Michael L. Swerdlow

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Michael

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Swerdlow

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<p>Dr. Michael Swerdlow graduated from The University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.&nbsp; He did a medical residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York.&nbsp; He then completed the neurology residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in The Bronx.&nbsp;&nbsp; He then did a fellowship Neuromuscular diseases at the N.I.H. in Bethesda.&nbsp; He joined the faculty at Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein College.&nbsp; He presently is a&nbsp; Professor of Clinical Neurology.&nbsp;&nbsp; He has a large faculty practice with Dr. David Kaufman as "K and S."&nbsp;&nbsp; He teaches residents and supervises the Neurology Clinic and is involved in CME teaching.&nbsp; Special areas of interest include muscle disorders, Myasthenia Gravis, Multiple Sclerosis and disorders of the spine.</p>

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Alejandra I. Sacasa

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Alejandra

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Sacasa

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1730542796

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Puja Patel

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Puja

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Patel

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1588808232

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<p>Puja Patel, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's clinical focus is pediatric epilepsy, although she also sees patients with general pediatric neurological issues, including headaches, movement disorders, sleep concerns and developmental delay.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Barnard College in 2005, Dr. Patel earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. Following this, Dr. Patel came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her pediatric neurology residency in 2014, a clinical neurophysiology fellowship in 2015 and a behavioral neurosciences fellowship in 2016.</p><p>Dr. Patel&rsquo;s research focuses on clinical seizure prediction in the pediatric population. She has been co-investigator in several clinical drug trials investigating new anti-seizure medications. Her work has been shared through invited presentations and peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for scientific journals, including <em>Epilepsy Research, the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Pediatric Neurology</em>, among others.</p><p>Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society.</p>

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Raminder K. Parihar

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Raminder

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Parihar

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1952689168

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Dr. Parihar is focused on expanding the DBS to improve the quality of life of patients with tremors, Parkinson's disease, and dystonia.

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Dr. Parihar is interested in studying gait disorders and working to find advanced therapies to improve them.&nbsp;

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<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b0a3849-df15-2ae7-5b01-dfa6f02928ba">1. Parihar, R; Mahoney, JR; Verghese, J. Relationship of Gait and Cognition in the Elderly. Curr Transl Geriatr Exp Gerontol Rep. 2013 Sep 1;2(3)</span></p>
<p>2. Bakshi K,&nbsp;Parihar R, Goswami SK, Walsh M, Friedman E, Wang HY. Prenatal cocaine exposure uncouples mGluR1 from Homer1 and Gq proteins. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 13;9(3):e91671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091671. eCollection 2014</p>
<p>3.&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-7b0a3849-df16-5152-5f73-3dd4cf8c18ee">Parihar R, Alterman R, Papavassiliou E, Tarsy D, Shih LC. Comparison of VIM and STN DBS for Parkinsonian Resting and Postural/Action Tremor. Tremor Other Hyperkinetic Mov. 2015 July 6;5: 321</span></p>
<p>4.&nbsp;<span id="docs-internal-guid-7b0a3849-df16-989c-b0c2-e768f5de3e9a">Tarsy, Daniel, and Raminder K. Parihar. Medication-Induced Movement Disorders. Cambridge, 2015. Print.</span></p>

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<p>Raminder Parihar, MD, is Director, Neuromodulation at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Parihar evaluates and treats patients with different movement disorders. She is also largely involved in evaluating patients for candidacy for deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for the treatment of different movement disorders and initiating and following up stimulation programming.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences from the City College of New York in 2007, Dr. Parihar completed her Doctor of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2009. She then came to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she completed an internship in medicine in 2010 and her residency in adult neurology in 2013, where she was Chief Resident in her final year. Dr. Parihar completed a fellowship in movement disorders at Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Parihar&rsquo;s research focuses on gait disorders and how they can predict cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease. She also studies the impact of deep brain stimulation in improving the quality of life in patients with movement disorders. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed book chapters and publications, and she has shared her work through lectures and platform and abstract presentations.</p><p>Dr. Parihar is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Movement Disorders Society and the American Medical Association (AMA). In 2023, Dr. Parihar was a recipient of the Marquis Who's Who in America Award.</p>

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Renee Monderer

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Renee

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Monderer

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<p>Neurology, fellowship in sleep and restless leg syndrome.</p>

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Renee Monderer, MD, is Chief of Neurology at the Weiler Division of Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical specialty is in treating sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias, and sleep-related movement disorders.

