Geriatrics
Senior Health Consultation Service
The Senior Health Consultation Service, sponsored by The Mount Sinai Hospital and Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, offers mature patients comprehensive geriatric assessment, focusing on the patient as a whole. All the skills, knowledge and resources at the renowned Mount Sinai Geriatrics Department are available at Phelps. You will receive an expert, truly thorough examination and assessment and return to your primary care doctor with a fully written consultation and test results. Continuity of care remains with your primary physician; if you have no primary physician, or need a specialist, referral will be made to one of our excellent physicians on the Phelps Medical Staff.
Medicare or other insurance is accepted on assignment as full reimbursement.
Examinations consist of:
- Full Medical History/Exams
- Functional Assessment
- Fall Evaluation
- Memory Testing
- Depression Screening
- Social Service Evaluation
- Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
Preventive Health Services:
- Wellness Promotion
- Exercise and Rehabilitation
- Nutrition Counseling
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cancer Screenings:
- Skin
- Mammography
- PAP Tests
- Prostate Exams
- PSA Exams
- Vaccinations:
- Pneumovax
- Influenza
- Tetanus
- Osteoporosis Prevention
- Medication Counseling
- Referral for Eye and Ear Exams
- Family Counseling
Memory Loss Evaluation
Phelps Memory Loss Program is a comprehensive assessment program for older individuals concerned about memory loss. Evaluation by a Mt. Sinai/Phelps geriatrician is followed by in-depth memory testing by a Mt. Sinai neuropsychologist. Medical and psychological treatment is accompanied by referral to appropriate support services.
Cutting Edge Memory Loss Research
The Family Studies Research Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in conjunction with Senior Health at Phelps, studies factors associated with healthy aging and memory into very late life. Participants in this research study are individuals who are 85 years old and above and who have no history of a memory problem.
Other research studies offer individuals the opportunity to participate in clinical trials of new medications and therapies to treat Alzheimer's Disease and related memory disorders.
If you would like more information about participating in one of these studies, please contact Beverly Knox in Senior Health Consultation Phelps: (914) 366-3392 or the Family Studies Office at (718) 584-9000, extension 2713.
Geriatrics Staff:
Cathryn Devons, M.D., M.P.H.
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
(914) 366-3669
Barbara Brennan-Schaut, R.N.
Director of Senior Health Services
(914) 366-3392
Bill Reifer, M.S.W.
Administrative Director
(914) 366-3314
Phelps Community Geriatricians:
Tobe E. Bank, M.D.
Andrew Fader, M.D.
Silvy Mathew, M.D.
Lidia Pousada, M.D.
Samantha Storey, M.D.
Geriatrics Consultant:
Harrison Bloom, M.D