- Dr. Lester B Katz, MD
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Dr. Lester B Katz, MD
General Surgery
- New York, New York
Overview
Dr. Lester B Katz, MD works in New York, New York is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated University Of The Witwatersrand, Faculty Of Health Sciences in 1975. Dr. Katz is affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital and practicing for 48 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
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• Exercise Management
• Fear of Getting Married
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypochondriasis
• Immunodeficiency Syndromes
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Jaw Dystonia
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Skin Infections
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Colectomy
• Cystectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Esophagomyotomy
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
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• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gastrectomy
• Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic
• Gastrotomy
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Laparotomy
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Transendoscopic Stent Placement
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Vagotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 48
State License
- New York
Education & Training
Medical School
University Of The Witwatersrand, Faculty Of Health Sciences
PARKTOWN, South Africa
Graduated: 1975
PARKTOWN, South Africa
Graduated: 1975
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Office Locations
Primary location
Laparoscopic Surgical Center New York
1010 5th Avenue
New York (NY)
New York
10028
Phone:(212) 879-6677
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Laparoscopic Surgical Center New York, 1010 5th Avenue, New York, New York (NY), 10028
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- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Emblem Health
- EmblemHealth
- Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care HMO
- HealthFirst
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Mount Sinai Hospital
One Gustave L Levy Place
New York NY,
New York,
10029
Mount Sinai Hospital is a hospital located in New York, NY. This hospital reports jointly with Mount Sinai Hospital at Mount Sinai Hospital of Qu. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs ar...
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