About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abdominal pain
- celiac disease & gluten sensitivity
- colitis
- constipation
- crohn's disease
- diarrhea
- diverticular disease
- duodenal ulcer
- dysphagia
- eosinophilic esophagitis
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- gastrointestinal infection
- heartburn
- helicobacter pylori infection
- hemorrhoids
- inflammatory bowel disease
- irritable bowel syndrome
- microscopic colitis
- stomach ulcer
- swallowing difficulty
- ulcerative colitis
Treatments
- colon cancer screening
- colonoscopy
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
- post covid-19 care
- upper endoscopy (egd)
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Celiac Disease & Gluten Sensitivity , Diverticular Disease , Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease , Inflammatory Bowel Disease , Irritable Bowel SyndromeCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), 2013
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Boston Medical Center, Gastroenterology, 2013
- Residency, Boston Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2009
- MD from Drexel University, 2006
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Edit profileInsurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- 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 Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Centerlight Healthcare
- CenterLight Healthcare DIRECT
- CenterLight Healthcare PACE
- CenterLight Healthcare Select
- Centerlight Pace Medicare HMO
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living
- Centers Plan For Healthy Living Medicaid Advantage Plus HMO D-SNP
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
- Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- GHI HMO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
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HIP
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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River Spring Health Plan
- River Spring Medicare HMP SNP
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- Unite Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
Joann Kwah, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
Video Visits
See a doctor from your mobile device instead of an in-person appointment. Learn more about video visits.
Schedule a Video VisitJoan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health
159 East 53rd Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Registry of COVID-19 Survivors: Assessment of ICU and Non-ICU Survivors: A Creation of a COVID Survivorship Database
Publications
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Itzkowitz, Steven H; Jiang, Yue; Villagra, Cristina; Colombel, Jean-Frederic; Sultan, Keith; Lukin, Dana J; Faleck, David M; Scherl, Ellen; Chang, Shannon; Chen, LeaAnn; Katz, Seymour; Kwah, Joann; Swaminath, Arun; Petralia, Francesca; Sharpless, Virginia; Sachar, David; Jandorf, Lina; Axelrad, Jordan E; ,
Clinical gastroenterology & hepatology. 2024 May 18;
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Rabinowitz, Loren Galler; Grinspan, Lauren Tal; Zylberberg, Haley M; Kim, Michelle Kang; Kwah, Joann; Williams, Renee
Gastroenterology. 2022 Mar ; 162(3):975-977
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Rabinowitz, Loren Galler; Grinspan, Lauren Tal; Zylberberg, Haley M; Dixon, Rebekah; David, Yakira N; Aroniadis, Olga C; Chiang, Austin; Christie, Jennifer; Fayad, Nabil F; Ha, Christina; Harris, Lucinda A; Ko, Cynthia W; Kolb, Jennifer; Kwah, Joann; Lee, Linda; Lieberman, David; Raffals, Laura E; Rex, Douglas K; Shah, Shailja C; Siddiqui, Uzma D; Smith, Michael S; Wallace, Michael; Williams, Renee; Woods, Karen; Crowe, Sheila E; Kumta, Nikhil A; Kim, Michelle Kang; Greenwald, David A
American journal of gastroenterology. 2021 09 01; 116(9):1876-1884