Dr. Ellen

Biography

Dr. Ellen Chelnitsky’s journey to medicine started at a young age when she first observed her mother help patients as a pharmacist. As a child, Dr. Chelnitsky always wanted to know who is the person responsible for the actual treatment of the patient.   This was the beginning of her road towards becoming a physician.

Dr. Chelnitsky received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry from State University of New York at New Paltz.  There she was involved in numerous research projects which helped her build deep knowledge of science and acted as a foundation to her future studies in medicine.  Most importantly, Dr. Chelnitsky volunteered in different hospitals and worked closely with physicians to learn the “humane” side of medicine.

Dr. Chelnitsky obtained her medical degree from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City where she learned not only the science behind the medicine but also that human bodies have a unique ability to “heal” themselves if regulatory mechanisms are balanced  She learned to treat the whole person instead of “collection of diseases.” As part of her training, Dr. Chelnitsky worked in numerous hospitals with patients of various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

After completing her Internal Medicine residency, Dr. Chelnitsky spend many years working in a busy primary care practice where she was the leading physician, treating thousands of patients every year.  Dr. Ellen Chelnitsky’s patients always speak very highly of her. Several of patients travel from out of state to see her.   She specializes in treating various medical conditions and also concentrates on preventative medicine.  This helps keep her patients healthy and improves their quality of life.