Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

MultiPlan

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

VA Choice (Health Net Federal Services)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Dr. Fernandez received his medical degree from Ponce School of Medicine and completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Rutgers- NJMS. After graduation, he stayed on to join the faculty as part of the Division of General Internal Medicine where he focuses on delivering high-quality patient-centered care in the inpatient setting. He has continued in his role as clinician-educator and the residents enjoy having him on floors as an attending. Additionally, he serves as a preceptor for medicine consults and admissions when residents rotate with him during their third year.

Education

MD, 2012, Ponce School of Medicine asnd HealthSciences
BS, 2007, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

Burnell, J., Deutsch, J., Fernandez-Ginorio, E., Pandya, I., Dinneen, HS., Kothari, N., Feurdean, M. Clostridium difficule infection: are we over testing and over treating at the East Orange VA? Poster Presented at: 13th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day. 2015. Newark, NJ.

Perez-Florez, N., Gandhi, A., Fernandez, E., Gromko, L. Clinicopathologic characteristics of early onset colon-rectal cancer: A single center experience. Poster Presented at: ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. 2015. San Francisco, CA.

Nakai, R., Khan, S., Fernandez, E., DeRose, J., Wooley, R., DInneen, HS., Kothari, N., Feurdean, M. Improving outpatient osteoporosis screening at NHCAC. Poster Presented at: 13th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day. 2015. Newark, NJ.

Fernandez, E., Cheng, L., Razi-Akmal, R. Blind-ended case of malignant ascites. Poster Presented at: ACP NJ Chapter. 2014.

Fernandez, E., Matassa, D., Thornton, L. Wegener?s Polyangiitis presenting with symptoms of the common flu. Poster Presented at: ACP NJ Chapter. 2014.

Fernandez Ginorio, E. Case of a 43-year-old with carcinoid tumor. Poster Presented at: 11th Annual Department of Medicine Research Day. Newark, NJ. 2013.