health to further enhance her expertise. Her next pursuits in this area will be incorporating her public health and health policy training to advocate on the state and national levels for policies and systemic changes that support maternal and child health.