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Danielle Geraldi-Samara

Neuromuscular Director

Synapticure’s ALS care team is led by Dr. Danielle Geraldi-Samara, who has has diagnosed and treated ALS patients for over fifteen years.

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Danielle Geraldi-Samara

MD

Neuromuscular Director

Synapticure’s ALS care team is led by Dr. Danielle Geraldi-Samara, who has has diagnosed and treated ALS patients for over fifteen years.

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Credentials

Residency

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Neurology)

Fellowship

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology with Neuromuscular/EMG focus)

Education

Medical school - State University of New York at Syracuse

Undergraduate - Georgetown University (BS Biology, minor Philosophy)

Affiliations

member American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

member American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

About the doctor

Biography

Synapticure’s ALS care team is led by Dr. Danielle Geraldi-Samara. For over 15 years, Dr. Geraldi-Samara has diagnosed and treated ALS patients, beginning with her fellowship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Geraldi-Samara established an ALS/Neuromuscular clinic from the ground up at NYU-Brooklyn with the goal of bringing ALS care closer for local patients, and she also served as a supervising Neuromuscular Specialist at Northwell Health’s multidisciplinary ALS clinic in New York.

Dr. Geraldi-Samara counts patient relationships as the driving force in her career, and considers it a privilege to provide patients and their care partners with compassionate care, treatment, and comfort.

Publications

Yu, Edward H, Geraldi-Samara D. Pharyngeal-Cervico-Brachial/Miller Fisher Overlap  Syndrome With Infliximab Exposure. J Clin Neuromuscular Disease. 2020 March; 21(3): 157-158

Salem A, Shah N, Geraldi-Samara D, Elangovan N, Kryzak M. Late Onset Bipolar Disorder  Type I. Cereus. 2018 Aug 31;10(8) him

Cracking the Crack Dance: A Case Report on Cocaine-induced Choreoathetosis  Poster at the Chest Annual Meeting  

Toronto, Canada 2017 

Reduced Heart Rate Variability in Familial Amyloidosis Due to the TTR Leu 64 Mutation  Abstract at the 58th annual AAN meeting, San Diego, CA 2007

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Affiliations

member American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

member American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

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states licensed in

Alaska
Alabama
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
New Mexico
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
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Utah
Virginia
Washington DC

Reviews

4.9
Overall Experience

She is Very thorough and knowledgeable.

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Thank you Dr. Geraldi! You are so patient and caring. Scott has so many things that have surfaced and you have help us navigate a care plan of interventions and medications. We appreciate you so much! FTD/ALS is scary and somewhat unpredictable in its progression. It’s so comforting to know we have a plan and also can adjust if needed.

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I appreciate the fact that the doctor takes time to listen to our concerns, and provides valuable feedback regarding possible treatments and alternative supplements. We always feel we are in good hands.

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I love the feeling of hope she gave to me about taking care of myself and getting new supplements! I'm glad there was a preliminary assessment before the appointment so she could see a bit about me!

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It is such a blessing to have each of the care providers at synapticure. Michelle and Dr. Geraldi have been absolutely amazing in helping us navigate ALS/FTD. It is so comforting and reassuring that the medical community understand our particular medical needs. Synapticure provides personalized care and they have such a detailed understanding of ALS/FTD. Thank you!

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Dr. Geraldi has been wonderful and so responsive, as has the entire team.

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Dr. Geraldi is wonderful! She is such a caring and compassionate doctor!

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She made us feel we have support and not alone

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I have been very happy with Dr Geraldi. She is a wealth of knowledge about all things ALS.

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Very informative and extremely helpful

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Overall great experience.

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Please don't send survey just one more thing to deal with. She's great and overall the whole program very helpful but these extra correspondences aren't necessary for me anyway. Keep it simple!

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She spent lots of time explaining all our questions and giving us options for potential treatments in the future

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Dr. Giraldi and the rest of the team are remarkable(we only wish this was available 10 years ago when Eric was diagnosed--The degree of professionalism and compassion is unbelievable.Thanks so much for your help and support-It's wonderful knowing we are not fighting this battle alone!

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So incredibly skilled, kind and helpful!

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Dr. Giraldi has been very helpful answering all my questions and concerns with great details and clarity. I'm very thankful for her support and care.

