Adele T. Munsayac

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Adele

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Munsayac

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Adele T. Munsayac is a board-certified psychiatrist with over 28 years of experience treating adults, adolescents and children in a variety of settings. While she primarily focuses on emergency room assessment, diagnosis and crisis intervention, she is also a provider in the Adult Outpatient Department of Psychiatry at the Moses campus. She provides lectures to first-year psychiatry residents centered on emergency evaluations and crisis intervention for children and adolescents, and supervises residents, Child fellows, medical students, Psychology Interns, and Social Workers</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Munsayac completed her residency in General Psychiatry at Nassau University Medical Center in Long Island, NY, and her Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/AECOM. She is also a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. </span></span></p>
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Lisa Morrow

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Morrow

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Moshe Moeller

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Moshe

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Moeller

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Meghana R. Medavaram

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Meghana

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Medavaram

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John J. McGinley

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<p>Dr. John McGinley is Assistant Professor in Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Director of Neuropsychology at the Montefiore Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.&nbsp; He is a Licensed Psychologist/Clinical Neuropsychologist in the Montefiore Department of Neurology.&nbsp; Dr. McGinley completed his clinical psychology internship in adult and pediatrics at St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center on Long Island and earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University where he annually guest lecturer's on the topics of Epilepsy.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #222222; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Mandge V, Correa DJ, <strong>McGinley J</strong>, Boro A, Legatt AD, Haut SR. Factors associated with patients not proceeding with proposed resective epilepsy surgery.&nbsp;<em>Seizure</em>, 91:402-408. (2021)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Dobrowolski C, <strong>McGinley J</strong>, Fazzari M, Su J, Bingham KS, Anderson N, Ruttan L, Beaton DE, Wither JE, Tartaglia MC, Kakvan M, Bonilla D, Choi MY, Fritzler MJ, Diaz-Martinez JP, Katz P, Green R, Putterman C, Touma Z. (First Published online 9/22/2022). &nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: #2a2a2a; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Association of mycophenolate and azathioprine use with cognitive function in systemic lupus.&nbsp; <em>Rheumatology, 62</em>(5): 1860-1869 (2023)</span></p>

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<p>John McGinley, PhD, FAES, is Director, Neuropsychology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Management Center at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. McGinley's clinical focus includes the presurgical neuropsychological assessment of adults and children with epilepsy, the multidisciplinary administration of the Wada procedure and the facilitation of intraoperative language mapping. He also performs presurgical neuropsychological evaluations of patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, such as dystonia and essential tremor to assist with the determination of deep brain stimulation (DBS) suitability. Dr. McGinley also conducts brief neuropsychological evaluations for the assessment of dementia at the Center for the Aging Brain (CAB) as part of a multidisciplinary team of Neurologists, Geriatricians and Neuropsychologists.</p><p>After he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Saint Peter's College in 1989, Dr. McGinley earned his Master of Science in applied psychology with a research concentration from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1992. He earned his Master of Social Work at the City University of New York in 1996 and combined his clinical and research interests through the attainment of a scientist-practitioner Doctor of Philosophy in clinical health psychology at Yeshiva University. in 2001. Dr. McGinley completed his psychology internship at St. Charles Hospital &amp; Rehabilitation Center in 2001, with postdoctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology at private practices in Long Island and New Jersey in 2007.</p><p>Dr. McGinley&rsquo;s research focuses on epilepsy surgery outcomes, the impact of deep brain stimulation, the identification of biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), shared cognitive pathways in epilepsy and autism and the impact of medications on neurological diseases such as systemic lupus. Dr. McGinley is a co-investigator for the Montefiore Einstein research project, &ldquo;Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on Cognitive and Emotional Behaviors,&rdquo; and is a collaborator on another project titled &ldquo;Vocal Biomarker Discovery for Mild Cognitive Impairment Detection.&rdquo; He is also the developer of a modified Wada procedure for &ldquo;standard-of-care&rdquo; presurgical epilepsy assessment in persons with early-onset visual impairment/blindness (VI/B). His work has been shared through numerous peer-reviewed publications and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. McGinley is a Licensed Psychologist and a Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES) and currently serves as a member of the AES Annual Conference&rsquo;s Pediatric Content Committee. He is also a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). In 2016, Dr. McGinley was selected to attend the inaugural &ldquo;International Training Course on Neuropsychology in Epilepsy&rdquo; at Ch&acirc;teau de Rosay, France, sponsored by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).</p>

