Anticoagulation Services

The Anticoagulation Service is an outpatient program at Staten Island University Hospital, which was established for the purpose on managing and ensuring high quality care to patients receiving anticoagulation therapy. The team coordinates the ongoing treatment or prevention of many blood-clotting disorders including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, mechanical heart valves, embolic stroke, atrial fibrillation and various hypercoaguable states.

Medical residents will have the opportunity to rotate through the Anticoagulation Service during their month on the Primary Care block. During this time the residents have the opportunity to observe the one on one interaction with the patient. The protocols for outpatient monitoring of anticoagulation, including bridging patients with low molecular weight heparin will be reviewed.

The multidisciplinary team includes the Medical Director, Homam Alkaied, M.D., the Program Manager, Maureen Howard, APRN, BC, and a dedicated group of nurse practitioners and clerical staff.

Students have the ability to rotate through this clinic during their ambulatory care rotation or primary care elective.

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