Specializations
Internal Medicine
Susan Levenstein
Susan Levenstein
Registered with the Medical Association of Rome and Province
License No. 28040
Email: info@aventinomedicalgroup.com
Phone: 065780738 / 0657288349
Dr. Levenstein accepts new patients only if referred by patients already under treatment.
Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome. – four decades of adventures of an American woman who works as a doctor in Italy…
It was released in the United States in May 2019, published by Paul Dry Books in Philadelphia. You can order it
da amazon.it o da Book Depository.
A must-read. It shows that the stethoscope is a good tool not only for “listening” to a person but also to a society.
—Furio Colombo
A love letter to Italy . . . topics such as: what an Italian doctor should wear to be elegant, or, in a particularly wise and brilliant chapter, love and sex from the Italian and American points of view.
—Publishers Weekly
Levenstein’s gripping account, based on her experience as an American doctor in Rome, is not only a memoir but also provides a double portrait: that of a changing country and the evolution of health care.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau
di Phyllis Levenstein e Susan Levenstein
Temple University Press, 2008
The second edition of the book by the founder of The Parent-Child Home Program, a research-based program that provides systematic in-home assistance to at-risk families to help their children succeed in school.
“Essential reading for academics, practitioners, and policy makers in education.”
– Edward Zigler, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University
“A valuable resource for all concerned with child development and education.”
– Teachers College Record
Book presentation at the Parent-Child Home Program Coordinators conference in May 2008 (5 minutes, in English)
Services provided
general and preventive medicine for men and women, outpatient gynecology (Pap smears, contraception, treatment of infections, advice on sexuality and menopause, etc.), electrocardiograms, spirometry.
Education and qualifications
• Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, Harvard University
• M.D. (Doctorate in Medicine), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Specialization in Social Internal Medicine, Residency Program in Social Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, New York
• Degree in Medicine, La Sapienza University, Rome
• Internship in Gastroenterology, Nuovo Regina Margherita Hospital, Rome
• Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations with hospital facilities:
Salvator Mundi International Hospital, Rome American Hospital
Affiliations with research facilities: San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital (Rome); Research Center for Prevention and Health (Glostrup, Denmark)
Languages spoken:
Italian, English, French
Watsu (un tipo di lavoro corporio eseguito in acqua tiepida), Practitioner Abilitato
Comitato Educazione, American Psychosomatic Society
Redazione, Psychosomatic Medicine
Selected writings:
Mental vulnerability, Helicobacter pylori, and incidence of hospital-diagnosed peptic ulcer over 28 years in a population-based cohort (Scand J Gastroenterol, 2017)
Psychological Stress Increases Risk for Peptic Ulcer, Regardless of Helicobacter pylori Infection or Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2015)
Video Summary:
The evidence for treatments for somatoform disorders: A view from the trenches (Somatic Presentations of Mental Disorders, 2009)
The Role of Stress in the Development and Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Epidemiological Evidence(Current Molecular Medicine, 2008)
Sexual Issues in the Menopause (Our Bodies Ourselves, 2006)
Embracing complexity: what determines quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease? (Eur J Gastro Hepatol, 2004)
Peptic Ulcer and Stress (Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior, 2004)
Psychological factors in Organic Gastrointestinal Disease. I. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (presentazione Powerpoint, 2004)
Stress and ulcerative colitis: Convincing the doubting Thomases (Am J Gastro, 2003)
Peptic ulcer and its discontents (Int’l J Epidemiology, 2002)
Psychosocial factors in peptic ulcer and inflammatory bowel disease (J Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2002)
First grade school readiness of former child participants in…the Parent–Child Home Program (J Applied Developmental Psychology, 2002)
Stress e decorso delle malattie organiche gastrointestinali (Argomenti di Gastroenterologia Clinica, 2001)
Psychosocial Predictors of Hypertension (Arch Int Medicine, 2001)
Stress and exacerbation in ulcerative colitis (Amer J Gastroent, 2000)
The very model of a modern etiology: A biopsychosocial view of peptic ulcer (Psychosomatic Medicine, 2000)
Stress and peptic ulcer disease (JAMA, 1999)
Stress and peptic ulcer: Life beyond Helicobacter (BMJ, 1998)
Long-term Impact of a Verbal Interaction Program for At-Risk Toddlers (J Applied Developmental Psychology, 1998)
Is There Health in Wellness? (J Clinical Gastroenterol, 1996)
Psychologic predictors of ulcer healing (J Clinical Gastro, 1996)
Development of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (J Psychosom Res, 1993)
Low residue or normal diet in Crohn’s disease (Gut, 1985)
Gabriella Margaret Nataloni
Specialization: Internal Medicine
Medical Registration: Medical Association of Rome and Province, No. 65420
Email: info@aventinomedicalgroup.com
Phone: +39 06 5780738 / +39 06 57288349
Languages Spoken: English, Italian, German
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🎯 Clinical Focus
Dr. Gabriella Margaret Nataloni is a board-certified internist with over 30 years of international experience in acute and outpatient care. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine since 1995 (recertified in 2005), she is known for her compassionate, multilingual care across diverse clinical settings in the U.S. and Italy.
🏥 Professional Experience
Internist, Villa Stuart, Rome (2006–Present)
Vice Medical Director (2023–Present; 2014–2017)
Infection Control Committee Member (since 2013)
On-call Physician Coordinator (2006–2015)
Specialist in Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, Martinsbrunn Klinik, Merano (2003–2006)
Internal Medicine and Emergency Physician, Krankenhaus Meran F. Tappeiner, Merano (1997–2003)
Emergency Medicine Physician, Bologna Public Ambulance Service (1995–1997)
📚 Education & Certification
Specialty in Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY (1993–1995)
Internship in Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, NY (1992–1993)
American Board of Internal Medicine Certification (1995), Recertification (2005)
Medical License, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna (1991)
Alessandro Cristaudo
Alessandro Cristaudo
Specialization: Internal Medicine
Medical Registration: Province of Rome, No. 56784
Email: info@aventinomedicalgroup.com
Phone: +39 06 5780738 / +39 06 57288349
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🎯 Clinical Focus
Dr. Cristaudo is an Internal Medicine specialist with deep expertise in diagnosing and managing chronic and acute conditions, including:
Diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia
Cardiovascular disease (heart failure, atrial fibrillation, heart attack)
Pulmonary conditions (COPD, asthma)
Emergency care (acute respiratory distress, hypertensive crises, arrhythmias, trauma)
🏥 Professional Experience
First-Level Medical Officer in Emergency and Urgent Care since 2016 at:
S. Andrea Hospital, Vercelli
Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo
Civico Hospital, Tarquinia
Former Rescue Physician, Italian Relief Corps of the Order of Malta (Operation “Mare Nostrum”)
Past positions at Tor Vergata Polyclinic and SUES 118 Rome
Currently focusing on General Medicine to blend hospital-level expertise with patient-centered care
🎓 Education & Qualifications
Medical Degree, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (2008)
Thesis: “Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Functional Capacity in Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis”
Medical License, 2009
Specialization in Internal Medicine, with honors (2014), University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Thesis: “Bedside Ultrasound Approach to Dyspnea in Emergency Settings”
💬 Medical Philosophy
Dr. Cristaudo emphasizes a holistic, patient-first approach, building trust through clear, compassionate communication. His goal is to deliver care that meets not just clinical needs but supports each patient’s overall well-being.