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Paula Marcus

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<p>Dr. Marcus is the Director of the Psychosocial Service to the Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.</p>

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<p>Marcus, P. Integrating Behavioral Health into a Transplantation Service-One Institution&rsquo;s Approach. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Current Psychiatry Reviews</span>, 2016; 12:1-3</p>
<p>Cervera, I., De Vargas, M.G., Cortes, C.M., Ahsanuddin, S., De Feo, M., McDonough, P., Velez, C., Marcus, P., Kayler, L. A Hospital-based Educational Approach to Increase Live Donor Kidney Transplantation Among Blacks and Hispanics. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Clinical and Experimental Medical Letters</span>. Mar 10 2015; 56:43-52</p>
<p>Flattau A, Olaywi M, Gaglio PJ, Marcus P, Meissner P, Dorfman EB, Reinus JF. Social barriers to adult liver transplantation listing: Prevalence and association with program characteristics. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Liver Transplantation.</span> 2011; 17(10):1167-1175</p>
<p>Marcus P. Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Psychosocial Challenges in the Elderly. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Annals of Thoracic Surgery</span> 2009; 88: e48-9</p>
<p>Marcus P., Kennedy GJ., Wetherbee C et al. Training Professional Home Care Staff to Help Reduce Depression in Elderly Home Care Recipients. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Clinical Geriatrics</span> 2006; 14(7):13-16</p>
<p>Marcus P. Mental Health Care for Prisoners (letter) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Times </span>Oct.1,2006</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ., Marcus P. Use of Antidepressants in Older Patients with Co-Morbid Medical Conditions. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Drugs and</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Aging </span>2005; 22 (4):273-287</p>
<p>Marcus, P. SSRIs and Mammoplasia (letter) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">American</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Journal of Psychiatry</span> 2001; 158:6</p>
<p>Marcus, P., Snyder, R. Clozaril and Antecedent History of Substance Abuse (letter) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">American Journal of Psychiatry</span> 1995; 152:959</p>
<p>Marcus, P. Outpatient Suicides (letter) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hospital and</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Community Psychiatry</span> 1994; 45:1147</p>
<p>Marcus, P., Alcabes, P. Characteristics of Suicides by Inmates in an Urban Jail <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hospital and Community</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Psychiatry</span> 1993; 44:256-261</p>

