Deena Casiero

MD

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Director of Sports Medicine, Head Team Physician

 

Education/Training:
Springfield College (undergraduate degree in athletic training)
Stony Brook University (pre-med)
New York Medical College (Medicine)
Residency – Montefiore Medical Center (Internal Medicine)
Fellowship – UConn School of Medicine (Family Medicine, Sports Medicine)

Professional Memberships:
American College of Sports Medicine
American Medical Society of Sports Medicine

Professional Interests:
Acute sports related injuries of the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle
Overuse injuries in young athletes
Sports related concussion

Professional Awards:
Springfield College Distinguished Alumna Award, 2020
Charles J. Redmond Distinguished Alumnus Award, Springfield College, 5/2018
Outstanding House Officer Award, Montefiore Medical Center, 6/2009
Cor et Manus Award, New York Medical College, 5/2006

Research & Publications:

Casiero D, Frishman WH. Cardiovascular complications of eating disorders. Cardiol Rev 2006; 14: 227-31

Trojian T, Petrocelli D. Carpal Bone Fractures. Sports Medicine: 5 Minute Clinical Consult.2011.

Casiero D, Viola T, Aerni G. Posterior Tibialis Tendonitis. In: Wyss J, Patel A. Comprehensive Therapeutic Programs for Musculoskeletal Disorders. New York: Demos Medical Publishing, LLC. 2013:241-246.

Casiero D. Closed Liver Injury. Clinics in sports medicine. Volume 32. Issue 2. April 2013, p229-238.

Casiero D. Fueling the Elite Rugby Athlete. Current Sports Medicine Reports. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2013 Jul-Aug;12(4):228-33.

Casiero D. Acute Medical Problems in Adolescent Tennis Players In: Colvin A, Gladstone J. The Young Tennis Player: Injury, Prevention and Treatment. New York: Springer Publishing. April 2016.

VanWie, C., & Casiero D. (2020). Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Male Collegiate Football Athlete. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care. doi:10.3928/19425864-20201022-01

Research in Progress:

“Relative Energy Deficiency and bone mineral density changes across multiple sport seasons in elite athletes.”
Part of Human Subjects Research Study pending IRB Approval # H18-243, University of Connecticut.

Submitted for publication: REDUCED RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN COVID-19 POSITIVE COLLEGE ATHLETES
Rohan Naik, MD, Deena Casiero, MD, Kristin Marshall, MS, Caitlyn VanWie, MS, Agnes Kim, MD, PhD, Bruce Liang, MD, and Kai Chen, MD, PhD