Maria Carmela Evangelista, NP

Nurse Practitioner
4.9 stars out of five. |284 ratings
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedic Surgery, Foot & Ankle, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted


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  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • EPO
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • Great West (National)
  • EPO
  • POS
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra
  • EPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • PPO
  • POS
  • ConnectiCare
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • SelectHealth
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Workers Comp-ACS Dept. of Labor
  • Workers Comp-Board of NY
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Maria Carmela Evangelista, NP


M. Carmela Evangelista is an Adult Nurse Practitioner specialized in diagnosing and treating orthopedic conditions primarily focused on lower extremities. Her journey into becoming a healthcare provider, while circuitous, contributes to the personal perspective she imparts and the ambience in each of her patient encounters.

She is also an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Columbia University School of Nursing at the Columbia University Medical Center. Drawing from various mentors through the years, she endeavors to impart the wisdom lent to her as she helps train the next generation of nurses.

Before joining Columbia Orthopedics, Carmela worked as an orthopedic trauma nurse in Boston, caring for a disadvantaged clientele in a Level 1 Trauma Center. She also worked in an ambulatory care short stay nurse at the Weill Cornell Campus of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and as an adult nurse practitioner at Fordham University's Student Health Service.

Specialties & Expertise

  • Ankle Disorder
  • Ankle Injuries
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Pain
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Ankle Surgery
  • Foot & Ankle Injuries
  • Foot & Ankle Orthopedics
  • Foot & Ankle Surgery
  • Foot & Ankle Trauma
  • Foot and Ankle Care
  • Foot and Ankle Injuries
  • Foot and Ankle Surgery
  • Foot Fractures
  • Foot Pain
  • Foot Surgery
  • Hip and Knee Replacement
  • Hip and Knee Surgery
  • Hip Disorders
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Injuries
  • Hip Pain
  • Hip Problem
  • Hip Problems
  • Hip Reconstruction
  • Hip Replacement
  • Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Total Ankle Replacement (TAR)

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor of Nursing (in Orthopaedic Surgery) at the Columbia University Medical Center

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Patient Experience Rating


Current combined Rating
4.9 stars out of five. |284 ratings
The Patient Experience Star Rating represents how patients feel about the quality of their interaction with their Columbia provider during an office visit. This rating is derived from patient answers to four questions on a standardized experience survey, which is sent out to verified patients and administered by an independent third-party, Qualtrics. Responses are scored and converted to a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest rating.
  1. Did the provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
  2. Did the provider listen carefully to you?
  3. Did this provider show respect for what you had to say?
  4. How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?

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