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Andrew Mastanduono, MD

Associate Program Director

Dr. Andrew Mastanduono is the Associate Residency Program Director and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Fordham University with a major in Biological Sciences and a minor in Music. After graduation, Dr. Mastanduono studied medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

Dr. Mastanduono completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York City. While in residency, he spent much of his time dedicated to educating medical students through conferences and simulation sessions and workshops, as well as serving on the Residency Education Committee and House Staff Committee representing Emergency Medicine for all three years. Upon graduation from residency, the MSBI ED awarded Dr. Mastanduono the Barbara Ann Carol Award for excellence in medical care and compassion towards patients and their families.

After graduation, Dr. Mastanduono joined Northwell Health as clinical staff and faculty at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Huntington Hospital. He became actively involved in the Emergency Medicine Residency, lecturing residents and teaching simulation sessions. In 2018, Dr. Mastanduono was awarded the Faculty Teacher of the Year Award by the Northwell Emergency Medicine Residency at LIJ/North Shore. During his time at Northwell, Dr. Mastanduono has also served on the Heart Failure Task Force to decrease hospital admissions for heart failure as well as the Performance Improvement Committee at LIJ. In the summer of 2019, Dr. Mastanduono was selected to participate in the New Speaker Forum at NYACEP in Lake George, NY. Dr. Mastanduono is also an Assistant Professor at the Hofstra School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies where he serves as a preceptor for NP students. His research interests lie mainly in Medical Education, ED Efficiency, and Medical Communication.
 
Dr. Mastanduono is a native Long Islander, avid basketball fan, and amateur cook.

Research and Presentations
How to De-escalate the Angry Patient While Maintaining Your Sanity. Mastanduono, A. IGNITE! Oral. May 2021 - SAEM Annual Meeting. Apterbach W, Mastanduono A, Baranchuk N, Apterbach G, Frank D, Alazar S, Garra G, Gupta S. (2021) A Multicenter Evaluation of the Differences in Procedural Practice Amongst Tertiary and Community Emergency Physicians. Abstract, Poster presentation, May 2021, SAEM Annual Meeting Apterbach W, Alazar S, Baranchuk N, Mastanduono A, Apterbach G, Frank D, Garra G, Gupta S. (2021) The Impact of a New Emergency Medicine Residency on the Performance of Procedures by Attending Physicians Abstract, Poster presentation, May 2021, SAEM Annual Meeting Apterbach, W., MD, Brenner, J., Mastanduono, A., MD, Rivera, M, MD. Intravenous Flow Rates Using Commonly Available Venous Access Devices: a Prospective Observational In-Vitro Study and Animal Model Study. NYACEP Scientific Assembly, July 8, 2020 Apterbach, W., MD, Brenner, J., Mastanduono, A., MD, Rivera, M, MD. Intravenous Flow Rates Using Commonly Available Venous Access Devices: a Prospective Observational In-Vitro Study. Academic Emergency Medicine April, 2020 Pandhi, B., PharmD, BCPS; Fausto, N., PharmD; Shah, S., MD; Mastanduono, A., MD; Goswami, R, MD. To Pick or Not To Pick: A Case of Mushroom Poisoning. Journal of Hospital Medicine April 2018 Lecture: Facial Trauma in the ED. All Long Island EM Annual Conference (Regional), Virtual Presentation due to COVID Pandemic, April 29, 2020 Lecture: Best Practice in Emergency Medicine – Upper GI Bleeds. NYACEP New Speaker Forum, NYACEP Academic Assembly, Lake George, NY, July 9, 2019
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