Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh | Women's Voices For Change

Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D., director of the New York Menopause Center, is an Assistant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (1985-present), a board certified fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Faculty Advisory to Weill Cornell Community Clinic, and a member of the North American Menopause Society. Joseph Safdieh, M.D., Medical Director of the Neurology Clinic at Manhattan’s New York–Presbyterian Hospital, serves as Director of Outpatient Training for the Neurology Residency Training Program at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He has developed numerous curricula for the teaching of neurology to both medical students and other physicians.

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Dr. Pat Consults: “Does My Mother Have Alzheimer’s?”

By Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh

Once the diagnosis of dementia is established, it is important that the diagnosing physician rule out what we call "reversible causes."

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Dr. Pat Consults: Migraines During Menopause—What Are the Triggers? What are the Strategies for Relief?

By Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh

Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh counsel a woman who is desperate for relief from severe menopausal symptoms, but has been advised not to take hormone therapy because she suffers from frequent migraines.

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Dr. Pat Consults: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

By Dr. Pat Allen and Dr. Joseph Safdieh

During this Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, Dr. Pat calls on the expertise of neurologist Joseph Safdieh for a discussion of modifiable risk factors for dementia—risk factors that a patient can lessen by a change to a more disciplined lifestyle.