Elaena Quattrocchi

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Full-time

B.S., Pharm.D., St. John's UniversityPharm. D. , St. John’s University

elaena.quattrocchi@liu.edu

Description

Dr. Elena Quattrocchi received both her B.S. in Pharmacy and Pharm.D. degree from St. John’s University. She has been an Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmacy Practice at LIU Pharmacy for the past 28 years. Dr.Quattrocchi is a clinical preceptor for Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy at Staten Island University Hospital. She is a member of the Staten Island University Hospital’s Institutional Review Board, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and both the Women’s Auxillary of Staten Island University Hospital and Richmond County Medical Society. Dr. Quattrocchi is co-investigator of several research studies at Staten Island University Hospital. She has started a Health Care Initiative Program at Saint Joseph by the Sea High School in Staten Island where she incorporates the pharmacy students into the educational program. Dr.Quattrocchi maintains a clinical service for the Staten Island University Hospital’s Pediatric Department and provides all their inpatient diabetes education to pediatric diabetics. She serves on the Staten Island chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Board. Dr. Quattrocchi has also served on the NYSCHP board as the Director of Educational services for 5 years, ASHP Council on Educational Affairs, NYSCHP Continuing Competency Committee and the NYS Medicaid DUR Board. Dr. Quattrocchi reviews articles for Current Medical Research and Opinion and Clinical Therapeutics, both are peer reviewed journals.

Dr.Quattrocchi is a member of many professional societies: The American Diabetes Association, The American Association of Diabetic Educators, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, NYS Council of Health System Pharmacists, American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and the American Pharmaceutical Association. She has received many academic awards and honors such as: The David Newton Award for Teaching Excellence, The Founders Award, and a member of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals and Cambridge’s Who’s Who. Dr. Quattrocchi is also a Fellow of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (F.A.S.H.P.).

Specialties

Publications

• Ocheretyaner E, Kofman M, Quattrocchi E. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists for the acute treatment of migraines in adults. Accepted for publication. DIC-2022-3-5. Final version approved 10/26/2022 proceeding with publication.
• Kish T, Gim S, Pham A, Cusumano J, Ocheretyaner E, Quattrocchi E, Hareez L, Chen M, Plakogiannis R. Virtual APPE Grand Rounds: A Learning Activity to Enhance Remote Rotations During the COVID-19 Pandemic . Pharmacy Education Journal. 2021; 21(1): 651-655
• Elbeshbeshy R, Gim S, Quattrocchi E. Impact of COVID-19 on Graduating U.S. Pharmacy Students in the Early Epicenter of the Pandemic in New York City. Journal Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy. 4(2021); 100085; 1-5.
• Quattrocchi E. New formulations of glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. J Nur Practitioners. 2020; 16: 85-86. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.09.015
• Quattrocchi E, Goldberg T, Marzella N. Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Consensus of Diabetes Organizations. Drugs in Context. 2020; 9: 212607. DOI: 10.7573/dic.212607."
• Quattrocchi E. New formulations of glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia. J Nur Practitioners. 2020; 16: 85-86. DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.09.015
• Mambwe T, Janardhan S, Quattrocchi E, Sheffer-Babila S. SUN-139 Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates among Pediatric Diabetics. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 3(1); 2019, SUN-139. https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SUN-139
• Bekeith S. et al. Abstract 13387: Effect of Ranolazine on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery. Circulation. 2015;132; (3): A13387.
• McGinn J. et al. Prevalence of Dysglycemia Among Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients with No Previous Diabetic History; J Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011; 6:104.
• Quattrocchi E. Kourlas H. Teriparatide: A Review. Clinical Therapeutics 2004; 26(6): 841- 854.
• Quattrocchi E., Lerner S., Traveling with Diabetes: Planning the Right Moves. U.S.Pharmacist 2004; 29(5):38-42.
• Desselle S. Collen S. C., Harold M. Kalis M., Quattrocchi E.; Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Consensus within Pharmacy’s Academic Sub-disciplines. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching 2002: 9(4): 1-33
• Desselle SP, Collins CC, Harold MW, Kalis MM, Quattrocchi, EJ Consensus Within Five Academic Sub-Disciplines of Pharmacy: Progress Toward Establishing Their Scientific Paradigms, Journal of Pharmacy Teaching, 9(2: 2002: 27-46
• Quattrocchi, E. Measuring Glycemic Control, US Pharmacist, 24(1):1999; 47-64. Quattrocchi, E. Do-It-Yourself Medical Testing, Bottom Line Health, 1319): 1999:11-12. Svec C. After Any Diagnosis. 2001; 222-227 (Contributory Author)
• Quattrocchi E, Hove I. Ovulation & Pregnancy Home Testing Products. U.S. Pharmacist 23(9): 1998; 54-63.
• Roberts J., Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia Penn: WB Saunders Comp. 1991; 1121-1132 (contributory author)
• Quattrocchi E., Helping Patients Understand Home Testing Devices. DRUG TOPICS, May 2, 1988; 60-69
• Calamia V., Quattrocchi E., Medical Complications of Diabetes, US Pharmacist 12(11): 1987; 58-71
• Quattrocchi E., The Staten Island Hospital Pharmacy Newsletter. Quarterly Publications
• Quattrocchi E., et al. Travel Tips for Diabetics. The Staten Island Diabetic Newsletter, Summer, 1986, 1987, 1988
• Roberts J. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia Penn; WB Saunders comp. 1985; 1067-1074 (contributory author).
• Roberts J., Quattrocchi E, Holand M, Severe Hyperthermia Secondary to Intravenous Drug Abuse. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Juy, 1984; 373
• Quattrocchi E., Howland M., Sominex the Cause of Cardiogenic Shock. POISON DIGEST, Winter, 1983
   

