Denisa E. Ferastraoaru, MD

Denisa Ferastraoaru, MD, is an attending physician and Associate Professor in Allergy-Immunology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Ferastraoaru is the Co-Director of the Montefiore Sinus and Allergy Center, where patients are seen by both an Allergist and Otolaryngologist to further diagnose and treat their sinonasal conditions. Dr. Ferastraoaru’s clinical focus is on the care of patients with a variety of allergic conditions including allergic rhinitis, acute and chronic sinusitis, allergic conjunctivitis, itching, skin rashes, urticaria, angioedema, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and immunoglobulin E (IgE) deficiency.

Educated in Romania, Dr. Ferastraoaru completed her medical education at University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest. She then completed her Master in Bioengineering and Biotechnology – Medical and Clinical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Bucharest. She began her postgraduate training with a three-year allergy and clinical immunology residency at Nicolae Malaxa Hospital in Bucharest. She then came to the United States for further training at Einstein, completing a three-year residency in internal medicine followed by a two-year allergy-immunology fellowship.

Dr. Ferastraoaru’s research focus is in allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, local allergic rhinitis, skin rashes, and characterizing patients with IgE deficiency and their associated conditions. She is one of the very few providers in the USA who diagnoses and treats patients with local allergic rhinitis. Dr. Ferastraoaru is also among the very few researchers in the world who is studying IgE deficiency, being invited to lecture about this medical condition at several international meetings. She is mentoring students, residents and fellows in the field of Allergy-Immunology and she has shared her work through peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, abstracts and poster presentations. Dr. Ferastraoaru has been featured in different media healthcare platforms, where she provides education materials for patients with allergies.

Dr. Ferastraoaru is board certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy and Immunology. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the New York Allergy and Asthma Society. She has been selected among New York Top Doctors & Rising Stars by New York Times Magazine from 2018 through 2022.