HectorJavierCastroMD

Internal Medicine • New York, NY

Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist, Pulmonology, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

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Office
160 East 56 Street
Suite 3
New York, NY 10022
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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ProgramFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1994 - 1995
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Fellowship, Pulmonary Disease, 1992 - 1994
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Cabrini)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
New York Medical CollegeInternship, Fifth Pathway Program, 1988 - 1989
Universidad de GuadalajaraClass of 1987
Pace UniversityBS, 1979 - 1983

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Notable 2022 Hispanic Leader Award - CRAIN"S New York Business https://www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/notable-hispanic-leaders-2022, 2022
Health Humanitarian Award - Alianza Ecuadoriana Inernational NYC 2021
New York State Assembly Citation - Heritage Award for Good Citizenry 2020
Certificate of Academic Appreciation - The University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq 2020
New York City Council Citation - For Good Citizenry 2010
Community Service Award - Vision Urbana Inc 2009
Outstanding Health Care Professional Award The Hispanic Health Professional Association of New York, 2010
"Inspiration" Award National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) New York Chapter’s 3rd Annual Scholarship Award Gala, 2008
2007 Community Service Award The Institute for the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, 2007
Alfred Soffer Research Award 1997
Charles P. Felton Pulmonary Fellowship Award New York Lung Association, 1992
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

The use of Intravenous Gamma Globulin in the Prevention of Infections in Severely Immunocompromized AIDS Patients.
Fontana, L., M.D., Castro HJ, M.D., Mullen, M., M.D, Chest Supplement
Point-of-Care Testing in the Intensive Care Unit: The Intensive Care Physician’s Perspective.
Castro, Hector J., MD, John M. Oropello, MD, and Neil Halpern, MD, Am. J. Clin. Pathol
Serum Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Levels in Pneumocystis Carini Pneumonia and Response to Therapy.
Castro H.J., M.D., Handwerger S., M.D., Talavera W., M.D, Chest Supplement

Lectures

2nd Virtual International Conference on COVID-19: Containment and Living with COVID-19
Bagdad, Iraq - 8/7/2020
Your Healthy Heart, Cardiac Health.
University Settlement at the Houston Street Center, NYC, NY
The Environment, Green Industry and Latino Community.
Somos 23rd Annual Spring Conference, Albany, NY
Stroke Risk and Prevention.
Teaneck, NJ
Women Health Issues in the Latino Community.
Aliaza Ecuadoriana International Community Health, NYC, NY
Nutrition and Aging.
University Settlement at the Houston Street Center, NYC, NY
Careers in Health Care.
John Jay College, NYC, NY
Latinos Going Green: Why it Makes Sense.
Hispanic Federation and National Alliance for Hispanic Health, NYC, NY
Common Health Ailment Affecting Musicians and Performers.
Music and Medicine Conference at Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC, NY
How Shortage of Minority Physicians, Especially Latinos, Contributes to Health Care Disparities.
College of New Rochelle, Westchester County, NY
Cultural Competency and Barriers in Cancer Care.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at Baruch College NYC
Air Pollution and Lung Health.
National Association of Hispanic Nurses New York Chapter’s First Annual Educational Conference
Pulmonary Health and Nutrition.
East River Senior Center in Spanish Harlem, NYC, NY
Practice Issues: New Models for Successful Practices.
12th Annual Conference of the National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington DC
Everything Patient’s Need to Know about Healthcare Rationing and Evidence-Based Medicine.
Washington DC
Asthma, COPD and Smoking.
Saint David Episcopal Church Queens, NY
It Takes a Village: Multidisciplinary Diabetes Care in the Latino Community.
Rutgers University’s Busch Campus Center
Inside City Hall on NY1 with Dominic Carter.
Latino Health Care in New York City. NYC, NY
Acute Lung Injury - Critical Care/Trauma Management.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Curriculum Conference, Cabrini Medical Center, NYC, NY
Healthy Living Seminar Series .
Boys & Girls Harbor's Emily N. Carey Harbor School, NYC, NY
Latino Health Initiative.
Cabrini Medical Center, NYC, NY, 1996
Cardiac Health and Preventative Medicine.
NYC, NY
Ventilator Management and Weaning Techniques.
Critical Care Core Conference, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NYC, NY
Latinos and the Simple 7.
The American Heart Association, NYC, NY
Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Complications of Central Venous Catheters.
Medicine/Pulmonary Grand Rounds, Cabrini Medical Center, NYC, NY
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