David Polsky, MD, PhD

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

actinic keratosis
basal cell cancer
cancer
melanoma
mole
skin cancer

Treatments

annual skin check
skin cancer screening

Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:

Basal & Squamous Cell Skin Cancers , Intraocular Melanoma in Adults , Melanoma

Credentials

Positions

Professor, Department of Pathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Alfred W. Kopf, M.D. Professor of Dermatologic Oncology, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Vice Chair, Research, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Director, Pigmented Lesion Service

Board Certifications

American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology, 1997

Education and Training

Residency, NYU Medical Center, Dermatolgy, 1997
MD from Albert Einstein College of Med, 1993
PhD from Albert Einstein College of Med, 1993
Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Pathology,

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Insurance Plans Accepted

This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

Aetna
- AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees)

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)

United Healthcare
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare NYU Care (NYULH Employees)
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)

This list of insurances changes regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Before your appointment, please confirm with your insurance company that this provider accepts your insurance.

David Polsky, MD, PhD does not accept insurance.

Locations and Appointments

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NYU Langone Dermatologic Associates

222 East 41st Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017

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Phone

212-263-5015

Fax

212-263-7680

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Publications

SpotCheck: A Skin Cancer Diagnostic Accuracy Study Comparing Teledermoscopy with and without Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy to In-Person Dermatologist Evaluation of Patient-Identified Lesions Concerning them for Skin Cancer

Ingrassia, Jenne P; Bajaj, Shirin; Kolla, Avani; Li, Vivienne; Shah, Payal; Gulati, Nicholas; Criscito, Maressa C; Xing, Yiping; Lopez, Adriana; Tran, Duy C; Ramachandran, Vignesh; Kakpovbia, Efe; Meehan, Shane; Shao, Yongzhao; Lo Sicco, Kristen; Milam, Emily C; Bieber, Amy K; Levine, Amanda; Liebman, Tracey N; Stein, Jennifer A; Polsky, David

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2024 Nov 09;
Cutaneous Melanoma Incidence - Evidence of a Flattening Curve

Berk-Krauss, Juliana; Sharma, Medha; Polsky, David; Geller, Alan C

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2024 Apr ; 90(4):847-849
Re-examining melanoma secondary prevention and the role of skin self-examination

Ingrassia, Jenne P; Adotama, Prince; Stein, Jennifer A; Polsky, David

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023 Nov ; 89(5):1085-1086

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