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Gary J. Kennedy

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<p>Dr. Gary Kennedy is the Vice Chair for Education and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Fellowship Training Program at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. More than sixty psychiatrists with subspecialty training in geriatrics have graduated from this program.</p>
<p>Dr. Kennedy&rsquo;s research has focused on cardiac arrhythmias, the epidemiology of depression and dementia, mental health care in nursing homes, primary care sites and in the community, and novel communications approaches between health care providers. He has authored numerous publications on late-life mental health and has given numerous invited presentations to educational, scientific, and public policy organizations in the United States and abroad.</p>
<p>Dr. Kennedy's numerous professional awards and achievements include the following:</p>
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<li>He has served as a consultant to the New York State Commission on Life and the Law regarding physician-assisted suicide and to the Law Revision Commission regarding guardianship procedures in New York State mental health law.</li>
<li>He was a member of the New York State Department of Health Advisory Work Group on Human Subject Research Involving Protected Classes.</li>
<li>He has been a member of the American Psychiatric Association Council on Aging.</li>
<li>He was a member of the Mental Disorders of Aging Initial Review Group and Chairperson of the Small Business Innovative Research Program Contract Reviews for the National Institute of Mental Health.</li>
<li>He has appeared on National Public Radio and the Today Show with Katie Couric.</li>
<li>He has received a New Investigator Award from the National Institute of Health, a travel study fellowship to the United Kingdom and Israel from the United States World Health Organization, and an Archstone Award for Program Innovation from the American Public Health Association.</li>
<li>He is a Fellow of the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College and of the New York Academy of Medicine.</li>
<li>He was a member of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry.</li>
<li>He was the 2005-2007 chair of the Geriatric Mental Health Foundation, a Washington based 501c3 group advocating for the mental health and well being of senior Americans.</li>
<li>In 2006, he was asked by The Atlantic Philanthropies to design a Bermuda-specific mental health training program for older adults with mental illness.</li>
<li>In 2005, he was a Visiting Professor for the Geriatric Fellowship Training Program of the National Health Research Institute of Taiwan.</li>
<li>In 2003, he received an Annual Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.</li>
<li>In 2003, he was invited to testify before the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.</li>
<li>He was the 2002 President of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.</li>
<li>The American Journal of Nursing cited his Geriatric Mental Health Care, published in 2000, as one of the best books of the year in gerontology.</li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In 2009&nbsp;he was member of&nbsp;the six person Professional Exchange Program sponsored by the Caring Commission of the United Jewish </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Appeal-Federation of New York and JDC-ESHEL, The Association for the Planning and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Development of Services for the Aged in Israel</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">He is a&nbsp;Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association</span></li>
<li>In 2014&nbsp;he received the&nbsp;Julia and Leo Forchheimer Lifetime Achievement Award, New York Foundation for Elder Care</li>
<li>Since 1992, he has been listed as one of The Best Doctors in America.</li>
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<p>Dr. Kennedy's work has been supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; the National Institute on Aging; the Forchheimer Foundation; the Resnick Gerontology Center; the New York State Department of Health; United Jewish Appeal-Federation; the JE &amp; ZB Butler Foundation; The University Place Foundation; the Irving Weinstein Foundation; The Goldstein Foundation; The United Hospital Fund; The New York Community Trust; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; The New York Foundation for Elder Care; and The Atlantic Philanthropies. He has also received unrestricted educational grants form Janssen Pharmaceutica, Pfizer Incorporated, and Forest Laboratories, as well as clinical research grants from Janssen Pharmaceutica, AstraZeneca, and Forest Laboratories.</p>
<p>Born in Dallas, Dr. Kennedy is an alumnus of the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.</p>

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<p>Dr. Kennedy is a nationally recognized expert on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. He has been widely interviewed on network television on caregiving issues in dealing with loved ones with Alzheimer’s, and on maintaining cognitive abilities.</p>

