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Biography: Dr. Alison Maresh is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. She is board certified in Otolaryngology and has completed advanced fellowship training in Pediatric Otolaryngology.Dr. Maresh graduated with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University where she was recognized with the prestigious Firestone Award for excellence in research. She completed her medical school training at Yale University School of Medicine and went on to her specialty training in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia and Cornell. After finishing her residency she went on to complete further fellowship training in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she was trained in advanced techniques in managing complex pediatric pathologies in Otolaryngology. She isnow onthe faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College where she practices Pediatric Otolaryngology.Dr. Maresh is trained in the management of common ear, nose, and throat disorders. Her clinical interests include the advanced endoscopic management of airway disorders as well as open surgical reconstruction of the airway, evaluation and treatment of complex pediatric ear and hearing pathology, congenital disorders of the head and neck such as thyroglossal duct cysts, branchial anomalies, and choanal atresia, and complex aerodigestive disorders including swallowing problems and drooling.Throughout her education and training Dr. Maresh has been recognized with numerous awards for her dedication to teaching and research. She is active at national meetings and continues to be committed to scientifically advancing the medical field of Otolaryngology and training new physicians in her specialty.If you are scheduled to see Dr. Maresh as a new patient, please print and complete the Patient Packet(under age 12) (over age 12)and bring it with you on the day of your appointment. Thank you.

Biography: Rivka Sachdev, MD graduated from Mount Sinai Medical School in New York City. She completed her internal medicine internship at SUNY Downstate and her neurology residency training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She then completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. She remained at Mount Sinai Beth Israel as an attending in Movement Disorders and General Neurology for 9 years, during which time she developed expertise in botulinum toxin chemodenervation therapy for various neurological disorders. Conditions she treats using botulinum toxin include cervical and limb dystonia, blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia, hemifacial spasm and facial synkinesis, tremor disorders, hypersecretory disorders (including sialorrhea and hyperhidrosis), motor tic disorders, spasticity, and chronic migraine. She joined the neurology faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine in July of 2019 and sees patients at the Lower Manhattan Campus.

Biography: Yevgeny Azrieli, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. He is experienced in providing consultation to patients with a variety of general neurological conditions.Dr. Azrieli received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine at New York Hospital and a residency in Neurology at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed a fellowship in Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disease at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.He is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, as well as Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). Dr. Azrieli welcomes patients at the following location: Weill Cornell West Side Offices 2315 Broadway (at 84th Street) New York, NY 10024 Phone: (646) 962-9197 and 156 William Street, 11 th floor, New york, NY10028.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kaunzner has an interest in autoimmune disorders of the nervous system and specializes in evaluation and management of patients with Multiple Sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory disorders. She is also actively involved in conducting translational research at the imaging center of the Judith Jaffe MS Center of Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Kaunzner is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

Biography: Dr. Mulhern received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University. She then went on to study animal behavior and ecology at the University of California at Berkeley where she completed a Masters degree. She returned to the east coast to the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where she received her MD degree. She completed her Internal Medicine residency training at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, in 1998, and has been working as a general internist in Manhattan since completion of her training.

Care Philosophy: My approach to patient care is to listen to the patient intently and to commit my full attention to the patient's concerns. Very often the diagnosis becomes clear just from patient input and information. My main areas of interests include hepatitis and biliary problems. Inflammatory bowl disease is growing concern in Brooklyn, and HIV afflictions in our community and its impact on the bowel is a challenge to our speciality.