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NYU Langone Provider

Jennifer L. Lighter, MD

NYU Langone Provider
  • Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Treats: Children
  • Language: English

Conditions and Treatments

For Children
Conditions
  • antibiotic-resistant infections
  • bacterial resistance
  • bone & joint infections
  • brain inflammation
  • clostridium difficile infections
  • epstein barr virus
  • fungal infection
  • gastrointestinal infection
  • hepatitis
  • herpes simplex virus infection
  • hospital-acquired infection
  • inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
  • lyme disease
  • malaria
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection (mrsa)
  • mycobacterium infection
  • neonatal infection
  • opportunistic infection
  • osteomyelitis
  • parasitic disease
  • pelvic infection
  • pneumonia
  • respiratory tract infection
  • sepsis
  • septic arthritis
  • sexually transmitted disease
  • shingles
  • sinus infection
  • spine infection
  • staphylococcal infections
  • tonsil inflammation
  • tuberculosis
  • urinary tract infections
  • vertebral osteomyelitis
  • viral hepatitis
  • viral infection
View All Conditions and Treatments
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections , Sepsis in Children , Staphylococcal Infections , Tonsillitis & Adenoiditis in Children , Tuberculosis

Positions
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Infectious Diseases), 2009
  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 2004
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, New York University, Pediatric Infect Dis, 2008

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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Aetna
     
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Indemnity
    • Aetna Medicare
    • Aetna POS
    • Aetna PPO/EPO
  • Amidacare
     
    • Amidacare
  • Cigna
     
    • Cigna EPO/POS
    • Cigna PPO
  • ElderPlan
     
    • ElderPlan
  • Emblem
     
    • Emblem Select Care Exchange
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
     
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Child Health
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus Essential
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Indemnity
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield MediBlue
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
    • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Fidelis
     
    • Fidelis Child Health
    • Fidelis Essential
    • Fidelis Exchange
    • Fidelis Medicaid
    • Fidelis Medicare
  • GHI
     
    • GHI CBP
    • GHI HMO
  • HIP
     
    • HIP Access I
    • HIP Access II
    • HIP Child Health
    • HIP EPO/PPO
    • HIP Essential
    • HIP HMO
    • HIP Medicaid
    • HIP Medicare
    • HIP POS
View All Accepted Plans 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.

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