Elvira Parravicini MD

Neonat/Perinatology•New York, NY

Professor, Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Overview of Dr. Parravicini

Dr. Elvira Parravicini is a neonatologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Milan Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 45 years. Dr. Parravicini accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 41 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and one of 124 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Neonat/Perinatology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 1998
University of Milan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1998 - 2027
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Harvard Medical SchoolPalliative Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

John O'Connor Award 2015
Physician of the Year Award NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 2012
Woman of the Year City of Seregno, Italy, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Outcomes of patients with trisomy 13 and 18 in a center with a dedicated perinatal palliative care program.
Sinead Brady, Bryn McNamee-Tweed, Yuan S Zhang, Nikolas Blenitsky, Elvira Parravicini
Journal of Perinatology. 2026-07-21
The First 13 Years of "Percorso Giacomo": Patients' Outcomes.
Francesca Catapano, Giacomo Sperti, Maria Bisulli, Luigi Tommaso Corvaglia, Chiara Locatelli
Children. 2026-03-11
1 citations
Respiratory outcomes of neonates born after previable premature rupture of membranes and treated with gentle ventilation.
Sinead Brady, Mary Martin, Divya Keerthy, Grace Liao, Noelle Breslin
Journal of Perinatology. 2024-09-01

Journal Articles

Neonatal Palliative care
Parravicini E, Curr Opin Pediatr, 1/1/2017
Is urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin able to predict acute kidney injury episodes in very low birth weight infants in clinical settings?
Parravicini E, Locatelli C, Lorenz JM, Nemerofski SL, Bateman DA, Pediatr Res, 1/1/2016
Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: potential biomarker for late onset sepsis
Pynn JM, Parravicini E, Saiman L, Bateman DA, Barasch JM, Lorenz JM, Pediatr Res, 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Neonatology
Chapter: Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Parravicini E and Fromm FEditors: Buonocore G, Bracci R, Weindling M.Springer Verlag2010
Avery�s diseases of the newborn
Chapter: Neonatal leukocyte physiology and disorders
Parravicini E, van de Ven C, and Cairo MSEditors: Taeusch HW and Ballard R.Elsevier Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA2005
Avery�s diseases of the newborn
Chapter: Bacterial sepsis and meningitis
Polin RA, Parravicini E, Regan JA, and Taeusch HWEditors: Taeusch HW and Ballard R.Elsevier Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA2005

Lectures

Perinatal & Neonatal Palliative Care
Rome, Italy - 1/26/2018
The Neonatal Comfort Care program at CUMC
Sarah Lawrence College, New York, NY - 1/26/2018
Neonatal Hospice
Universita� Lateranense, Rome, Italy - 1/25/2018

Other

Neonatal Comfor Care
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children�s Hospital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSf8gh41Ml4

External Links

Neonatal Comfort Care Programhttp://www.neonatalcomfortcare.com

Insurance Accepted

BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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