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<p>Kennedy GJ, Hofer M, Cohen D, et al: Significance of depression and cognitive impairment in patients undergoing programmed stimulation of cardiac arrhythmias. Psychosom Med 49:410-421, 1987</p>
<p>Kennedy, GJ, Kelman HR, Thomas C, et al: Hierarchy of characteristics associated with depressive symptoms in an urban elderly sample. Am J Psychiatry 146:220-225, 1989&nbsp;</p>
<p>Kennedy, GJ, Kelman HR, Thomas C: Emergence of depressive symptoms in late life; the importance of declining health and increasing disability. J Community Health, 15:93-104, 1990</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Kelman HR, Thomas C: Persistence and remission of depressive symptoms in late life. Am J Psychiatry 148:174-178, 1991</p>
<p>Thomas C, Kelman HR, Kennedy GJ, Ahn C, Yang C-Y: Depressive symptoms and mortality in the elderly. J Gerontology: Social Sciences 47:S80-87, 1992</p>
<p>Kelman HR, Thomas C, Kennedy GJ, Chen J: Cognitive impairment and mortality among older community residents. J Amer Pub Health 84:1255-1260, 1994</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Katsnelson N, Laitman L, Alvarez E: Psychogeriatric services in certified home health agencies; case reports and guidelines for the psychiatric consultant. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 3:339-347, 1995</p>
<p>Kelman HR, Thomas C, Kennedy GJ, Chen J: Cognitive impairment and the quality of life of elderly urban community residents. Proceedings of the 25th Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics and the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics DHHS Pub No. (PHS) 96-1214, 181-186, 1995</p>
<p>Suicide and Depression in Late Life; Critical Issues in Treatment, Research and Public Policy. GJ Kennedy ed., Einstein Monograph Series in Clinical and Experimental Psychiatry, Wiley &amp; Sons Inc, NY 1996</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Kelman HR, Thomas C, Chen J: The relation of religious preference and practice to depressive symptoms among 1855 older adults. J Gerontology; Psychological Science 51B:P301-P308, 1996</p>
<p>Lindenmayer JP, Negron AE, Shah S, Lowinger R, Kennedy G, Bark N, Hyman R: Cognitive deficits and psychopathology in elderly schizophrenic patients. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 5:31-42, 1997</p>
<p>Colenda CC, Greenwald BS, Crosset JHW, Husain MM, Kennedy GJ: Provider barriers to effective psychiatric services for the elderly. Psychiatric Services 48:321-325, 1997</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Frazier A: Medical comorbidity and mental disorders in the elderly. Current Opin Psychiatry 12:451-455, 1999</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Goldstein MZ, Northcott C, et al: Evolution of the geriatric curriculum in general residency training: recommendations for the coming decade. Academic Psychiatry 23:1-11, 1999</p>
<p>Magai C, Kennedy GJ, Cohen C, Gomberg D: A controlled clinical trial of sertraline in the treatment of depression in nursing home residents. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 8:66-75, 2000</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Tanenbaum, S: Suicide and Aging: International Perspectives. Psychiatric Quart 71:345-362, 2000</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Geriatric Mental Health Care; A Treatment Guide for Health Professionals,Guilford Publications, Inc. New York 2000</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Scalmati A: The interface of depression and dementia. Curr Opin Psychiatry 14:367-369, 2001</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Telephone-facilitated treatment of depression in primary care using the PHQ-9. Primary Psychiatry 11(6): 18-21, 2004</p>
<p>Cooney LM, Kennedy GJ, Hawkins KA, Hurme SB. Who can stay at home: Assessing the capacity to choose to live in the community. Archives of Internal Medicine 164:357-360, 2004</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Will more antidepressants mean fewer suicides in late life? Primary Psychiatry 12(1): 26-29 2005</p>
<p>Horowitz A, Reinhardt AP, Kennedy GJ. Major and subthreshold depression among older adults seeking vision rehabilitation services. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 13:180-187, 2005</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Marcus P. Use of antidepressants in older patients with co-morbid medical conditions: Guidance from studies of depression in somatic illness. Drugs &amp; Aging 2005;22:273-87</p>
<p>Sakuaye K, Blank K, Cohen CI, Cohen GD, Kennedy GJ, Liptzin B, Schillerstorm J, Schultz S. Medicare managed mental health care: A looming crisis. Psychiatric Services 2005;56:795-798</p>
<p>Milstein G, Kennedy GJ, Bruce ML, et al. The clergy,s role in reducing stigma: A bi-lingual study of elder patients views. World Psychiatry 2005;4S1:28-34</p>
<p>Naturally occurring retirement communities: An expanding opportunity for health promotion and disease prevention. Primary Psychiatry 2006:13:33-35</p>
<p>Marcus P, Kennedy GJ, Wetherbee C, Korenblatt J, Dorta H. Training Professional Home Care Staff to Help Reduce Depression Among Elderly Home Care Patients. Clinical Geriatrics 2006;14:13-16 .</p>
<p>Milstein G, Kennedy GJ, Bruce ML, Flannelly KJ, Chelchowski N, Bone L. The clergy&rsquo;s role in reducing stigma: A bi-lingual study of elder patients&rsquo; views. World Psychiatry 2005;4S1:28-34</p>
<p>Sakuaye K, Blank K, Cohen CI, Cohen GD, Kennedy GJ, Liptzin B, Schillerstorm J, Schultz S. Medicare managed mental health care: A looming crisis. Psychiatric Services 2005;56:795-798</p>
<h1 align="left">Kennedy GJ. Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Critical Appraisal. Primary Psychiatry 2005;12:19-21</h1>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Editorial. Should primary care be the primary site of geriatric mental health care? Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2005;13:745-747</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Caution vs. closure: The use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of behavioral disturbances in dementia. Primary Psychiatry 2005;12:16-19</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Psychotherapies and other psychosocial interventions for depression in late life: Innovation through hybridization. Primary Psychiatry 2005;12:16-20</p>
