BRIDGE Program Faculty
Carl Cohen, MD
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Viktoriya Donovan, MD
Program Administrator & Clinical Instructor
The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education (BRIDGE)
Shirley Girouard, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean
Research and Community Partnerships
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Elizabeth Purchase Helzner, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Faculty, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Sayan Kaishibayev, MD
Program Evaluator
The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Karlene Lawrence, DNP, ANP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Coordinator
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education Interprofessional Team
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
Tonya Taylor, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease Special Treatment and Research (STAR) Program
Co-Director, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education
Clivia Torres, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker
Care Manager, The Brooklyn Initiative to Develop Geriatrics Education