Emily S. Finkelstein M.D., is a graduate of Princeton University where she studied Art History. After working at the Whitney Museum of American Art, she obtained a medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. She completed both a residency and a chief residency in Internal Medicine at Stanford Medical Center. After completing her fellowship in geriatric medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, she joined the medical faculty in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine. She has a clinical interest in preventive medicine and nutrition as it informs health and has a certificate in nutrition science. She has an academic interest in connecting art and medicine.