About
Dr. Irene Paraskevakis is an internal medicine doctor in Brooklyn, New York, who practices at Coney Island Medical Practice Plan, NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, Hanson Place Physician Associates, NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health, and Weill Cornell Medical College. She received her medical degree from St. George's University, School of Medicine, and completed her Internal Medicine residency training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn.
Dr. Paraskevakis treats common chronic conditions including hypothyroidism, vitamin D deficiency, high cholesterol and triglycerides, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. Her procedures include routine adult exams, screening blood tests such as lipid panels and thyroid tests, cancer screenings, diabetes monitoring, and adult vaccines. She has pursued scientific research at multiple institutions including Rutgers University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Rockefeller University, and has published and presented her work with different medical societies. She speaks English.
Conditions Treated
- Breast cancer screening
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol/triglycerides)
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
- Vitamin D deficiency
Specialized Treatments
- Adult screening blood tests
- Blood count (CBC)
- Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)
- Hemoglobin A1C level
- Routine adult exam
- Adult vaccines
- Colon cancer screening
- Diabetes monitoring
- Lipid panel (cholesterol, triglycerides)
- Thyroid tests
