Dr. Bret Taback is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist in the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center department of surgery. Dr. Taback is a leader in the clinical management of melanoma, sarcoma and skin/soft tissue tumor surgery. Dr. Taback is the Director of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program and Director of the Breast Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Taback received his MD degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston , and completed his general surgery residency at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital. During that time he completed a Basic Science Research Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston. Following this, he completed a fellowship in Complex Surgical Oncology at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, California. Dr. Taback is a member of a number of organizations and societies including Society of Surgical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has published and authored numerous peer review manuscripts, abstracts and presentations, as well as book chapters over the years in notable publications such as Annals of Surgery, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. He is a clinical investigator with SWOG and Alliance for clinical trials. Dr. Taback has served on numerous hospital committees including tumor boards, Institutional Review Boards, Oncology Operations Council and is the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer Physician Liaison for NYP Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Taback is a noted Castle Connolly Top Doctor.
Primary Specialty
Surgeon
PracticeCUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
GenderMale
Accepting New Patients
Insurances AcceptedUnitedHealthcare, Medicare, CIGNA, Affinity Health Plan, AgeWell, Fidelis Care, WellCare, Emblem/GHI, Emblem/Hip, MVP Health Care, Local 1199, Magnacare (National), Multiplan, Healthfirst, World Trade Center Health Plan, Quality Health Management, Amerigroup of New Jersey, RiverSpring, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Amida Care, VNSNY CHOICE, AETNA
ServicesBret Taback provides surgery in New York, NY. The most common types of surgeons are: General, Cardiovascular, Otolaryngology, Neurological, Reconstructive, Neonatal and Orthopedic.
Please call CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion at (212) 305-9676 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.Additional ServicesOncological Surgeon, Doctor