JOSEPH DECRISTOFARO MD.
Department:
STONY BROOK CHILDREN'S SERVICE
Board Certification:
Pediatrics
Neonatology
Hospital Affiliations:
Stony Brook University Hospital, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Center, Mather Memorial Hospital, St. Charles Hospital
Clinical Practice Began:
1986
Gender:
Male
Primary Medical Conditions Treated:
APNEA
BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA
NEONATOLOGY
PEDIATRIC NEONATOLOGY
SIDS
Education and Training
Medical School:
NYU Medical School
Residency:
Children's Hospital Cincinnati
Fellowship:
Cornell Medical Center
Academic
Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
1991
Honors, Awards and Grants:
Society for Pediatric Research; American Pediatric Society; American Board of Pediatrics; Chairman of the Medication Safety Committee
Academic Rank:
Clinical Associate Professor
Teaching Activity:
Neonatology Fellows, Residents, Medical Students and Nursing
Clinical Trials:
Neonatal Clinical research
Insurance Plans
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
ANTHEM
APA PARTNERS
BEECH STREET
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD HMO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD OTHER PLANS
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD PPO
BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD SENIOR PLAN
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
DEVON HEALTH
EMPIRE PLAN
FIDELIS CARE NEW YORK
FIRST HEALTH
GHI CBP
GHI HMO
GREAT WEST HEALTHCARE
HEALTH NET
HEALTHFIRST
HEALTHNET FEDERAL SERVICES (TRICARE)
HIP
ISLAND GROUP ADMINISTRATION
MAGNACARE
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
MULTIPLAN
OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
Practice Sites
PEDIATRICS,
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER L5,
NICOLLS ROAD,
STONY BROOK,
NY 11794-7564.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-444-6016
My Notes
There are 600 + physicians and other health care providers practicing within 18 different clinical entities, or specialty groups that are affiliated with Stony Brook University Physicians (SBU Physicians). Together, these providers offer patients of all ages a comprehensive range of high quality medical services, from primary care to advanced specialty care. The physicians and health care professionals affiliated with SBU Physicians are committed to excellence in service and leadership in clinical care. In their capacity as faculty of the Stony Brook University School of Medicine, they also educate medical students, interns, residents and fellows in many specialties and sub-specialties, and engage in research and clinical trials that help to advance the science of medicine.
My Articles
Subhani M, Sridhar S, and DeCristofaro JD. Phentolamine use in a neonate for the prevention of dermal necrosis caused by dopamine: a case report. J of Perinatology 21:324-326, 2001.
Nwafor-Anene VN, DeCristofaro JD, Baumgart S. Serial Head Ultrasound studies in Preterm infants: How many normal studies are needed to exclude significant abnormalities? J Perinatol. 23: 104-110, 2003.
