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Andrew Benintende, MD


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About Andrew Benintende, MD:

Dr. Andrew Benintende is a general surgeon who focuses on using innovative surgical solutions to care for patients. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery with robotic assisted operations and regularly employs new technologies to better treat his patients. He believes that a patient centered approach to care with shared decision making is a corner stone of surgical treatment. He is passionate about research as he has a background in basic science organoid development, and clinical outcomes research focused on improving patient care for acutely ill general surgery patients.

Dr. Benintende was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but grew up in Dubai UAE, giving him a diverse and unique perspective of the world. He completed his General Surgery residency at Columbia University – New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he has stayed as a faculty member in department of General Surgery. He cares deeply about medical education and thoughtful, effective patient care.

Expertise:

Transplant Surgery

Education:

Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

New Patients:

YES

Insurances:

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

AETNA [Aetna Signature Administrators, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, PPO, POS, EPO, NY Signature, Student Health]
Affinity Health Plan [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [PPO, HMO, Great West (National), EPO, POS]
ElderServe [Special Needs]
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, Individual Network (Exchange)]
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]
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare) [Medicare Managed Care]
Local 1199 [Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [HMO, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare]
Multiplan [Multiplan]
UnitedHealthcare [HMO, POS, PPO, Empire Plan, Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid (Community Plan)]
VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth, Medicare Managed Care, Special Needs]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Zoccali, M. B., Benintende, A., & Kiran, R. P. Triple-Stapled Technique for the Correction of Stoma Prolapse. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 10-1097. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003722.

Benintende, A., Duggan, E. M., & Thuluvath, A. J. (2025). Diagnosis and Medical Management of Biliary Strictures. Digestive Disease Interventions.

Blitzer, D., Benintende, A. J., Nemeth, S., Kurlansky, P., Antkowiak, M., Fischkoff, K., Argenziano, M., & Takayama, H. (2023). Trends in Comprehensive Thoracic Case Experience Among General Surgery Residents in the Modern Integrated Cardiothoracic Residency Era: Review of Twenty Years of Resident Case Logs. The American surgeon, 31348231157417. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348231157417

Benintende, A. J., Wolf, M. S., & Ladner, D. P. (2022). A Multifaceted Medication Adherence Promotion System to Reduce Late Kidney Allograft Rejection in Children and Young Adults. American journal of kidney diseases: the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, S0272-6386.

Aziz, S., Arabi, Y. M., Alhazzani, W., Evans, L., Citerio, G., Fischkoff, K., Salluh, J., Meyfroidt, G., Alshamsi, F., Oczkowski, S., Azoulay, E., Price, A., Burry, L., Dzierba, A., Benintende, A., Morgan, J., Grasselli, G., Rhodes, A., Møller, M. H., Chu, L., … Christian, M. D. (2020). Managing ICU surge during the COVID-19 crisis: rapid guidelines. Intensive care medicine, 46(7), 1303–1325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06092-5

Stem Cell and Liver Regeneration: New technological advances in tissue engineering and preservationTransplantation of the Liver 4th edition