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Salvatore M. Caruana, MD

Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
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Specialties
Cancer Care, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, more

Locations and Appointments


CUIMC/Harkness Pavilion

180 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
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ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
US
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Insurances Accepted


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

About Salvatore M. Caruana, MD


Dr. Salvatore Caruana is the Director of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center. He is a widely respected head and neck surgeon in the forefront of the surgical treatment of tumors of the mouth pharynx, larynx and sinuses, parathyroid surgery, thyroid gland, and salivary glands. He is a pioneer in laser microsurgery for pharyngeal and laryngeal cancers.


Dr. Caruana is an Associate Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Caruana graduated cum laude from the University of Buffalo and completed his Doctor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His general surgery training at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center was followed by a residency in Otolaryngology at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He then completed an NIH funded two-and-a-half-year fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Caruana's peer-reviewed research has included work centering upon the biological nature of several head and neck cancers and on the role of viruses in malignancies of the paranasal sinuses.


Board Certifications

  • Otolaryngology

Specialties & Expertise

  • Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
  • Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Laser Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Oral Surgery
  • Parathyroid Surgery
  • Salivary Gland Disorder
  • Thyroid Disease
  • Thyroid Disorders
  • Thyroid Surgery

Education

  • Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center
  • Residency: New York Eye And Ear Infirmary

Leadership, Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at CUMC
  • Director, Head and Neck Surgery

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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