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Undergraduate: Marymount Manhattan College, Bachelor of Arts in Speech Pathology; Summa Cum Laude, 1999
Graduate: Teachers College Columbia University, Masters of Science in Speech Pathology; 2001
Postbaccalaureate: Columbia University, Premedical Certificate; 2013
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine; 2018
Preliminary Medicine Year (PGY 1): Lenox Hill Hospital
Andrea is interested in vascular neurology, including new developments in acute interventions and rehabilitation. Prior to attending medical school, Andrea practiced for ten years as a speech pathologist at Columbia University Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and California Pacific Medical Center.
Publications and Presentations:
Dunn, L.E., Schweber, A.B., Manson, D., Lendaris, A., Herber, C., Marshall, R.S., Lazar, R. M. Variability in Motor and Language Recovery during the Acute Stroke Period. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2016 Jan-Apr; 6(1): 12–21.
Lendaris, A.R., George, M.E., Chomali C., Dugan, C., Monterroso, N., Chirinos, Y., Harriman, E., Ancelle, J., Jablon, A.D., Lazar, R.M. (2014, November) Does a Silent Movie Clip Elicit Faster and Better Quality Oral Aphasic Narratives? Abstract presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association; Orlando, FL
Lazar, R., Dunn, L., Schweber, A.B, Manson, D., Lendaris A R, Marshall, R. (2014, April) Inter-Individual Variability in Motor and Language Recovery during the Acute Stroke Period. Abstract presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; Philadelphia, PA
Schweber, AB, Dunn, L, Lendaris, AR, Minzer, B, Lazar, R, Marshall, R. (2013, February) Recovery Rate vs. Recovery Capacity: A Mathematical Model and its Implications for Rehabilitation. Abstract presented at the International Stroke Conference; Honolulu, HI
Lendaris, A.R., Jablon, A.D., Casale, L., Lazar, R. (2012, November) A Psycholinguistic Method to Quantify Aphasic Narratives in Hyper-acute Stroke. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association; Atlanta, GA
Lazar, R., Lendaris, A.R., Dunn, L., Schweber AB., Marshall, R. (2012, April) Does net gain during acute stroke recovery exceed daily variability? Abstract presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology; New Orleans, LA
Pensabene [Lendaris], A.R., Koutsoftas, A.D., Silver, M., Fusco, K. (2000, November). African American Vernacular English & Standard American English: Dialect Switching in the Narratives of School Aged Children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association; Washington, D.C.