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Miguel R. Silva, MD

Director, Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Call (718) 881-7800 for appointments.
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About Miguel R. Silva, MD:

Dr. Silva specializes in minimally invasive bariatric surgery. He is known as one of the early adopters of the gastric sleeve technique and is among the most experienced surgeons in the New York area in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies. He received advanced training in laparoscopic surgery at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL and received his medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey / Robert Wood Johnson.

Expertise:

Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
General Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Management

Honors:

New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2015-2016

Languages:

Spanish
English

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Education:

Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Baptist Hospital, FL

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

ColumbiaDoctors - 1 Pondfield Road

1 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708

Other Locations:

ColumbiaDoctors - 540 Gramatan Avenue

540 Gramatan Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10552

ColumbiaDoctors - 1554 Astor Avenue

1554 Astor Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(718) 881-7800

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Insurances:

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

AETNA [POS, POS, POS]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
AgeWell [Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [Great West (National), POS, PPO, HMO, EPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
Emblem/HIP [PPO, HMO, ConnectiCare, Medicare Managed Care, POS, EPO, Select Care (Exchange), Essential Plan, Vytra, ConnectiCare]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Fidelis Care [Medicare Managed Care, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Healthfirst [Leaf (Exchange), Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
Quality Health Management [Quality Health Management, Quality Health Management]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, POS, PPO, Empire Plan, Medicaid (Community Plan), HMO, Compass (Exchange), Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Oxford Liberty]
VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care]
WellCare [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care), Medicare Managed Care, New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Book Chapters "Experimental Studies of Endovascular Stented Graft Techniques." In Veith F, Marin M, et al, Endolumenal Stent Grafts for the Treatment of Vascular Diseases. CRC Press, Inc., 1995.