Dr. Frank Scafuri
Dr. Madhvi Rana
Dr. Azza Elemam
Derick Rias, RPA-C
Kristin Sweeney, RPA-C
Physician Assistant, Kristin Sweeney was born and raised on Staten Island. She was born at the old St. Vincent’s Hospital, now currently Richmond University Medical Center. She attended Sacred Heart School located on North Burgher Ave. from first to eighth grade. PA Sweeney then went on to Notre Dame Academy High School which she graduated in 1994. She was a member of both the basketball and track teams as well as various organizations including the National Honor Society. PA Sweeney continued her education at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.
While at the University of Delaware PA Sweeney competed on the Women’s Track and Field team and was a four year letter winner as well as team captain in her senior year. PA Sweeney graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in December 1997. After returning back to New York, she took a year off between college and PA school. In that year PA Sweeney completed an Emergency Medical Technician course and started to work as an EMT. She started Physician Assistant school at Bayley Seton Hospital, which at the time was part of the St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York in 1999. PA Sweeney graduated in June 2001 from the PA Program and started her first job as a Physician Assistant at Lutheran Medical Center as a member of the Stroke Team, which was the first pilot stoke program in NYC in the fall of 2001. In 2003 PA Sweeney left Lutheran Medical Center and returned back to St. Vincent’s where she took a position as a PA in the emergency department.
PA Sweeney is currently the Associate Practitioner Director of the emergency department at Richmond University Medical Center, where she continues to work full time. She joined the practice of Dr. Frank Scafuri, III in May 2011. She still currently holds certification as an EMT and is a certified clinical lab instructor. She also is a member of NYSPPA, AAPA and SEMPA.
PA Sweeney currently resides in Randall Manor with her fiancé, Joe and their one dog, a puggle, Bailey.
Abraham Potenticion, NP-C
Joanna Reico, RPA-C
Jennifer Torres, R.N.
Jennifer Torres was born in Brooklyn, New York at Methodist Hospital. When she was twelve (12) years old, she moved to Staten Island with her mother, father and younger brother. Ms. Torres attended Egbert Junior High School and then continued on to Tottenville High School.
Ms. Torres has always enjoyed helping others, so she felt her career should be in the medical profession. Her love of the medical profession, dates back to when Ms. Torres was a young girl giving her grandfather insulin shots. “I was never nervous. In fact, I would say I was fascinated with the medical field and I always knew I wanted to pursue a position in it.” As such, she sought a position in a doctor’s office. In May of 2008, Ms. Torres became a medical assistant with the practice of Dr. Frank Scafuri, III. While, in this capacity, she was able to help patients, she wanted to do more. However, in order to do more, she knew she had to further her education.
So, Ms. Torres enrolled in the College of Staten Island. In December of 2010, she earned a degree in Arts and Sciences. She did not stop there. She entered St. Paul's School of Nursing and, in December of 2012, Ms. Torres earned an Associate Degree in Nursing.
Shortly after graduating from St. Paul's, Ms. Torres passed her nursing boards and became the registered nurse in Dr. Scafuri’s practice. As a nurse, she works very closely with the practitioners. They have specialty trained her to give to the patient’s their blood work and radiology results. She also obtains the authorizations when need for various tests from the insurance companies, as well as, prior authorizations for medications. Lastly, Ms. Torres administers immunizations to patients who need them.
Ms. Torres has been with her high school sweetheart, Kal, for over nine (9) years. She is also the proud owner of a Boston terrier named Elroy.
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