Ellen Hollander, DNP, FNP-C, CLC

Dr. Hollander is experienced in providing primary care for all ages, including preventive care; management of chronic and acute illnesses; adolescent health in a high school-based clinic; sexual health including gyn, contraception, and PrEP; gender affirming care; and management of common mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

A Certified Lactation Counselor and Educator, Dr. Hollander loves integrating breastfeeding/chestfeeding support into pediatric (and parental) care, and is working towards board certification as a lactation consultant.

Dr. Hollander is a graduate of NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, where she was named Distinguished Master’s Student of the Family NP program and received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree for implementation of an educational module on pediatric telehealth. Her doctoral work has been presented at multiple conferences and won honorable mention by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This work was published in a peer reviewed journal as “Preparing practice-ready family nurse practitioners using technology-based, high-fidelity pediatric telehealth simulations: A curricular quality improvement initiative.”

Previous research topics include a review of interventions to increase HPV vaccination rates, the impact of gender-affirming care on the mental health of transgender adolescents, and “Identifying Best-Practice for Increasing Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Among Adolescent Mothers,” which was published as a featured paper by Attachment Parenting International.

Now an adjunct professor at NYU, Dr. Hollander teaches Family Nurse Practitioner students Health Assessment, Primary Care of Adults, and Primary Care of Children, co-leading the pediatric curriculum of the FNP program.