Jeffrey Zitsman
ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway
Office
(212) 342-8585
15 North Broadway Floor Lower Level, Suite G White Plains, NY 10601
About
Dr. Zitsman has maintained an active clinical practice in pediatric surgery in the New York area since 1985. He holds the rank of Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center. His areas of interest include applications of minimally invasive techniques in pediatric surgery, chest wall deformities, and weight loss surgery in adolescents. Dr. Zitsman has been named to Castle Connolly’s Best Doctors in the New York area list annually since 2002.
Dr. Zitsman is founder and Director of the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. He is Principal Investigator for an FDA-approved adolescent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding study. He has performed over 500 minimal access weight loss procedures and served as Chairman of the Committee on Obesity of the American Pediatric Surgical Association as well as Chairman of the Childhood Obesity Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr Zitsman has served as a Consultant to the Medical Devices Evaluation Panel of the FDA.
Jeffrey Zitsman
Dr. Zitsman graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in natural sciences, and received his M.D. degree from Tufts University Medical School in 1976. He received his training in General Surgery at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, and completed his Pediatric Surgery training at the Babies & Children's Hospital of New York. He is Board-Certified in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, and also holds a Certificate of Special Competence in Surgical Critical Care.Dr. Zitsman has maintained an active clinical practice in pediatric surgery in the New York area since 1985. He holds the rank of Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University Medical Center. His areas of interest include applications of minimally invasive techniques in pediatric surgery, chest wall deformities, and weight loss surgery in adolescents. Dr. Zitsman has been named to Castle Connolly’s Best Doctors in the New York area list annually since 2002.
Dr. Zitsman is founder and Director of the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian. He is Principal Investigator for an FDA-approved adolescent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding study. He has performed over 500 minimal access weight loss procedures and served as Chairman of the Committee on Obesity of the American Pediatric Surgical Association as well as Chairman of the Childhood Obesity Committee of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Dr Zitsman has served as a Consultant to the Medical Devices Evaluation Panel of the FDA.
Primary Specialty
Pediatric Surgeon
Practice
ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
UnitedHealthcare, Affinity Health Plan, World Trade Center Health Plan, Quality Health Management, Amerigroup of New Jersey, WellCare, MVP Health Care, Multiplan, Fidelis Care, Emblem/Hip, Emblem/GHI, Healthfirst, CIGNA, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Local 1199, Magnacare (National), AETNA, RiverSpring, VNSNY CHOICE
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway
Services
Jeffrey Zitsman provides pediatric surgery in White Plains, NY. A Pediatric Surgeon specializes in surgical procedures on children. A pediatric surgeon can help with transplants, birth defects, and tumor removal.
Please call Jeffrey Zitsman at (212) 342-8585 to schedule an appointment in White Plains, NY or to get more information. Additional Services Doctor
Please call Jeffrey Zitsman at (212) 342-8585 to schedule an appointment in White Plains, NY or to get more information. Additional Services Doctor
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