Prader-Willi Center

Whether you’re healing from an injury, recovering from surgery or regaining skills due to a stroke or other illness, you’ll find a full range of rehabilitation services at St. Joseph’s Health to meet your needs, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Our rehabilitation experts will be there for you throughout the continuum of care, treating patients at their bedsides and serving those at our outpatient facilities, as well. We are committed to improving quality of life by reducing pain and maximizing function for patients of all ages, through comprehensive, individualized care.

Katherine Fischkoff, MD is a general and acute care surgeon, with a special interest in medical ethics. Dr. Fischkoff’s clinical skills and research expertise have earned her recognition as Medical Director for the Surgical Step Down Unit and Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery’s Quality and Patient Safety Committee. She has produced influential research in the field of medical ethics to help clarify the role of the surgeon in difficult ethical situations. During the COVID pandemic, she led the way in developing standard-of-care recommendations to guide the diverse and numerous ethics challenges faced by all healthcare workers. Dr. Fischkoff earned her medical degree from George Washington University and went on to receive specialized training at NYU, Cornell and Memorial-Sloan Kettering before joining the team at Columbia.

Dr. Sonel Rowley is a neuropsychologist at PROMISE at Columbia. She provides comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations to underserved children and adolescents with learning, language, attention/executive function, and developmental disabilities. Dr. Rowley received her doctorate in school psychology from Fordham University. She completed her predoctoral internship in school pscyhology at The Bronxville School and her postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric neuropsychology at The Center for Attention and Learning at Lenox Hill Hospital. Throughout her clinical training, Dr. Rowley honed her skills in neuropsychological assessment by completing pediatric neuropsychology externships at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital and New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Further, Dr. Rowley’s master’s degree in therapeutic interventions has allowed her to become proficient in multiple evidence-based treatment interventions for children and adolescents with an array of mental health concerns.