Dr. Mario J. Sebastianelli, M.D.

Expert Publications

• "The tragedy of the electronic health record".
• Renal response to sodium restriction in myxedema.
• Impaired renal concentrating ability in hypothyroid man.

Media Releases

Get to know Nephrologist Dr. Mario J. Sebastianelli, who serves patients in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Fluent in both English and Italian, Dr. Sebastianelli is a board-certified nephrologist who is affiliated with Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Geisinger Community Medical Center has been a part of the Geisinger family since 2012. It provides high-quality, coordinated, patient-centered care for residents throughout Lackawanna County and northeastern Pennsylvania. It has the only Level II trauma center and electronic intensive care unit in Lackawanna County, providing care for the most seriously ill and injured patients.

Back in 1962, Dr. Sebastianelli earned his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He then went on to complete his residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital in 1967, followed by his fellowship at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1968. A year later, he completed an additional fellowship at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. 

A Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine and nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Nephrology is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys. It is the study of normal kidney function and kidney disease, the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy. Nephrologists have advanced training in treating kidney disease. They diagnose and treat kidney failure, as well as help patients by prescribing medications, offering special diet advice, and coordinating dialysis care when the time comes. 

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