Dr. Dr. Edward Mccabe, DO, MPH

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Edward Mccabe, who serves patients in New York.

After serving as the Assistant Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital/Northwell Health for the past 30+ years, Dr. McCabe was elevated to Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. 

Among his other roles, he is the Program and Medical Director of School Health Programs, the Director of the Teen Risk Assessment Program (Teen R.A.P.) and the Medical Director of SIUH’s Comprehensive Family Planning and Reproductive Health Program.

A 1985 graduate of Des Moines University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. McCabe went on to perform his internship at Howard University from 1985-1986. He then completed his residency (+ chief) in pediatrics at Staten Island University Hospital from 1986-1988, a research fellowship in adolescent medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children’s from 1988-1990, and earned his Master of Public Health Degree from Hunter College.

Board certified in both pediatrics and adolescent medicine, Dr. McCabe is recognized as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).  The ABP is an organization that provides board certification to qualified physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of medical diseases in infants, children, and adolescents.

Holding an academic appointment, Dr. McCabe serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. McCabe is a Fellow of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine and a member of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 

Recognized for his personal and professional contributions, Dr. McCabe has received the following awards: The Reilly Award for Humanistic Medicine, The Michael Carrera Award for Advocacy and Public Service, The Raymond Jacobs Award for Personal Contribution to the Mission of AANNY, and The Joey DePaolo AIDS Foundation Award for Research.

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