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Gerald Bernard Appel, MD

Nephrology
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Specialties
Internal Medicine, Nephrology, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
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.

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • POS
  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • 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
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Traditional Medicare
  • Railroad
  • Multiplan
  • HMO
  • Essential Plan
  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Special Needs
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Gerald Bernard Appel, MD


Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology

Specialties & Expertise

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Lupus
  • Nephrotic Syndrome

EDUCATION

  • Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University
  • Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Professor of Medicine at CUMC
  • Co-Director, Clinical Nephrology

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

AWARDS & HONORS

  • College: Graduated in three years "with Distinction in all subjects". Phi Beta Kappa. Medical School: Alpha Omega Alpha (Junior Year), Upjohn Achievement Award for Excellence in Clinical Skills.
  • 1988 Distinguished Teacher Award of the College of Physicians & Surgeons
  • 1989 Albert Douglas Award of Medical Society of New York State for excellence in clinical teaching
  • 1992-2014 Listed in "Best Doctors in New York" New York Magazine
  • 1994-2104 Listed in "Best Doctors in American" Text
  • 1994-2013 Listed in "How to Find the Best Doctors in the N.Y. Metro Area", Castle Connoly Guide

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