
Mr. John A. Garofalo M.D.
Dermatologist
233 East Shore Road Suite 102 Great Neck New York, 11023About
John A. Garofalo, MD, obtained his medical degree in 1976 from Cornell University Medical College in New York. After his receiving his medical degree, he attended North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York for his internship. For his residencies, he attended these institutions: North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York; Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan; New York Medical College and Metropolitan Hospital Center in Manhattan, New York. At the Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, he completed his fellowship for dermatology. Hard work, care for patients, and his medical orientation, he says, set him apart from his colleagues. Today, Garofalo practices dermatology as the Director of Dermatology at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York.
Education and Training
Cornell University Medical College
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 1976
Board Certification
Dermatology
Internal Medicine
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Treatments
- Acne
- Eczema
- Dermatitis
- Moles
- Actinic Keratosis
- Birthmark
- Contact Dermatitis
- Lymphoma
- Cellulitis
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Sebaceous Cyst
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Internships
- North Shore University Hospital; Manhasset, New York
Fellowships
- Stony Brook University Hospital
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Dermatology
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard Work, Care for Patients, Medically-Oriented
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