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Jeffrey Nicastro, M.D., FACS
Attending
Jeffrey
Nicastro, M.D. received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in
1988, where he was a member of the Alpha Omega medical honor society. He
completed his surgical residency and chief residency in General Surgery at
NYU-Bellevue in 1993.
A general surgeon on active duty in the United States Navy from 1993-1997, he
was on the faculty at San Diego
Naval
Medical
Center. During this time, he supported “Operation Provide Hope” as the task
force surgeon COMPHIBRON ONE, off the coast of Somalia. He completed his Naval Service as Director of General Surgery at Naval
Hospital Newport, Rhode Island.
Dr. Nicastro completed a Surgical Critical Care and Trauma fellowship at
Yale-New-Haven Medical Center in 1998 and joined the Staten Island University
Hospital and United Surgical Associates, P.C. Dr. Nicastro is Board Certified
in General Surgery and holds a certificate of additional qualification in
Surgical Critical Care. A Fellow of the American
College
of Surgeons, he is also a member of the American Society of Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgeons.
Dr. Nicastro has performed more than 800 bariatric procedures. His surgical
interests include: General Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Bariatric
Surgery, and Surgical Oncology.
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