Lake Erie teacher receives doctorate from NOVA Southeastern

Deanna Albershtat, 33, a Twinsburg resident who is a science teacher at Life Skills Center of Lake Erie, recently received her doctorate in Health Care Education Higher Education Leadership from NOVA Southeastern University.
Dr. Albershtat, also teaches medical assisting courses at Cuyahoga Community College and volunteers for the local organ procurement organization-LifeBanc.
Dr. Albershtat’s family originally emigrated from Chernovtsy, Ukraine.
She says while being in a new culture, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a new culture quickly since she wanted to study health, science and education.
Her special interests are health sciences and organ transplant education. These interests were initiated through the volunteering experience in the local district hospital in Ukraine while assisting doctors and public health professionals, which were working together to treat the victims of the Chernobyl’s Nuclear Plant accident.
She said experiencing the pain of these patients and observing the doctors’ dedication and skills in bone marrow transplantation has left a tremendous impact on herself, her education and future career as she looks for ways to improve.
Dr. Albershtat has worked in the medical field since she was 16.
She says from the onset, she has been fortunate enough to receive the experience, knowledge and ability to serve as a channel of information to anyone in need of health information and for those who wished to be informed on the subjects of organ /tissue donation, prevention and disease management.
Dr. Albershtat has volunteered for LifeBanc and has been a public educator and advocate for organ donation for over ten years.
Life Skills Center of Lake Erie is an alternative education charter school which accommodates students ages 16-22 who are experiencing difficulties with the routine of traditional public schools.