CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
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
- 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
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- 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 Melissa Accordino, MD
Dr. Accordino graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science in Pre-medicine with minors in Health Policy and Administration and Biology. She completed her medical degree at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. While in medical school she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society which recognizes high educational achievement. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center and her Medical Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow. During that time, she was awarded a Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award and Merit Award. She also served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cancer-Related Population Sciences supported by the National Cancer Institute for her work in quality improvement and health outcomes research.
Upon fellowship graduation she became an Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Columbia University. Since her faculty appointment she has received grant funding from multiple agencies including: The American Society of Clinical Oncology, The HOPE Foundation, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The American Cancer Society, and the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute. Dr. Accordino is currently involved in patient care, clinical research, education, and quality improvement.
Dr. Accordino's research aims to improve the quality and delivery of cancer care, and cancer survivorship. Dr. Accordino participates in clinical trials at the local, national, and international level. She also has experience leading multicenter cancer trials through the SWOG Cooperative Group. The overall goal of her research is to improve quality and outcomes within oncology.
Board Certifications
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC
- Director, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program
- Director, Quality and Patient Safety, Division of Hematology and Oncology
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
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.4.9 stars out of five. |184 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?
