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Alessandra Scalmati M.D. PhD Dr. Alessandra Scalmati is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx NY where she is Associate Director of the Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr.Scalmati was born in Italywhere she received an MD PhD from the University of Modena. She came to New York to work as a Post Doctoral Fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She completed a residency training in General Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center plus one year as Administrative Chief Resident both at Montefiore Medical Center. Afterwards she completed one year fellowship training in Geriatric Psychiatry under the supervision of Dr. Gary Kennedy. Since her fellowship Dr Scalmati has joined the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she teaches supervises maintains an active practice and is engaged in research. Dr. Scalmatis areas of interest are elder mistreatment long term effects of trauma psychiatric care of Holocaust Survivors andVicarious Traumatization of staff. Her work has been presented at local and national workshops and conferences. RECIPIENTS OF THE MARGARET TIETZ LEADERSHIP AWARD Melinda S. Lantz M.D. Dr. Lantz is the Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry and Training Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. She is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Beth Israel Dr. Lantz served as Director of Psychiatry for The Jewish Home Lifecare System. Dr.Lantz completed her residency in Psychiatry at Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center. She completed a Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center under the supervision of Dr. Gary Kennedy. Dr. Lantz serves on the Board of Directors and as SecretaryTreasurer for the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. She also serves on the Editorial Board of Clinical Geriatrics and the Journal of Long Term Care. Dr. Lantz is active in teaching medical students residents and fellows and has a special interest in behavioral interventions for dementia care. She is the author of numerous publications and presentations in the area of dementia care and treatment of late life mental illness. NYFE 2014 Recognition Dinner