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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/Weight Loss 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 [Student Health, EPO, Aetna Signature Administrators, NY Signature, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, PPO, POS]
Affinity Health Plan [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [POS, POS, EPO, Great West (National), Medicare Managed Care, PPO, HMO]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [Select Care (Exchange), Vytra, EPO, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, ConnectiCare, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield [PPO, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, EPO]
Fidelis Care [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus]
Healthfirst [Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, NYP Employee Plan]
MVP Health Care [HMO, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [PPO, HMO, POS, PPO, Columbia University Employee Plan, Empire Plan, Compass (Exchange), Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid (Community Plan)]
VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth, Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
WellCare [Medicare Managed Care, 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.