Alzheimers CEAD Faculty

Marisol Benjamin
Receptionist/ Outpatient Biller
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease
Department of Psychiatry

Carl I. Cohen, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor (Deceased)
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Director, Fellowship Program

Howard Crystal, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Jessenia Dixon
Mental Health Outpatient, Receptionist/Biller
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Saeed Hashem, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Thulasiram Janardhanan, MD
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Karlene Lawrence, DNP, ANP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Coordinator
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education Interprofessional Team

Annette Lindor
Receptionist Outpatient Biller
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer Disease
Department Of Psychiatry

Nathalie Mendez, MA, ACWD, ACHM
Administrator
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Nina Nguyen, MD
Assistant Director
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Adelaida Ospina Rodas, SW
Care Manager
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Rajkumar Patel, MD
Patient Care Aide & Research Associate
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Everton Prospere, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program, Department of Medicine
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education

Peterson Rabel, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Michael Reinhardt, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Advisory Dean,
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship
Director, Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease, BRIDGE

Jamila Smith
Admin and OutPatient Biller
Department of Psychiatry

Clivia Torres, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker
Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease
The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education (BRIDGE)