CristinaElizabethFarrellMDMPH(She/Her)

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Division Chief, Child Evaluation Center, K Hovnanian Children’s Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack-Meridian Health

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Dr. Cristina Farrell is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician in Neptune, NJ, affiliated with HMH Jersey Shore University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 19 years. She specializes in ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, NICU follow up, and other developmental-behavioral concerns.

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2008
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineInternship, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2006
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2005, MD
Dartmouth CollegeBA, 1992 - 1996

PubMed

106 citations
Phelan-McDermid syndrome: a review of the literature and practice parameters for medical assessment and monitoring.
Alexander Kolevzon, Benjamin Angarita, Lauren Bush, A. Ting Wang, Yitzchak Frank
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 2014-10-08
Hyponatremia.
Cristina Farrell, Marcela Del Rio
Pediatrics in Review. 2007-11-01

Journal Articles

Effects of modest testosterone supplementation and exercise for 12 weeks on body composition and quality of life in elderly men.
Katznelson L., Robinson M.W., Coyle C.C., Lee H., Farrell C.E, European Journal of Endocrinology
Hyponatremia.
Farrell C. and DelRio M, Pediatrics in Review

Abstracts/Posters

Resident as teacher: evaluation of a teaching curriculum for pediatric housestaff.
Lim A., Farrell C., and Skae C, Pediatric Academic Societies
Parenting stress and social behaviors in children with Autism spectrum disorders.
Farrell C., Silver E., and Stein R, Society for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Meeting

Lectures

Resident as Teacher: evaluation of a teaching curriculum for pediatric housestaff.
Montefiore Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Preschoolers with Autism spectrum disorders: can Vineland score predict who will be mainstreamed?
Maternal Child Health Bureau Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Meeting
Parenting stress and social behaviors in children with Autism spectrum disorders.
Maternal Child Health Bureau Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship Training Annual Meeting
Autism and Vitamin D deficiency: is there a connection?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Autism Mental Status Exam: Validation in a Developmental Pediatrics Population.
Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics meeting
Child Social Skills and Parenting Stress in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics meeting
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Other

Seaver Autism Center Clinical Trials CoreSeaver Foundation2013–Present
Doctors Across New York Loan Repayment grantNew York State2013–2015
Development and Validation of an Autism Case Confirmation Approach for Use in the National Children's Study (NCS)National Institutes of Health2012–2014
Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B)NIH/NICHDPresent

Co-InvestigatorStudy of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B)2015 - 2016
Co-InvestigatorSeaver Autism Center Clinical Trials Core2013 - 2016
Study PhysicianNational Children's Study, Development of an Autism Case Confirmation Approach for Use in the National Children's Study2012 - 2014