MackenziePaigeLerarioMDMD, LMSW(She/they)

Neurology • New York, NY

Vascular Neurology

Psychotherapist, DEI Advocate, Writer; a Neurologist on the side.

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Office
603 W 140th St
Apt 44
New York, NY 10031
Phone+1 914-705-1558

Fax+1 212-746-8532

Summary

Mackenzie (Z) Paige L’Erario, MD, LMSW is a licensed psychotherapist and board-certified neurologist with specific interest in bridging gaps between neurological disorders and mental healthcare. My specialty is working with people who are neurodivergent, struggling with neurological disability, or who have been diagnosed with a functional or somatoform disorder, including functional neurological disorder (FND) or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES).

My work regarding transgender healthcare has been published in numerous peer-reviewed medical journals as well as Scientific American, Social Work Today, Psychiatric Times and featured quotes in the New York Times. I have presented transgender healthcare trainings at universities and colleges throughout the world, as well as at major international medical conferences, including the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society annual meetings. I am available for consulting and speaking engagements.

How Teens Recovered From the 'TikTok Tics' (Published 2023)

A wave of teenagers who developed tics during the pandemic has receded, illustrating the powerful influence of stress on the body and the resilience of adolesce

The Warrior Identity: LGBTQ+ Military Service Members - Social Work Today Magazi

National newsmagazine committed to enhancing the entire social work profession by exploring its difficult issues, new challenges, and current successes.

Transgender People's Neurological Needs Are Being Overlooked

Migraine, stroke and epilepsy disproportionately affect members of the transgender community-but neurologists are often unprepared to respond

Ethical Questions in the Field - Social Work Today Magazine

Ethical Questions in the Field By Z Paige Lerario, MD, NYS CRPA/CPS-provisional, and Holly Fancher, LMSW, MSEd Social Work Today Vol. 22 No. 4 P. 22 This case s

Affirming Evidence-Based Care for Young Patients Who Are Transgender or Gender D

The data is clear: We should expect an increasing number of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth presenting to our practices over the coming years. 1 We m

Pride: An Opposite Action Against Unnecessary Shame

Let's face it: Being part of a historically oppressed community can be stressful. We know that individuals who identify as transgender or nonbinary face higher

Group Blog From the Gender Equity Working Group: How the LGBTQI Section of the A

Our profession has always been important to us, and our identities. We have the distinct privilege of being neurologic specialists, and we have enjoyed the comp

A Modern Hippocratic Oath Requires Multidisciplinary Practice and Cultural Humil

As physicians, we took an oath to minimize harm and injustice1 toward our patients. This includes the harm caused by our implicit biases, or the unconscious pre

Voice Training Is a Medical Necessity for Many Transgender People

Calling customer service is a situation we all know and dread. We navigate a maze of automated voice commands, hoping to speak with a real live person. For some

New Research Points to Causes for Brain Disorders with No Obvious Injury

"Stop faking!" Imagine hearing those words moments after your doctor diagnosed you with, say, a stroke or a brain tumor. That sounds absurd but for many people

Blog, Greenburgh Pride

My personal experience as a transgender person has caused me to lose many basic rights. However, the human right most important to my identity as a physician is

A Preventable Trauma: The Urgent Need to Expand Gender Diversity in Neurologic H

We are at the precipice of an emerging professional and public health care crisis within neurology. We are at a time when the number of Americans who self-ident

Boro hospitals on the front lines of innovation

The NewYork-Presbyterian Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit featured in the Queens Chronicle. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital now has an MSTU in Queens and Brooklyn.

State-Of-The-Art Ambulance Provides Life-Saving Help For Stroke Victims

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Ever see an ambulance stuck in traffic and say to yourself, "I hope they get to the person in time?" Seconds count in all emergency case

'Mobile Stroke Treatment' helps top hosp bring ER to the patient

A.C. Lichtenstein knew he was in trouble when he couldn't make a simple phone call. The talent agent was at home in his Manhattan apartment last May when he beg

Education & Training

Fordham Graduate School of Social ServiceMSW, Social Work, 2021 - 2023
NYS Academy of Peer ServicesNYS CPS-provisional, Peer Services, 2021 - 2021
Columbia Business SchoolCertificate in Business Excellence, Healthcare Administration and Management, 2018 - 2019
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2014 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 2010 - 2014
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2010
Cornell UniversityB.S., 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
New York Academy of Peer ServicesNYS CPS-provisional

