Meet the Staff
Cindy Kreisberg, R. PAC, Director of the Student Health Center
Cindy Kreisberg became the director of the Student Health Center in the fall of 1997. She is a physician's assistant with thirty years of experience in internal medicine and pediatrics. She earned her B.S. in biology and psychology from Syracuse University and her degree as a physician's assistant from Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Mark Polisar, M.D., Clinical Director
Dr. Mark Polisar joined the Student Health Center staff as clinical director in the fall of 2001. He is a board-certified Family Practitioner with degrees from Yale University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Polisar is currently an attending physician at Montefiore Medical Group-Williamsbridge Family Health Center and has a faculty appointment in the Family Medicine Department of Montefiore Medical Center.
Rosemary Weingarten, R.N., F.N.P., Women's Health Provider
Rosemary joined the Student Health Center as the Women's Health Provider in the spring of 2005. She has more than twenty-five years of nursing experience in maternity, labor, and delivery, and is an adjunct clinical professor at Pace University and NYU. She is also on staff at Planned Parenthood in men’s and women’s health and family planning. Rosemary earned her B.S.N., M.S., and F.N.P. from Pace University.
Michele Sandone, M.S., R.D., Dietician
Michele Sandone is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association. She earned her B.S. in nutrition from Rutgers University and her M.S. in Clinical Nutrition from N.Y.I.T. Sandone worked at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx as the Clinical Nutrition Coordinator for four years, developing and implementing nutrition programs for medical oncology, radiation oncology, and HIV departments. In 2006, she founded Innovative Nutrition Options, L.L.C., a nutrition counseling and consulting practice in Hackensack, N.J.
Lordia Rudd, Medical Administrative Assistant
Lordia R. Rudd obtained her BBA in Human Resource Management and graduated magna cum laude with
departmental honors from Lehman College. With her recent position at the Student Health Center, she now has plans to pursue a masters in Health Services Administration at Lehman.
Last modified: Oct 13, 2011
