Sabrina Racine-Brzostek, M.D., Ph.D.
Pathology

About
Biography
Dr. Sabrina Racine- Brzostek received her bachelor of science degree from Boston College in 2000, and her M.D. and PhD from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in Stony Brook, New York in 2013. She did an anatomic and clinical pathology residency program at Montefiore Medical Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York Moreover, she became their chief resident and then moved on to the New York Blood Center and Weill Cornell Medicine to serve as a transient transfusion medicine fellow in 2018. She also served as a research assistant with Dr. Anthony Hollenberg at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2000 to 2001. At Stony Brook, she was involved in the medical scientist training program and has given many didactic lectures there as well as here at Weill Cornell.
Dr. Racine- Brzostek has a broad range of research experience, from the study of cellular and molecular biology to the study of public health policy. She is displays a strong commitment to providing patient care based on her broad knowledge base in transfusion medicine, immunohematology as well as lab management. She was a key player in an inter-disciplinary clinical team that has provided care for hemophilia patients, and she has distinguished herself in the field of transfusion medicine. She has embarked on a quality improvement project regarding the reconstitution of whole blood for neonatal whole blood exchange, which is a critical provision in the blood bank. Her main research project is focused on solving detergent plasma and it’s extended time efficiency.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students |
6/2018 |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center Pathology Research Day Outstanding Poster Award |
5/2017 |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center Pathology Research Day Outstanding Poster Award |
5/2016 |
Seymour & Vivian Milstein ISICR Travel Award |
10/2008 |
Cancer Biochemistry & Cell Biology Training Fellowship |
1/2005 |
magna cum laude, Boston College |
5/2000 |
Phi Beta Kappa, Boston College |
5/2000 |
McCarthy Prize, Boston College |
5/2000 |
Scholar of the College, Boston College |
5/1999 |
Sophomore Scholar, Boston College |
5/1998 |
Class Valedictorian, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, New Britain CT |
6/1996 |
Credentials
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Pathologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 2013
- Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 2010
- B.S., Boston College, 2000
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell New York
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
External Relationships
External Relationships
Relationships and collaborations with for-profit and not-for profit organizations are of vital importance to our faculty because these exchanges of scientific information foster innovation. As experts in their fields, WCM physicians and scientists are sought after by many organizations to consult and educate. WCM and its faculty make this information available to the public, thus creating a transparent environment.