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.
Dr. Jeffrey L. Zitsman, MD
- Pediatric Surgery
- Accepting new patients
- 49 years of experience
- ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway 15 North Broadway Floor Lower Level, Suite G, White Plains, NY 10601
- (800) 516-2820
Brief Intro
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
New York Presbyterian Hospital
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Tufts University School Of Medicine - 1976
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
- French
Location & Hours
- 15 North Broadway Floor Lower Level, Suite G, White Plains, NY 10601
Specialties Treated
- Pediatric Surgery
Procedures Performed
- Hernia Repair
- Liver Biopsy
- Circumcision
- Hernia Repair
- Pilonidal Cyst Surgery
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Insurance Accepted
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- 1199SEIU
- Molina Healthcare
- Affinity Health Plan
- EmblemHealth
- Fidelis Care (NY)
- HealthFirst (NY)
- ConnectiCare
- Aetna
- MVP Health Care
- Medicaid
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare
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- Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60