<p>Quam H, Kennedy GJ. Schizoaffective Disorder; Challenges of diagnosis and treatment in late life. Clinical Geriatrics 2006;14:13-16</p>
<p>Marcus P, Kennedy GJ, Wetherbee C, Korenblatt J, Dorta H. Training Professional Home Care Staff to Help Reduce Depression Among Elderly Home Care Patients. Clinical Geriatrics 2006;14:13-16</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Addressing the unmet promise of antidepressant trials in older adults. Primary Psychiatry 2006;13:24-27,36</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Herlands T. Missing elements in the treatment of depression and dementia. Primary Psychiatry 2006;13:24-26</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Naturally occurring retirement communities: An expanding opportunity for health promotion and disease prevention. Primary Psychiatry 2006:13:33-35</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relive Depression (STAR*D) studies: How applicable are the results for older adults? Primary Psychiatry 2006:13:</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Golde TE, Tariot PN, Cummings JL. Amyloid-based interventions in Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease. CNS Spectrums 2007;12:1 (suppl 1) 1-16</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Reducing the Risk of Late-Life Suicide Through Improved Depression Care. Primary Psychiatry. 2007;14(1):26-28,31-34</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Exercise, aging and mental health. Primary Psychiatry 2007;14(4):23-28</p>
<p class="Default">Kennedy GJ. Insomnia in Late Life: New Perspectives on an Old Problem. Primary Psychiatry. 2007;14(7):29-36</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. From Symptom Palliation to Disease Modification: Implications for Dementia Care. Primary Psychiatry. 2007;14(11):30-34</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Feldman BL. Prevention of Depression: Immediate Need But Distant Horizon. Primary Psychiatry 2007;14(9):28-34</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Bipolar Disorder in Late Life: Depression. Primary Psychiatry. 2008;15 (3):30-34</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Bipolar Disorder in Late Life: Mania. Primary Psychiatry. 2008;15(1):28-33</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Targets for Telephone-Based Behavioral Health Interventions. Primary Psychiatry. 2008;15(5):35-39</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Advances in the Treatment of Late-Life Psychotic Depression. Primary Psychiatry. 2008;15(7):</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Leon LA. Recent Advances in Dementia Research. Primary Psychiatry. 2008;15(11):27-30</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Geriatric Psychiatry and Cardiology: New perspectives on heart, brain, mood and cognition. Primary Psychiatry 2008;15(9):35-38</p>
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<p>Kennedy GJ, Smyth CA. Screening older adults for executive dysfunction: An essential refinement in the assessment of cognitive impairment. American Journal of Nursing 2008;108(12):60-69 (demonstration interview available at <a href="http://links.lww.com/A326">http://links.lww.com/A326</a&gt;)</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, &nbsp;Smyth CA. Challenges of Screening for Executive Dysfunction&nbsp; Online-only content for &ldquo;Screening Older Adults for Executive Dysfunction,&rdquo; American Journal of Nursing, December. 2008, p. TK-TK at <a href="http://links.lww.com/TKTK">http://links.lww.com/TKTK</a></p&gt;
<p>Kennedy GJ,&nbsp; Smyth CA. More on the Validity of Brief Tests of Executive Function</p>
<p>Online-only content for &ldquo;Screening Older Adults for Executive Dysfunction,&rdquo; American Journal of Nursing, December. 2008, p. TK-TK. at <a href="http://links.lww.com/TKTK">http://links.lww.com/TKTK</a></p&gt;
<p>Kennedy GJ, Scalmati A. Notes from the 13th Annual Einstein Symposium on</p>
<p>The Comprehensive Approach to Dementia. Primary Psychiatry 2009;16(6):19-23</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Olson TR. &ldquo;Cadaver conference day&rdquo;: A psychiatrist in the gross anatomy course. Primary Psychiatry 2009;16(1):26-30</p>
<p>Friedman MB, Kennedy GJ, Williams KA. Cognitive camouflage &ndash; How Alzheimer&rsquo;s can mask mental illness. Aging Well 2009; 2(2):16</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Parkinson&rsquo;s disease and dementia. Primary Psychiatry 2009;16(4):19-23</p>
<p>Scalmati A, Kennedy GJ. Psychotherapy as end of life care: Special considerations for the older patient. Psychiatric Annals 2009;39(9):833-837</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Advanced Age, Dementia, and Driving: Guidance for the Patient, Family and Physician. Primary Psychiatry. 2009;16(8):</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, George C, Lui YW. Dementia or Depression? Diagnostic Bias in Geriatric Practice. Primary Psychiatry. 2009;16(9):19-23</p>
<p>Sakauye K, Streim J, Kennedy GJ, Kerwin P, Llorente M, Schultz SK, Srinivasan S. Disaster preparedness for older Americans: Critical issues for the preservation of mental health. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2009; 17(12):916&ndash;924</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Kover E, Scalmati A. Mental Health Services for Holocaust Survivors</p>
<p>Notes from the 2009 Professional Exchange to Israel. Primary Psychiatry 2009;16(12): 2009</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Martinez MM, Garo N. Sex and mental health in old age. Primary Psychiatry. 2010;17(1):26-34</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Do the Longevity Genes Prevent Dementia? Primary Psychiatry. 2010;17(3):20-22</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ. Proposed Revisions for the Diagnostic Categories of Dementia in the DSM-5. Primary Psychiatry. 2010;17(5):26-28</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Kastenschmidt E. Prevention of dementia and cognitive decline: notes from the NIH-State-of-the- Science Conference. Primary Psychiatry. 2010;17(7):</p>
