Bret Taback, MD
Breast & Soft Tissue Surgery
Bret Taback, MD
Breast & Soft Tissue Surgery
(212) 305-9676
(212) 305-9676
Accepting new patients
Accepts Virtual Visits
Location Info
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
Hours
Store Hours:
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tue | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wed | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thu | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Fri | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
Insurances Accepted
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Child/Family Health Plus
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Leaf (Exchange)
HMO
POS
PPO
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ConnectiCare
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Vytra
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Local 1199
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Select Health
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Special Needs
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PPO
POS
Student Health
EPO
Aetna Signature Administrators
NY Signature
NYP Employee Plan
Medicare Managed Care
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Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
PPO
HMO
POS
EPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Leaf (Exchange)
HMO
POS
PPO
EPO
ConnectiCare
Select Care (Exchange)
Essential Plan
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Vytra
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
HMO
Medicaid Managed Care
Freedom
Liberty
HMO
HMO
POS
PPO
Columbia Employee POS
Compass (Exchange)
Medicaid (Community Plan)
Medicare Managed Care
Select Health
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
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Learn MoreAbout Bret Taback, MD
Dr. Bret Taback is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist in the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center department of surgery. Dr. Taback is Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center, and a leader in the clinical management of melanoma, sarcoma and skin/soft tissue tumor surgery. Dr. Taback is the Director of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program and Director of the Breast Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Taback received his MD degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston , and completed his general surgery residency at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital. During that time he completed a Basic Science Research Fellowship at Beth Israe...
Dr. Bret Taback is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist in the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center department of surgery. Dr. Taback is Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center, and a leader in the clinical management of melanoma, sarcoma and skin/soft tissue tumor surgery. Dr. Taback is the Director of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program and Director of the Breast Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Taback received his MD degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston , and completed his general surgery residency at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital. During that time he completed a Basic Science Research Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston. Following this, he completed a fellowship in Complex Surgical Oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California. Dr. Taback is a member of a number of organizations and societies including Society of Surgical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has published and authored numerous peer review manuscripts, abstracts and presentations, as well as book chapters over the years in notable publications such as Annals of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. He is a clinical investigator with SWOG and Alliance for clinical trials. Dr. Taback has served on numerous hospital committees including tumor boards, Institutional Review Boards, Oncology Operations Council and is the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer Physician Liaison for NYP Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Taback is a noted Castle Connolly Top Doctor.
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Expertise
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Disease
- Mastectomies
- Melanoma
- Melanoma Surgery
- Sarcoma
- Sentinel Node Biopsy For Breast
- Specialist in Breast Cancer Surgery
- Specialist in Melanoma Surgery
Education
- Fellowship: John Wayne Cancer Institute , Santa Monica CA
- Residency: Brown University Rhode Island Hospital
- Medical School: Baystate Medical College - Tufts University School of Medicine
- Residency: Northwestern University Hospital
- Fellowship: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
- Director, Breast Surgery Fellowship
- Director, Melanoma and Sarcoma
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Awards & Honors
- Co-Chairman, The 3rd International Conference on Circulating Nucleic Acids in Plasma and Serum & Serum Proteomics (CNAPS III), Santa Monica, CA (2003)
- Elected to Associate Member Council, American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA (2001-2004)
- Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer Fellowship Award, Santa Monica, CA (2000)
- Member, International Scientific Committee, The 4th International Sentinel Node Congress, Los Angeles, CA (2004)
- Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, LA (2000)
- Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Orlando, FL (2002)
- Scholarship Award to attend Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference, Berlex Oncology Foundation, Hackensack, NJ (2001)
- Young Investigator Award, The 3rd International Sentinel Node Congress, Yokohama, Japan (2002)
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