Physician Assistant PA near Astoria, NY

Biography: Eliane earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2017, graduating cum laude. She graduated with a Master of Science degree at Weill Cornell Medicine's Physician Assistant Program in 2020. During her training, she took a particular interest in the OB/GYN field and gained additional experience in the areas of menopause and sexual medicine. She spent two years guiding both high- and low-risk patients through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum at the NewYork-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns. She is extremely excited to transition to taking care of OB/GYN patients in the outpatient setting at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is passionate about patient education and driven to provide non-judgmental, compassionate, and quality medical care. She strives to make patients feel at ease in a setting that can often be vulnerable and works hard to ensure that patients feel empowered to take control of their reproductive health.

Biography: Dana Waxenberg is originally from Westchester, New York. She went to college at Lehigh University where she studied Biology and Spanish. She earned her degree as a Physician Assistant at South University in Richmond, VA and then started her career in Primary Care at Bellevue Hospital. She has particular interest in preventative medicine, lifestyle medicine, and endocrinology.

Biography: Sarah is originally from Michigan. She completed her undergraduate degree with a BS in Human Biology at Michigan State University. She obtained her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. Sarah has a particular interest in family planning and pregnancy/postpartum care.

Biography: Shivani Daryani is a native New Yorker, who received her Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants (MSHS PA) at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. She previously worked as an inpatient neurology PA at Lenox Hill Hospital, with a primary focus in stroke neurology. In 2021, she joined the neurology department at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is primarily involved with the department's outpatient stroke care initiatives, including 1) The RESCUE TIA Clinic, which focuses on providing rapid, comprehensive outpatient evaluation and management of patients with a recent TIA or minor, non-disabling, stroke; 2) The Transitions of Care Clinic, which ensures that patients discharged from the ER/hospital with stroke/TIA have an opportunity to follow-up within 2 weeks for urgent, standardized care; 3) and all other functions of the outpatient stroke clinic. Shivani is dedicated to building a strong relationship with her patients and promoting the importance of secondary stroke prevention.

Biography: Ellie Brandon is a Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C), with a Doctorate of Medical Science (DMSc), who has worked in the Department of Liver Transplantation, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, both inpatient and outpatient since 2018. She sees liver transplant and hepatobiliary patients, performing comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative assessments for patients before and after Hepatobiliary Surgery. She organizes and participates in the multidisciplinary clinic and weekly tumor board conference. She also supports our Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation and manages all patients who participate in the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Program.Ellie completed her undergraduate education at Vanderbilt University, graduated with her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Touro College, and recently graduated with her Doctorate of Medical Science in Surgical Oncology from University of Lynchburg.

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