<p>Koh S, Blank K, Cohen C, Cohen G, Faison W, Kennedy G, Kyomen H, Liptzin B, Meador K, Rohrbaugh R, Busch B, Sakauye K, Schultz S, Streim J. Public&rsquo;s view of mental health services for the elderly: Responses to Dear Abby. Psychiatric Services 2010;61:1146&ndash;1149</p>
<p>Kastenschmidt EK, Kennedy GJ. Depression and anxiety in late life: diagnostic insights and therapeutic options. Mt Sinai Journal of Medicine 2011;78:527-545</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Roane%20DM%5BAuthor%5D&amp;caut… DM</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Tucker%20J%5BAuthor%5D&amp;caut… J</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Eisenstadt%20E%5BAuthor%5D&amp;… E</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Gomez%20M%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauth… M</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Kennedy%20GJ%5BAuthor%5D&amp;ca… GJ</a>. Assessing the benefits of a geropsychiatric home-visit program for medical students.<a title="Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry." href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=2012%5Bpdat%5D+AND+Roane+D%5Bau… Psychiatry.</a> 2012 May 1;36(3):216-8. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.09090156.</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Scalmati A, Greenberg D. An Alliance for the Mental Health of Holocaust Survivors: Towards the Integration of Mental Health Services and Social Programs for Holocaust Survivors in New York City. <em>Kavod -</em> <em>Honoring Aging Survivors: A Professional Journal for Care Providers and Families </em>Issue 2, Winter, 2012&nbsp; http://kavod.claimscon.org/</p&gt;
<p>Pickett YR, Ghosh S, Rohs A, Kennedy GJ, Bruce ML, Lyness JM. Healthcare use among older primary care patients with minor depression. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2014;22(2):207-210.</p>
<p>Pickett YR, Kennedy GJ, Freeman K, Cummings J, William Woolis W. The Effect of Telephone-Facilitated Depression Care on Older, Medically Ill Patients. Journal of Behavioral Health Services &amp; Research 2014;41(1):90-96 PMID23572444</p>
<p>Kennedy GJ, Gardner L. The silver lining in the graying of American: Healthy aging is the new norm. Psychiatric Times 2013, October, vol. XXX, No. 10;20C-D &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ce&iuml;de, M E. Kennedy GJ. Psychosomatic Medicine. Addressing Psychosomatic Illness in the Elderly: Integrated Care. Psychiatric Times 2014: 36-37 Nov. 31(11):36-37</p>
<p class="desc">Kennedy GJ, Castro J, Chang M, Chauhan-James J, Fishman M <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27222136">Psychiatric and Medical Comorbidity in the Primary Care Geriatric Patient-An Update.</a> Curr Psychiatry Rep.&nbsp;2016&nbsp;Jul;18(7):62. doi: 10.1007/s11920-016-0700-7.</p>
<p class="desc">Kennedy GJ. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27660195">Behavioral Interventions for Patients with Major Depression and Severe COPD.</a> Am J Geriatr Psychiatry.&nbsp;2016&nbsp;Aug 26. pii: S1064-7481(16)30219-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.08.012</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Mooney%20SJ%5BAuthor%5D&amp;c… SJ</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Joshi%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cau… S</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Cerd%C3%A1%20M%5BAuthor%5D&am…; M</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Kennedy%20GJ%5BAuthor%5D&amp;… GJ</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Beard%20JR%5BAuthor%5D&amp;ca… JR</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Rundle%20AG%5BAuthor%5D&amp;c… AG</a>. Neighborhood Disorder and Physical Activity among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study. <a title="Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine." href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28108872">J Urban Health.</a>&nbsp;2017&nbsp;Jan 20. doi: 10.1007/s11524-016-0125-y PMID: 28108872</p>
<p class="Title2">Mooney SJ, Joshi S, Cerd&aacute; M, Kennedy GJ, Beard JR, Rundle AG. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28154108">Contextual Correlates of Physical Activity among Older Adults: A Neighborhood Environment-Wide Association Study (NE-WAS).</a> Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.&nbsp;2017&nbsp;Apr;26(4):495-504. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-16-0827. Epub&nbsp;2017&nbsp;Feb 2.</p>
<p>Mooney SJ, Joshi S, Cerd&aacute; M, Quinn JW, Beard J, Kennedy GJ, Benjamin EO, Ompad DC, Rundle AG. Patterns of Physical Activity among Older Adults in New York City: A Latent Class Approach. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (in press)</p>
<p><strong>BOOKS</strong></p>
<p><em>Selected Models of Practice in Geriatric Psychiatry</em>. The American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Models of Practice in Geriatric Psychiatry; MZ Goldstein, CC Colenda, GJ Kennedy, H Van Dooren, W Van Stone, DP Hay, J Sadovoy, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C., 1993</p>
<p><em>Suicide and Depression in Late Life; Critical Issues in Treatment, Research and Public Policy. </em>Edited by GJ Kennedy, Einstein/Montefiore Monograph Series in Clinical and Experimental Psychiatry, John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc.,New York, 1996</p>
<p><em>Geriatric Psychiatry Self-Assessment Program</em>, Editor-in-chief, GJ Kennedy, Kendal Hunt, Inc, 1999</p>
<p><em>Geriatric Mental Health Care; A Treatment Guide for Health Professionals </em>GJ Kennedy, Guilford Publications, Inc. New York 2000</p>
<p>Geriatric Depression: A Clinical Guide, Gary Kennedy, Guilford Publications, Inc. New York, 2015</p>

