Dr. Rizzo is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship trained Mohs and reconstructive surgeon. She practiced Mohs surgery on the Upper East Side in Manhattan from 2009 until moving to Garden City in 2013. She has performed over 15,000 Mohs surgeries. Dr. Rizzo has published in peer reviewed journals, lectured nationally and was on the faculty of both New York University Medical Center and Cornell Medical Center while working in Manhattan. She remains a clinical instructor at Cornell, where she teaches skin cancer treatment and surgery to dermatology resident physicians.
Dr. Carina Rizzo
Get to know Carina Rizzo, MD, FAAD
Education
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Cornell University where Dr. Rizzo had the highest academic achievement in her class and was awarded honors in research for her work investigating the mechanisms of cancer and the immune system.
Internship in Medicine: Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Residency in Dermatology: New York University Medical Center, NY
Fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and reconstructive techniques: Dr. David Becker, clinical instructor Cornell University Medical Center, NY
Ongoing Projects and Studies
Thinking outside the Rhombus: combining closure techniques for optimal cosmetic effects
Microarray analysis of Squamous cell carcinoma variants to determine metastatic potential
The use of the Burows graft for distal nasal defects
HPV vaccination and cutaneous malignancy
Prior Projects and Studies
Yancovitz M, Rizzo C, Julian P, Oliveria SA, Becker D. Patient perceptions of non-melanoma skin cancer before diagnosis. Dermatol Surg, 2013; 39 (10):1496.
Rizzo C, Brightman L, Chapas A, Hale E, Cantatore J, Bernstein L, Geronemus RG. Outcomes of childhood hemangiomas treated with the pulsed-dye laser with dynamic cooling. Dermatol Surg, 2009; 35 (12):1947.
Rizzo C, Votava HJ, Meehan SA, Kundu R, Franks AG Jr. Mixed immunobullous disorder most consistent with the IgA-form of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):19.
Hartman R, Rizzo C, Patel R, Kamino H, Shupack JL. Porokeratosis palmaris et plantaris disseminata or a disseminated late-onset variant of porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal ductal nevus (PEODDN) with follicular involvement. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):8.
Rizzo C, Gruson LM, Wainwright BD. Lymphedema praecox. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):7.
Rizzo C, Anandasabapathy N, Walters RF, Rosenman K, Kamino H, Prystowsky S, Schaffer JV. Pretibial epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (10): 26.
Rizzo C, Bragg J, Soldano AC, Cohen D and Soter NA. Hereditary papulotranslucent acrokeratoderma. Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (5):3.
Bragg J, Rizzo C, and Mengden S. Striate palmoplantar keratoderma (Brunauer-Fohs-Siemens Syndrome). Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (5):26.
Chow S, Rizzo C, Ravitskiy L, and Sinha AA. The role of T cells in cutaneous autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity. 2005 Jun;38(4):303. Review.
Rizzo C, Fotino M, Zhang Y, Chow S., Spizuoco A, and Sinha AA. Direct characterization of human T cells in pemphigus vulgaris reveals elevated autoantigen-specific Th2 activity in association with active disease. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2005 Sep;30(5):535.
Motwani M, Rizzo C, Sirotnak F, She Y, Schwartz GK. Flavopiridol enhances the effect of docetaxel in vitro and in vivo in human gastric cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2003, 2(6):549.
Dixit R, Rizzo C, Nasrallah M, Nasrallah J. The brassica MIP-MOD gene encodes a functional water channel that is expressed in the stigma epidermis. Plant Mol Biol 2001, 45(1):51.
Gendler EC and Rizzo C. Cosmeceuticals and the practice of dermatology. In Cosmeceuticals, Second Edition, edited by Zoe Diana Draelos, MD. Saunders, Elsevier Inc. 2008.
Yancovitz M, Rizzo C, Julian P, Oliveria SA, Becker DS. Patient Perceptions of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. Mohs College Annual Meeting, April 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lee E, Rizzo C, Dionisio R, Nguyen D, Chow S, Spizuoco A, and Sinha AA. Autoantigen specific T cells are associated with remittent disease in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2005, 124(4):A15. Abstract.
Rizzo C, Chow S, Spizuoco A, and Sinha, AA. Elevated autoantigen-specific Th2 activity in association with the active phase of disease in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2005, 124(4):A15. Abstract.
Rizzo C and Sinha AA. A novel flow cytometry-based assay for direct enumeration and characterization of human autoantigen-specific T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2004, 122(3):A11. Abstract.
Novel Antithrombotic Agents: Perioperative management. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Franscicso, CA, October 2017.
Vaccination for HPV-Related Cutaneous Malignancy. New York Dermatologic Society, New York, NY, October 2012.
Dermatology for the Internist. Update Your Medicine: program of continuing medical education. New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, November 2011.
Outcomes of childhood hemangiomas treated with the pulsed-dye laser with dynamic cooling. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2008.
