Overview
Robert Desnick is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Desnick is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aplasia Cutis Congenita. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Coproporphyria, Fabry Disease, Aplasia Cutis Congenita, and Ectodermal Dysplasias.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 148 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Yasmin Khakoo is a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Khakoo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aplasia Cutis Congenita. Her top areas of expertise are Aplasia Cutis Congenita, Clouston Syndrome, Ectodermal Dysplasias, and Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
Northwell Health Physician Partners Dermatology At Lake Success
Dr. Finelt is an Assistant Professor and Director of Pediatric Dermatology for the Department of Dermatology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell. She is board certified in Dermatology as well as Pediatric Dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.Dr. Finelt earned her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine where she was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed her internship in pediatrics at Cohen Children's Medical Center and residency in dermatology at Stony Brook University where she served as chief resident. She completed her pediatric dermatology fellowship at Lurie Children's Hospital at Northwestern University.Dr. Finelt has been awarded the Departmental Chairman's award in 2018 the Departmental Teacher of the Year award in 2019 and was one of the awardees of Northwell's Teacher of the Year award in 2020. She teaches medical students as well as pediatric and dermatology residents. She is an active member of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) Long Island Dermatology Society and American Academy of Dermatology.Dr. Finelt's subspecialty expertise is interdisciplinary based in caring for patients with a broad spectrum of pediatric dermatology needs including vascular growths (such as infantile hemangiomas) vascular malformations (such as port wine stains) eczema nevi and other birthmarks acne genetic skin disease psoriasis hidradenitis suppurativa alopecia vitiligo and other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. She is a member of the multidisciplinary vascular anomalies team at Cohen Children's Hospital. Dr. Finelt has given regional national and international talks on these topics and others. She has published a number of articles in the peer-reviewed literature and has authored several book chapters. Dr. Finelt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aplasia Cutis Congenita. Her top areas of expertise are Linear Hamartoma Syndrome, Familial Multiple Nevi Flammei, Stork Bite, and Vascular Birthmark.
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Bruce Gelb is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Gelb is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aplasia Cutis Congenita. His top areas of expertise are RASopathies, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Cardiomyopathic Lentiginosis, Noonan Syndrome, and Heart Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Elite
- Fabry DiseaseDr. Desnick isElite. Learn about Fabry Disease.
- Hereditary CoproporphyriaDr. Desnick isElite. Learn about Hereditary Coproporphyria.
- Distinguished
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Desnick isDistinguished. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- Clouston SyndromeDr. Desnick isDistinguished. Learn about Clouston Syndrome.
- Ectodermal DysplasiasDr. Desnick isDistinguished. Learn about Ectodermal Dysplasias.
- Advanced
- Cholesteryl Ester Storage DiseaseDr. Desnick isAdvanced. Learn about Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease.
- Gaucher Disease Type 1Dr. Desnick isAdvanced. Learn about Gaucher Disease Type 1.
- Wolman DiseaseDr. Desnick isAdvanced. Learn about Wolman Disease.
- Experienced
- Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)Dr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD).
- AnemiaDr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Congenital CataractDr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Cataract.
- Congenital Fiber-Type DisproportionDr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Fiber-Type Disproportion.
- GangliosidosisDr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Gangliosidosis.
- Gaucher DiseaseDr. Desnick isExperienced. Learn about Gaucher Disease.

