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 and Director of the Preoperative Medical Clinic. 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.