One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors

Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD

Thoracic Surgery
One of America's Top Doctors - Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Specialties
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, more

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 3
New York, NY 10032
US
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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted


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    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    POS
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    EPO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    Essential Plan
    Vytra
    POS
    EPO
    PPO
    HMO
    ConnectiCare
    Medicare Managed Care
    Select Care (Exchange)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    EPO - New Jersey Services
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Medicaid Managed Care
    HMO - New Jersey Services
    POS - New Jersey Services
    PPO - New Jersey Services
    Quality Health Management
    PPO
    Columbia University Employee Plan
    Compass (Exchange)
    Empire Plan
    HMO
    POS
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford HMO
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    NY Signature
    NYP Employee Plan
    Student Health
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    POS
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    EPO
    PPO
    Medicare Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    Essential Plan
    Vytra
    POS
    EPO
    PPO
    HMO
    ConnectiCare
    Medicare Managed Care
    Select Care (Exchange)
    HMO
    PPO
    EPO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    EPO - New Jersey Services
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Traditional Medicare
    Railroad
    Medicaid Managed Care
    HMO - New Jersey Services
    POS - New Jersey Services
    PPO - New Jersey Services
    Quality Health Management
    PPO
    Columbia University Employee Plan
    Compass (Exchange)
    Empire Plan
    HMO
    POS
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford HMO
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD


Dr. Lyall Gorenstein is a regionally recognized thoracic surgeon in the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center department of surgery.Dr. Gorenstein is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center, and a leader in the clinical management of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, benign esophageal disorders, hyperhidrosis and pectus excavatum.


Dr. Gorenstein received his MD degree at the University of Toronto Medical School, in 1983, and did his general surgery residency at the University of Toronto, Department of Surgery from 1983-1988, followed by a Fellowship at the Ontario Cancer Institute with a research focus in multi-drug resistance, from 1988-1989 .


This was followed by a fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in Thoracic Surgery from 1989-1990, completing his Fellowship training from 1990- 1992 at the University of Toronto, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.


Dr. Gorenstein is a member of a number of organizations and societies including the Rockland County Medical Society, Medical Society, State of New York, New York State Thoracic Society, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Fellow, American College of Surgery, New York State Medical Society, the General Thoracic Surgery Club and the International Society of Sympathetic Surgery. He has published and authored numerous abstracts and presentations, as well as book chapters over the years in notable publications such as the Surgical Oncology Clinician, the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.


He has served on numerous hospital committees including tumor boards, credentialing committees and intensive care committees, and is currently Surgical Director, Minimal Access Thoracic Surgery, Director, Columbia University Hyperhidrosis Center and the Annals of Thoracic Surgery Adhoc reviewer.


Dr. Gorenstein is a noted Castle Connolly Top Doctor in Thoracic Surgery, for the past 17 years. He is also recognized as a Hudson Valley Top Doctor in thoracic surgery.


Board Certifications

  • Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Specialties & Expertise

  • Achalasia of Esophagus
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disease
  • Esophageal Surgery
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Heartburn
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Laparoscopic Fundoplication
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Lung Surgery
  • Mediastinal Tumor
  • Mesothelioma
  • Minimal Access Surgery-GERD
  • Surgical Management of Lung Cancer
  • Thorascopic Lung Surgery
  • Thymoma
  • Tracheal Stenosis

Education

  • Residency: University of Toronto Hospitals
  • Internship: University of Toronto Hospitals
  • Fellowship: University of Toronto Hospitals
  • Medical School: University of Toronto Medical School

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

Awards & Honors

  • Anne Shepherd Memorial Scholarship, University of Toronto, University College Award for Academic Achievement, 1979
  • Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgery, ResidentAaas Prize, 1985
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Thoracic Surgery 2004, 2001
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors: New York Metro Area 2008
  • Chappel Prize in Clinical Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gold Medal for the highest standing in surgery in fourth year, 1983
  • F.J. Collin O.B.E. Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Medicine, Awarded for high academic standing in second and third year, 1981-1982
  • Hudson Valley Magazine Top Doctors 2006, 2008, 2009
  • PSI Foundation Summer Scholarship, 1981
  • R.I. Harris Undergraduate Award, 1982

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