Oscar Lebwohl, MD
Overview
Dr. Oscar Lebwohl is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center. This was followed by a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship in Liver Diseases at Mount Sinai. Dr. Lebwohl returned to Columbia in 1978 and has remained on the faculty since then in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. He is currently the Richard and Rakia Hatch Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and Vice Chairman of Development in the Department of Medicine at Columbia.
Dr. Lebwohl specializes in Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. In addition to his clinical practice he is actively involved in teaching and training Columbia medical students, residents and fellows. In 2010 he received the Ewig Clinical Scholar Award for outstanding teaching in the Department of Medicine. In 2013 Dr. Lebwohl received the Alfred Markowitz Service Award at the annual dinner of the Society of Practitioners at Columbia University Medical Center for outstanding service to the medical center.
Dr. Lebwohl has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly list of America's top doctors and New York top doctors. He has also been listed in New York Magazine's list of best doctors.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux
- Colitis
- Colon and Rectal Disease
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Colon Disorder
- Colonoscopy
- Colon Polyps
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Disorder of Stomach
- Endoscopy
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorder
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal Hernia
- Intestinal Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Liver Disease
- Parasitic Infection
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Second Opinion
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Small Bowel Problem
- Upper Endoscopy
Academic Appointments
- Richard L. and Rakia I. Hatch Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Clinical Director, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center
- Vice Chairman, Development, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Hebrew
Gender
- Male
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Internship: Mount Sinai Hospital
- Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
- Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital
- Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Committees, Societies, Councils
- AGA
- ASGE
- CCFA
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Ewig Clinical Scholar, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, 2010-2011
- Society of Practitioners at Columbia University Medical Center Alfred Markowitz M.D. award for outstanding service to CUMC, 2013
- New York Magazine Best Doctors listings
- Castle Connolly America's Best Doctors annual listings
- Best Doctors in America annual listings
- New York Super Doctors annual listings
Research
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Inflammatory Bowel Disease