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Manisha Parulekar, MD, Geriatrics, Hackensack, NJ, Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center

ManishaSantoshParulekarMD

Geriatrics Hackensack, NJ

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Co-Director, Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health at Hackensack University medical center

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  • Office

    Geriatrics-Center for Healthy Senior Living
    360 Essex Street Suite 401
    Hackensack, NJ 07601
    Phone+1 551-996-1140
    Fax+1 551-996-0543
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Education & Training

  • Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School
    Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolFellowship, Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine), 2002 - 2003
  • New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
    New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
  • Topiwala National Medical College
    Topiwala National Medical CollegeClass of 1994
  • Ramnarayan Ruia College
    Ramnarayan Ruia CollegeBachelor's, 1986 - 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2002 - 2003
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Docs, NY Metro Area 2014-2023
  • Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014-2023
  • Tideswell "Emerging Leaders in Aging" UCSF, 2021-2022
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Decreased Leptin Levels in Normal Weight Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: The Effects of Body Composition and Nutritional Intake  
    Miller KK, Parulekar MS, Schoenfeld E., Anderson E., Hubbard J., Klibanski A., Grinspoon SK, J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 1/1/1998
  • Case Presentation of Hydatid Cyst in Pregnancy  
    Parulekar M, Wani R, Bombay Hospital Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/1995

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • New Jersey Geriatric Fellowship Consortium: an evaluation of collaborative didactics.
    K. Overbeck, M. Parulekar, J.J. Raymond, K. Sharma, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2017
  • Accelerated hip fracture surgery and postoperative outcomes in the elderly.
    Ramchandran, A, Parulekar M, Tank L, Sarkar A, Kim, S, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2017
  • Geriatric Consultation In Trauma Patients Reduces High Risk Medication Usage At Discharge.
    Parulekar M, J. Sharma, Tank L, Presidential Poster Session, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society, Longbeach, CA, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • "Perspectives in Care: Improving Transitions from the Skilled Nursing Facility to the Community" 
    Phoenix, AZ - 1/19/2017
  • "An Innovative Approach to Delirium Management in the Hospital Setting." 
    Austin, TX - 1/1/2017
  • "Delirium" 
    1/13/2016
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Other

  • Managing Delirium Behaviors with One to One sitters. 
    Joan Colella, DNP, ANP-BC, NP-C; Dianne Aroh, MSN, NEA-BC; Claudia Douglas, DNP, ANP; Nancy VanBuitenen, MSN, ANP-BC; Jodi Galesi, MSN, FNP-BC; Angelica Castro, BSN, R..., Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
    1/1/2017
  • Dementia In Care Transitions 
    Robert Burke, MD, MS, Cari Levy, MD, PhD, CMD, H. Edward Davidson, PharmD, MPH Kenneth Boockvar, MD, MS, Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD, Wayne Saltsman, MD, PhD, CMD Susan M...., White Paper, The Society for Post-Acute and Long Term Care/AMDA
    1/1/2016
  • Case report: Fatal Cerebral Reperfusion. 
    Kothari, R., Sarkar, A., Parulekar, M., Suchak, N., Tank, L.

Authored Content

  • AGS19: Leadership and Fundraising Go Hand in HandMay 2019
  • AGS19: Leadership and Fundraising Go Hand in HandMay 2019

Press Mentions

  • Bergen Hospital's Fall Prevention Program Is First in NJ
    Bergen Hospital's Fall Prevention Program Is First in NJMay 12th, 2023
  • Hackensack University Medical Center Is First in New Jersey to Create Dedicated Program to Assess and Reduce the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
    Hackensack University Medical Center Is First in New Jersey to Create Dedicated Program to Assess and Reduce the Risk of Falls in Older AdultsMay 11th, 2023
  • Hackensack University Medical Center Testing if Omega-3 Supplements Can Help with Long COVID
    Hackensack University Medical Center Testing if Omega-3 Supplements Can Help with Long COVIDSeptember 19th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Accountable Health CommunitiesCMS/CMMI2017–2022

Committees

  • Chair, Transitions of care subcommittee, AMDA/PALTC 2019 - 2021
  • committee member, Health Systems Innovation - Economics and Technology Committee /AGS 2017 - 2020
  • vice chair, Trasnition of care /AMDA 2016 - 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Marathi, Hindi

Hospital Affiliations