- Board Certification:
- Pediatrics
Neonatology
JOSEPH DECRISTOFARO MD
APNEA
BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA
NEONATOLOGY
PEDIATRIC NEONATOLOGY
SIDS
AETNA
AFFINITY HEALTH PLAN
AMERICHOICE
ANTHEM
APA PARTNERS
BEECH STREET
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA PPO
DEVON HEALTH
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS HMO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS OTHER PLANS
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PPO
EMPIRE BLUE CROSS SENIOR 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
NO FAULT
OXFORD FREEDOM PLAN
SUFFOLK HEALTH PLAN
UNITED EMPIRE PLAN
UNITED HEALTHCARE
US FAMILY HEALTH PLAN
VYTRA (except SMART START)
WORKMANS COMP
Education & Training
- Medical School:
- NYU Medical School
- Residency:
- Children's Hospital Cincinnati
- Fellowship:
-
Cornell Medical Center
Academic & Other
- Academic Rank:
- Clinical Associate Professor
- Teaching Activity:
- Neonatology Fellows, Residents, Medical Students and Nursing
- Year Appointed at
Stony Brook:
- 1991
Society for Pediatric Research; American Pediatric Society; American Board of Pediatrics; Chairman of the Medication Safety Committee
Clinical Trials
Neonatal Clinical research
- Clinical Practice Began:
- 1986
Locations
-
PEDIATRICS
37 RESEARCH WAY,
EAST SETAUKET,
NY 11733.
Ph.: 631-444-KIDS
Fax: 631-444-6016
Selected Publications
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.
Personal Statement
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.