Aliza Ben-Zacharia, Nurse Practitioner
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About
Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
Dr. Ben-Zacharia is an Assistant Professor at Phillips School of Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital and Hunter College. Dr. Ben-Zacharia is a full-time faculty and an assistant professor on a tenure track at Hunter College and is the Co-Director of the Research fellowship at the Phillips School of Nursing Beth Israel Mount Sinai. She is an adult/acute nurse practitioner with experience in acute care, neurology, and rehabilitation. Dr. Ben-Zacharia is a multiple sclerosis expert and a researcher. Dr. Ben-Zacharia developed multiple neurological educational programs for patients, nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. She is on the editorial board of MS Perspectives, a patient MS magazine. Dr. Ben-Zacharia has won multiple awards from the NMSS (Hall of Fame and educational award), the IOMSN (Research award), and Mount Sinai Hospital (rehabilitation, neurology service award and the Cullman Patients’ award).
Dr. Ben-Zacharia is known for her work in improving the care of patients with multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases such as, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and their care partners throughout the spectrum of their diseases. Dr. Ben-Zacharia research interests involve technology use in neurology, palliative care in neurology, the effect of music on cognitive function in patients with neurological diseases and the impact of environmental factors such as body mass index on the progression of multiple sclerosis and on cognitive function and brain volume in patients with multiple sclerosis. Currently, Dr. Ben-Zacharia is part of a neurology team from the northeast region of the USA (Yale University Neurology Center, Greenwich Hospital Neurology Center CT, Maimonides Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Center in Brooklyn, and Independence care System in NY) that is addressing the need for palliative care education among patients with neurological chronic illnesses.
Aliza Ben-Zacharia, Nurse Practitioner
This practice care for new or follow patients with multiple sclerosis. This practice provide holistic comprehensive multiple sclerosis care. THis practice is in partnership with the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society and a volunteer member of Can Do MS.Aliza Ben-Zacharia, PhD, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
Dr. Ben-Zacharia is an Assistant Professor at Phillips School of Nursing, Mount Sinai Hospital and Hunter College. Dr. Ben-Zacharia is a full-time faculty and an assistant professor on a tenure track at Hunter College and is the Co-Director of the Research fellowship at the Phillips School of Nursing Beth Israel Mount Sinai. She is an adult/acute nurse practitioner with experience in acute care, neurology, and rehabilitation. Dr. Ben-Zacharia is a multiple sclerosis expert and a researcher. Dr. Ben-Zacharia developed multiple neurological educational programs for patients, nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. She is on the editorial board of MS Perspectives, a patient MS magazine. Dr. Ben-Zacharia has won multiple awards from the NMSS (Hall of Fame and educational award), the IOMSN (Research award), and Mount Sinai Hospital (rehabilitation, neurology service award and the Cullman Patients’ award).
Dr. Ben-Zacharia is known for her work in improving the care of patients with multiple sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases such as, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders and their care partners throughout the spectrum of their diseases. Dr. Ben-Zacharia research interests involve technology use in neurology, palliative care in neurology, the effect of music on cognitive function in patients with neurological diseases and the impact of environmental factors such as body mass index on the progression of multiple sclerosis and on cognitive function and brain volume in patients with multiple sclerosis. Currently, Dr. Ben-Zacharia is part of a neurology team from the northeast region of the USA (Yale University Neurology Center, Greenwich Hospital Neurology Center CT, Maimonides Hospital Multiple Sclerosis Center in Brooklyn, and Independence care System in NY) that is addressing the need for palliative care education among patients with neurological chronic illnesses.
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Nurse Practitioner
Gender
Female
Services
This practice provide care for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The clinician addresses disease modifying therapies for MS and symptomatic care. This practice promotes shared decision making with patients and their partners. The care includes discussions about disease modifying therapies and symptomatic care for all neurological symptoms. Symptomatic care consists of treatments for stiffness, sensory deficits, weakness, bowel and bladder management, sexuality issues, coordination and balance deficits, cognitive issues and depression associated with MS. The practice refers patients to rehabilitation services such as, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and others as needed. This practice collaborates with other specialties to promote quality of life among patients with MS.
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Multiple Sclerosis
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