CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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Insurances Accepted
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- 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
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- 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
- Multiplan
- HMO
- Essential Plan
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Empire Plan
- 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 Michelle Yu, MD
Dr. Michelle Yu is a fellowship-trained rhinologist and skull base surgeon who treats the full range of sinonasal conditions, including chronic sinusitis, nasal obstruction, sinonasal and skull base tumors, and transnasal orbital surgery. Dr. Yu earned her undergraduate degree in biomedical computation from Stanford University, then attended Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, where she also completed a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences. She completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Columbia/Weill Cornell, with rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Bronx VA Hospital, and Lincoln Hospital. She received the Outstanding House Staff Award at Weill Cornell Medical Center for all-around excellence in clinical performance, dedication, and patient care. She then completed fellowship in Rhinology & Endoscopic Sinus/Skull Base Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Yu is committed to serving underserved communities and has long been a provider in Washington Heights. She is also dedicated to improving medical education through simulation and surgical coaching. Her research and innovation interests include medical device development and olfactory and gustatory changes related to aging, medications, and hormones.
Specialties & Expertise
EDUCATION
- Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: Weill Cornell Medical College
- Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
