Stephen Ferrara, RN, DNP, FNP-BC
Expertise in:
Primary Care
Overview
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Annual Exams
- Family Medicine
- General Family Care
- Healthcare Administration
- Health Education
- International Travel Medicine
- Men's Health Issues
- Primary Care
- Travel Health
- Travel Medicine
- Well Child Exams
- Wellness Exams
- Wellness Prevention
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Nursing at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs Plan
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BS, 1996 Biology, Pace University
- BS, 1999 Nursing, Pace University
- MS, 2000 Family Nurse Practitioner, Pace University
- DNP, 2011 Doctor of Nursing Practice, Pace University
- Fellowship: 2012 George Washington University
Honors & Awards
- November 2015, Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
- June 2013, Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- June 2012, AANP New York State Award for Excellence
- May 2012, Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing, Dean’s Alumni/AE Award for Outstanding Professional Contribution
- January 2011, Pace University, Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grant
- April 2010, Charles J. and Margaret R. Benjamin Scholarship
- June 2000, Pace University, Lienhard School of Nursing, Potential in Nursing Award
Research
Selected Publications
- Gardenier, D., & Ferrara, S.A. (2012). Can Clinical Nurse Practitioners Be Involved in Policy Making? The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 8(3): 198-199.
- Burke, R.E., Ferrara, S.A., Fuller, A., Kelderhouse, J., & Ferrara, L. (2011). The Effectiveness of Group Medical Visits on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) Specific Outcomes in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - The Joanna Briggs Institute Library of Systematic Reviews. 9(23); 833-885.
- Ferrara, S.A., & O'Grady, E.T. (2010). Eliminating Cost Barriers for Patients and NP Practices. In Truglio-Londrigan, M., Lewenson, S. (Eds.), Public Health Nursing: Practicing Population-Based Care (pp. 351). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
