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161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8
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.
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Medicare Managed Care
- HMO
- PPO
- POS
- EPO
- NY Signature
- Student Health
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicaid Managed Care
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- Special Needs
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
- HMO
- Great West (National)
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- 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
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New York Services
- POS - New York Services
- EPO - New York Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
- Local 1199
- MagnaCare
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
- TRICARE
- 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
- New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- Medicare Managed Care
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Le-Chu Su, MD
Le-Chu Su, MD, PhD, AGAF, is a well-known gastroenterologist who specializes in the medical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and has an additional interest in nutritional therapies in IBD. She is a member of the IBD Center at Columbia within the Division of Colorectal Surgery, where she works closely with other gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons as part of the state's most comprehensive IBD treatment programs.
Dr. Su received her medical degree from Case Western University. She also holds a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic and also completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic. Before joining Columbia, Dr. Su was a faculty member at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Cleveland Clinic, where she was in charge of developing and growing a satellite clinic for patients with gastroenterological conditions.
Beyond the bedside, Dr. Su is an avid researcher. As group lead for both Gastroenterology & IBD Research Groups at UCF, she has published research, book chapters, and presented abstracts at national conferences. At Columbia, Dr. Su has continued her research with the IBD Center, focusing on nutrition in patients with IBD.
Dr. Su has been recognized for her hard work and dedication; she has been named Top Gastroenterologist in 2017 and 2019 by Orlando Magazine and Top Gastroenterologist from the International Association of Healthcare Professionals from 2015-2017.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
AWARDS & HONORS
- Orlando Top Gastroenterologist, Orlando Magazine, 2017, 2019.
- Top Gastroenterologist, the Leading Physician of the World, the international Association of HealthCare Professionals, 2015-2017.
- Fellow of American Gastroenterological Association, 2015
- Master Physician of the American Academy of Gastroenterology, 2011
- IBC Leading Health Professionals of the World, 2010
- Americas Top Gastroenterologist, 2007-2015
- Americas Top Physician, 2003-2015
- NIH National Research Service Award, 1992, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Scientific Achievement Award, 1990, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship, 1985, Metro General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
- Mayo Foundation Fellowship, 1978-1980, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
- Hsiung-Cheng Lin Scholarship, 1970-1974, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
- Honor Student Awards, 1970-1974, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
