Dr. Geraldine M. Lanman

Dr. Lanman started her medical career as a full-time faculty physician at Long Island Jewish’s Parker Institute. There, she established the Division of Geriatric Medicine which she directed for 6 years. She also served as Medical Director of the LIJ Home Care program, as well as running a Day Program for the Frail Elderly at the Samuel Field Y. Subsequently, she was appointed Medical Director of the Home Hospice Program, where she made frequent house calls to patients approaching the end of life.

Dr. Lanman is an active member of the teaching faculty of North Shore LIJ Medical Center, having taught medical residents in the ambulatory clinic, as well as training fellows in Geriatric Medicine. She was also responsible for establishing and running the first Geriatric Assessment team in the hospital system. Dr. Lanman is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine.

Since moving into a full time private practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, Dr. Lanman has been listed for many years in a row in NY Magazines’ “Best Doctors” issues. She has also been selected for the prestigious Castle Connolly Top Regional Doctors Award.