Dr. Cathy Screnci has been an active member of the Glen Cove Community since 1983 when she first started North Shore Children's Healthcare. She completed her undergraduate degree in pre-med at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania. Her family then moved to Italy where she completed her degree at Università Catholica in Rome, Italy. In Rome, she met her future husband and returned to the United States. She did her pediatric training at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Dr Screnci is presently an assistant professor of pediatrics at Hofstra Medical School and NYU Langone. She enjoys teaching medical students and residents alike.

Dr. Screnci’s free time is spent with her three sons and granddaughter Reagan. She enjoys playing golf as well as oil painting and mosaics. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and former president of the Nassau Pediatric Society.

Dr. Argyro Karidis is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She received her medical degree from Technion Israel Institute of Technology and performed her pediatric residency at Cohen’s Children’s Hospital where she stayed an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident.

Dr. Karidis began practicing at North Shore Children’s Health Care in 2009 and has been an involved member of the medical community since then. Dr. Karidis is keen on academia. She is Associate Professor at Hofstra Medical School and teaches the discipline of pediatrics to residents of Cohen’s Hospital. Dr. Karidis is fluent in Greek, Spanish, French and Hebrew.

Dr. Karidis and her husband, Michael Izzo, both grew up in Glen Head and graduated from North Shore High School. They now live in Bavyille with their son Michael. Dr. Karidis enjoys traveling, cooking, hosting dinner parties and spending quality time with family.

Meet Julia Bassin, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined our Wellness Center in 2023. Her experience includes providing outpatient and in-home community services, offering individual, family and group therapy to a wide age range of children and young adults. Before joining our team, Ms. Bassin served as a Clinical Supervisor at North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center's Marks Family Right From the Start 0-3+ program. Ms. Bassin earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Boston University and her Master of Social Work degree from New York University.