Ellen Higgins, NP, is a certified nurse practitioner at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley. She earned her master of science in nursing from Pace University and is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses, and the Alzheimer's Association. She lives locally with her husband, Bill, who is the Vice President and Regional Executive Medical Director of NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group. "Everyone I treat has their own story. Their story is fundamental to how people present with illness and how they will gain their way back to wellness and health" "The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease" – William Osler