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Your team is incredible

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I thought she was very thorough and answered all of our questions.

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It was a very productive meeting. She answered all our questions and gave us excellent information to use in the management of ALS.

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She is incredibly thorough. Tries to find answers. Asks questions related to our last visit. She makes me feel heard.

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Dr. Geraldi is very pleasant and engaged into our discussion every visit.

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Dr. Geraldi listened to my concerns and answered all my questions. She is a compassionate doctor.

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Dr Geraldi was very generous with her time and answered all of our questions. She is well-informed about the latest treatments and research as well as holistic remedies recommended by others. Her manner is comforting and reassuring. I feel very grateful to have her assistance with my case.

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We really appreciated the time that Dr Giraldi took to listen and inform. Didn’t feel rushed at all - which is rare these days!

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This visit was like a breath of fresh air. After being diagnosed in 2017 and fortunately my progression has been slow, we felt we were at a standstill. After speaking with Dr Geraldi, we feel there is more hope in even the smallest of things, day to day living and future for what might be on the horizon as far as treatment. We are extremely happy we found Synapticure and Dr Geraldi. My PALS actually was singing after his visit which I haven't heard in a VERY long time. Looking forward to working with the entire staff.

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Really enjoyed our conversation.

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Dr. Was great and spent the time explaining to me my many questions and concerns. She is a angel

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She is great. Covers everything, takes all the time we need,answer all questions.

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Great Doctor

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Thanks for bringing us hope & solutions

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Dr. Geraldi answered all my questions and shared her insights on recent research on dietary supplements to slow progression.

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It’s nice to have a Dr that understands this disease

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I truly look forward to our appointments with Dr. Geraldi! We feel so fortunate to have access to such an amazing provider, with vast ALS knowledge, from the comfort of our home. Unlike our years of experience with other neurologist visits in-person, Dr. Geraldi always takes her time to explain everything to ensure we understand and are left with no questions. We appreciate her patience, comforting demeanor and caring nature - thank you for being a part of this journey with us!

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The doctor patiently answered all my questions and addressed all my concerns. She also gave me hope.

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Dr. Geraldi was very thorough and gave good advice which I will for sure follow. She seemed to be on the cutting edge on how best to fight the progression of ALS!!

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Very helpful

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Great job!

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Loved Dr. Geraldi! She was patient, articulate and so helpful. Overall it was a good and refreshing experience.

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Dr Geraldi is fabulous! She goes above and beyond, to me, what I've experienced at a clinic. She covers everything and anything, and will make sure if you have questions to answer them as thoroughly as possible. She gives off a vibe of hope, and thinks outside the box. I highly recommend her! I also highly recommend the entire team as well. Don't think twice to join Synapticure.

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Promptly and Timely, Caring, Compassionate services, Not much more can you ask for Thank you!

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Dr. Geraldi’s visit was a breath of fresh air for us. She took the time to explain all of our options and was very well informed on all issues. We look forward to our next visit.

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I was impressed at how thorough Dr. Geraldi was! She explain everything in a compassionate way! I look forward to working with her and Synapticure!

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Nice to have a"second pair of eyes" on our side

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Visit went great

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Such a warm and caring doctor that provided great resources.

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I really appreciate Synapticure and the competent team that works with me. During my appointments I don’t feel rushed, but heard by my Dr.

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She is so known and caring, I wish more doctors were like her .

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Takes the time to cover all aspects of care for ALS . Rare quality of being both compassionate and extremely knowledgeable. Very impressed and made me feel comfortable

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always a pleasure to check in with her and always leave visit feeling very supported and cared for .she is very thorough and always asks the right questions.

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She’s amazing, listening and caring plus monitors my PLS from her perspective as a doctor and mine as a patient. The traditional clinic I went to for over 2 years rushed in and out of your room maybe 15 minutes then you wait for next provider, exhausting day! With Synapticure 60 minutes one on one comfortably in your own space. Perfect for me, thank you

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My visit with Dr Geraldi was very productive. She answered all of my questions and helped get all prescriptions filled right away. It saved me the trip to the clinic.

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Very happy!

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Dr Geraldi was very knowledgeable and very willing to help me as much as possible with my care.

