Simon K. Cheng, MD, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Accepting New Patients
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Overview
Simon K. Cheng M.D., Ph.D. is the Residency Program Director and Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is recognized nationally in thoracic oncology and brain tumors and his research group is dedicated to developing innovative strategies to make treatment more effective and improve patient care.
Dr. Cheng’s clinical expertise in radiation therapy has been recognized by his peers, acknowledged as Super Doctors New York Rising Stars (2015-2017) and Castle Connolly New York Metro Area and Regional Top Doctor (2017-2019). He was inducted into the Academy of Clinical Excellence at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2019. He is a national and international invited speaker on lung cancer and stereotactic radiation therapy, including the prestigious opening plenary lecture at the 2007 national American Society of Radiation Therapy (ASTRO) meeting.
Dr. Cheng’s research endeavors focus on enhancing the effectiveness of radiation therapy and immunotherapy using innovative translational and big data platforms. He has been awarded the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award and the 2010 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research Seed Grant. Dr. Cheng was a Louis V. Gerstner Jr., Scholar from 2012-2015. His research work in lung cancer been recognized with 2013 LUNGevity Foundation Targeted Therapeutics Award and the 2019 American Lung Association Lung Cancer Discovery Award,
Dr. Cheng received his B.S. from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and completed his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University in 2005. He then completed in 2010 his residency program from New York University, where he was the recipient of the Holman Research Pathway and Chief Resident. Dr. Cheng joined the faculty of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2010.
As the Residency Program Director at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Cheng is dedicated to medical education and mentoring scientists, medical and nursing students, and residents. He was awarded ARRO Educator of the Year Award in 2016 and was inducted into the Apgar Academy of Medical Educators in 2016.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- 3D Conformal Radiotherapy
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Cancer Treatment
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
- Lung Cancer
- Palliative Radiotherapy
- Protons and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery (SBRT)
- Radiation Therapy
- Spine Cancer
- Spine Tumors
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- AETNA Hudson Valley MG Local 1199
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- AETNA Westchester MG Local 1199
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Amida Care Westchester MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Unicare
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Westchester MG Unicare
Cigna
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG FEP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HMO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG MVP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG POS
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG PPO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG TPA
- CIGNA Westchester MG FEP
- CIGNA Westchester MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Westchester MG HMO
- CIGNA Westchester MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Westchester MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Westchester MG MVP
- CIGNA Westchester MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Westchester MG POS
- CIGNA Westchester MG PPO
- CIGNA Westchester MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Westchester MG TPA
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Elderplan
- ElderPlan Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- ElderPlan Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
ElderServe
- Special Needs
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
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Access I/II
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Bridge Program
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Bridge Program
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Brooklyn Healthworks
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG DC37 Med-Team
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG EPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG EPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Federal Employee Benefit (FEHB)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Healthcare Partners (HCP)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG HMO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Indemnity
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Millennium (Essential Plan 1-4
- 200-250)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG NYCE PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Prime Network
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Select Care (Exchange)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Select Care Network
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Somos
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicare Dual Advantage
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Westchester MG Medicare Dual Advantage
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Qualified Health Plan
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Westchester MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Westchester MG Qualified Health Plan
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthplus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Westchester MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Westchester MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
Healthspring
- Healthspring Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthspring Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Magnacare (National) Westchester MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Westchester MG PPO
Medicaid
- Medicaid Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Medicaid Westchester MG Traditional
Medicare
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Railroad
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Medicare Westchester MG Railroad
- Medicare Westchester MG Traditional
- Traditional Medicare
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
- Molina Healthcare Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
Multiplan
- Multiplan
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PHCS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG POS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Multiplan Westchester MG EPO
- Multiplan Westchester MG HMO
- Multiplan Westchester MG PHCS
- Multiplan Westchester MG POS
- Multiplan Westchester MG PPO
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care Hudson Valley MG
- MVP Health Care Westchester MG
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG PPO
VNS Health
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NY Medicare
- WellCare Westchester MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Westchester MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Westchester MG NY Medicare
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
*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.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Internship: St Mary's Medical Center
- Residency: New York University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Radiation Oncology
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Selected Publications
For a complete list of publications, please visit:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/simon.cheng.1/bibliography/public/