Dr. Pearlstein completed her residency and Chief Residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Vincent’s Hospital. She presently serves as Medical Director of the Queens Hospital Center Palliative Care Service. She has a strong interest in medical bioethics; she completed the Certificate Program in Medical Ethics and Medical Humanities and is a member of the Ethics Committee. Dr. Pearlstein is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and has been twice awarded the Teaching Attending of the Year Award by the QHC housestaff.