About

Dr. Christine S. Persaud is a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and currently serves as Medical Director for the Division of Sports Medicine. She is the program director of the non-operative Sports Medicine fellowship at Downstate. Dr. Persaud earned her medical degree at Ross University Medical School in Dominica in the West Indies and completed her clinical rotations in New York City. She completed her Family Medicine residency training at Stony Brook University Medical Center in Stony Brook, Long Island. There she was appointed as Chief Resident and was awarded the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine (STFM) Award as well as the Chairman's Award. She went on to serve as a Fellow in non-operative sports medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center specializing in Primary Care Sports Medicine. Dr. Persaud is board certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Persaud enjoys working out and her hobbies include traveling and spending time with family and friends.