Anne F. Ambrose

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Rehabilitation Medicine

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anne.ambrose@mssm.edu

Specialty

Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

Certifications

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Clinical Focus

Botulinum Toxin Injections

Education

MBBS, St. John's Medical College
Masters In Clinical Research, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Internship, Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Ambrose joined Mount Sinai in 2004 after completing her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine. She received a Masters in Clinical Research from Mount Sinai in 2008. Currently she is an Assistant Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her main interests are in the treatment of patients with neurological conditions, including brain injuries, strokes and neuro-muscular disorders, She has published several peer reviewed articles in neurological conditions. Dr. Ambrose is active in several local organizations including the New York Academy of Traumatic Brain Injury.

Research

Kerala-Einstein study: Risk factors for cognitive decline

This is a NIH: Fogarty International Center Grant investigating the epidemiology of cognitive and cardiac risk factors in developing nations

New York Traumatic Brain Injury Model System -investigator in the NIDDR funded program involving the "model" care and research in traumatic brain injury individuals

Publications

Verghese J, Levalley A, Hall CB, Katz MJ, Ambrose AF, Lipton RB. Epidemiology of Gait Disorders in Community Residing Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006; 54: 255-261.

Brittany A, Matsumura MD, Ambrose AF. Balance in the elderly. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ClinGeriatrMed 2006 may; 22(2): 395-412.

Ambrose AF, Levalley A, Verghese J. A Comparison of Parkinsonian and Frontal gaits in the Elderly. J Neurol Sci , 2006 Oct 25 2006 June; 248(1-2): 215-218.

Verghese J, Levalley A, Ambrose AF, Lipton RB. A Comparison of Parkinsonian and Frontal gaits in the elderly. J Am Geriatric Soc 2005;: A133.

Ambrose AF, Peller S, Verghese J. Leisure activity participation in urban elderly. J Am Geriatric Soc 2005; 1: A77.

Verghese J, Lipton RB, Katz MJ, Hall CB, Derby C, Ambrose AF, Kuslansky G, Sliwinski M, Buschke H. Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly. N Engl J Med 2003; 348: 2508-1516.

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.

Dr. Ambrose did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2012 and/or 2013: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website at http://icahn.mssm.edu/about-us/services-and-resources/faculty-resources/handbooks-and-policies/faculty-handbook. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

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