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 R. 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