Division of Geriatric Medicine & Palliative Care Faculty & Staff

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

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

Saima Ajmal, MD
Section Chief, Geriatrics, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Clinical Professor , Department of Medicine

Nina Blachman, MD, MHPE
Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

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

Joseph Lowy, MD
Director, Palliative Care, NYU Langone Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine

Sathya Maheswaran, MD
Section Chief, Geriatrics, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Lauren A. Parker, MD*
Medical Director, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

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

Caroline S. Blaum, MD, MS*
Adjunct Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care

Abraham A. Brody, PhD, RN*
Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Professor, Nursing and Medicine

Maria Chen, DO
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Jacob Dimant, MD*
Chief, Geriatrics Service, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Sana Durrani, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Laszlo A. Feher, DO
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine

John P. Getsos, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine

Emily Johnston, MPH, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Adam Karp, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Sharmin Khan, MD
Director, Medical Psychiatry, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue

Rebecca Lazarus, MD
Associate Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Meghan E. Lembeck, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Marilyn Lopez, MA, RN, GNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner

Laleh Moazen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Brianna Morgan, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nurse Practitioner

Pouyan Namakydoust, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Elena Nemytova, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Sakina Ouedraogo Tall, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Lauren A. Parker, MD*
Medical Director, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Michael H. Perskin, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine

Jennifer M. Reckrey, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Aimy Rehim, MD
Unit Chief, Psychiatry Inpatient Service, Bellevue Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Marie Sedlackova, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine

Scott E. Sherman, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Population Health, and Psychiatry

Smitha Shetty, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Surinder Singh, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Anna M. Warchol, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Sara Zalcgendler, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Emily Zhou, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

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

Ambika Babbar, MD
Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Abigail S. Cohen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Erin Barnes, MSN, RN, FNP-C, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Annette A. Georgia, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Angelika Golebiowska, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Yolanda Guzman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Janelle Mendoza, MS, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, OCN
Nurse Practitioner

Melissa Moskowitz, LCSW
Social Worker

Pouyan Namakydoust, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Christopher Oates, LCSW, MPA
Social Work Manager

Olivia Seecof, MD
Director, Supportive Oncology Program, Perlmutter Cancer Center
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Jennifer S. Scherer, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Allison E. Shen, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Amy Sevick, MS, RN, FNP-BC, CHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Renata Shabin, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN
Nurse Practitioner

Akash Shah, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Joanna Sheinfeld, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor

Robert L. Smeltz, NP, ACHPN
Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine

Luyi Xu, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Yijie Xu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Luyi Zhang, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Administrative Staff
Meghan Gerard, MPA
Division Administrator
Meghan.Gerard@NYULangone.org
Binita Riffat, MHA
Administrative Manager
Binita.Riffat@NYULangone.org
Arlenis Ferreiras
Administrative Coordinator
Arlenis.Ferreiras@NYULangone.org
646-501-0735
Louise de Silva
Program Coordinator Palliative Care
Louise.Desilva@NYULangone.org
646-501-4160
Sofiya Volflenok, MBA
Senior Fellowship Coordinator
Sofiya.Volflenok@NYULangone.org
212-263-6613
Dayna Conyers, BSPH
Administrative Coordinator
Dayna.Conyers@NYULangone.org
646-501-4168