Education
Bachelor’s Degree – New Jersey City University
Medical Degree – Rutgers University
Board Certifications – Family Practice
Honors & Awards
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Hospital Affiliations
- Centrastate Medical Center
- Bayshore Medical Center
Other Appointments
- Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research
- In 2018-2019 Stephanie wrote a doctoral dissertation on the impact that animal assisted therapy played on the moods’ of hospitalized patients. By using a pre-test post-test design, the participants were surveyed before and after a 7-10 minute visit with the therapy dog. After surveying 62 inpatient adults, 26 agreed to take part in this research. She found all 26 patients who participated had improvement in their moods after their visit. Patients had decreased anxiety and felt it was a positive distraction from their ailments. By conducting this research she was able to argue that improvement in patients’ mood and mental health would improve their outcomes. As a result, she was able to expand a facility’s Animal Assisted Therapy Program to different patient populations and increase the number of days the therapy dogs visited patients.
Fun Facts
In her free time, Stephanie loves spending time with her family. In addition, she enjoys doing her own home improvements and has become very handy as a carpenter.
Conditions Treated
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Lactose Intolerance
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hepatitis A
- Hemochromatosis
- Acid Reflux
- Gastritis
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Liver Disease
- Colorectal Cancer
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Anorectal Disease
- Achalasia
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- High Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Hepatitis B
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Rectal Cancer
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Bile Duct Blockages and Stones
- Proctitis
- Gastric Cancer
- Gas
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- Colon Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Stomach Ulcers
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Silent Reflux
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- Colon Polyps
- Abdominal Pain
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallstones
- Gastroparesis
- GERD
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Swallowing Difficulty
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