Oscar M. Valderrama Torres

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Oscar

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Valderrama Torres

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<p>Oscar M. Valderrama Torres, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Medicine at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Valderrama provides geriatric and palliative care for home-bound older adults, leading a Geriatric Home Visit program. He focuses on outpatient preoperative assessment for patients admitted to the joint replacement center at Montefiore Wakefield. As a member of the Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain, Dr. Valderrama conducts comprehensive geriatric assessments for patients with cognitive complaints.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru in 2008, Dr. Valderrama moved to the United States to continue his medical training. He completed a research fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center's Genitourinary Oncology Program in 2014. He later completed his internal medicine residency at New York University Langone Health in 2021, followed by a geriatric fellowship at Montefiore Einstein in 2022.</p><p>Dr. Valderrama&rsquo;s research focuses on home-bound older adults. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts and book chapters. He has also shared his work through national and international poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Valderrama is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Geriatric Medicine. He is a member of the American Geriatrics Society and the American Academy of Home Care Medicine. He is fluent in Spanish.</p>

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Francis R. Weiner

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Francis

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Weiner

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1083661904

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290

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Liver disease, all types of viral hepatitis, and NAFLD(fatty liver)<br /><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Pathogenesis of liver fibrosis

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<p>Francis Weiner, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on liver disease, all types of viral hepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1979, Dr. Weiner completed his medical internship at Vermont Medical Center in 1980. He remained at this institution as a junior medical resident until 1981 before moving on to become a senior medical resident until 1982. Dr. Weiner then came to Einstein to complete a research hepatology fellowship in 1985 and a clinical gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship in 1986. He was Senior Research Hepatology Fellow in his final year.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Weiner has researched natural alpha interferon in the treatment of naive patients with chronic Hepatitis C, natural alpha interferon for the treatment of relapsers and nonresponders with chronic Hepatitis C and Rebetron for the treatment of nonresponders and relapsers with chronic Hepatitis C. His work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. Weiner is board certified in Gastroenterology and is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology and a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. Dr. Weiner received the American Liver Foundation Fellowship Award in 1984 and 1985, as well as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Award in 1985.</p>

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Resmi Sulekha

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Resmi

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Sulekha

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1649530049

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15178

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Peter Kjeld Slotwiner-Nie

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Peter

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Slotwiner-Nie

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1508812405

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Howard I. Sherman

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Howard

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Sherman

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1164439022

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Colon cancer screening<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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Colon cancer screening<quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>

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<p>Howard I. Sherman, MD, is an attending physician and Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor, Gastroenterology at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on colon cancer screening.</p><p>After earning his Doctor of Medicine at Einstein in 1973, Dr. Sherman began his postdoctoral training at Emory University. There, he completed his medical internship in 1974, his internal medicine residency in 1976 and a digestive diseases fellowship in 1978.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Sherman&rsquo;s research is focused on colon cancer screening.</p><p>Dr. Sherman is board certified in Gastroenterology and is a Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.</p>

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Randi R. Rothbaum

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Randi

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Rothbaum

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1033485867

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<p>Dr. Rothbaum started her medical career after graduating from the AT Still University School of Osteopathic of Medicine in Arizona. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai St. Luke's/Mount Sinai West. Afterwards, she completed a fellowship in geriatrics at the Harvard Medical School Multi-Campus Geriatric Fellowship in Boston, Massachusetts. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. &nbsp;</p>

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Vipul R. Nayi

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Vipul

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Nayi

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1669868295

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<p>Vipul R. Nayi, MD, MSc, is an attending gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Nayi specializes in disorders of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, colon cancer screening, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), diverticulitis and functional gastrointestinal disorders.</p><p>From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Nayi attended Stony Brook University, earning his Bachelor of Science in pharmacology in 2008 followed by his Masters of Science in health science/physiology. He continued his education at Eastern Virginia Medical School, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Nayi then came to Montefiore Einstein for his postgraduate training, completing his internal medicine residency in 2018 and his fellowship in gastroenterology and liver disease in 2021.</p><p>Throughout his career, Dr. Nayi has contributed to research in different topics throughout gastroenterology and liver disease, including gut microflora/fecal microbiota transplantation, lymphocytic esophagitis and perioperative risk in patients with cirrhosis. He has shared his work through peer-reviewed journals and poster presentations.</p><p>Dr. Nayi is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. In 2018, Dr. Nayi received the Leo M. Davidoff Society award for outstanding achievement in teaching medical students.</p>

