Habeeb, Marwan MD

Dr. Michelle Pelcovitz completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Barnard College at Columbia University and earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. John’s University, where she received research and clinical training in evidence-based interventions for children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Pelcovitz has contributed multiple publications and presentations on clinical research. She completed her clinical internship training at the NYU Child Study Center and Bellevue Hospital Center. Dr. Pelcovitz has trained in multiple clinical settings, including inpatient units, emergency rooms, partial hospitalization, day treatment, and outpatient psychotherapy, and additionally has trained in a number of specialized treatments, such as trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Following her internship year, she completed a year as a postdoctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she joined the Youth Anxiety Center to work with emerging adults in addition to children and adolescents. She continues to work with the Youth Anxiety Center.

Dr. Meninabasi Ndaessien is an emergency medicine physician who currently practices at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Dr. Ndaessien earned her degree in osteopathic medicine from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Henderson, Nevada and completed her residency training in emergency medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY. In addition, she holds an appointment as an instructor in medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.Prior to joining New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Ndaessien was an attending physician in emergency medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville, New York.Dr. Ndaessien is board certified in osteopathic medicine and is licensed to practice in the State of New York. Her interests, outside of medicine, include volunteering, travelling and exploring other cultures.