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For her research, Dr. Monderer is involved in multiple clinical studies investigating new medications for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnia's. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, and book chapters

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<p>Renee Monderer, MD, is Chief of Neurology at the Weiler Division of Montefiore and Assistant Clinical Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical specialty is in treating sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias and sleep related movements disorders.</p><p>In 1998, Dr. Monderer received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Yeshiva University. She then attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2002. She attended Staten Island University Hospital at the start of her postdoctoral training, completing a year-long internship in general medicine in 2003. Dr. Monderer then came to Montefiore Medical Center to complete a three-year residency in neurology in 2006, followed by a year-long sleep medicine fellowship in 2007.</p><p>For her research, Dr. Monderer is involved in multiple clinical studies investigating new medications for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias. Her work has been shared through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Monderer is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.</p>

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Courtney A. McNamara

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Courtney

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McNamara

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<p>Courtney McNamara, MD, is Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency Program at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein (CHAM) and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on pediatric hospital medicine, with a particular interest in resident education and mentorship.</p><p>In 2006, Dr. McNamara received her Bachelor of Science at James Madison University. She pursued her medical education at New York Medical College, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2010. She then came to CHAM for her postgraduate training, completing her pediatric residency in 2013.</p><p>Dr. McNamara&rsquo;s research focuses on improving the patient experience. She is a co-investigator in a grant funded project investigating communication with hospitalized patients with limited English proficiency, and her body of research includes quality improvement research studies focused on improving inpatient pediatric comfort and decreasing painful experiences. She has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, poster presentations and platform presentations.</p><p>Dr. McNamara is board certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2023, Dr. McNamara was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society.</p>

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Sofya Maslyanskaya

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Sofya

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Maslyanskaya

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<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya&nbsp;MD&nbsp;is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College. Dr.&nbsp;Maslyanskaya&nbsp;earned her bachelor&rsquo;s degree in biochemistry from Stony Brook University in 2004 and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2008. &nbsp;She completed her pediatrics residency at New York University and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore in June, 2014. &nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Maslyanskaya&nbsp;is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>She is a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the SAHM electronic health committee and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Maslyanskaya&nbsp;provides adolescent sub-specialty care at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Hutch Dr. Maslyanskaya is the medical director of the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) service at CHAM.</p>
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<p>Adolescent reproductive health, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders, quality improvement</p>
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<p><span>Adolescent reproductive health,&nbsp;LARC&nbsp;use in adolescents, quality improvement in the care of adolescents&nbsp;</span></p>

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Dr. Maslyanskaya&rsquo;s clinical focus is on adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare.&nbsp;

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Dr. Maslyanskaya&rsquo;s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents.

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<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD, is the Medical Director of the Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Practice and an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Maslyanskaya&rsquo;s clinical focus is in adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare. She is also interested in the medical management of adolescent eating disorders. Dr. Maslyanskaya joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2004 at Stony Brook University. In 2008, Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University in 2011, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya&rsquo;s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, review articles and chapters in textbooks.</p><p>In 2013, Dr. Maslyanskaya was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in recognition of outstanding contributions to medical student education as a post-doctoral fellow.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.&nbsp;</p>

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Norah E. Li

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Norah

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Li

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<p>Norah Li , MD, is Assistant Medical Director, Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Li provides comprehensive, inclusive and empathetic care to school-aged and adolescent children in the Bronx.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Columbia University in 2006, Dr. Li earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2011. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete her social pediatrics residency in 2015, where she was Chief Resident in her final year.</p><p>Dr. Li is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).</p>

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Neal D. Hoffman

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Neal

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Hoffman

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<p>Adolescent reproductive health care, including long-acting reversible contraception, adolescent sexual health, adolescent gynecology, eating disorders, young men&rsquo;s health</p>

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<p>Adolescent health risk screening and prevention, contraceptive choices, shared decision-making, adolescent perspectives on health care access.</p>

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<p>Neal D. Hoffman, MD, is an Attending Physician in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics at Montefiore (CHAM), and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His clinical focus is in general pediatrics and adolescent medicine, with interests in school-based health care, chronic illness management and reproductive and sexual health. Dr. Hoffman joined Montefiore's School Health Program in 2002, where he was Medical Director from 2005-2017. Dr. Hoffman was the Medical Director at Montefiore's Adolescent AIDS Program from 1994 to 2001. </p><p>Dr. Hoffman attended Boston University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Medicine in 1987. He completed a Medical Internship at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in 1988. From 1988 to 1991, he was Pediatric Resident at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, after which he was Pediatric Chief Resident for one year. From 1992-1994, Dr. Hoffman completed a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. </p><p>Dr. Hoffman is currently the Principal Investigator of a 5-year NIDA-funded R01 Implementation Science Project on universal HIV testing and targeted HIV prevention protocol in school-based health centers. He completed a fellowship in 2016-2017 in Practice-Based Research Methodology through an AHRQ-funded program at Case Western University Medical Center, when he started developing a research study to compare adolescent and parent responses for assessment of asthma severity and control. Dr. Hoffman participated in the Performance Improvement Course at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in 2018. Dr. Hoffman's research has been published in numerous reviewed journals and articles, book chapters, and abstracts. </p><p>In 2013, Dr. Hoffman received the Bronx Community Health Network Community Health Leadership Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. He is also a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. </p>

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Sameen Farooq

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Sameen

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Farooq

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