Mery Elashvili, MD, DO

Specialties:

Stroke Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurorehabilitation Medicine
  • Inpatient Physician

Co Director of Stroke Rehabilitation Program October 2007- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, N.Y. 2018

Director of Stroke Rehabilitation Program October 2018- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, N.Y. Present

Designated Institutional Official April 2020- Burke Rehabillitation Hospital, N.Y. Present

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University July 2018- Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Present

Locations

  • Burke Hospital

    785 Mamaroneck Avenue Building 7 White Plains, NY 10605

    Main: 914-597-2500

Profile

Gender:

Female

Languages:

English and Russian

Areas of Interest

Neurorehabilitation, Stroke rehabilitation

Experience

Year began practicing: 2000

Year joined staff: 2007

Year began practicing in specialty: 2000

Education

1996, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York, DO 1971-1997, Tbilisi State Medical School, Georgia, USSR, MD

Residency

1997, Nassau University Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Internships

1979, Neurology, Institute for Physicians, Georgia, USSR 1997, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York 1979-1989, Tbilisi Institute of Medicine, Georgia, USSR, Medicine Tract

Publications

  •  Weiss L, M.D, Rook,M.D., Hagler, M.D., Butterworth-Heinemann, M.D. ,. Skin Care Triad: Continence Management, Wound Care, and Therapeutic Positioning. Chapter: Classification of the Wounds and treatment done by Dr. Elashvili, Pub 2000.
  • Valles J., M.D., Magruder M., Dohle C., M.D., Elashvili M., M.D., Vitamin D levels and stroke severity in the acute inpatient rehabilitation setting, A case control study. 2014
  • Seidel B, M.D., Trovato E., M.D., Thomas M., M.D., Elashvili M., M.D., Giannoni C., Bartels, M., M.D., Oh-Park M., M.D. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency in the Epicenter of the Outbreak.

Presentations

  • Dohle C, M.D., Elashvili M, M.D., Reding M., M.D. BNP levels predict stroke outcomes in the acute rehabilitation settings. Presented at AAN Annual Meeting.
  • Dohle C, M.D., Elder J, PHD, Elashvili M., M.D., Reding M.D. Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Biomarkers associated with complications requiring transfer back to an Acute Care Hospital. Presented to AAN 64th Annual Meeting.
  • Yu ,J.,M.D., Elashvili M., M.D. Brain Injury: A Coincidence or Consequence in athletes with unknown cardiac disorder? Poster presentation.
  • 4. Zar S., M.D., Elashvili M., M.D. Polycythemia Vera Thrombosis Resulting in Cerebral Vascular Disease & Digit Amputations in a Young Female. Poster presentation.

Professional & Academic Appointments

Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program

Approach to Care

Approach will be patient center care, team approach Consisting Physician, SW, Nurse, PT, OT, ST, RT, music therapy, CNA, Dietician, patients representative and many other, with incorporation patient and caregiver interest and goals while they are on stroke rehabilitation unit. To get maximum possible recovery and prepear them for next step of there rehabilitation /recovery and safe discharge .