Th17 cells: redefining the immune paradigm. Clinical Conference, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, November 2007.
Obesity and psoriasis: metabolic and immune dysregulation. Clinical Conference, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, May 2007.
Regulatory T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. New York-Presbyterian Hospital: National Pemphigus Foundation Meeting, New York, NY, July 2004.
Single cell analysis of rare T cell populations in autoimmune disease. New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY, March 2004.
Autoreactive T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. New York-Presbyterian Hospital: National Pemphigus Foundation Meeting, New York, NY, November 2003.
Prior Projects and Studies
JOURNALS
Yancovitz M, Rizzo C, Julian P, Oliveria SA, Becker D. Patient perceptions of non-melanoma skin cancer before diagnosis. Dermatol Surg, 2013; 39 (10):1496.
Rizzo C, Brightman L, Chapas A, Hale E, Cantatore J, Bernstein L, Geronemus RG. Outcomes of childhood hemangiomas treated with the pulsed-dye laser with dynamic cooling. Dermatol Surg, 2009; 35 (12):1947.
Rizzo C, Votava HJ, Meehan SA, Kundu R, Franks AG Jr. Mixed immunobullous disorder most consistent with the IgA-form of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):19.
Hartman R, Rizzo C, Patel R, Kamino H, Shupack JL. Porokeratosis palmaris et plantaris disseminata or a disseminated late-onset variant of porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal ductal nevus (PEODDN) with follicular involvement. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):8.
Rizzo C, Gruson LM, Wainwright BD. Lymphedema praecox. Dermatol Online J. 2009;15(8):7.
Rizzo C, Anandasabapathy N, Walters RF, Rosenman K, Kamino H, Prystowsky S, Schaffer JV. Pretibial epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (10): 26.
Rizzo C, Bragg J, Soldano AC, Cohen D and Soter NA. Hereditary papulotranslucent acrokeratoderma. Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (5):3.
Bragg J, Rizzo C, and Mengden S. Striate palmoplantar keratoderma (Brunauer-Fohs-Siemens Syndrome). Dermatol Online J 2008; 14 (5):26.
Chow S, Rizzo C, Ravitskiy L, and Sinha AA. The role of T cells in cutaneous autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity. 2005 Jun;38(4):303. Review.
Rizzo C, Fotino M, Zhang Y, Chow S., Spizuoco A, and Sinha AA. Direct characterization of human T cells in pemphigus vulgaris reveals elevated autoantigen-specific Th2 activity in association with active disease. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2005 Sep;30(5):535.
Motwani M, Rizzo C, Sirotnak F, She Y, Schwartz GK. Flavopiridol enhances the effect of docetaxel in vitro and in vivo in human gastric cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2003, 2(6):549.
Dixit R, Rizzo C, Nasrallah M, Nasrallah J. The brassica MIP-MOD gene encodes a functional water channel that is expressed in the stigma epidermis. Plant Mol Biol 2001, 45(1):51.
BOOKS
Gendler EC and Rizzo C. Cosmeceuticals and the practice of dermatology. In Cosmeceuticals, Second Edition, edited by Zoe Diana Draelos, MD. Saunders, Elsevier Inc. 2008.
ABSTRACTS
Yancovitz M, Rizzo C, Julian P, Oliveria SA, Becker DS. Patient Perceptions of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. Mohs College Annual Meeting, April 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lee E, Rizzo C, Dionisio R, Nguyen D, Chow S, Spizuoco A, and Sinha AA. Autoantigen specific T cells are associated with remittent disease in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2005, 124(4):A15. Abstract.
Rizzo C, Chow S, Spizuoco A, and Sinha, AA. Elevated autoantigen-specific Th2 activity in association with the active phase of disease in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2005, 124(4):A15. Abstract.
Rizzo C and Sinha AA. A novel flow cytometry-based assay for direct enumeration and characterization of human autoantigen-specific T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. J Invest Dermatol 2004, 122(3):A11. Abstract.
PRESENTATIONS
Novel Antithrombotic Agents: Perioperative management. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, San Franscicso, CA, October 2017.
Vaccination for HPV-Related Cutaneous Malignancy. New York Dermatologic Society, New York, NY, October 2012.
Dermatology for the Internist. Update Your Medicine: program of continuing medical education. New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, November 2011.
Outcomes of childhood hemangiomas treated with the pulsed-dye laser with dynamic cooling. American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2008.
Th17 cells: redefining the immune paradigm. Clinical Conference, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, November 2007.
Obesity and psoriasis: metabolic and immune dysregulation. Clinical Conference, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, May 2007.
Regulatory T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. New York-Presbyterian Hospital: National Pemphigus Foundation Meeting, New York, NY, July 2004.
Single cell analysis of rare T cell populations in autoimmune disease. New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY, March 2004.
Autoreactive T cells in pemphigus vulgaris. New York-Presbyterian Hospital: National Pemphigus Foundation Meeting, New York, NY, November 2003.
