Meet Dr. Fratellone
Prior to forming Fratellone Medical Associates, Dr. Fratellone was Chief of Medicine and Director of Cardiology at the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine under the direction of the late Robert C. Atkins, M.D. Previously, he held positions as Medical Director of the Fifth Avenue Comprehensive Medical Group and Regional Director of Cardiology programs for the Ultrasound Diagnostic Schools. As a result of his development of programs and teaching in these positions, he is recognized as a forerunner in the field of echocardiography.
Dr. Fratellone completed his B.S. and B.A. in Biology and Humanities, respectively, at the State University of Stony Brook (New York) in 1982. He completed his medical training in London, where he broadened both his clinical and bedside skills. Dr. Fratellone finished his medical residency at Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City, where he also pursued and completed his Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease in 1994. During his three-year fellowship, he trained at the Nicholas Institute Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and the Division of Congenital Heart Diseases at the University of California at Los Angeles. After this fellowship he completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona under the direction of Andrew Weil, MD . He then completed his Botanical Medicine studies at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine with 7Song in Ithaca, New York in 2010. In 2011 he became a professional member of the American Herbal Guild ( AHG)
Dr. Fratellone was an adjunct professor at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine from 2014 until the school closed in 2021 He has been an adjunct professor at the Pacific College of Health and Science, New York for the last five years . He has lectured extensively in the United States over the last 30 years. He has lectured for the American Herbal Guild Annual Conference and for ArborVitae School of Botanical Medicine. He has authored two books as well as been published in peer review journals as The American Heart Journal, World Journal of Gastroenterology and Journal of Complimentary and Integrative Medicine.
For the last 15 years Dr Fratellone has been involved with Beekeeping and Apitherapy. He is the President of the American Apitherapy Society of the United States ( http://www.apitherapy.org ) He educates health care practitioners in the medicinal use of the Apitherapy . He is regular lecturer at the Charles Mraz Annual Apitherapy Conference Dr Fratellone's philosophy of creative hobbies is unique. He stitches needlepoints regularly, makes beeswax candles, collects and sells antiques (www.oldacquaintances.com) and gardens extensively in Black Rock Connecticut