Leonid Poretsky
Northwell Health Physician Partners Endocrinology at East 59th Street
Office
(212) 434-4972
110 East 59th Street Floor 8 Suite 8B New York, NY 10022
About
Leonid Poretsky
Leonid Poretsky, M.D. is Chief, Division of Endocrinology; Associate Chairman for Research; Director of the Gerald J. Friedman Diabetes Institute; and the Founding Director, The Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Program for Health and Wellness all in the Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Dr. Poretsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he graduated from First (Pavlov) Medical Institute summa cum laude in 1977. Upon immigrating to the United States in 1979 and completing medical residency, he graduated from the endocrinology fellowship at Boston s Beth Israel Hospital (now Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center) and Harvard Medical School. He has authored over 100 publications and is the editor of a 1,000-page textbook entitled Principles of Diabetes Mellitus , currently in its 3rd edition. He is also the editor of Contemporary Endocrinology and co-editor of Transgender Medicine: A Multidisciplinary Approach, all published by Springer Publishing, Inc. His research interests include the relationship between energy metabolism and reproduction, endocrinological aspects of HIV infection, and clinical studies in diabetes. His research projects have been supported over the years by philanthropy, industry and government grants, including the grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York State Department of Health. He has served on the NIH grant review committees and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and other journals.To view a list of recent publications please visit these sites:Zucker School of MedicineResearchGate PubMedPlease find other links related to this search: WikipediaFeinstein Institute
Primary Specialty
Endocrinologist
Practice
Northwell Health Physician Partners Endocrinology at East 59th Street
Gender
Male
Certification
Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology / Metabolism - American Board of IM / Endo, Diabetes, Metabolism
Not Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
1199 SEIU, Aetna, Affinity by Molina Healthcare, AmidaCare, CenterLight, Cigna, Elderplan, EmblemHealth (GHI), EmblemHealth (HIP), Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Empire Healthplus, Fidelis, Hamaspik, Healthfirst, Humana, Humana Military (Tricare), Longevity Health Plan, MagnaCare, Medicaid, Medicare, MultiPlan, Northwell Direct, NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP), Oxford, Partners Health Plan, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, US Family Health Plan, Wellcare, WTC (World Trade Center Program)
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
Lenox Hill Hospital
Office Name
Northwell Health Physician Partners Endocrinology at East 59th Street
Languages
Russian, English
Services
Leonid Poretsky provides endocrinology services in New York, NY. An Endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions that are related to the endocrine system. They are concerned with the glands and hormone production. They work to correct problems stemming from over and under production of hormones or the body's inability to properly produce hormones.
Please call Leonid Poretsky at (212) 434-4972 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information. Additional Services Internist, Surgeon
Please call Leonid Poretsky at (212) 434-4972 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information. Additional Services Internist, Surgeon
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