CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Existing Patients
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, morespecialties
Leadership
Chair, Department of Surgery | moreleadership
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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.
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- Special Needs
- POS
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
- HMO
- 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
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- TRICARE
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Compass (Exchange)
- Oxford Liberty
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Craig R Smith, MD
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
- Internship: Strong Memorial Hospital , Rochester, NY
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Chair, Department of Surgery
- Surgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center
- Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor in the Department of Surgery and Valentine Mott Professor of Surgery
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
AWARDS & HONORS
- New York Magazine's Top Doctors, 2015-2016
- Practitioner of the Year Award, 2004, Society of Practitioners, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
- Program Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 1989-1991
- Program Committee, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1992-1993
- Advisory Board, Issues in Cardiovascular Surgery, 1993-present
- Member, Grant Selection Committee, Clinical Research-Blood Conservation, Bayer Inc., 1993-present
- Board of Directors, NY State Affiliate of the American Heart Association, 1996-2002
- Vice President, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1998-1999
- Membership Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 1998-2002
- Editorial Board, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Internet Journal, 1999-2002
- President, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 1999-2000
- Chairman, Nominating Committee, New York Society for Thoracic Surgery, 2000-2001
- Workforce on Annual Meeting/Program Task Force Committee, 2000-2003
- Program Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2001-present
- Editorial Board, Heart Surgery Forum, 2002-present
- Chairman, Membership Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgey, 2002-2004
- Chairman, Workforce on Annual Meeting/Program Task Force Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2003-2004
- Chairman, Education Committee, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2003-2007
- Council Member, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2005-2009
- Committee Member, New York State Cardiac Advisory Board, 2005-present
- Healthcare Childhood Obesity Expert Panel, American Heart Association, 2006
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons Task Force on Communications, 2006-present
- Chairman, Improvement Workgroup, New York State Cardiac Advisory Board, 2006-present
- Heart of New York Honoree, American Heart Association, 2007
- President, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, 2011-2012
- Champion Participant, American Heart Association, 2012
