Denise Schiavoni
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Dynamic healthcare professional dedicated to delivering comprehensive primary care services to patients of all ages, effectively managing acute and chronic conditions. Expertise in implementing integrative approaches that blend evidence-based medicine with complementary therapies to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Proven track record in collaborating with specialists and coordinating referrals to facilitate seamless transitions of care for patients requiring specialized treatment. Committed to educating patients on preventive measures, healthy lifestyle choices, and disease management strategies while serving as a chronic non-pharmacological pain management specialist and championing opioid safety initiatives that elevated Miami VA to the top national ranking in safety measures.
Work History
Founding Director
14 Years 7 MonthsServe as subject matter expert for colleagues, delivering up-to-date knowledge on preventative and primary care practices.
Primary Care Physician / Women's Health Care Provider Pain Pact Champion/Integrative Health Specialist/Teaching Attending
20 Years 8 Months- Women's Health Care Champion, performing gynecological exams and comprehensive women's health/HRT.
- Teaching Attending at FIU.
- Urgent care/ER Care, consistently rated 'Outstanding'.
- Pain Pact Champion/Integrative Health Specialist/Teaching Attending, Integrative Whole Health Specialist, providing guidance for diet, exercise, and mind-body balance.
- Serves On Multidisciplinary Pain Management and Opioid Safety Committee.
- Manages MAT Medication Assisted Treatment through primary care.
- Helped establish Insulin protocol to assist diabetes management.
- Consistently attain 100% patient satisfaction on Shep Scores in primary care.
- Meet or exceeds all performance measures.
- Developed form to capture data related to the immunization of influenza.
Academic Hospitalist Teaching Attending University Of Miami
3 Years- Helped establish and grow the first Hospitalist Group.
- Maintained lowest readmission rate.
- Developed first PICC-line protocol to reduce catheter-related infections.
Hospitalist
2 Years- Helped establish and grow the first Hospitalist Group.
- Maintained lowest readmission rate.
Academic Hospitalist
1 Year 11 Months- Nominated 'Hospitalist of the Year' in the first year.
- Recognized for being the most outstanding teaching attending three consecutive years.
Solo Practitioner and /Attending
3 Years- Built from the ground up, a thriving private practice to care for over 400 patients over 3 years.
- ECG's, echocardiograms, stress tests, sigmoidoscopies and x-rays (did all of these for my patients).
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Education
D.O. - Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency -Primary Care Track
Skills
Accomplishments
Key contributor to a multidisciplinary pain clinic-pharmacy initiative that optimized opioid safety practices, helping MIami VA rise to #1 in opioid safety metrics and quality outcomes
Oversaw a primary care panel exceeding 1,000 patients with clinical performance ranked #1 within the MIAMI VA system based on composite quality,access, and patient care metrics
Honored with the 20 Year Outstanding Service Award for sustained excellence in clinical care, teaching,and quality improvement within the MIami VA Healthcare system
Awarded Great Catch Award x2 for proactively identifying and preventing potential sentinel events, demonstrating excellence in patient safety and clinical vigilance
Certification
- Board Certified American Board of Internal Medicine 1996,2006,2016 Current
- Outpatient and Inpatient Complex Medical Care, 1996
- Tele-Health/Virtual Care, 2006
- Clinical Education and Teaching, 2016
- Women's Health, 2016
- Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care, 2016
- Integrative Whole Health, 2016
- Pain Management, 2016
- Opioid Use Disorder/MAT
Timeline
Founding Director
Primary Care Physician / Women's Health Care Provider Pain Pact Champion/Integrative Health Specialist/Teaching Attending
Academic Hospitalist Teaching Attending University Of Miami
Hospitalist
Academic Hospitalist
Solo Practitioner and /Attending
New York College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Awards
- 20 years of Consecutive 'Outstanding' Performance Ratings
- Three-time recipient of 'Outstanding Teaching Attending of the Year'
- 'Women's Health Care Champion'
- Two-time recipient of the 'Great Catch Award'
- Directors Award