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Colleen Michelle Mazzei Spingarn

Department : Physician Assistant Studies
Program/Division : Physician Assistant
Academic Title: RBHS Lecturer

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Email: colleen.spingarn@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
BA	The College of New Jersey	2012
MS	Stony Brook University	2017

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
Identification of Actionable Genomic Alterations Across Different Lymphoma Histologies Using a Comprehensive Next Generation	Batlevi, Connie; Moskowitz, Craig H; Zelenetz, Andrew D; Horwitz, Steven M; Palomba, Lia; Gerecitano, John F; Copeland, Amanda; Hamlin, Paul; Matasar, Mathew J; Sauter, Craig S; Moskowitz, Alison J; Noy, Ariela; Straus, David J; Portlock, Carol S; Mazzei, Colleen; Pichardo, Janine D; Miller, Vincent; Stephens, Phil J; He, Jie; Feldstein, Julie T; Younes, Anas.	Genomic Sequencing Clinical Assay; Blood, 124: 3000, 2014
Does the isolation effect require attention?	Bireta, Tamra J; Mazzei, Colleen M.	Memory & Cognition, 44: 1-14, 2016
Physiolysis for Metatarsal Bracketed Epiphysis	Minkowitz, Barbara; Spingarn, Colleen M; Bertsch, Aidan J; Fekete, Julia M; Rienzo, Jason A; Davis, Ellen D; Shah, Neil; Mubarak, Scott J	Journal of the Pediatric Society of North America, 5: 773, 2024
Effective counseling for children's bone health	Minkowitz, Barbara; Spingarn, Colleen M	Journal of the Pediatric Society North America, 7: 100032. 2024
Pediatric Hip Pain with Bone Lesion, Sepsis, and Occam's Razor = Brodie's Abscess Case Report	Minkowitz, Barbara; Mendelow, Eytan; Ristic, Jennifer; Gagliardo, Christina; Spingarn, Colleen	Journal of Orthopedic Case Reports, 14: 29-34. 2024
Anterior Tibialis Muscle Herniation in a Pediatric Patient	Bertsch, Aidan; Spingarn, Colleen; Matalon, Julia; Minkowitz, Barbara	Open Journal of Orthopedics, 15: 243-255. 2025
Chapter: Current Understanding of Bone Metabolism	Minkowitz, Barbara; Spingarn, Colleen; Matalon, Julia	Orthopedic Knowledge Update, Volume 7E, Pending 2025
Management of Infants at Risk for Early Onset Sepsis	Spingarn, Colleen M; Kelly, Erin K; Iyare, Abieyuwa; Han, Jin-Young; DiPace, Jennifer I	2022 Annual Weill Cornell Medicine Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Poster Symposium, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, 2022
Soft Tissue Surgical Technique for Obligate Dislocation of the Patella	Barbara Minkowitz, Nitish R. Kasarla, Colleen M. Spingarn, Julia A. Matalon, Nicholas J. Avallone, Michael T. Busch	Ochsner Journal Jan 2026

BioSketch
Title	Details
Colleen Spingarn, MS, PA-C 02/17/2027	Professor Spingarn joined the Physician Assistant Program faculty in January 2025. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The College of New Jersey in 2012. Prior to attending PA school, she worked as a mental health associate with inpatient eating disorders, then as a research assistant with with oncologic clinical trials. She received her Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Stony Brook University in 2017. Her clinical experience is in all levels of inpatient pediatric medicine, ranging from well-baby to pediatric intensive care, and in pediatric orthopedic surgery. She will continue her clinical practice in primary care at the Rutgers H.O.P.E. Clinic. Professor Spingarn is an educator in skills for patient assessment, clinical skills labs, simulation, professional practice issues, and is involved with medical modules. She is also a member of the clinical education team.

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