White Plains Hospital Physician Associates has welcomed Drs. Shekhar Palekar and Seth Leven from the Harrison Medical Group.
Specializing in geriatric medicine and preventive care, Palekar founded Harrison Medical Group in 1999. In addition to his clinical work, he is an adjunct professor of family medicine at New York Medical College and a clinical instructor in family medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. He earned his medical degree and a master”™s degree in surgery from Topiwala National Medical College in Mumbai, India, followed by fellowships at both the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He completed his residency in family medicine at St. Joseph”™s Medical Center in Yonkers, New York.
Leven is a board-certified internist with extensive knowledge of several internal medical subspecialties. His interests include preventative medicine, with special emphasis on promoting a healthy lifestyle. He earned his medical degree from St. George”™s University in Grenada, West Indies, after which he completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
