Our multidisciplinary team includes experts in neurology, geriatrics and palliative care, and psychiatry. We work together collaboratively on all projects.
Arnabh Basu, MD
Dr. Basu is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. For more information, click here.
Eileen Callahan, MD
Dr. Callahan is Associate Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Care and Associate Professor of Medicine. For more information, click here.
Nicole Chis, LMSW
Nicole Chis, Social Worker at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health, is dedicated to working alongside the interdisciplinary team to thoroughly assess and identify areas where her support, education, and counselling services can make a significant impact. With a strong focus on establishing close partnerships with both patients and families, Nicole takes a personalized approach in delivering essential support and resources that enable patients and caregivers to confidently meet the goals set out in their care plan.
Cynthia Cruz, Executive Assistant
Cynthia Cruz is Executive Assistant to Dr. Georges Naasan (Clinical Director of the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health) and assists patients and their families in scheduling an appointment at The Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health.
Once the visit is scheduled, Cynthia supports patients and families in preparing for their first visit to The Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health, ensuring that the necessary paperwork is completed for a productive visit.
Navini Deoki, Administrative Assistant
Navini Deoki, Administrative Assistant at the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai, responds to queries from patients or families and supports patients in preparing for their first and subsequent visits at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health. She is also responsible for preparing patient letters, triaging patient appointments and coordinating referrals for The Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health.
Emmanuel During, MD
Dr. During is Clinical Associate Professor of neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with a dual appointment in the Department of Neurology – Division of Movement Disorders, and Department of Medicine – Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine. He trained in neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and psychiatry at Paris Diderot University, and completed a sleep medicine fellowship at the Stanford University. Dr. During studies and treats all sleep conditions associated with neurological disease, including sleep disturbances associated with neurodegenerative disease and normal aging, abnormal dreams or behaviors such as dream-enactment due to REM sleep behavior disorder, sleepwalking, sleep terrors (parasomnias), restless legs syndrome (RLS), abnormal daytime sleepiness due to narcolepsy or other hypersomnias, and disorders causing dysregulation of the sleep-wake control system (circadian disorders, insomnia).
Fanny Elahi, MD, DPhil
Fanny Elahi is a physician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Elahi completed medical school and a doctorate in neurogenetics, residency in neurology, and fellowship in neurodegenerative disorders to gain multi-disciplinary domain knowledge, clinical, scientific and technical skills required to build a therapeutically-oriented translational research program in neurodegenerative diseases. For more information: www.elahilab.com
Christopher Famularo, Administrative Assistant
Christopher Famularo, Administrative Assistant at the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai, responds to queries from patients or families and supports patients in preparing for their first and subsequent visits at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health.
Christopher is also the Program Assistant of Web Appointments and Database Patient Referrals for the Department of Neurology and assists with the triaging of referral requests to the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health.
Joanne Festa, PhD
Dr. Festa is the Director of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. For more information, click here.
Samuel E. Gandy, MD, PhD
Dr. Gandy is Director, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Division of Neurology. For more information, click here.
Estevana Isaac, MD
Estevana Isaac, MD is an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her fellowship in cognitive and behavioral neurology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Memory Center and did her residency in neurology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She is a Penn '12 graduate and went on to obtain her MD from Meharry Medical College where she had the opportunity to explore her interest in underserved and marginalized populations.
Faye Linker, LMSW
Faye Linker, social worker at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health, works closely with the interdisciplinary team to identify areas in which she can offer support, education and counselling. Faye partners closely with patients and families to provide the support and resources patients and caregivers need to meet the goals set on their care plan.
Maria Loizos, Ph.D.
Dr. Loizos is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, a clinical supervisor in the Adult Neuropsychology Training Program, and neuropsychologist and researcher in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. For more information click here.
Jane Martin, Ph.D.
Dr. Martin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Director of the Neuropsychology Center, Director of the APA-Accredited Adult Psychology Clinical Internship, Director of Neuropsychology Training, and neuropsychologist at Mount Sinai’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).
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Carmen Martinez, Administrative Assistant
Carmen Martinez, Administrative Assistant at the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai, responds to queries from patients or families and supports patients in preparing for their first and subsequent visits at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health. Carmen has worked in health care since 2003.
Shanel Muirhead
Administrative Assistant
Georges Naasan, MD
Dr. Naasan is Associate Professor of Neurology, Medical Director for the Division of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, Co-Medical Director of the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health, and Vice Chair of Ambulatory Operations and Quality for the Department of Neurology. For more information, click here.
Ana Pereira, MD
Dr. Pereira is Associate Professor of Neurology and Associate Professor of Neuroscience. For more information, click here.
Teresa Santos, LCSW
Teresa Santos is a clinical social worker, providing mental health support at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health. She completed her graduate work at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Sciences. Teresa is former Director of Social Work at the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease (CEAD) at Montefiore’s Center for the Aging Brain.
Since joining Mount Sinai in 2021, areas of practice included HIV/AIDS program. Teresa brings an eclectic and caring approach to patient and family care; she is trained in varied modalities to ensure individual delivery of care. Teresa has worked within the specialty of neurology for nearly 10 years; having lectured and contributed writing to various journals on the topic of dementia, including US News and World Reports; writing on the topic of caregiving for someone with a diagnosis of a dementia.
Margaret Sewell, Ph.D
Dr. Sewell is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Director of the Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and a clinical supervisor in Neuropsychology Training Program. For more information, click here.
Rishikka White, MS/MPA, RN, Clinical Coordinator
Rishikka White, nurse clinical coordinator at the Barbara and Maurice Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai is responsible for triaging incoming referrals to the program and supplementing primary care and neurology specialty services by providing education, links to community-based services, behavioral management and advance care planning support.
Sarah Wilkins, MSN, AGNPPC-BC
Sarah Wilkins, Nurse Practitioner (NP) at the Deane Center for Wellness and Cognitive Health, is board certified in providing adult and geriatric primary care and has several years of experience providing specialized care for patients living with dementia.
Sarah completed her nursing training at Duke University School of Nursing for both her RN and MSN degrees. She did her clinical training at Duke and the University of Virginia, focusing on neurological subspecialties. Sarah’s interests include providing care for patients living with dementia of all types and providing support and education to their caregivers.
At the Deane Center, Sarah evaluates new patients with cognitive and behavioral complaints alongside behavioral neurologists and neuropsychiatrists, as well as provides follow-up visits. In addition, she spearheads a behavioral management clinic alongside social worker Faye Linker.
Tianxu Xia, MD
Dr. Xia is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. For more information, click here.