Laura Berenice Geraldino Pardilla, MD, MSc

Rheumatology
4.9 stars out of five. |122 ratings
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted


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  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • Multiplan
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Laura Berenice Geraldino Pardilla, MD, MSc


Laura Berenice Geraldino Pardilla, MD, MSc, graduated summa cum laude from INTEC University in the Dominican Republic and afterwards moved to New York to complete an internal medicine residency in SUNY Upstate, followed by a rheumatology fellowship at Columbia University where she stayed on as a faculty member. In addition to being a board certified rheumatologist, she completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal ultrasonography with the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR) and serves as the director of the Fast Arthritis Sonographic evaluation and Treatment (FAST) clinic at CUMC.

Board Certifications

  • Rheumatology

Languages Spoken

  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Specialties & Expertise

  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Sjogren's Syndrome
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Dominican Republic
  • Residency: State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
  • Director of the Lupus Clinic
  • Director of the Fast Arthritis Sonographic evaluation and Treatment (FAST) Clinic

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 1998: National Young Talent scholarship for medical school
  • 2003: Salome Urena award: (top 15% class ranking)
  • 2004: Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (Summa Cum Laude) graduate
  • 2011: Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Award
  • 2014: Rheumatology Research Foundation Scientist Development Award
  • 2021: Ewig Clinical Scholar

Patient Experience Rating


Current combined Rating
4.9 stars out of five. |122 ratings
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