Dr. Daniela Atanassova-Lineva, FAAP, FSAM, is a board –certified Pediatrician and a Fellow of the Section of Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Lineva’s areas of clinical interest include management of pediatric primary care, emergency medicine, asthma, allergic disorders, obesity and nutrition, and adolescent medicine.

After receiving her medical degree from Varna Medical University in Bulgaria, Dr. Lineva completed residency in Pediatrics Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital, Queens, NY. She spent considerable amount of time in her residency in the Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and is still there as an Assistant – Attending, teaching medical students and pediatrics residents. 		  Residency

Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital of Queens

Internship

Child Psychiatry Varna Medical University, Bulgaria

Medical School

Varna Medical University

Clinical Expertise

Pediatric Primary Care Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Adolescent Medicine

Appointments

Physician in charge of Junction Clinic Pediatrics, affiliated with Elmhurst Hospital, Queens
Assistant Attending of Pediatric Emergency Department of Elmhurst Hospital, Queens

Admitting privileges

Mount Sinai Hospital
Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore
New York Hospital of Queens
Elmhurst Hospital, Queens

Doctor is fluent in:

English, Spanish, Russian, French, Bulgarian
 
  In addition to managing common pediatric problems and diseases, Dr. Lineva has particular expertise in Adolescent Medicine. She has been treating depression, providing counseling and preventive care for her teen patients. Dr. Lineva is also particularly interested in the prevention of obesity and sports injuries. She has published scholarly articles on topics in Obesity, Nutrition and Sport Medicine. Dr. Lineva is a board-certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is a member of the Academy of Pediatrics, member of the Section of Adolescent Medicine, member of Doctors without borders and has numerous presentations at the Eastern European meetings of Pediatrics. Dr. Lineva is currently an Assistant Attending of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Elmhurst Hospital and is affiliated with the faculty of LIJ Hospital, NYH of Queens and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Dr. Lineva was named “America's top Pediatricians for 2007, 2008 and 2009 “from the Consumer's Research Council of America. In 2010 she was recognized by the International Association of Pediatrics as a leading physician of the World and top Pediatrician in Queens, NYC.