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Dr Geraldi was very thorough and generous with her time. We went through all my current meds and supplements, she was quite well informed and helped me understand what meds I could safely ween off of and better supplement management, my 2 main concerns. I couldn’t be more satisfied with my experience .

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Always a good conversation with Dr Geraldi. She is a good source of current and emerging information

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I think for the initial visit we had a good meeting. She was knowledgeable and we had a good conversation about PLS and my journey. It's nice to know she is available remotely.

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Very helpful understanding

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We are so blessed to have amazing care from each of you!!

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Dr is always listening attentively

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Dr Geraldi is wonderful! She takes time to listen and explain things. I wish every ALS patient could have a doctor like her!

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She listens. She’s willing to think outside the box.

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She takes time to listen which is very rare in medicine this day and age.

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The doctor was very easy to talk to and spent time with us to make sure we had all of our questions answered

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I have been a physician for over 50 years and I can attest to the fact that Danielle is well educated, up to date, sincerely interested in the well-being of her patients and a very nice person - all of which is hard to find in today's trying times.

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Dr Geraldi was GREAT!! She took so much time with us and answered our questions so thoroughly. We felt so much better after our call with her.

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Dr Garardi is fantastic,covers everything in a no rush way,summarizes at the end,really listens and shows empathy.

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The Dr was so kind and listened to all of John's concerns and he really felt"heard". She is a blessing to us as we go on this journey

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Dr. Geraldi is a great person as well as a doctor. We love working with her.

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All issues were addressed and a solution was presented

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very thorough and very generous in offerring future assistance

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Dr. Geraldi was very pleasant, interested in my case, and willing to look into some questions I had.

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She listens!

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Dr Geraldi seems remarkably well informed!

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Dr. Geraldi was very thorough and very congenial!!

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The most productive doctor appointment I’ve had since my diagnosis

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I can always count on her to be prepared and listen to my needs and concerns no matter how many times I probably go over the same issues or just need reassurance about the status and progression I'm experiencing. Through her I've been connected to this amazing careteam who give me the hope and desire to make every moment the very best I can. Thank you all especially Brian and Sandra for establishing Synapticure to help us all.

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Dr. Geraldi and the entire team put us at ease and we felt like every progressive idea we had was met with an optimal solution from respiratory exercises to regaining mobility. We are very impressed!

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She was very thorough and since this was our first time meeting spent time knowing me but I could tell she had reviewed my records.

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Dr. Geraldi answered all my questions thoughtfully and completely. This is my second appointment with her and she shows compassion and kindness and treats me as a person rather than as a disease. So appreciative of her care!

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Really appreciate how thorough Dr. Geraldi was during initial consult. I’d recommend Synapticure to all considering an innovative addition to their existing care.

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I just love my care team. They always take the time to address my needs. And they genuinely care for their patients

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Very informative and helpful! We always have a positive outlook after each visit

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Listens well

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It’s very comprehensive and irrs pretty easy to do. Plus it’s nice to not have to drive a distance, park in garage and walk long distances to see the doctor. Telehealth is an effective alternative.

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Very thorough and personable. Fantastic physician ,I love her summary at the end of every visit

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Dr Geraldi was fantastic. She gets and understands what people with ALS needs on a everyday basis.

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She is a wonderful soul

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Excellent ! Dr gerarldi is thorough, thoughtful, and very responsive!

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Dr. Geraldi is amazing... such a refreshing change from my previous experiences!

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I learned a lot more about FTD

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She was very kind and in simple words she explained does the different treatments out there. Also, she was very knowledgeable and shared great insights about Newron treatment among other treatments.

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Just a thank you! Grateful that there’s a behavioral health team.

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Dr. Giraldi took time to understand my health history and discuss my questions about clinical trial options. She is personable and very experienced. I feel fortunate to have the resources of Synapticure in addition to my multidisciplinary clinic.

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Dr is so attentive. Much better visits then my ALS clinic where I’m just a number.

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She always takes her time Communicates with you like you’re an intelligent person who can understand their own diagnosis. I appreciate that.

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Dr Geraldi is wonderful! She listens to her patients and is never in a hurry. A very caring doctor. I wish all ALS neurologists were like her.

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