CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 202
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted
Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
- HMO
- EPO
- Student Health
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- NY Signature
- PPO
- POS
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- Special Needs
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- POS
- Great West (National)
- PPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- POS
- EPO
- PPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- ConnectiCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicare Managed Care
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Essential Plan
- Special Needs
- Empire Plan
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- 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
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Benjamin Wooden, MD
Dr. Benjamin Wooden is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He grew up in Maine and attended the University of Maine for his undergraduate studies, where he majored in anthropology. He subsequently earned his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, graduating with the highest academic standing in the Class of 2017.
Dr. Wooden completed his postgraduate medical training at Columbia University, including an internship, residency, and chief residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Nephrology and an additional year of advanced training in Glomerular Diseases. His clinical interests focus on the management of complex glomerular diseases, as well as genetic disorders affecting the kidney and glomerulus. He is deeply committed to education, both for medical trainees and for patients, whom he believes should be empowered to actively participate in decisions about their own health.
Board Certifications
Languages Spoken
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
AWARDS & HONORS
- Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, 2021)
- Harold Elster Memorial Prize for Highest Academic Standing (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2017)
- Distinction in Research (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2017)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2017)
- Phi Beta Kappa (University of Maine, 2010)
