About Me
People often ask why I became a gastroenterologist. It’s because the gastrointestinal system plays a critical role in virtually every aspect of our health. It is essential not only to digestion and nutrition but also to immunity, metabolism, and the regulation of vital body systems. I am privileged to be a part of the gastroenterology profession, where I feel I can make a difference in both the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal disease.
In my clinical practice, I focus primarily on the prevention, detection, and diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancers and on performing state-of-the-art endoscopic procedures—like colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, and endoscopic ultrasound. These procedures help us to diagnose cancer and identify potentially precancerous growths or changes in the colon, pancreas, stomach, esophagus, and other areas of the digestive system.
In my research, I am interested in the bacteria of the gut, their effect on the development and prevention of disease, and the way in which advances in technology can be used to improve our ability to detect and treat precancerous and cancerous growths in the gastrointestinal system.
My greatest passion is working with my patients to protect their health and improve their lives. Throughout the years, when I’ve asked my patients what they think is important in a doctor, they have all consistently cited the same three things: a doctor who listens to them, cares about them, and provides them with hope. I strive to achieve this every day.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- colon cancer
- colon polyp
- esophageal disease
- gastric cancer
- gastrointestinal cancer
- hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- pancreatic cyst
- pancreatic disease
- pancreatic mass
- stomach cancer
- stomach polyp
Treatments
- cancer screening
- colon cancer screening
- colonoscopy
- colorectal cancer screening
- endoscopy
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
- polypectomy
- upper endoscopy (egd)
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Colorectal Cancer , Liver Cancer & Liver Metastases , Small Intestine Cancer , Stomach Cancer , Pancreatic CancerCredentials
Positions
- Sholtz-Leeds Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs Dept of Medicine
- Director, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), 1993
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Gastroenterology, 1993
- Residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell, Internal Medicine, 1991
- MD from Cornell University, 1988
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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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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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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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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- GHI Medicare Supplement
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HIP
- HIP Medicare Supplement
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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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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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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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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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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
Mark B. Pochapin, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
NYU Langone Gastroenterology Associates
240 East 38th Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10016
Publications
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Bilal, Mohammad; Holub, Jennifer; Greenwald, David; Pochapin, Mark B; Rex, Douglas K; Shaukat, Aasma
American journal of gastroenterology. 2022 May 01; 117(5):806-808
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Bilal, Mohammad; Balzora, Sophie; Pochapin, Mark B; Oxentenko, Amy S
American journal of gastroenterology. 2021 Dec 01; 116(12):2321-2323
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Shaukat, Aasma; Holub, Jennifer; Pike, Irving M; Pochapin, Mark; Greenwald, David; Schmitt, Colleen; Eisen, Glenn
American journal of gastroenterology. 2021 09 01; 116(9):1946-1949