ColumbiaDoctors - Columbus Circle
5 Columbus Cir
New York, NY 10019
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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
- Special Needs
- PPO
- HMO
- Great West (National)
- EPO
- POS
- Special Needs
- 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
- Railroad
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- 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
- Workers Comp-Board of NY
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Leena Mathew, MD
Dr. Leena Mathew is a Professor of Anesthesiology and nationally recognized authority in Pain Medicine, distinguished for her integrative, patient-centered approach to complex pain conditions. She completed her surgical internship, anesthesiology residency, and interventional pain medicine fellowship at Columbia University.
Since joining the faculty at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2003, Dr. Mathew has helped shape the Division of Pain Medicine and currently serves as Division Chief and Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship. With over more than two decades at Columbia, she has practiced across multiple anesthetic subspecialties, including regional anesthesia and liver transplantation, while mentoring the next generation of pain specialists.
Her expertise spans the full continuum of acute and chronic pain management, with distinction in interventional pain medicine. She specializes in advanced minimally invasive therapies for cancer-related and chronic pain, including ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, infusion therapies, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and implantable pain technologies. In addition to being board-certified in functional medicine, she is a certified health and wellness coach and licensed acupuncturist, integrating longevity science, nutraceuticals, mind-body therapies, acupuncture, and lifestyle-based interventions into evidence-informed care.
Dr. Mathew's academic and clinical interests focus on the intersection of pain, longevity, menopause, and metabolic health, particularly conditions that disproportionately affect women. A passionate advocate for equity in women's health, she lectures nationally and internationally on integrative pain management and chronic pain care.
She has been inducted into Columbia University's Academy of Clinical Excellence and has been consistently recognized in Castle Connolly's Top Doctors in America and New York Magazine's Top Doctors listings.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Tirunelveli Medical College, South India
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC
- Co-Chief, Pain Medicine
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Patient Experience Rating
Current Combined Rating
The Patient Experience Star Rating represents how patients feel about the quality of their interaction with their Columbia provider during an office visit. This rating is derived from patient answers to four questions on a standardized experience survey, which is sent out to verified patients and administered by an independent third-party, Qualtrics. Responses are scored and converted to a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest rating.4.7 stars out of five. |135 ratings
- Did the provider explain things in a way that was easy to understand?
- Did the provider listen carefully to you?
- Did this provider show respect for what you had to say?
- How would you rate the provider on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the best possible rating?