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society Fordham University, 2023
Alpha Sigma Nu Honors Society Fordham University, 2023
Emerging Leaders Program American Academy of Neurology
LEAD Academy NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 2018-2019
Award for Excellence in Medical Education Weill Cornell Medical College, 2017
Dyson Financial Scholarship Cornell University, 2004
Comcast Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Cornell University, 2002
Esther Poncz Memorial Award Cornell University, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A Prospective Multicenter Analysis of Mobile Stroke Unit Cost-Effectiveness.
Suja S Rajan, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Mengxi Wang, Jeffrey L Saver, Asha P Jacob
Annals of Neurology. 2025-02-01
1 citations
Psychological Factors Associated with Functional Tic-like Behaviours during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Lindsay Berg, Tamara M Pringsheim, Mackenzie Lerario, Davide Martino
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2024-07-01
Mobile Stroke Units in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 5 "T Letter" Domains.
Abdulrahman Ibrahim Hagrass, Sarah Makram Elsayed, Mohamed Fahmy Doheim, Mohamed Abdelhady Mostafa, Mohamed Elfil
Cardiology in Review. 2024-04-11

Journal Articles

Association between troponin levels and embolic stroke of undetermined source
Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Murthy SB,Salehi Omran S, Moya A, Lerario MP, Chong J, Okin PM, Weinsaft JW, Safford MM, Fink ME, Navi BB, Iadecola C, Kamel H, J Am Heart Association, 1/1/2017
Left atrial enlargement and anticoagulation status in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation
Dakay K, Chang AD, Hemendinger M, Cutting S, McTaggart RA, Jayaraman MV, Chu A, Panda N, Song C, Merkler A, Gialdini G, Kummer B, Lerario MP, Kamel H, Elkind MSV, Furi..., J Stroke Cerebrovascular Dis, 1/1/2017
Association between intracranial atherosclerotic calcium burden and angiographic luminal stenosis measurements
Baradaran H, Patel P, Gialdini G, Giambrone A, Lerario MP, Navi BB, Min JK, Iadecola C, Kamel H, Gupta A, AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 1/1/2017
Rates of spinal cord infarction after repair of aortic aneurysm or dissection
Gialdini G, Parikh NS, Chatterjee A, Lerario MP, Kamel H, Schneider DB, Navi BB, Murthy SB, Iadecola C, Merkler AE, Stroke, 1/1/2017
Rate of pulmonary embolism after cerebral venous thrombosis
Liberman AL, Merkler, AE, Gialdini G, Messe SR, Lerario MP, Kamel MD, Stroke, 1/1/2017
Crytopgenic stroke and nonstenosing intracranial calcified atherosclerosis
Kamel H, Gialdini G, Badaran H, Giambrone AE, Navi BB, Lerario MP, Min JK, Iadecola C, Gupta A, J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 1/1/2017
Association between nonstenosing carotid artery plaque on MR angiography and acute ischemic stroke
Gupta A, Gialdini G, Giambrone AE, Lerario MP, Baradaran H, Navi BB, Marshall RS, Iadecola C, Kamel H, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, 1/1/2016
Risk of stroke following the ICD-9 discharge code diagnosis of hypertensive encephalopathy
Lerario MP, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Parikh NS, Navi BB, Kamel H, Stroke, 1/1/2016
Emergency Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Lerario MP and Segal AZ, Primary Care Reports, 1/1/2016
Arterial Ischemic Stroke Prevention and Risk Factor Management
Lerario MP and Segal AZ, Primary Care Reports, 1/1/2016
Magnetic resonance angiography detection of abnormal carotid artery plaque in patients with cryptogenic stroke
Gupta J, Gialdini G, Lerario MP, Baradaran H, Giambrone A, Navi BB, Marshall RS, Iadecola C, Kamel H, Journal of the American Heart Association, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

Chong JY and Lerario MP
Chong JY and Lerario MPOxford University Press, New York, NYEdition 2nd,2017
Intracranial Aneurysms and Other Cerebrovascular Malformations
Chapter: Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
Gusdon A, Lerario MP, Lavi E, et alEditors: Al-Mufti F.Springer Publishing, New York, NY2017
STROKE: The Cutting Edge
Chapter: Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Lerario MP, Segal AZEditors: Fink M.AHC Media, Atlanta, GA2016

