JoannaCPessolanoMDFACP, FACOG

Obstetrics & Gynecology • Staten Island, NY

General Gynecology

Clerkship Director , Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs, New York Medical College

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Office
1583 Richmond Ave
Obstetrics And Gynecology
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone+1 718-983-0204

Fax+1 718-494-7420

Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/WestResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984 - 1987
Westchester Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1981
City College of New YorkB.S., 1975 - 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1986 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1993 - 2003
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
North American Menopause SocietyCertified Menopause Practitioner

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Medical Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring New York Medical College, 2008-2020
AOA
Student Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching New York Medical College, 2012
APGO Excellence in Teaching Award Richmond University Medical Center, 2010-2011, 2016
Faculty Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Chapter New York Medical College, 2009
RUMC Certificate of Appreciation for Women’s Health Care Initiative in Primary Care 2008
RUMC Certificate of Appreciation for Dedication to the Department of OB/GYN 2007
America’s Top Physicians 2003
Teaching Award, Presented by Family Practice Residents Clifton Family Practice Association, 1996
Physician’s Recognition Award, Program for Continuing Professional Development American Medical Association, 1994, 1997
Physician Recognition Award, Program for Continuing Professional Development American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006-2008
First Prize Nineteenth Annual Research Paper Award Academy of Medicine of Richmond
Fellow American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellow American College of Physicians
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Implementation and Assessment of a Novel Telehealth Education Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Students
Jasmin Mahabamunuge, Lauren E. Farmer, Joanna C Pessolano, Nisha Lakhi
Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism. 2021-07-01
The vertical dimension of obesity: adverse pregnancy outcomes in the short obese versus tall obese parturient.
Shadan S. Mehraban, Joanna C Pessolano, Jane M. Ponterio, Katherine Williamson, Anastasiya Holubyeva
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2021-04-23
11 citations
Determination of antepartum and intrapartum risk factors associated with neonatal intensive care unit admission.
Angela P H Burgess, Justin E Katz, Joanna C Pessolano, Jane Ponterio, Michael Moretti
Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2016-07-01

Abstracts/Posters

A Multi-Phase Postpartum Hemorrhage Educational Project and Electronic Medical Record Modification to Engage Residents in Quantitative Estimation of Blood Loss.
Pessolano J, Ponterio J, Lakhi N, Greater New York Hospital Association, Symposium on Engaging Residents in Health Care Transformations, New York, NY, 1/13/2016
Interdisciplinary Simulation Exercises to Improve Estimation of Blood Loss at the time of Cesarean Delivery.
Pessolano J, Ponterio J, Lakhi N, Greater New York Hospital Association, Symposium on Engaging Residents in Health Care Transformations, New York, NY, 1/13/2016
Maternal risk factors for the development of intrapartum fever and the efficacy of paracetamol on maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Burgess APH, Ramkissoon R, Averik A, Pessolano J, Moretti M, Lakhi N, 14th World Congress in Fetal Medicine, The Fetal Medicine Foundation, Hersonissos, Greece, 1/20/2015
Ruptured Tubo-Ovarian Abscess and Septic Shock with Clostridium Perfringens in a Postmenopausal Woman
Wagner, A., Russell, C., Ponterio, J., Pessolano, J., Moretti, M., Academy of Medicine of Richmond, 1/1/2008
Implementation of a Wireless LAN in an Obstetrics & Gynecology Teaching Program: A Case for I.T.
Cornejo, J., Fastman, D., Pessolano, J., Ponterio J., Moretti, M., Brooklyn Gynecological Society Resident's Night, 1/1/2008
Thromboprophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery
Wagner, A., Kilshtok, S., Moretti, M., Ponterio, J., Pessolano, J., Fastman, D., Brooklyn Gynecological Society Resident's Night, 1/1/2008
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Committees

NewYork Medical College, Third and Forth Year Education Comittee 2007 - Present
New York Medical College, Promotion Committee-Third and Fourth Year 2007 - Present