Academic Bariatric Surgery Programs in Manhattan

(compiled by Dr. E. Hwang 1/2008)

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (Center for Obesity Surgery)

Contact: 161 Fort Washington Ave, 6^th floor, Room 620, NY, NY 10032

800-543-2782, 212-305-4000, www.obesitymd.org

PCP: physician supervised weight loss x 6 mos

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Special: locations in Westchester and Bergen County, register online (free weekly info sessions)

Weill Cornell Medical Center

Contact: 525 East 68th Street, Box 294, NY, NY 10021

212-746-5294, www.cornellweightlosssurgery.org

PCP: physician supervised weight loss x 6 mos, referral if Medicaid patient, direct patient to patient information page on website

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Special: May have outside pre-procedure tests (need documentation)

Harlem Hospital Center
Contact: 506 Lenox Ave, NY, NY 10037

212-939-8370

PCP: referral form (consultation sheet)

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Lenox Hill Hospital (Manhattan Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery)

Contact: 110 East 59th Street, Suite 8A, NY, NY 10022

1-888-949-9344, 212-434-3285, www.nycbariatrics.com

PCP: physician supervised weight loss x 6 mos

Insurance: call to clarify

Special: Register online (free weekly info sessions), patient medical questionnaires

Montefiore Medical Center (The Center for Weight Reduction)

Contact: 3400 Bainbridge Ave, 4^th floor, Bronx, NY 10467

718-920-4800, www.montefiore.org

PCP: Referral, lab tests within 1 yr, physician supervised weight loss x 6 mos

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Special: Minimally invasive only

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Contact: 5 East 98th Street, 15^th floor, NY, NY 10029

212-241-6591

PCP: Referral if Medicaid, www.mountsinai.org

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Special: Minimally invasive only

New York University Medical Center

Contact: 1000 Tenth Avenue, Suite 2B, NY, NY 10019

212-263-3166, www.thinforline.med.nyu.edu

PCP: physician supervised weight loss x 6 mos, referral, recent history and

physical

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

Special: minimally invasive only, patient medical questionnaire, need recent photo, register online (free bi-weekly info sessions)

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Medical Center (af/w New York Center for Obesity Research)

Contact: 1000 Tenth Avenue, Suite 2B, NY, NY 10019

212-523-2181, 212-523-2214, www.slrsurgery.org

PCP:

Insurance: Medicaid, Managed Medicaid

‘Special: free info session 12:45-5 pm every other Thursday