Joseph A. Westrich, MD
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Overview
Joseph Westrich, MD, is a pulmonary and critical care physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, primarily practicing at ColumbiaDoctors 51 W. 51st St multi-specialty practice. He graduated from medical school at Loyola University Chicago, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society. He completed internal medicine training at the University of Chicago and completed pulmonary and critical care fellowship training at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he was also chief fellow.
Dr. Westrich is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians and has presented research at the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Dr. Westrich focuses on providing excellent care for patients suffering from a broad range of lung diseases, including patients with asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. He also has a special interest in smoking and vaping-related lung diseases. He is board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine, and is board-eligible in critical care medicine.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Loyola University of Chicago
- Internship: University of Chicago
- Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Chicago
- Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Pulmonology
- Critical Care Medicine
Honors & Awards
2020: Winner of Oral Vignette Competition for American College of Physicians (Local competition), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2019 Dean’s List, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
2019: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
2016: Advocacy Fellow of the Chicago Medical Society, Chicago, IL 2015 Fr. Morrissey, SJ Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Service, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 2014 Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society
2014: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society