Amrita K. Seehra
Purnima Garg
<p><strong>Education</strong></p>
<p>Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India<br />Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Family Medicine)</p>
Sameen Farooq
Ronda L. Facchini
<p>Ronda Facchini, PhD, is Director, Neuropsychology Externship Training Program at Montefiore Einstein and Instructor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Facchini's clinical focus is on clinical neuropsychology across the lifespan with a particular focus on pediatric neuropsychology.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in medical psychology from Bridgewater State College in 1983, Dr. Facchini completed medical sciences courses including physiology and chemistry at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences in 1984. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy in health psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in 1995. Dr. Facchini completed an internship and post-doctoral training in neuropsychology at Montefiore in 1997.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Facchini’s research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodegenerative disorders and neuropsychological components of medical conditions. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Facchini is a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), the American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology (AAPdN), the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and the New York State Association of Neuropsychology (NYSAN).</p>
Diana Bronshteyn
Dr. Bronsheteyn's clinical focuses are on adult and geriatric populations with a range of known and suspected conditions and cognitive impairments including traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular abnormalities, MCI, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s disease, among others.
<p>Diana Bronshteyn, PsyD, is Clinical Neuropsychologist at Montefiore. Dr. Bronshteyn brings a comprehensive understanding of various neurocognitive and neurodegenerative conditions to assess the neurologically, medically, and psychologically complex patient population. She focuses on adult and geriatric populations with a range of known and suspected conditions and cognitive impairments including traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular abnormalities, MCI, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson’s disease, among others.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2007 from Bernard Baruch College, City University of New York, Dr. Bronshteyn attended Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University-Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She earned her Master of Arts in clinical psychology with a concentration on neuropsychology in 2011, followed by her Doctor of Psychology in the same discipline at the same institution in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Bronshteyn’s research focuses on the depressive symptoms and functional impairment in older adults. Her work has been shared through poster presentations at research conferences. </p>
Steven Ira Berk
<p>Primary Care</p>
<p>General Internal Medicine</p>
<p>Clinical Pharmacology</p>
<p>Drug Interactions</p>
Nomeda Balcetis
Ammar Y. Ahmad
Dr. Ahmad's clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.
Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection.
<p>Ammar Yasser Ahmad, MD, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore. His clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Ahmad received his Bachelor of Science in history and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended St. George’s University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2015 with a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, he began a yearlong fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Montefiore. In 2020, Dr. Ahmad completed the certificate program in bioethics and medical humanities at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Ahmad’s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection. His work has been published in a number of abstracts.</p><p>In 2020, Dr. Ahmad received the Davidoff Teaching Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Psychiatric Association. </p>