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<p>Gary J. Kennedy, MD, is Director, Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program and Vice Chair for Education and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Montefiore Einstein. His clinical focus centers on depression and dementia, caregiver support and holocaust survivors. He also teaches nursing homes and collaborates with community-based agencies.</p><p>After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts in biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970, Dr. Kennedy earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1975. He remained there to complete a psychiatry residency in 1979 before moving to Montefiore to complete a psychobiology research fellowship in psychosomatic medicine in 1981. Following this, Dr. Kennedy completed a geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Montefiore in 1983.</p><p>Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Kennedy&rsquo;s research is focused on cardiac arrhythmias, the epidemiology of depression and dementia, mental health care in nursing homes and primary care sites and in the community. He has a longstanding interest in improving communication between healthcare providers, especially around issues of depression and dementia care for both patients and their families. Dr. Kennedy&rsquo;s work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed citations, and he has considerable experience in the evaluation of research applications as well as mentoring new investigators.</p><p>Dr. Kennedy has won many awards for his work, including the Leo and Julia Forchheimer Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. In 2023, he was named in America&rsquo;s Most Honored Doctors by The American Registry and in Castle Connolly&rsquo;s Top Doctors.</p>

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Dr. Hsu-Walklet focuses on Pediatric Psychology, treating children, adolescents and families. She concentrates on evidence-based treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, anxiety and depression, anger, trauma, behavioral management, as well as parenting support and education. Impact of multisystem risk factors on adolescent socio-emotional adjustment, internalizing and externalizing behaviors, prevention and public health

