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NUMC’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, CHIEF OF ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY, INVITED TO PRESENT TWO POSTERS WITH INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT AT THE AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP                                       Craig V. Rizzo, Esq.

President/CEO                                                                         Board Chairman


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

March 10, 2014

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Shelley Lotenberg

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NUMC’S MARIANNE FRIERI, MD, PHD, CHIEF OF ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY, INVITED TO PRESENT TWO POSTERS WITH INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENT AT THE AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

 

East Meadow, NY…..Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, announces that Marianne Frieri, MD, PhD, attending and chief of allergy and immunology at Nassau University Medical Center, has been invited to present two posters with NUMC’s Internal Medicine residents from the Department of Medicine and other attending  staff, on “Plasma Cell Myeloma Presenting as Gastroenteritis” and “Insights Into Mechanisms and Treatment Link Between Multiple Sclerosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.”

 

Established in 1940, the American Federation for Medical Research is an international multi-disciplinary association of scientists engaged in all areas of biomedical investigation-patient-oriented, translational, and basic research. Members are located at government facilities, medical centers, research institutions, and private industry in all 50 states and throughout the world. AFMR fosters research in the medical sciences, provides leadership in articulating and publicizing the aims and goals of scientific research, disseminates the knowledge medical research generates, and identifies and supports efforts to achieve these objectives.

 

Dr. Politi congratulated Dr. Frieri in assisting our medical resident  in Internal Medicine  on  the  upcoming poster  and other listed staff from the Division of Gastroenterology and Neurology, “You are to be commended for supporting the mission of AFMR, in promoting understanding of recent advances in biomedical science for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, facilitating the exchange of ideas and information among physicians and other investigators who are concerned with the treatment of disease, and  improving health by fostering research in all medical disciplines through public policy initiatives and educational programs.”

 

Dr. Frieri completed her post-graduate residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital an affiliate of Northwestern University Medical Center in 1980 and completed a fellowship in Allergy Immunology in the NIAID at the NIH in 1983, prior to becoming the Director of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Immunology Training in Nassau University Medical Center.  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 on the faculty at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.

 

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 college committees for  women in allergy and women’s health.  She was selected by ACAAI and American Medical Association for the ACGME RRC, for Allergy Immunology, 2006-2010, and by ACAAI for the US Gloria Advisory Board in 2008-2009.  She was honored with the ACAAI 2006 Distinguished Fellow Award and received Women in Allergy Award in 2002 and from the AAAAI in 2003. 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. She was nominated as President of the American Association of Certified Allergists in November, 2012 and Chair of the Community of Practice Leadership in 2013 for FOCIS.

 

“I am both humbled and honored to be selected to present our posters at such a prestigious conference. I thank the AFMR for allowing our residents this wonderful opportunity,” said Dr. Frieri.

 

ABOUT NUHEALTH

NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life.  Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community.  By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.

 

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