Sheda Heidarian, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Sheda Heidarian, MD, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Heidarian then received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Edison, New Jersey before completing her residency in internal medicine at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Heidarian then finished a fellowship in geriatric medicine at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center/North Shore Health System in Long Island, New York.

While attending medical school, Dr. Heidarian earned honors in internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, psychiatry, emergency medicine, neurology and endocrinology. In 2008, Dr. Heidarian developed a teaching module on delirium, for interns and medical residents at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/North Shore Health System; she also developed a geriatrics curriculum for medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Heidarian has been involved in numerous research projects and presentations, the most recent in July 2009, at the World Congress/International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Paris, France.

“Treating geriatric patients requires a different strategy. Intellectually, it is very stimulating because most geriatric patients have multiple, concurrent problems. There is an art to managing each problem while engaging the patient in meaningful interaction and listening to their concerns. One of my goals is to help my patients have a better quality of life and to help them understand the process of aging and what to expect.”