About Me
I chose to become a doctor because I wanted to help people and cure them of disease. My specialty is in wound care. I first trained in emergency medicine and then in hyperbaric medicine, during which I began to care for and treat patients with chronic nonhealing wounds.
My focus is on healing patients who have chronic nonhealing wounds. These wounds are often due to diabetes, vascular disease, and pressure ulcers.
At NYU Winthrop Hospital, part of NYU Langone Health, I specialize in hyperbaric oxygen therapy, wound debridement, advanced skin substitutes, and stem cell therapy. We are one of the only medical teams in the country that serves patients who have wound-healing needs and no other conditions. This optimizes my focus on those who need our wound expertise, and gives patients the highest quality treatment plans and outcomes. We treat patients as if they are family members.
I am involved in developing several clinical trials to develop new technologies to heal the most complex wounds.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- non-healed wound
Treatments
- wound healing
- wound care procedure
Credentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
- Dir Hyperbaric Wound Care Services-WUH
Board Certifications
- American Board of Emergency Medicine (Undersea/Hyperbaric Medicine), 2004
- American Board of Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, 2001
Education and Training
- Residency, Mt. Sinai School of Medical of the City University of N.Y., Emergency Medicine, 2000
Departments
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna Meritain Health
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (EPO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Health
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Agewell
- Agewell
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS Blue Access EPO
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO
- BCBS Blue Access HMO
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Open Access HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Pathway
- BCBS Pathway Enhanced
- BCBS Pathway Enhanced
- BCBS Pathway X Enhanced
- BCBS Pathway X Enhanced
- Local 32BJ SEIU
- New York Hotel Trades
- Unicare
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Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Consolidated Health Plans-NYU Student
- Great West HMO
- MVP-Cigna Network
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Commercial
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Basic Exchange
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Exchange
- Emblem Select Care Gold Exchange
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Exchange
- Emblem Select Care Silver Exchange
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Empire BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Medicare
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
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Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Medicare
- Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare VIP
- HIP POS
- HIP Prime Basic
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP VIP Medicare - Affinity
- HIP VIP Medicare - VIP Go
- HIP Vytra Healthcare Managed Care
- HIP Vytra Healthcare POS
- HIP Vytra Healthcare PPO
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Health Smart
- WTC Health Program-HHC
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst 65 Plus Plan (HMO)
- Healthfirst Absolute Care FIDA
- Healthfirst Assured Care
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Complete Care
- Healthfirst Coordinated Benefits Plan (HMO)
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Increased Benefits Plan
- Healthfirst Life Improved Plan
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Senior Health Partners
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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MVP Select Care Inc
- MVP Preferred EPO
- MVP Select Care Inc.
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Humana Health Plan
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Principal Financial Group
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
- Partners Health Plan FIDA
- Partners Health Plan Medicaid
- Partners Health Plan Medicare
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Tricare
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- UMR WTC Health Program
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice NSLIJ
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare JP Morgan
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicaid Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
Locations and Appointments
Winthrop Hyperbaric and Wound Healing Services
120 Mineola Boulevard, Suite 100
Mineola, NY 11501
NYU Winthrop Hospital Wound Hyperbaric
259 First Street
Mineola, New York 11501
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Impact of Promogran Prisma on pain of split-thickness skin graft donor sites compared to standard of care alone a pilot study
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WUH: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Study Of NuShield and Standard of Care (SOC) compared to SOC alone For The Management Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Open-Label Study with a Crossover Extension Option to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of GrafixPL PRIME for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers
Publications
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Gillette, Brian; Criscitelli, Theresa; Howell, Raelina; Woods, Jon; Acerra, Michael; Gorenstein, Scott
AORN journal (Association of Operating Room Nurses). 2019 Mar ; 109(3):298-317
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Boinpally, Harika; Howell, Raelina S; Ram, Bebu; Donovan, Virginia; Castellano, Michael; Woods, John S; Gorenstein, Scott
Wounds : a compendium of clinical research & practice. 2018 Dec ; 30(12):E116-E120
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Howell, Raelina S; Gorenstein, Scott; Gillette, Brian M; DiGregorio, Julie; Criscitelli, Theresa; Davitz, Matthew Sontag; Woods, Jon S; Acerra, Michael; Brem, Harold
Advances in skin & wound care. 2018 Nov ; 31(11):491-501