Dr. Olga Petryna, is an Attending Rheumatologist at Beth Israel Medical Group, an affiliate of Mount Sinai Medical School. She completed her medical education at the Ivano-Frankivsk Medical University in her native Ukraine. Subsequently, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Lincoln Medical Center, a Weill Cornell Medical College affiliate. She completed her fellowship training in Rheumatology at the prestigious NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical School in New York City. Dr...Read More
Dr. Olga Petryna, is an Attending Rheumatologist at Beth Israel Medical Group, an affiliate of Mount Sinai Medical School. She completed her medical education at the Ivano-Frankivsk Medical University in her native Ukraine. Subsequently, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Lincoln Medical Center, a Weill Cornell Medical College affiliate. She completed her fellowship training in Rheumatology at the prestigious NY Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical School in New York City. Dr Petryna has published in several peer-reviewed rheumatology journals and was named "Rising Star in Rheumatology" in 2013 by the New York Times Magazine.
Dr. Petryna approaches patient care with warmth, respect, and diligence.
Medical School - Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Lincoln Medical Center, Residency in Internal Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center, Fellowship in Rheumatology
Medical School - Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
Lincoln Medical Center, Residency in Internal Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center, Fellowship in Rheumatology
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and Publications
Kukar M, Petryna O, Efthimiou P. “Biological targets in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis: A Comprehensive review of Current and In-development Biological Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs”, Biologics:Targets &Therapy, 2009:3...Read More
Kukar M, Petryna O, Efthimiou P. “Biological targets in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis: A Comprehensive review of Current and In-development Biological Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs”, Biologics:Targets &Therapy, 2009:3 443–457
Petryna O and Efthimiou P. “An Unusual Cause of Lower Back Pain”, Journal of Rheumatology, 2009 Nov;36(11):2556
Efthimiou P, Petryna O. ”Headache from Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis in Adamantiades-Behcet’s Disease”, Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 2010; Dec;16(8):409
Petryna O, Yavari N, Efthimiou P. “Occupational and Environmental Exposures in Lupus and Systemic Sclerosis: A preventable Risk Factor?” Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, 2010; 27:395-402
Efthimiou P, Petryna O, Kukar M, Gold M. “Characteristic neuroimaging findings in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in SLE: Reply.” Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2011 Jan;63(1):309-10
Petryna O, Cush JJ, and Efthimiou P. “IL-1 Trap Rilonacept in Refractory Adult-onset Still’s Disease”, Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 2012 Dec;71(12):2056-8
Efthimiou P, Petryna O, Kukar M. “Complex situations in patients with adult-onset Still disease” in Autoimmune Diseases: Complex and Acute Situations, 2011, pp 221-232, Springer, NY, NY
New York Times Magazine, "Rising Star in Rheumatology", 2013
