Linda V DeCherrie, MD Email Linda DeCherrie
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- Positions
- PROFESSOR | Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine
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- Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Geriatrics, Palliative Care
- Geriatric Medicine
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Linda V. DeCherrie graduated from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1999 and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Boston University where she was named chief resident. She then came to Mount Sinai for her fellowship in Geriatrics which she completed in 2005. She joined the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program after her fellowship and is currently the Director of the program which provides primary and palliative care for homebound patients in Manhattan. In 2014 she became the Clinical Director of the Mobile Acute Care Team (MACT), Mount Sinai’s Hospital at Home Program. Her clinical and research interests are medical education in chronic care of complex frail patients in the ambulatory setting and innovative models of care.
Read Linda DeCherrie, MD, article in Our Town NY on ‘Hospital At Home’ Care: A Win-Win for Both Hospitals and Patients
Certifications
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Clinical Focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Frailty
- Memory loss
- Pressure Ulcers
Education
MD, University of Chicago
Internship, Internal Medicine
Boston University Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine
Boston University Medical Center
Fellowship, Geriatrics
Mount Sinai Hospital
Language
English
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. DeCherrie during 2020 and/or 2021. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Scientific Advisory Board:
- American Academy of Home Care Medicine
- Milbank Memorial Fund
- Sweet Readers
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