Radiology Department Staff

Joseph D. Stefanacci, VMD, Diplomate ACVR 

Dr. Stefanacci received his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in 1979 from the Pennsylvania State University.  He attended veterinary school at the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his VMD in 1983.  Following six years of private small animal practice in Philadelphia, Dr. Stefanacci completed a three year residency in radiology and alternate imaging (ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear scintigraphy) at the North Carolina State college of Veterinary Medicine. In 1993, he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and joined the staff of the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City.

He chaired the department of radiology for ten years and was the director of education where he coordinated all internal and international continuing education programs for post-graduate studies. He created a shared continuing education program that provided the four local veterinary medical societies in the metropolitan New York area with nationally recognized speakers annually and served as the liaison between the AMC and the international veterinary community.  Dr. Stefanacci served on various committees while at AMC, including the intern selection committee, medical executive committee and the reconstruction planning committee. 

He joined the staff of Long Island Veterinary Specialists in 2001 and has been the chairman of the Department of Radiology since 2002. Dr. Stefanacci has directly supervised the advancements in the radiology department including the addition of MRI, nuclear medicine, and radioiodine (I¹³¹) therapy. Dr. Stefanacci has authored and co-authored numerous articles and narratives published in the veterinary literature, and lectures at local, national, and international veterinary conferences.