Despina Psillides, MD

Despina Psillides, MD

  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Languages Spoken

  • Greek

Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated

Primary Areas of Practice

  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Other Areas of Practice

  • Primary Care
  • Adult Health
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Long-Term Care Services
  • Men's Health
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Prevention and Wellness
  • Travel Medicine
  • Weight Management
  • Women's Health

Procedures

  • Cancer Screening
  • Health Screening
  • Immunizations
  • Physical Exams
  • Wound Care

Conditions Treated

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Back Pain
  • Chest Pain
  • COPD
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Dizziness
  • Fainting
  • Fever
  • Gout
  • Headaches
  • Heartburn
  • High Blood Pressure
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hypertension
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Injuries
  • Insomnia
  • Memory Problems
  • Metabolic Bone Disease
  • Migraine
  • Obesity
  • Osteoporosis
  • Palpitations
  • Prostate Disorders
  • Rashes
  • Respiratory Infections
  • Sinusitis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Urinary Tract Infection

Locations &
Appointments

Locations

The Park Medical Group at Harrington Park

A

24 Elm Street Harrington Park, NJ 07640

Phone: 201-784-0123
Fax: 201-784-0065
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

The Park Medical Group at Northvale

B

220 Livingston Street Suite 202 Northvale, NJ 07647

Phone: 201-768-9090
Fax: 201-768-9009
Monday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Appointments

Please call the office to schedule an appointment.

Insurance

Insurances Accepted

Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.

1199 (SEIU)

  • 1199 (SEIU)

Aetna

  • Aetna Assure Premier Plus
  • Aetna CCN
  • Aetna CoreSource
  • Aetna Coventry
  • Aetna FIDE-SNP
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Whole Health HMO
  • Aetna Whole Health PPO
  • Medsolutions
  • Meritan Health

AmeriHealth

  • AmeriHealth Administrator
  • AmeriHealth HMO
  • AmeriHealth PPO
  • Value Network (Exchange Plan)

APWU

  • APWU Health Plan

Cigna

  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Supplemental
  • Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
  • Health Partners

Clover Health

  • Clover Medicare Advantage

Consumer Health Network (CHN)

  • CHN PPO

Devon Health Plan

  • Devon Health Plan

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth EPO
  • EmblemHealth EPO2
  • EmblemHealth FEHB
  • EmblemHealth FEHBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI CBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI PPO
  • EmblemHealth National
  • EmblemHealth PPO1
  • EmblemHealth PPO2
  • EmblemHealth PPO3
  • EmblemHealth Tri-State
  • Vytra

Empire BCBS

  • Blue Priority
  • Direct HMO
  • Direct PPO
  • Empire BCBS EPO
  • Empire BCBS GEPO
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VFG)
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
  • Empire BCBS HMO
  • Empire BCBS Indemnity
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
  • Empire BCBS POS
  • Empire BCBS PPO

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

  • Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

First Health

  • First Health

GEHA

  • GEHA Health Plan

Horizon BCBS

  • Federal Employee Program
  • Horizon BCBS Braven Health
  • Horizon BCBS EPO
  • Horizon BCBS HMO
  • Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
  • Horizon BCBS PPO
  • NJ Carpenters Fund
  • OMNIA Tier 1
  • Traditional

Horizon NJ Health

  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)

Humana

  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Humana ChoicePOS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
  • Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
  • Humana Gold Plus HMO
  • Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
  • Humana Medicare PPO
  • Humana Medicare PPO 2023
  • Humana National Medicare HMO
  • Humana National POS - Open Access
  • Humana National POS - Open Access Plus

MagnaCare

  • Local 825
  • MagnaCare PPO

Mail Handlers

  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)

Medicaid

  • Medicaid NJ
  • Medicaid NY

Medicare

  • Medicare NJ
  • Medicare NY

MultiPlan/PHCS

  • Beech Street
  • MultiPlan Humana
  • MultiPlan Worker's Comp
  • PHCS
  • Pomco

MVP Health Care

  • MVP Health Care PPO

NALC

  • NALC Health Benefit Plan

Nippon Life Insurance Co of America

  • Nippon Life Benefits

Oxford

  • Freedom
  • Garden State Network
  • Liberty
  • Metro
  • Oxford Medicare

QualCare

  • Choice Care
  • HIP HMO
  • HIP PPO
  • HIP PRIME HMO
  • HIP PRIME PPO
  • Oscar
  • QualCare EPO
  • QualCare FEHB
  • QualCare GHI PPO
  • QualCare HMO
  • QualCare Humana
  • QualCare PPO
  • QualCare Worker's Comp

Railroad Medicare

  • Railroad Medicare NJ
  • Railroad Medicare NY

TRICARE North Region

  • CHAMPVA
  • DVA

UMR

  • UMR

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP
  • Commercial and Marketplace
  • Compass Benefit (Exchange)
  • Medica
  • River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

About

About Despina Psillides

Dr. Psillides, part of The Park Medical Group, is board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine and has received specialized training in integrative medicine. She provides private consultations with patients to develop a wellness plan through the Graf Center and ensures the center's evidence-based services are coordinated with a patient's own doctor. Dr. Psillides has participated in integrative medicine programs at the University of Arizona, UCLA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Harvard, where she completed the Structural Acupuncture Course for Physicians. She is a member of the American Geriatrics Society, American Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians.

Education &
Training

Education & Degrees

MD: UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School

Residency

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Fellowship

UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School/Hackensack University Medical Center: Geriatric Medicine

Certifications & Distinctions

  • Geriatric Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
  • Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Publications

Publications

Lecturer, “Delirium in the Inpatient Setting.” Family Medicine Conference, Hunterdon Medical Center, January 2013

Psillides, D., Tank L., Steel K. A Review of Research Articles about Acupuncture to Determine the Number Directed to the Geriatric Population. Poster session presented at 2012 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting, May 2-5 in Seattle, WA

Gudin, J., Psillides, D. (2010). Parecoxib. In: Sinatra, R., Jahr, J., editors. The Essence of Analgesia and Analgesics, (pp. 245-248). New York: Cambridge University Press.