Locations and Appointments
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ColumbiaDoctors - 1554 Astor Avenue
1554 Astor Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469
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(718) 881-7800
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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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(718) 881-7800
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ColumbiaDoctors - 1 Pondfield Road
1 Pondfield Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
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(718) 881-7800
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ColumbiaDoctors - 540 Gramatan Avenue
540 Gramatan Avenue
Mount Vernon, NY 10552
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(718) 881-7800
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Insurances Accepted
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EPO
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
NY Signature
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Special Needs
Great West (National)
POS
PPO
HMO
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
PPO
HMO
ConnectiCare
Medicare Managed Care
POS
EPO
Select Care (Exchange)
Essential Plan
Vytra
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Leaf (Exchange)
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Railroad
Multiplan
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
Columbia University Employee Plan
POS
PPO
Empire Plan
Medicaid (Community Plan)
HMO
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford Freedom
Oxford HMO
Oxford Liberty
Medicare Managed Care
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
EPO
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
NY Signature
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Special Needs
Great West (National)
POS
PPO
HMO
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
PPO
HMO
ConnectiCare
Medicare Managed Care
POS
EPO
Select Care (Exchange)
Essential Plan
Vytra
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Leaf (Exchange)
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Railroad
Multiplan
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
Columbia University Employee Plan
POS
PPO
Empire Plan
Medicaid (Community Plan)
HMO
Compass (Exchange)
Oxford Freedom
Oxford HMO
Oxford Liberty
Medicare Managed Care
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
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.
Board Certifications
- General Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
- Spanish
Specialties & Expertise
- Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Weight Management
Education
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
- Fellowship: Baptist Hospital, FL
- Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
- Director, Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Awards & Honors
- New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2015-2016
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