PATRICIA GALVIN-PARTON MD.

Department:
STONY BROOK CHILDREN'S SERVICE

Board Certification:
American Board of Medical Genetics
American Board of Pediatrics

Hospital Affiliations:
Stony Brook University Hospital

Clinical Practice Began:
1991

Gender:
Female

Language(s) (other than English):
Spanish

Primary Medical Conditions Treated:

ALCOHOL, PREGNANCY (FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME)
AUTISM
BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS
BIRTH DEFECTS
CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
CLINICAL GENETICS
CONGENITAL DEFECTS (BIRTH DEFECTS)
CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
GENETIC COUNSELING
GENETIC DISORDERS
GENETICS
HYPERLIPIDEMIA (CHOLESTEROL)
INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM
INFERTILITY
KIDNEY, CYSTS (POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE)
MARFAN SYNDROME
MATERNAL PKU
MCAD
MENTAL RETARDATION
METABOLIC DISORDERS
MISCARRIAGE
MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS
MYOPATHY
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES/DISORDERS
NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES
NEWBORN SCREENING
PEDIATRIC DEFORMITY
PEDIATRIC GENETICS
PEDIATRIC METABOLIC DISORDERS
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISEASE
PKU
PREGNANCY DRUG DANGERS
PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS (AMNIOCENTESIS)
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS (CHLORIONIC VILLOUS SAMPLING-CVS)
SIDS

Education and Training

Medical School:
New York Medical College

Residency:
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Fellowship:
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Academic

Year Appointed at Stony Brook:
1991

Honors, Awards and Grants:
New York State 5 year Genetic Grant - 2004-2009; New York State Inherited Metabolic Disease Specalty Center - one of 7 Centers in the State; IMD Center of Excellence - Inherited Metabolic Diseases McAllister Research Award Guide to America's Top Pediatricans in Medical Genetics

Teaching Activity:
Medical Students, Residents, MiniMedical School

Clinical Trials:
Use of Biopterin in patients with Phenylketonuria. Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in patients with Phenylketonuria.

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

Fax: 631-444-6016

My Notes

We care for Newborns, Children and Adults with any Inherited Metabolic Disorder or any birth defects in a supportive manner. Our staff is highly skilled in providing information and care regarding these disorders.

My Articles

1)Galvin-Parton, P., and Hommes, F.A. (1996) Abnormal Oligosaccharide pattern in glycogen storage disease type III. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 19(3):383-4.; 2)Galvin-Parton PA, Chen X, Moxham CM, Malbon CC (1997) Induction of G alpha q-specific antisense RNA in vivo causes increased body mass and hyperadiposity. J Biol Chem 1997 Feb 14; 272(7):4335-41.; 3)Acosta, P.B., Yannicelli, S., Parton, P., et. al., (1998) Nutrient Intake and Growth of Infants with Phenylketonuria undergoing Therapy . J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1998 Sep;27(3):287-91.; 4)Acosta, P.B., Yannicelli S., Parton, P., et.al., (1999) Plasma Micronutrient Concentrations in Infants Undergoing Therapy for Phenylketonuria. Biol Trace Elem Res. Jan;67(1):75-84.; 5)Acosta, P.B., Yannicelli, S., Parton, P., et.al., (1999) Protein Status of Infants with Phenylketonuria undergoing nutrition management. J Am Coll Nutr. 1999 Apr;18(2):102-7. 6)Hagan DM, Ross AJ, Strachan T, Lynch SA, Ruiz-Perez V, Wang YM, Scambler P, Custard E, Reardon W, Hassan S, Muenke M, Nixon P, Papapetrou C, Winter RM, Edwards Y, Morrison K, Barrow M, Galvin-Parton PA, et. al. (2000) Mutation analysis and embryonic expression of the HLXB9 Currarino syndrome gene. Am J Hum Genet. 2000 May; 66(5):1504-15. 7)Godil, M.A., Galvin-Parton, P.A., Monte, D., Zerah, M., Purandare, A., Wilson, T.A., (2000) Congenital Nasal Pyriform Aperture Stenosis Associated with Central Diabetes Insipidus. J Pediatr. 2000 Au