Catrina Grefe, MS, RN-BC, AGNP-C is an Adult-Gero Nurse Practitioner. She is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. In 2006, she began nursing as a licensed practical nurse. She attended Suffolk County Community College where she received an Associate Degree in Science with a Major in Nursing, obtaining her Registered Nurse license. Thereafter, Catrina attended St. Joseph’s College and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Nursing. She worked as an RN with an extensive background in Medical-Surgical Nursing. Toward the end of her career path as an RN, she began working at a Magnet-recognized hospital. Shortly after, she became a nurse manager. Confident and comfortable with the desire for continuous growth, Catrina pursued a Master of Science degree in Adult-Gerontology at SUNY Stony Brook University where she graduated with High Honors and was inducted into the “Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.” Catrina is skilled in Adult Medicine, Bariatric patient education, and patient and family education. She has played an essential role in working in interdisciplinary teams with Primary MD’s, Surgeons, RN’s, surgical PA’s, Physical Therapists, Social Workers, and Care Managers. Prior to joining New York Health, Catrina worked at PBMC Northwell Health Primary collaborating with Dr. Seodat. As a Nurse Practitioner, Catrina manages the patient’s overall care, prescribing medications and treatments, to conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests, diagnosing, and treating chronic and acute conditions. Catrina assists in performing procedures and educating patients on positive health-promoting lifestyle choices and disease, injury, and illness prevention.