Dr. Saiman is a Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital where she serves as the Hospital Epidemiologist. Dr. Saiman’s primary research and clinical interests are hospital epidemiology and healthcare-associated infections, particularly respiratory tract infections, in children across the spectrum of healthcare, ranging from acute care hospitals to pediatric long-term care to the community. She has been involved with CF care and research for ~30 years with a focus on infections, infection prevention and control, and the partnership with the clinical microbiology laboratories at CF centers. Dr. Saiman serves as a consultant to the CF Foundation and serves on the CFF’s Data Safety and Monitoring Board and previously served on the NACFC planning committee.