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Office
1777 Hamburg Turnpike
Suite 304
Wayne, NJ 07470Phone+1 973-444-4558Fax+1 973-444-7466
Summary
- Dr. Festa graduated from Rutgers College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and honors for his thesis research on alcohol abuse. He subsequently completed a Ph.D. in Biological Psychology from The City University of New York and published over 20 articles regarding sex differences in psychostimulant abuse.
He received his medical doctorate from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, graduating in the top quintile of his class and was admitted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society. A medical internship was completed at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and residency training in internal medicine was completed at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey.
In addition to general medicine and primary care, his specific clinical areas of interest include, addiction medicine, diabetes and weight loss management, skin diseases and mental health, LGBT medicine, HIV care, and PrEP.
Education & Training
- Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2013
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2015 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Aprima EHR, Aprima Medical Software, Inc., 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsSex differences in dopamine D2-like receptor-mediated G-protein activation in the medial prefrontal cortex after cocaine.Wei-Lun Sun, Eugene D. Festa, Shirzad Jenab, Quiñones-Jenab
Ethnicity & Disease. 2010-01-01 - 2 citationsCocaine-induced sex differences in D1 dopamine receptor mRNA levels after acute cocaine administration.Festa Ed, Shivers Ky, Shirzad Jenab, Quiñones-Jenab
Ethnicity & Disease. 2010-01-01 - 10 citationsProgesterone does not affect cocaine-induced conditioned place preference or locomotor activity in male rats.Scott J. Russo, Wei-Lun Sun, Minerley Ac, Karen Weierstall, Arbi Nazarian
Ethnicity & Disease. 2010-01-01
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