NUHEALTH’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, ATTENDING AND CHIEF OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AT NUMC, INCLUDED IN BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA 2011-2012
October 11, 2010
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NUHEALTH’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, ATTENDING AND CHIEF OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AT NUMC, INCLUDED IN
BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA 2011-2012
SPECIALIST IN ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY SELECTED AS ONE OF BEST DOCTORS, WITH ONLY 5% SELECTED, AS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THEIR PEERS AND THOROUGHLY SCREENED BY BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA 2011-2012 DATABASE
East Meadow, NY…Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD, attending and chief of allergy and immunology at Nassau University Medical Center has been included in the Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 database.
According to Best Doctors, the selection process was a year long process, with questionnaires sent to thousands of top physicians in the New York area. Nominees were sought in almost every specialty, with the emphasis on direct patient care.
In congratulating Dr. Frieri on her well deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, said: “This outstanding recognition of being included in the Best Doctors in America 2009-2010 database is a testament to Dr. Frieri’s expertise in the field of allergy and immunology, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide that selects only 5% of the top specialists reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Frieri by her physician peers.”
The Best Doctors in America database is a valued resource that contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 45,000 of the best doctors in the United States. An exhaustive peer-review survey by thousands of doctors determines the physicians included in the database. Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers are included. Doctors cannot buy listings. For this reason, inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database in a remarkable honor.
Best Doctors harnesses the knowledge of the 45,000 physicians included in the database to provide a unique combination of medical experience, skill and insight that our clients can access to help them confidently manage complex medical problems. Today Best Doctors serves over 10 million people in 30 countries and has worldwide acclaim for successfully connecting patients to the best medical care.
Dr. Frieri completed her post-graduate residency training in internal medicine at St. Joseph Hospital an affiliate of Northwestern University Medical Center in 1980, completed a fellowship in allergy immunology in the NIAID at the National Institute of Health in 1983, prior to becoming the director of clinical immunology and allergy immunology training in Nassau University Medical Center. In 1983. She is triple board certified in internal medicine, allergy immunology and diagnostic laboratory immunology and professor of medicine and pathology at SUNY Stony Brook. Dr. Frieri is a professor of medicine and pathology at the State University of NY at Stony Brook and served on the faculty at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2006-2009.
She served on the ACAAI Board of Regents from 1994 until 1997, and on the JCAAI board of directors from 2001 until 2005. She currently serves on the ACAAI committees for allergy/immunology training director’s planning, basic and clinical immunology, membership recruitment, pregnancy, women in allergy and women’s health. She was selected by ACAAI and AMA for the ACGME RRC, for Allergy Immunology, 2006-2012, and by ACAAI for the US Gloria Advisory Board in 2008-2009. She received Women in Allergy Award in 2002 and from the AAAAI in 2003 and was honored with the ACAAI in 2006 for the Distinguished Fellow Award and Distinguished Service Award in 2008. Dr. Frieri is past president of the Long Island Allergy and Asthma Society, 1995-97 and currently serves on the board of directors and CME committee. Her many other tributes included the CSEA Women in Local Government Recognition Award and Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition. She received a NYS ECRIP grant @ NUMC from 2008-2010 related to HIV, has published over 83 peer review manuscripts and has recently conduced in October 2010 the 27th Annual CME Update in Allergy Immunology@ NUMC.
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