Staff
Meet our team at Valley Pediatrics Associates, LLC! Please take a few moments to learn about our skilled practitioners and our friendly, nurturing staff.
At Valley Pediatrics Associates, LLC, we consider it both a great joy and responsibility to care for children. Most of us are parents ourselves, so we strive to be understanding and available to the families we are privileged to serve. We are honored that you have chosen us as your child's primary medical provider and are confident that you will be pleased with the quality of care and service that we can provide you and your family.
A vital part of our service to children begins with our outstanding staff who works hard to manage and maintain a professional, caring and supportive environment for our patients in a timely manner. Our doctors are lifelong learners. Not only have they received advanced medical training in pediatrics, they continually pursue ongoing education to stay abreast of the latest in child health care.
Your child's health is as important to us as it is to you. We look forward to providing you with excellent medical care your child deserves.
Dr. Rona L. Stein
Rona L Stein has been practicing Pediatrics in the Pikesville / Owings Mills area for over 20 years, with Valley Pediatrics since 1996. Dr. Stein received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her medical degree from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. She moved to Baltimore and completed her training in Pediatrics at the University of Maryland. After residency graduation, she worked with the Foster Care program in Baltimore City and was Director of the Newborn Nursery at University of Maryland Medical Center, where she also taught medical students and residents in Pediatrics.
Dr. Stein lives in Baltimore with her husband, Steve and dog, Diesel. Their two children, Dan and Hannah, have moved to Pittsburgh and Nashville respectively, hopefully temporarily. Dr. Stein enjoys cooking, baking bread, gardening, and playing Words with Friends.
Dr. Stein is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the Maryland Chapter of the AAP, and a member of Med Chi, The Maryland State Medical Society. She is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Shari R. Cohen
Shari R. Cohen has been practicing Pediatrics at Valley Pediatrics since 1996, but her connection started much earlier, since she was a patient at Valley herself. Dr. Cohen received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and her medical degree from the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, where she also completed her training in Pediatrics.
Dr. Cohen lives in Baltimore with her three children. Dr. Cohen is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the Maryland Chapter of the AAP, and a member of Med Chi, The Maryland State Medical Society. She is board certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Priti K. Bajaj
Dr. Priti Bajaj, born and raised in Maryland, has been with Valley Pediatrics since 2014. She received her undergraduate degree from Tufts University and her medical degree from St. George’s School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the University of Maryland, where her colleagues awarded her J. Edmund Bradley, MD Clinician’s Clinician Award.
Dr. Bajaj is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Maryland Chapter. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Bajaj is married with 3 young children. She enjoys traveling, dancing, cooking, and spending time with family.
Dr. Bethany Brown
Dr. Bethany Brown was born and raised in Balimore, Maryland, and attended Towson High School. She joined Valley Pediatrics in 2018. After recieving her undergraduate degree from University of Tampa, she received her medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic medicine. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Bethany moved back to Baltimore to be close to family and friends and is excited to be planning her wedding in 2022. She enjoys hiking, biking, dancing, yoga, zumba and scary movies.
Jodi Dinkin, MS, PA-C
Jodi S. Dinkin, M.S., PA-C was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her Master’s Degree in Pediatric Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Colorado Medical School in 1990. While completing a portion of her PA Internships at Johns Hopkins Hospital, she fell in love with the east coast and made Baltimore her home.
In addition to taking care of her patients, Jodi is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Towson University, teaching Pediatrics and Evidence-Based-Medicine to the PA students there. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and the Maryland Academy of Physician Assistants (MAPA). She is licensed by the Maryland Board of Physicians and is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Jodi lives in Reisterstown with her husband and children, one of which is a dog.
Misty Vass, RNC-NIC, IBLC
Misty is a certified lactation consultant who comes to our office from the Breastfeeding Center of Maryland. She recently moved to Maryland from Tennessee for her husband’s job with her two girls, four cats, and a dog. Misty has always loved helping moms breastfeed their babies. After 16 years of neonatal experience with sick and healthy newborns and nursing her own daughters, she decided to become a IBCLC. Misty explains: “Through my struggles of nursing I wanted to help other moms after the hospital stay was over. My passion is to help women be successful at providing breastmilk for their babies.” Misty is a Member of United States Lactation Consultant Association.
