NEW YORK, NY, February 13, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Alexander Trost has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Mr. Trost is a dedicated nurse practitioner and founder of Palliativist NYC LLC, where he has been managing symptoms for patients at home and assessing hospice care since 2020. His commitment to palliative care is also evident in his work with Jansen Hospice & Palliative Care and Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, which he has held since 2024. Additionally, Mr. Trost has been a hospice nurse practitioner per diem with Hospice Care Network since 2018.

Having begun his career as a registered nurse in the emergency department at Lenox Hill Hospital from 2011 to 2016, Mr. Trost developed a passion for ensuring that patients do not suffer unnecessarily during their final moments. Subsequently, he worked as a palliative medicine nurse practitioner for IPC Healthcare Inc. and Long Island Jewish Medical Center before returning to Lenox Hill Hospital in 2019.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Mr. Trost has garnered success and expertise through his role as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Hunter College, in New York, since 2016. He teaches ethics and palliative care on campus to senior nursing students. Mr. Trost's dedication to education extends beyond the classroom, as he actively promotes palliative care education for physicians and nurses, emphasizing the importance of appropriate care.

Mr. Trost's educational background includes a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hunter College in 2008, a bachelor's degree in nursing from Johns Hopkins University in 2010, and a Master of Science in nursing as a family nurse practitioner from Lehman College in 2014. Further enhancing his qualifications, he obtained a Post-Master's Certificate as an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018 and is certified as a hospice and palliative specialist by the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association.

In addition to his primary career endeavors, Mr. Trost is a member of the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He also served as the nurse practitioner lead for the palliative medicine ACP fellowship at Northwell Health ACP Fellowship.

Mr. Trost's achievements were recognized with the prestigious Nurse Practitioner of the Year award in 2022. His journey into nursing was influenced by personal experiences, including his mother's battle with brain cancer. These experiences led him to discover the field of palliative care during his fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This experience deepened his understanding and commitment to providing compassionate care for patients with serious illnesses. Looking ahead, Mr. Trost aims to advance in palliative care medicine and expand Palliativist NYC LLC.

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