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Dr. Hsu-Walklet&rsquo;s research focuses on collaborative care in a primary care setting, multi-level and systemic understanding of child and adolescent mental health, prevention, and population health.&nbsp;

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<p>Teresa Hsu-Walklet, PhD, is an Attending Psychologist for the Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) at Children&rsquo;s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and an Instructor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is evidence-based psychotherapy with children, adolescents and families to address challenges including anxiety and mood disorders, behavioral issues, trauma, adjustment issues and parent-child relationship problems. Dr. Hsu-Walklet joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Hsu-Walklet attended Northwestern University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She then received her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University in 2011. Dr. Hsu-Walklet completed an internship in Psychology at Kings County Hospital Center, followed by a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at New York University in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care.</p><p>Dr. Hsu-Walklet&rsquo;s research focuses on collaborative care in a primary care setting, multi-level and systemic understanding of child and adolescent mental health, prevention, and population health. Her work has been presented nationally and published in reviewed journals.</p>

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Neal D. 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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Jason P. Herrick

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<p>Dr. Herrick, M.D. currently serves as the Director of Psychiatry for the Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP). &nbsp;He has been affiliated with Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2008 when he begun his psychiatry residency. &nbsp;He completed his Child and Adolescent fellowship in 2013 and worked briefly at the New York City Children's Center - Bronx Campus, before returning to Montefiore full time.</p>

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<p>Jason Herrick, MD, is an attending physician at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, Director, Behavioral Health at Montefiore Medical Group and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Herrick&rsquo;s career has focused on improving access to psychiatric services across the lifespan by supporting and leading the integration of mental health services into primary care practices.</p><p>After obtaining his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from Columbia University School of General Studies in 2004, Dr. Herrick earned his Doctor of Medicine at New York Medical College in 2008. He completed his residency in general psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2011, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the same institution in 2013.</p><p>Dr. Herrick is board certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. </p>

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