You can’t be prepared for every emergency. That’s why we are.
Conditions like appendicitis and gallbladder attacks may be common, but that doesn’t mean they don’t cause considerable stress and discomfort. Often, these “routine” conditions develop quickly and require emergency surgery. Even when they don’t, they typically require a surgical procedure eventually. If you need help for an acute surgical condition, you need a team that’s skilled, ready, and cool under pressure.
What sets us apart
Experienced Surgical Expertise
Our team at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia brings years of experience, advanced training, and the resources of one of the country’s top hospitals to provide quick, accurate diagnosis and personalized surgical management for a broad range of abdominal diseases.
Advanced Technology & Resources
We work with the latest technology, including robotic surgical systems and advanced monitoring and diagnostic equipment that allow us to perform procedures at the bedside when necessary.
Care for Complex Conditions
We frequently treat complex cases that require a higher level of care than most community hospitals can provide, offering specialized expertise for both common and unusual abdominal conditions.
Who We Treat
Our program provides expert care for both sudden surgical emergencies and conditions requiring planned surgery, offering dedicated acute care surgery services and personalized treatment plans for a wide range of general surgical conditions.
Conditions We Treat
Use these Health Guides to learn about some of the conditions we frequently treat. These guides include information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for these conditions.
Treatments We Offer
We provide a variety of surgical treatments. Learn more about these tests and procedures by reading our educational health guide.
State of the Union: General and Acute Care Surgery Today
Key Clinical Programs
Surgical Critical Care
For critically ill patients, who often require unexpected or additional surgeries we provide the highest level of monitoring consultation and collaboration with other specialists.
Trauma Surgery
Our team cares for adult and pediatric trauma patients, addressing injuries of the neck, chest, abdomen, and extremities.
Palliative Care
Our Palliative Care team counsels patients with end-of-life issues as well as those who will fully recover. We help patients and family members understand high-risk operations, helping them set appropriate goals and plan ahead for all possible outcomes.
Highlights of Our Care
Making it Easier At Every Step
Surgery’s not easy, but we can make the experience of actually finding surgical care as easy as possible. We take a wide range of insurances, offer in-person and virtual visit options, have a multilingual staff, and promise to see new patients within 7 days of a call. Since we’re in the same building as many other specialists and are deeply embedded within the Columbia system, we’ll make it simple to coordinate all aspects of your care, even if you need more than a surgeon.
From Research to Robotics, Pushing the Field Forward
As part of an academic medical center and of the top hospital networks in the world, our surgeons don’t just use the best approaches–they help define them. We were part of the landmark study that compared antibiotic treatment to surgery for appendicitis, and we continue to participate in ongoing studies to ensure we offer the most up to date care for our patients. We’re currently at the forefront of using robotic surgery techniques to offer safer procedures with faster recovery times. In fact, we do the most robotic emergency general surgery of any academic center in the country.
An Entire Care Team, At Your Service
Our entire team discusses each patient’s case every day, coordinates with other specialists and provides comprehensive care (including all pre-surgical and post-operative treatment), which improves efficiency and the overall quality of care. Because the team is available to perform surgery around the clock, members can attend to patients’ needs more quickly than if they had to wait for other surgeons to become available. The result is that people treated at Columbia get into surgery sooner and out of the hospital faster.
Convenient Locations and Virtual Options
We see and operate on patients at three convenient locations: the main NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus in Washington Heights, the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital at the northern tip of Manhattan, and NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester in Bronxville. Can’t make it in-person? We also offer virtual visits to make things easier.
World-Class Hernia Care
Surgeons from our General Surgery division also collaborate with our comprehensive Columbia Hernia Center, the premier source for hernia care in the region. Our team features pioneers in hernia treatment techniques that have led to faster recoveries and better results.
How Do You Know When Abdominal Pain Is Appendicitis?
Our Team
Our experienced surgeons partner with you to determine the right treatment approach for your condition, including care for complex and high-risk cases.
Our Locations
Our Washington Heights location has a long history of serving the local community, and all of our sites are easily accessible by public transit or car, with virtual visits also available for added convenience.
Manhattan
The General Surgery Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Fax: (212) 932-5425
The General Surgery Center at the Allen Hospital
5141 Broadway, Suite 3-SE-178
New York, NY 10034
Fax: (212) 932-5425
Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian The One
1111 Westchester Ave
White Plains, NY 10604
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Center for Advanced Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester
1 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
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