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Fay Kastrinos, MD
Call (212) 305-9337 for appointments.

About Fay Kastrinos, MD:

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Expertise:

Cancer Care
Cancer Genetics
Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer Screening
Family History of Pancreatic Cancer
Gastroenterology
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Screening
Genetic Testing
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) Syndrome
MUTYH-Associated Polyposis
Ovarian Cancer Genetic Susceptibility
Pancreatic Cancer
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Positive Cologuard
Sessile Serrated Polypsis Syndrome
Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer

Appointments:

Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Education:

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (Grenada)
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Fellowship: Brigham & Women's Hospital

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 862
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 305-9337
Fax:
(212) 305-5576

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [HMO, NY Signature, EPO, NYP Employee Plan, Aetna Signature Administrators, Student Health]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
Amerigroup of New Jersey [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
CIGNA [Great West (National), HMO, POS, EPO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO, POS, POS, POS]
Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
Emblem/HIP [PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, ConnectiCare, Medicare Managed Care, Essential Plan, Vytra, Select Care (Exchange), ConnectiCare]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [PPO]
Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
Healthfirst [Leaf (Exchange), Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [Compass (Exchange), Medicaid (Community Plan), Empire Plan, POS, HMO, PPO, Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Med
VNSNY CHOICE [Special Needs, SelectHealth]
WellCare [Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Kastrinos F, Samadder NJ, Burt RW. Use of Family History and Genetic Testing to Determine Risk of Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2020; 158(2):389-403. PMID: 31759928

Yurgelun MB, Kastrinos F. Tumor Testing for Microsatellite Instability to Identify Lynch Syndrome: New Insights Into an Old Diagnostic Strategy.J Clin Oncol. 2019; 37(4):263-265. PMID: 30550362

Hasan A, Moscoso DI, Kastrinos F. The role of genetics in pacreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2018; 28(4):587-603. PMID: 30241646

Kastrinos F, Steyerberg EW, Mercado R, Balmaña J, Holter S, Gallinger S, Siegmund KD, Church JM, Jenkins MA, Lindor NM, Thibodeau SN, Burbidge LA, Wenstrup RJ, Syngal S. (2010) The PREMM 1,2,6 Model Predicts Risk of MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 Germline Mutations Based on Cancer History.

Gastroenterology. Aug 18. :[Epub ahead of print]

Kastrinos F, Mukherjee B, Tayob N, Wang F, Sparr J, Raymond VM, Bandipalliam P, Stoffel EM, Gruber SB, Syngal S. (2009) Risk of pancreatic cancer in families with Lynch syndrome.

JAMA . 302:1790-5

Stoffel E, Mukherjee B, Raymond VM, Tayob N, Kastrinos F, Sparr J, Wang F, Bandipalliam P, Syngal S, Gruber SB. (2009) Calculation of risk of colorectal and endometrial cancer among patients with Lynch syndrome.

Gastroenterology. 137:1621-7

Kastrinos F, Allen JI, Stockwell DH, Stoffel EM, Cook EF, Mutinga ML, Balmaña J, Syngal S. (2009) Development and validation of a colon cancer risk assessment tool for patients undergoing colonoscopy.

Am J Gastroenterol. 104:1508-18

Kastrinos F, Lebwohl B, Neugut AI. (2009) ACP Journal Club. CT colonography had 90% sensitivity and 86% specificity for diagnosing large adenomas and cancer in asymptomatic adults.

Ann Intern Med. 150:JC2-13

Kastrinos F, Stoffel EM, Balmaña J, Steyerberg EW, Mercado R, Syngal S. (2008) Phenotype comparison of MLH1 and MSH2 mutation carriers in a cohort of 1,914 individuals undergoing clinical genetic testing in the United States.

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 17:2044-51

Kastrinos F, Syngal S. (2007) Recently identified colon cancer predispositions: MYH and MSH6 mutations.

Semin Oncol. 34:418-24

Kastrinos F, Stoffel EM,Balmaña J, Syngal S. (2007) Attitudes toward prenatal genetic testing in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.

Am J Gastroenterol. 102:1284-90