Locations and Appointments
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.
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- PPO
- POS
- EPO
- NY Signature
- Student Health
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
- HMO
- Great West (National)
- EPO
- POS
- 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
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- 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
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Joseph A. Westrich, MD
Joseph Westrich, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, primarily practicing at ColumbiaDoctors 51 W. 51st St multi-specialty practice. He graduated from medical school at Loyola University Chicago, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society. He completed internal medicine training at the University of Chicago and completed pulmonary and critical care fellowship training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he was also chief fellow.
Dr. Westrich is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians and has presented research at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Dr. Westrich focuses on providing excellent care for patients suffering from a broad range of lung diseases, including patients with asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. He also has a special interest in smoking and vaping-related lung diseases. He is board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine, and is board-eligible in critical care medicine.
Board Certifications
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Loyola University of Chicago
- Residency: University of Chicago
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Internship: University of Chicago
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
AWARDS & HONORS
- 2014: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society


