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156-10 Crossbay BlvdHoward Beach, NY 11414
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Summary
- Dr. Melvin Mathai, is a pediatric specialist based in Howard Beach, NY. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. Dr. Mathai is currently a General Pediatrician at MediSys Family Care Center and previously served as a Pediatric Hospitalist and Newbornist at Mount Sinai South Nassau. His expertise includes managing obesity-related disorders, pediatric asthma, adolescent medicine, and patient education. He has contributed to research, co-authoring studies on inpatient social needs screening and pediatric weight gain. Dr. Mathai graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hofstra University, where he was also recognized with the Gold Humanism Honor.
Education & Training
Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of BrooklynResidency, Pediatrics, 2021 - 2024
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2021
Hofstra UniversityHealth Science, 2013 - 2017
Certifications & Licensure
NY State License 2024 - 2027
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Magna Cum Laude Hofstra University, 2017
- Gold Humanism Honor 2017
- Departmental Honors and Provost List 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsImpact of an Inpatient Social Needs Screening Program: Did Our Referral Resolve Your Need?Yonit Lax, Angelica Pacheco, Emma Yost, Melvin Mathai, Michael Silver
Hospital Pediatrics. 2024-12-01
Abstracts/Posters
- Comparison of the pre and post COVID-19 pandemic weight gain in children over a 5 year period in a low income neighborhood in Brooklyn, NYDr. Mathai, Dr. Narain, Dr. Lat, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS), Toronto, Canada, 2024
- Constipation in Parkinson’s Disease Improved by an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in a Repeated Measures StudyDr. Mathai, Dr. Li, Osteopathic Medical Education Conference (OMED), Maryland, 2019
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