Dr. Rosanne Leipzig

Dr. Rosanne Leipzig is the Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai School. In her 40+ year career, she has treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors and practitioners in all specialties of medicine, received numerous awards, been repeatedly named as one of the Best Doctors in America, and served on the US Preventive Services Task Force and the American Board of Internal Medicine. For 25 years, she has been the editor-in-chief of Focus on Healthy Aging, a monthly newsletter. Her book, Honest Aging: An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life, was published by Johns Hopkins, and describes what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age, what you can do to adapt to your new normal, and how to have an enjoyable, engaging and meaningful old age.