Abstracts/Posters

Establishing the First Mobile Stroke Unit in New York City.
Kummer BR, Lerario MP, Ganzman AC, Navi BB, Ribaudo D, Mir SA, Pishanidar S, Mehendale R, Williams O, Kamel H, Marshall RS, Elkind MS, Fink ME, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Risk of recurrent stroke in patients diagnosed with comorbid depression at the time of transient ischemic attack.
Lerario MP, Navi BB, Merkler AE, Ferretti CJ, Allen NC, Koyfman F, Bernardini GL, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Long-term stroke risk in patients diagnosed with hypertensive encephalopathy.
Lerario MP, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Parikh NS, Bernardini GL, Kamel H, Navi BB, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Clinical utility of hypercoagulability screening in young adults with ischemic stroke.
Omran SS, Lerario MP, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Moya A, Kamel H, DeSancho MT, Navi BB, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Rate of pulmonary embolism after cerebral venous thrombosis.
Liberman AL, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Lerario MP, Messe SR, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Rates of spinal cord infarction after repair of aortic aneurysm or dissection.
Gialdini G, Merkler AE, Parikh NS, Lerario MP, Chatterjee A, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke amongst Asians in the United States.
Moya A, Gialdini G, Merkler A, Kamel H, Fink ME, Navi B, Lerario MP, Bernardini GL, Chong J, Murthy SB, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Modeling the impact of interhospital transfer protocol design on mechanical thrombectomy eligibility and outcomes in a large metropolitan area.
Parikh NS, Chatterjee A, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Kummer BR, Mir SA, Lerario MP, Navi BB, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
Clinical information systems integration in New York City's First Mobile Stroke Unit.
Kummer BR, Lerario MP, Ganzman AC, Navi BB, Ribaudo D, Mir SA, Pishanidar S, Mehendale R, Williams O, Kamel H, Marshall RS, Elkind MS, Fink ME, European Stroke Organization Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/1/2017
Association between Non-stenosing carotid artery plaque and acute ischemic stroke.
Gupta A, Gialdini G, Giambrone A, Lerario MP, Baradaran H, Navi BB, Marshall RS, Iadecola C, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2016
False-negative initial magnetic resonance imaging in acute posterior circulation stroke: a case report describing locked in syndrome.
Casteneda C, Lerario M, Philip N, Lazarescu R, New York-Presbyterian Queens Residents and Fellows Research Day, 1/1/2016
The long-term risk of seizures after stroke.
Merkler AE, Dunn LE, Lerario MP, Morris NA, Gialdini G, Kummer BR, Lahiri S, Navi BB, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2016
Postoperative atrial fibrillation and the short-term risk of ischemic stroke.
Gialdini G, Merkler AE, Lerario MP, Kummer BR, Khormaee S, Navi BB, Iadecola C, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2016
Intracerebral hemorrhage after emergency department visits for hypertension.
Navi BB, Parikh NS, Lerario MP, Merkler AE, Lappin RI, Fahimi J, Iadecola C, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2016
Blood Brain Barrier Permeability Imaging Correlates with Cerebrospinal Fluid Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) Levels in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Ivanidze J, Kallas ON, Giambrone AE, Lerario MP, Segal AZ, Gupta A, et al, Radiological Society of North America 2015 Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015
Assessment of cerebrospinal fluid leukotactin-1 (CCL-15) levels and blood-brain-barrier-permeability in the clinical setting.
Ivanidze J, Kallas O, Lerario M, Segal A, Gupta A, Jin M, Sanelli R, International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 2015 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1/1/2015
Risk of Stroke Following the Diagnosis of Hypertensive Encephalopathy.
Lerario MP, Merkler AE, Gialdini G, Parikh NS, Navi BB, Kamel H, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2015
Risk of ischemic stroke following intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Lerario MP, Gialdini G, Shaw MM, Lapidus DM, Navi BB, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
Temporal association between infective endocarditis and stroke.
Chu SY, Merkler AE, Lerario MP, Navi BB, Kamel H, International Stroke Conference, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2015
PGA Annual Meeting. Propofol anesthesia for a WADA procedure in a very young child.
Kato MA, Lerario MP, Gomillion M, Aziz R, PGA Annual Meeting, New York, NY, 1/1/2012
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Lectures

Mobile Stroke Unit Operations in New York City: Past, Present, and Future
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY - 1/12/2017
Innovations in TeleStroke
Brooklyn, NY - 1/11/2017
Mobile Stroke Unit Operations in New York City
New York, NY - 1/3/2017
Mobile Stroke Units: Back to the Future
New York, NY - 1/1/2017
Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment Overview
New York-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY - 1/27/2016
Back to the Future: Advances in Stroke Treatment in the Mobile Stroke Unit
Flushing, NY - 1/25/2016
Primary CNS Tumors
New York-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY - 1/22/2016
Mobile Stroke Unit, Delivering Timely Critical Care to the Patient
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY - 1/7/2016
Neuro-ophthalmological Emergencies
New York-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY - 1/7/2016
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
New York-Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, NY - 1/24/2015
Thrombolysis Grey Areas: Controversies in tPA Administration
Flushing, NY - 1/13/2015
Primary CNS Angiitis Case Presentation
New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY - 1/6/2015
Vascular Anatomy and Stroke Syndromes
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY - 1/22/2014
Practical Stroke Management: An Overview of Acute Treatment and Secondary Prevention
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY - 1/19/2014
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Other

Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit' helps top hospital New York-Presbyterian bring ER to the patient
Lerario MP, New York Daily
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/mobile-stroke-treatment-helps-top-hosp-bring-er-patient-article-1.3391470?cid=bitly
1/8/2017
State-of-the-art ambulance provides life-saving help for stroke victims
Lerario MP, CBS New York
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/07/state-of-the-art-ambulance-provides-life-saving-help-for-stroke-victims/
1/7/2017

Press Mentions

How Teens Recovered From the 'TikTok Tics'February 13th, 2023
Treating RegretJanuary 22nd, 2020
NewYork-Presbyterian Adds More Telemedicine-Equipped Mobile Stroke Care VehiclesMay 10th, 2018
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