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Rubina A. Malik

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Rubina

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Malik

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<div><br />Rubina Malik, MD, MS completed her medical education at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, her Internal Medicine residency at University Hospital at Stony Brook, fellowships in Ambulatory Medicine at Stony Brook and Geriatrics Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. She also completed a Masters Degree in Clinical Research Methods at AECOM&nbsp; under the mentorship of Dr Eran Bellin. She joined the faculty of Geriatrics at Montefiore in 1997 and is currently Associate Professor of Medicine.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br />Dr Malik is a clinician educator who has interests in functional and cognitive assessments, and osteoporosis. She has extensive clinical experience in the long term care setting. Currently, she is the co-director at the Center for the Aging Brain and core faculty for our newly funded NY State Center of Excellence for Alzheimer&rsquo;s&rsquo; disease in Hudson Valley. She continues to see patients both in the ambulatory and LTC setting, and teaches and supervises trainees in Geriatrics Medicine.</div>
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<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">1. Vitamin D and secondary hyperparathyroidism in the institutionalized elderly: A literature review. <strong>Malik R</strong>. J Nutr Elder. 2007; 26(3-4): 119-38. PMID: 18285295</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">2. Systematic review and meta analysis of the association between alcohol consumption and both osteoporotic fracture and bone density. Berg KM, Kunins HV, Jackson JL, Nahvi S, Chaudhry A, Harris KA, <strong>Malik R</strong>, Arnsten JH. Am J Med. 2008 May; 121 (5): 406-18. PMID 18456037 </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. Older adults with heel ulcers in the acute care setting: frequency of noninvasive vascular assessment, surgical intervention, and 1-year mortality. <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Malik R</strong>, Pinto P, Bogaisky M, Ehrlich AR. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2013 Dec;14 (12):916-9 PMID 24427807.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">4. Montefiore-Einstein Center for the Aging Brain: preliminary data. Verghese J, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Malik R</strong>, Zwerling J. JAGS, 2016 Nov; 64 (11): 2374 &ndash; 2377. PMID: 27774584.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">5. <span style="background: white;">Picture based Memory Impairment Screen (PMIS): a rapid and effective cognitive screening tool. </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Malik R</strong>, Weiss EF, Gottesman R, Zwerling J, Verghese J. JAGS 2018 Aug; 66 (8): 1598 -1602. PMID: 29808583.</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. Cryptococcal meningitis in a patient with Cognitive Impairment and Giant Cell Arteritis treated with Steriods: A Case Report. Oster BA, Bogaisky M, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Malik R</strong>. ALTC, 2019 Dec; 27 (11): 11-15 </span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. Comprehensive Care of the Older Adult. City Health Information NYC. Feb 2020. Malik R.</span></p>
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<p>Rubina A. Malik, MD, MS, is Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship, Co-Director, Center for Aging Brain and Associate Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical interests center on dementia, geriatric assessments and geriatric syndromes.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science from the City University of New York at City College in 1990, Dr. Malik earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1992. She remained there to complete her internship and residency in internal medicine in 1995 before completing an ambulatory medicine and geriatric medicine fellowship in 1996. Dr. Malik then came to Einstein to complete an additional geriatric fellowship in 1999, followed by her Master of Science in Clinical Research Training in 2003.</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Malik&rsquo;s research interests include dementia, dementia care, cognitive screens and geriatric syndromes. She contributes to several funded research projects and her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and review articles.</p><p>Dr. Malik is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and is board certified in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is a member of the American Geriatrics Society, the American Medical Association and the American Medical Directors Association. Dr. Malik has been named in Castle Connolly&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top Doctors: New York Metro Area&rdquo; several times, and in New York Magazine&rsquo;s Top Doctors.</p>

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Wayne Lee

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Lee

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Henry J. Katz

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Henry

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Katz

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