Jeffrey Nicastro, M.D.

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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.


Heather McMullen, M.D.
Program Director


Charles Choy, M.D.
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship



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