Marc Zisselman, M.D., joins Sheppard Pratt Health System as Medical Director of Geriatric Services, stepping into the position this month.
In this critical role, Dr. Zisselman will lead Sheppard Pratt’s services for older adults including the two geriatric inpatient units: the Geropsychiatry Unit and the Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Unit.
Prior to Sheppard Pratt, Dr. Zisselman served as Associate Chairman, Department of Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein Medical Center; and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, obtained a graduate medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, and conducted residency training at Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital.
For more information on Sheppard Pratt’s Geriatric Services, visit www.sheppardpratt.org.
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About Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, developmental disability, special education, and social services in the country. A nationwide resource, Sheppard Pratt provides services across a comprehensive continuum of care, spanning both hospital- and community-based resources. Since its founding in 1853, Sheppard Pratt has been innovating the field through research, best practice implementation, and a focus on improving the quality of mental health care on a global level. Sheppard Pratt has been consistently recognized as a top national psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.