Shlomit Liberty, Board Certified Patient Advocate

Shlomit Liberty

Medical Crisis Manager

I help New Yorkers navigate complex hospital stays, rehabilitation, and safe discharge.

Clinical experience and professional affiliations

What I do for you and your family

Getting started

  • An initial intake meeting
  • Share relevant medical history and current status
  • Understand options going forward
  • Get acquainted with the process of working together
Understand your status

At the hospital

  • In-person hospital presence as needed
  • Daily medical chart review
  • Treatment plan and status tracking
  • Communication of your concerns and wishes to the medical teams
  • Family meeting facilitation and conflict resolution
Communicate your needs

Before discharge

  • Confirm the discharge plan is safe and aligned with your goals
  • Research and advise on next steps - at home or in a facility
  • Connect with my network of top specialists
  • Ensure seamless transition to the next level of care
Plan your recovery

What patients & families say

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Specializations and clinical experience

More than a decade at the bedside in emergency departments, intensive care, step-down, and rehabilitation units

Neurological

  • Stroke / CVA
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Brain tumor, resection
  • Craniotomy
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Aphasia, agraphia, alexia
  • Cognitive-communication deficits

Neurodegenerative

  • Dementia, Alzheimer's disease
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Cardio-Thoracic & Respiratory

  • Acute respiratory failure (intubation, ventilation, tracheostomy)
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • AAA repair, CABG
  • Organ transplant (lungs, heart, liver)

Swallowing & Airway

  • Dysphagia, swallowing impairment
  • Vocal fold paralysis / paresis, glottic insufficiency
  • Feeding tubes (NGT, PEG)
  • Esophageal cancer, esophagectomy, Zenker's diverticulum

Spine & Surgical

  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion (ACDF)
  • Post-surgical inpatient recovery

End of Life

  • End-stage liver disease
  • End-of-life care planning & coordination

Medical Advocacy Education

I lecture at professional confferences, give talks in person in the community, and share information online with the general public. Inquire about a talk

Contact

To schedule an initial consultation or inquire about services, send a message below.

Need help urgently? Text, call, or email directly: (917) 283-2765  ·  Shlomit@PatientPathNYC.com