Division of Geriatric Medicine & Palliative Care Faculty & Staff
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Faculty and staff in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care at NYU Grossman School of Medicine are leaders in academia, research, and patient care.
Our Leadership
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Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care
Director, The Michael L. Freedman Research Center on Aging, Technology, and Cognitive Health
The Michael L. Freedman Professor of Geriatric Research, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Population Health
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Saima Ajmal, MD
Section Chief, Geriatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Clinical Professor , Department of Medicine
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Nancy E. Bael, MD
Section Chief, Palliative Care, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Nina Blachman, MD, MHPE
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Susan E. Cohen, MD
Medical Director, Hospice and Palliative Care, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Director, Section of Hospice and Palliative Care
Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Director, Medical Student Selective Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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James M. Lai, MD
Associate Director, Clinical Services, Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care
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Joseph Lowy, MD
Director, Palliative Care, NYU Langone Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
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Sathya Maheswaran, MD
Section Chief, Geriatrics, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Lauren A. Parker, MD
Medical Director, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Megan E. Rau, MD, MPH*
Section Chief, Geriatrics, Tisch Hospital
Associate Program Director, Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Nina J. Ricci, DO
Section Chief, Palliative Care, Tisch Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Susan M. Talbot, MD
Director, Palliative Care, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
An asterisk (*) indicates dual certification in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.
Geriatric Medicine Faculty and Staff
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Caroline S. Blaum, MD, MS*
Adjunct Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care
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Abraham A. Brody, PhD, RN*
Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Professor, Nursing and Medicine
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Maria Chen, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Jacob Dimant, MD*
Chief, Geriatrics Service, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Laszlo A. Feher, DO
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
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John P. Getsos, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
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Esha Gurnani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Emily Johnston, MPH, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Adam Karp, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Sharmin Khan, MD
Director, Medical Psychiatry, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
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Rebecca Lazarus, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Meghan E. Lembeck, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Marilyn Lopez, MA, RN, GNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
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Laleh Moazen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Brianna Morgan, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nurse Practitioner
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Elena Nemytova, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Berkay Otkur, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Sakina Ouedraogo Tall, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Michael H. Perskin, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
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Marie Sedlackova, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
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Scott E. Sherman, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Population Health, and Psychiatry
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Smitha Shetty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Surinder Singh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Anna M. Warchol, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Yael Zweig, NP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
An asterisk (*) indicates dual certification in geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine.
Palliative Care Faculty and Staff
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Ambika Babbar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Erin Barnes, MSN, RN, FNP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
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Annette A. Georgia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Angelika Golebiowska, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Yolanda Guzman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Christina S. Heo, MS, NP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
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Arum Kim, MD
Director, Supportive Oncology Program, Perlmutter Cancer Center
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine
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Janelle Mendoza, MS, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, OCN
Nurse Practitioner
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Melissa Moskowitz, LCSW
Social Worker
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Christopher Oates, LCSW, MPA
Social Work Manager
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Olivia Seecof, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Jennifer S. Scherer, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
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Stephanie Schmitz, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
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Amy Sevick, MS, RN, FNP-BC, CHPN
Nurse Practitioner
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Renata Shabin, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner
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Akash Shah, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Joanna Sheinfeld, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Robert L. Smeltz, NP, ACHPN
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine
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Susan M. Talbot, MD
Director, Palliative Care, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Yijie Xu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
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Luyi Zhang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Administrative Staff
Meghan Gerard, MPA
Division Administrator
Meghan.Gerard@NYULangone.org
Sofiya Volflenok, MBA
Senior Fellowship Coordinator
Sofiya.Volflenok@NYULangone.org
212-263-6613
Brittany Morrongiello
Administrative Supervisor
The Michael L. Freedman Research Center on Aging, Technology, and Cognitive Health
Brittany.Morrongiello@NYULangone.org
646-501-4139
Louise de Silva
Program Coordinator
Palliative Care
Louise.Desilva@NYULangone.org
646-501-4160
Dayna Conyers, BSPH
Administrative Coordinator
Dayna.Conyers@NYULangone.org
646-501-4168
Arlenis Ferreiras
Administrative Coordinator
Arlenis.Ferreiras@NYULangone.org
646-501-0735