Lectures and Presentations

• Samuel P, Besignano-Long A, Gut T, Quattrocchi E. Effect of a pharmacy-driven urinalysis and urine culture recall service within a primary care service. Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors Virtual meeting. May 16-18, 2022.
• Elkeshawi R, Besignano-Long, Quattrocchi E. Medicaid & Medicare Coverage of Anti- Obesity Medications: An Analysis of Approvals for Medications Indicated for Weight Management. ASHP Midyear 2022.
• Karam N, Besignano-Long, Quattrocchi E. Safety Outcomes of SGLT-2 Inhibitor Use in a Geriatric Patient Population with Type 2 Diabetes. ASHP Midyear 2022
• Goetz H, Besignano-Long A, Quattrocchi E. Risk of fluoroquinolone associated aortic aneurysm/dissection in an urban primary care clinic. NYSCHP (Virtual presentation) Annual Assembly, April 16, 2021.
• Cusumano J, Gim S, Hareez L, Kish T, Ocheretyaner E, Pham A, Plakogiannis R, Quattrocchi E. Virtual APPE Grand Rounds: A learning activity to enhance remote rotations during the COVID-19 pandemic. AACP Meeting, July 2021
• Samuel P, Besignano-Long A, Gut T, Quattrocchi E. ”Effect of Sodium-Glucose Co- Transporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) with or without Metformin, Glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP- 1) Agonists, or Diuretics on the Rate of Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis” ASHP 2021 Midyear Virtual meeting, December 5-9, 2021.
• Fidler BD, Goldberg T, Plakogiannis R, Ponnoth D, Quattrocchi E. (2020) Incorporating standardized patients into a modular organ systems therapeutics (MOST) course in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. AACP 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, July 13-31, 2020.

• Janardhan S, Mambwe T, Demissie S, Quattrocchi E, Sheffer-Babila S. (2020) Working to improve pneumococcal vaccination rates among pediatric diabetics. Pediatric Endocrine Society Virtual meeting, July 13, 2020

• Goetz H, Besignano-Long A, Quattrocchi E, Sheikh U, Chouhan S. (2020) Impact of pharmacist-driven hypertension management in primary care. ASHP 2020 Midyear meeting (Virtual Presentation, December 6-10, 2020.

• Mambwe T, Janardhan S, Quattrocchi E, Demissie S, Sheffer-Babilia S. "Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Pediatric Diabetics". Poster Presented at: 2019 Pediatric Endocrine Society Meeting; April 24-May 1, 2019; New Orleans, LA

• Poster presentation at Staten Island University Hospital Northwell, Staten Island, New York; Pediatric Research Day; June 20, 2019

• Fidler B, Goldberg T, Plakogiannis R, Quattrocchi E, Tendhar C. Incorporating a Virtual Patient Simulation Case into a Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics (MOST) Course in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Poster presentation American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy: Pharmacy Education 2019; Chicago, Illinois; July 15, 2019.

• “Reversing roles students present a CE program on diabetic survival skills counseling” Student poster presentation at the 2013 ASHP Midyear meeting

• Hemoglobin A1C as a Predictor of the Number of Revascularized Vessels among Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients with Undiagnosed Diabetes, SIUH Research Day, 2013
• Reversing roles students present a CE program on diabetic survival skills counseling, 2013 ASHP Midyear meeting, 2013
• Ranolazine Reduces Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery, abstract at American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, April 25-29, 2015.
• Effect of Ranolazine on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery, Poster Presentation  AHA Annual Meeting 2015.

Exhibits

Honors/Awards

• Preceptor of the Year Award 2020
• Long Island University Award for 25 years 2009
• Cambridge Who’s Who 2008
• Knighted as a DAME to the N.F.I.A.S. (National Federation Italian American Society) February 10, 2006.
• Bayley Seton’s Physician Assistant Program Service Award for 2005 for years of contribution to their program.
• Honoree – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – S.I. Branch of the NY Chapter. 2005 Founders’ Award 2005
• Long Island University Medal for 20 years of Teaching 2004
• Staten Island “2000 Women In History” Award from the New York State Assembly “Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals” 2004
• The David Newton Award (award for Teaching Excellence) 1991-1992 from Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy

Films

Professional Affiliations

• American Pharmaceutical Association 1982-present
• American Society of Health System Pharmacists 1982-present
• New York State Council of Health System Pharmacists 1982-present
• The American Association of Diabetes Educators 1997-present
• American Diabetes Association 1999-present