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Dorothy Roedel Ferraro, MS, CS, ANP

Positions and Appointments

2004-present  Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
Columbia University, New York, NY
2003-present  Clinical Director, Columbia University Center for Advanced Surgery
Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, NY

Research Interests

Bariatrics
U.S. and European practice models
multimodiality treatment of obesity


Education and Training

1993  MS, Nursing
Stony Brook, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
1991  BS, Nursing
Stony Brook, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
1972  AAS
Farmingdale, State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY
1997  RN, First Assistant
Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA

Board Certifications

CNOR - National Certification Board: Perioperative Nursing, Inc.

American Nurses Credentialing Committee Certification, Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health

Professional Experience

2001-present  Medical Director, ANP
Long Island Bariatric Center, Levittown, NY
2000-present  Assistant Professor of Nursing
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
1999-present  Clinical Consultant
INAMED Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA
2000  Clinical Research Assistant
Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
1999-2002  Clinical Coordinator, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding FDA Clinical Trial
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, Patchogue, NY
1993-2001  Nurse Practitioner/RN First Assistant
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, Patchogue, NY
1993-2001  Nurse Practitioner/RN First Assistant
Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY
1993-2001  Nurse Practitioner/RN First Assistant
St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY
1993-2001  Nurse Practitioner/RN First Assistant
Central Suffolk Hospital, Riverhead, NY

Professional Societies and Committees

Medical Advisory Board, Obesity Action Coalition

Medical Advisory Board, Emmi Solutions, LLC

American Society of Bariatric Surgeons

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners


Selected Publications

Ferraro, DR. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity. AORN. 2003; 77:924-940.

Ferraro, DR. Preparing Patients for Bariatric Surgery-The Clinical Considerations, Clinician Reviews. 2004;14(1):57-64.

Ferraro, DR. Management of the Bariatric Surgery Patient-Lifelong Postoperative Care, Clinician Reviews.2004;14(2):73-80.

Ferraro, DR. Surgery for Weight Loss: Effects on the Reproductive Health of Women. Journal Watch Women's Health.2005;10(3):20-21.

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Selected Presentations



American Society for Bariatric Surgery annual conference, "Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Can It be Done Safely in an Outpatient Setting?" San Francisco, 2006.

Presentation at Lap Band Workshop, annual conference of American Society for Bariatric Surgery, San Francisco, 2006.

Presentation at Lap Band Workshop, annual conference of American Society for Bariatric Surgery, Orlando, 2005.

Presentation at Lap Band Workshop, annual conference of American Society for Bariatric Surgery, San Diego, 2004.

Presentation at Lap Band Patient Management Workshop, Las Vegas, 2004.

Presentation at Lap Band Workshop, Louisville, KY, 2004.

Presentation at Association for Asthma Educators, Asthma and Obesity, Philadelphia, 2004.

Presentation at Lap Band Workshop, Louisville, KY, 2003.

Presentation at Allied Health Training Course, Women’s Issues in Bariatric Surgery, Houston, 2003.

Presentation at Patient Management Workshop-Gastric Banding, Monterrey, Mexico, 2003.

Presentation at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand, Boston, 2003

Presentation at University of Illinois, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand, Chicago, 2003.

Presentation at Investigators Training Session for Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band Clinical Trial, Dallas, 2003.

Presentation at Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand Workshop, Las Vegas, 2002.

Poster Presentation on Laparoscopic Gastric Banding--the Long Island Experience, America Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Las Vegas, 2002.

Presentation at Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Bandiing with the LapBand Workshop: University of Illinois, Chicago, 2002.

Presentation at Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand Workshop: Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 2002.

Presentation: Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity, Brookdale General Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 2002.

Presentation at Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand Workshop: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 2002.

Poster Presentation on Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: The Long Island Experience, International Federation of Surgeons for Obesity, Crete, Greece, 2001.

Poster Presentation on Esophageal Dilatation Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, International Federation of Surgeons for Obesity, Greece, 2001.

Poster Presentation on Esophageal Dilatation Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding, American Society of Bariatric Surgeons Conference, Washington, DC, 2001.

Presentation at Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the LapBand Workshop: Washington, DC, 2001.

Presentation on "Surgery for Treatment of Obesity", Long Island Society of Perianesthesia Nurses, 2000.

Nursing Conference on "Surgical Intervention for Treatment of Obesity", Central Suffolk Hospital, 2000.

(Visit PubMed to view this faculty member's most recent articles.)






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55 Palmer Rd.
Bronxville,
NY 10708
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