
Locations and Appointments
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
- 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 Sandyha Kannayiram, MD
Dr. Sandhya Kannayiram is a rheumatologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.She received her medical degree (MBBS) from Madurai Medical College in India and completed her Internal Medicine residency at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. She subsequently completed her Rheumatology fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.Dr. Kannayiram is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology (FACR) and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Her clinical and academic interests include general rheumatology with a special interest in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis), women's and reproductive health in rheumatology, and healthcare disparities. She is passionate about inpatient rheumatology, clinical teaching, and improving healthcare access and outcomes for underserved populations.
LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at the CUMC
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center


