Elaine Gottesman LCSW is a Social Worker on the multi-disciplinary Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT) at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She joined VEPT as part of the team’s expansion upon their receiving grant funding from New York State’s Office of Victim Services. She serves as a resource for patients, hospital colleagues, and community-based elder mistreatment professionals caring for elderly patients who may have been mistreated. Elaine also contributes to the team’s research pertaining to elder abuse. Elaine received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Barnard College/Columbia University in NYC and a Master of Social Work degree from New York University. She came to this position out of a passion for supporting vulnerable older adults and their caregivers.