Address:
222 Station Plaza No., Mineola, NY 11501
Education:
Medical School - SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Parker Jewish Institute/Long Island Jewish Hospital Geratric Medicine Fellowship
Professional Memberships:
American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow, Metropolitan American Geriatric Society (MAGS), Board Member, American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Member
Awards and Publications:
Outstanding Community Physician, Hospice Care Network, LI, NY, Lester PE, Stefanacci RG, Chen D. Nursing Home Procedures on Transitions of Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009; 10:634-8., Lester PE, et al. Do Geriatricians Practice What They Preach? Geriatricians’ Personal Establishment of Advance Directives. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. 30:61-74, 1/2009., Miyawaki B, Lester PE. Vascular Disease in the Elderly: Chapter for The American Society of Nephrology Online Curriculum. Published May 2009., Lester P, et al. Falls in the Nursing Home Setting: Does Time Matter? 9/2008, 684-686.
Board certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), Hospice and Palliative Care (Internal Medicine)
Hospital affiliations:
Winthrop-University Hospital
About:
Paula Lester, M. D. is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine & Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is a fellow in the American College of
Physicians. Dr. Le...