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IN THIS ISSUE:
Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowship Graduation

Our fellows have graduated and are moving onto new journeys in their career paths. The division gathered for their graduation ceremony and to celebrate a successful finish of the fellowship program at the Water Club on June 15th.

Congratulations to Nikita Sowma, MD, Berkay Otkur, MD, Tiffany Lee, MD, Amar Alkhotani, MD, Xuan Ding, MD,  Annette Georgia, MD, Jeffrey Wunderlich, MD, Michelle Park, MD, and David Ellenberg, MD!

Regina Kaur, MD will be joining us for a second year as she will complete her Integrated Geriatric Medicine/Palliative fellowship in 2022.
 

Here are where our fellows are headed to next:

Geriatrics Fellows:

Amar Alkhotani: Assistant Professor of The Community Medicine Division at Umm Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia

Xuan Ding: Has several job offers and still deciding which to choose.

Tiffany Lee: FHC at NYU Langone - Brooklyn to do primary care. Will be teaching residents and part faculty with NYU.

Berkay Otkur: Part Hospitalist, Part Geri Consult Service Attending at NYU Langone Health

Nikita Sowma: BronxCare to start up their interdisciplinary geriatrics clinic

 

Palliative Care Fellows:

David Ellenberg: Assistant Professor NYU, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Palliative Care

Annette Georgia: NYU/Bellevue Palliative Care and Hospital Medicine

Michelle Park: Emory -- Inpatient Palliative Care and Outpatient part-time

Jeffrey Wunderlich: NYU Addiction Fellowship
2021-2022 Geriatric and Palliative Care Fellows

We are thrilled to welcome our new cohort of fellows starting July 1, 2021.
Welcome: MSTAR 2021 Students
Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the MSTAR program encourages medical students--particularly budding researchers--to consider a career in academic geriatrics by awarding short-term scholarships.
The 2021 MSTAR Program provides medical students with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics, with the mentorship of top experts in the field. This program introduces students to research and academic experiences early in their training that they might not otherwise have during medical school. Positive experiences in the MSTAR program have led many physicians-in-training to pursue academic careers in aging, ranging from basic science to clinical research to health services research. They have joined the growing cadre of physicians and scientists whose specialized knowledge and skills are in great demand as our population ages.
 
Students participate in an eight-week structured research, clinical, and didactic program in geriatrics, appropriate to their level of training and interests. Research projects are offered in basic, translational, clinical, or health services research relevant to older people. Most scholars will do their training and research during the summer months. They will also be invited to submit an abstract to present a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.

Full description of MSTAR program can be found at https://www.afar.org/grants/mstar

Our MSTAR students at NYU started their research on June 7th, 14th, and 21st. To learn more about the student cohort, please see here the full list along with their bios.
New Staff and Faculty 
Heather Menzer, LCSW joined the inpatient Palliative Team full time on June 21, 2021.

Heather graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Psychology and attended the NYU Silver School of Social Work where she earned her master’s degree in 2008. She also holds a Post-Master Certificate in Palliative Care and ..... 

To read more about Heather click here!
Dr. Berkay Otkur will also be joining NYU SOM faculty in August, and he will be splitting his time between the NYU Langone Geriatrics Inpatient Consult Service and the NYU Langone Hospital Medicine Service. Dr. Otkur completed medical school and his internal medicine residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine, after which he completed .....

To read more about Dr. Otkur please click here!
Dr. Annette Georgia will be joining NYU SOM faculty in July and will be splitting her time between the NYU Langone Palliative Care inpatient service, the Bellevue Palliative Care inpatient service & outpatient clinic, and the Bellevue Hospitalist service.....

To read more about Dr. Georgia click here!
 Abstracts & Presentations
Abstract, Warfarin Therapy: Addressing Barriers And Improving Anticoagulation Care During The Covid-19 Pandemic, was awarded the Best Quality Improvement Project of the Jeffrey Escher Memorial Research Day! The review committee has decided to provide this distinction to the best 2 quality improvement projects. Congratulations to Drs. Tiffany Lee and Nikita Sowma!
Paula E. Lester MD, CMD, FACP of NYU Long Island SOM, was the activity director for a half-day webinar symposium on "Peri-operative Management of the Older Adult." The course was well received and enjoyed by attendees of a wide variety of disciplines.
Fellows Amar Alkhotani, MD, Berkay Otkur, MD, Nikita Sowma, MD, and Tiffany Lee, MD presented at MAGS research Night "The Jeffrey Escher Memorial Research Night" on June 2nd. Their abstracts were selected for oral presentations.
Announcements
Congratulations to the following Geri/Pall faculty members and fellows for winning teacher and fellow of the year:
Hospice and Palliative Care

Fellow of the Year:
David Ellenberg, MD
Teacher of the Year:
Arpit Arora, MD

 

Geriatric Medicine

Fellow of the Year:
Berkay Otkur, MD
Teacher of the Year:
Sakına Ouedraogo Tall, MD



 

Epic Palliative Care Specialty Steering Board – Elected July 2021

Megan Rau, MD, MPH was recently elected to the Epic Palliative Care Specialty Steering Board.

Board members participate in regular monthly conference calls throughout their terms. The standards that they identify will become part of the Foundation System for each new healthcare organization. Their feedback on development projects will also help to guide the design of future releases of Epic. The boards serve as a highly visible guide of best practices for specialists worldwide.

Board members will:

•Collaborate with other leaders in their field to identify the best existing systems in their specialty.

•Use these existing systems to fine-tune the best practices, workflows, content, and patient management tools for their specialty.

•Provide insight for current development projects to better meet specialists' needs in future Epic versions.
NYU Langone Palliative Care underwent a 4 day Joint Commission survey with Long Island campus joining for the first time and passed with minimal corrective action requested.
Amna Buttar, MD has been promoted to Clinical Professor. She has been with NYU since 2016 and leads the Geriatrics Service at Tisch/Kimmel. Congratulations Dr. Buttar!

Paula E. Lester MD, CMD, FACP was elected to serve as Vice President of the New York Medical Directors Association (NYMDA) the professional association of Medical Directors, Attending Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and others practicing in the long term care continuum.

Jesus Lehi Garcia, MD was elected to serve as Vice-President of Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS) the NYC metro area regional organization of the AGS.
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