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Joseph Riad, MD


Call (212) 342-1155 for appointments.

About Joseph Riad, MD:

Dr. Joseph Riad is a Colon and rectal surgeon with expertise in the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases including colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, anorectal disorders and pelvic floor conditions, as well as minimally invasive procedures. He is experienced in Robotic surgery. He has special interest in colon and rectal cancer, having done an advanced fellowship in colorectal oncology. Dr. Riad is board Certified from the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colorectal Surgery.

Dr. Riad obtained his medical degree with highest honors from Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, followed by General surgery residency at Cairo University hospitals. He then finished a surgical internship at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, followed by a general surgery residency at New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital in New York. Dr. Riad then completed a Colon and Rectal surgery fellowship at Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio followed by one year of Advanced Colorectal Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He then worked in Florida for two years before joining the New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Expertise:

Anal Cancer
Anal Fissure
Anal Fistula
Anal Warts
Anorectal Disorder
Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer Screening
Colon Surgery
Colon and Rectal Disease
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Surgery
Constipation
Diverticular Disease/Diverticulosis
Diverticulitis
Fecal Incontinence
Genital Warts
Hemorrhoids
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Pilonidal Cyst/Abscess
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Prolapse
Robotic Surgery
Surgery

Honors:

2016-2017 Resident Teacher of the Year, New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Medical Center, General Surgery Department.

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center

Education:

Medical School: Cairo University
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 342-1155

Other Locations:

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville, NY 10708

ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown

155 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [POS, POS, POS, NYP Employee Plan, Student Health, Aetna Signature Administrators, NY Signature]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
AgeWell [Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
AmeriHealth of New Jersey [PPO - New Jersey Services, POS - New Jersey Services, EPO - New Jersey Services, HMO - New Jersey Services]
Amerigroup of New Jersey [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
CIGNA [Great West (National), POS, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, EPO, PPO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
Emblem/HIP [Medicare Managed Care, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Vytra, POS, HMO, ConnectiCare, Select Care (Exchange), Essential Plan, EPO, PPO, ConnectiCare]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [EPO, PPO]
Fidelis Care [Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicare Managed Care]
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield [PPO - New Jersey Services, EPO - New Jersey Services, POS - New Jersey Services]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan, HMO, MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only), MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
QualCare [PPO - New Jersey Services, POS - New Jersey Services, HMO - New Jersey Services, HMO - New Jersey Services]
Quality Health Management [Quality Health Management]
RiverSpring [Special Needs, Special Needs]
TRICARE [TRICARE, TRICARE]
UnitedHealthcare [HMO, POS, Compass (Exchange), Empire Plan, Medicaid (Community Plan), PPO, Oxford Freedom, Oxford Liberty, Oxford HMO]
VNSNY CHOICE [HMO, SelectHealth]
WellCare [Medicare Managed Care, New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care), New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Holland C, Vabi BW, Shenoy PP, Riad J, Colbert T, Shaffer L, Madhavan J.
Removal of Indwelling Urinary Catheter two days after Colovesical Fistula Repair: A Single-Arm Prospective trial.
August 18/2022 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05462-2.