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Health Sciences CenterL4, #060Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone+1 631-444-2975
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Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1980 - 1983
- Atlantic Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1983 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 1982 - 2005
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsPostextubation laryngeal spasm in an unanesthetized patient with Parkinson's diseaseW.Walter Backus, Roy R. Ward, Stephen A. Vitkun, Dennis Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Askanazi
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 1991-07-01
Press Mentions
- Medicare Penalizes 26 CT Hospitals for High Readmission RatesNovember 4th, 2021
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