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, morespecialties

Locations and Appointments


New Patients
Treats Children

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

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


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  • PPO - New Jersey Services
  • 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
  • PPO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • HMO
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO - New Jersey 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
  • POS - New Jersey Services
  • PPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Empire Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

About Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD


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

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
  • Director, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgical Director, Columbia University Hyperhidrosis Center

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

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

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