Advisory Board
Dr. Alessandro Di Rocco
MD, is a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. He serves as System Director for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders at Northwell Health and as Professor of Neurology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Previously, he was the Founders Professor and Founding Director of the NYU Langone Fresco Institute for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders. A graduate of the University of Genoa in Italy, he completed his neurology residency and movement disorders fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Di Rocco is known for his focus on comprehensive, patient-centered care, clinical research, rehabilitation programs, and advancing therapies for people living with Parkinson’s. He is a board member of the Parkinson’s Foundation and has been repeatedly recognized as a Top Doctor.
Dr. Anna DePold Hohler
MD, FAAN, is a neurologist and internationally recognized specialist in movement disorders, with a particular focus on Parkinson’s disease. She currently serves as Director of Neurology for Northwell Health’s Westchester Region, where she is Chair of Neurology at Northern Westchester Hospital and Chief of Neurology at Phelps Hospital. Previously, she held faculty positions as Professor of Neurology at Tufts University School of Medicine and roles at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, where she led movement disorders programs and conducted research on Parkinson’s non-motor symptoms, autonomic dysfunction, and rehabilitation approaches. A U.S. Army veteran who completed her neurology training at Madigan Army Medical Center, Dr. Hohler emphasizes a holistic model of care that integrates medication optimization, lifestyle interventions, and multidisciplinary therapies. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Dennis London
MD, is a neurosurgeon and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Health. He specializes in epilepsy surgery, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery, and the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. He earned his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in molecular biology, quantitative computational neuroscience, and biophysics from Princeton University, received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 2017, completed his neurosurgery residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and finished a fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at Stanford University. His clinical focus is on using minimally invasive, technology-driven approaches to restore neurological function.
Mindy Shikiar
is a healthcare executive and consultant with deep operational leadership experience. She spent nearly 20 years at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, advancing from roles as Vice President of Oncology Services, Ambulatory Services, and Business Development to Chief Operating Officer. In those positions she helped drive major programmatic expansions, the development of Centers of Excellence (including the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute), a significant organizational turnaround, and the hospital’s integration into Baptist Health South Florida. She holds a BSN from Boston University and both an MBA and MSN from the University of Miami. Shikiar later joined Caldwell Butler, a boutique healthcare consulting firm specializing in performance improvement and leadership development, where she draws on her frontline hospital experience. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).
Robert M. Schoenhaut
is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 45 years of experience in accounting and finance. He has served as Chief Financial Officer of the New York law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, PC since 1998, where he built the firm’s core administrative departments (including Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, IT, Marketing, and Litigation) as it grew from 75 to more than 400 employees, and co-founded its Executive Committee. Earlier, he was a partner at the CPA firm Stein DeVisser Schoenhaut & Mintz. He holds a BS in Accounting and an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland, is a CPA in New York and Maryland, and previously served seven years on the Board of Directors of Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, NY, where he was named Engineer of the Year in 2005.
Lyn Jurick
is a healthcare and community leader with long-standing ties to Boca Raton Regional Hospital (later part of Baptist Health) and Northwell Health, where she has served as a Lifetime Trustee. She was the Founding President of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island and has also served on the Board of Directors of Fleet Bank. Her career reflects extensive involvement in hospital leadership, nonprofit governance, and community service, particularly in supporting families and advancing healthcare institutions in New York and Florida.