Dr. Jeffrey Crespin

My Background

Dr. Crespin is a lead gastroenterologist in his field and he is affiliated with NYU Lenox Hill Hospital, St. Luke's Roosevelt, and Beth Israel hospitals.

Dr. Crespin has been a practicing gastroenterologist in Manhattan for more than 20 years, and is a board-certified gastroenterologist who strives to provide the highest quality medical care in a compassionate, professional and personalized manner.

Before opening up his private practice, Dr. Crespin served as the director of the Columbia-St. Luke's Roosevelt GI clinic. He is expertly trained in endscopic procedures, which allows for direct visualization of the intestinal tract for optimal diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases.

What I Treat

  • Colon Cancer Screening
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Swallowing Disorders
  • Bloating
  • Celiac Disease
  • Reflux Disease (Heartburn)
  • Constipation
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis & Crohn's Disease)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Other Diseases of the Liver

Other Accolades

Work

  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - New York, NY
    • Private practice in internal medicine and gastroenterology and hepatology. 
    • February 2003 - Present
  • LENOX HILL COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER - New York, NY
    • Practice in gastroenterology. Director Lenox Hill GI Fellows Clinic.
    • September 2005 - December 2008
  • LINCOLN HOSPITAL - Bronx, NY
    • Chief of Hepatology
    • February 2003 - March 2004
  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL PRACTICE ASSOCIATES - New York, NY
    • Attending on faculty practice at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital
    • July 2000 - December 2002
  • NEW YORK MEDICAL GROUP - New York, NY
    • Multispecialty practice in internal medicine and gastroenterology.
    • July 1999 - June 2000

Education

  • STERN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, NYU - New York, NY
    • MBA. Finance concentration completed - May 2007
  • NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - Chicago, IL
    • Gastroenterology Fellowship - July 1996 - 1999
  • BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL - St. Louis, MO
    • Medicine Residency - July 1995 - June 1996
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - Minneapolis, MN
    • Medicine Internship and Residency - June 1993 - June 1995
    • Trained at University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Veterans Affair Medical Center, and St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center.
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - St. Louis, MO
    • M.D. recieved - May 1993
    • Editor of class newspaper.
  • SORBONNE - Paris, France
    • French Studies. Electives taken in Cinema, Psychology ,and Literature - 1988 - 1989
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY - Cambridge, MA
    • B.A. Cum Laude in Biology - 1984 - 1988
    • Harvard College Scholarship for academic achievement of high distinction
    • Dean's list every year

Academic Titles

  • Instructor in Clinical Medicine Columbia University - 2000-2002
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia University - 2000
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU - 2009-Present

Organizations

  • American Medical Association - 1990
  • American College of Physicians - 1995
  • American Gastroenterology Association - 1996
  • American Association for Study of Liver Disease - 2004
  • New York Society of GI Endoscopy - 2005

Publications

  • Tsen TN, Obrien JJ, Rubin BG, Kodner IJ, Crespin JS. Distinguishing characteristics of deep venous thrombosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 1993; 104:793.
  • Crespin JS, Thovarides VL, Obrien JJ. Electrolyte lavage prep vs. conventional 2 day prep: which is the optimal colonoscopy prep? Am. J. of Gastroenetrology 1993;88: 1571.
  • Cordoba J, Crespin J, Gottstein J, and Blei, AT. Mild Hypothermia Modifies Ammonia-Induced Brain Edema in Rats after Portacaval Anastomosis. Gastroenterology 1999; 116:686-693.
  • Crespin J, Nemcek A, Rehkemper G, Blei A. Intrahepatic Portal-Hepatic Venous Anastomosis: A Portal-Systemic Shunt with Neurological Repercussions. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2000; 66:156801573.
  • Crespin J. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Genotype Testing in Hepatitis C. Gastroeneterology. 2002;123.
  • Leonard A Cohen, Jeffrey S Crespin, Carla Wolper, Edith A Zang, Brian Pittman, Zhonglin Zhao, Peter R Holt. Soy Insoflavone intake and estrogen excretion patterns in young women: effect of Probiotic administration. In Vivo: 2007:21(3): 507-12
  • Investigator on LOGIC Trial Lotrel: Guaging Improved Control, 2000. Novartis Phase 4 drug trial.
  • Investigator-SMART trial-Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial 2003. Phase 4 drug trial.
  • Investigator-OCTAVE trial Bristol Meyers Squibb 2004-Phase 3 drug trial.
  • Imvestigator-Aryx Therapeutics Inc ATI-7505 for erosive esophagitis 2005-2006. Phase 3 drug trial.
  • Investigator-Axcan Pharmaceuticals - Phase 3 drug trial for Ulcertative Proctitis