Dodi D. Meyer, MD
Overview
Dodi Meyer is a professor of pediatrics and vice chair of community health in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and medical director of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Division of Community and Population Health. Dr Meyer’s work centers on equity through a community engagement lens. She has expertise in developing and sustaining community-academic partnerships for the purpose of training, service, and research. She oversees several population and community health initiatives that address major challenges to health through the interlinking contexts of biology, family, and community. Over the past several years her focus has been on addressing social determinants of health and on creating a two-generation approach to care for the mother-baby dyad in primary care settings and in the community.
As a member of the Division of Child and Adolescent Health she sees patients and teaches residents and medical students at a community-based, hospital-affiliated practice in Washington Heights.
Dodi is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, Medical School and arrived in the US in 1988 to do her training in general pediatrics.
As a member of the Division of Child and Adolescent Health she sees patients and teaches residents and medical students at a community-based, hospital- affiliated practice in Washington Heights.
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Vice Chair, Community Health
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- POS
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- POS
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Local 1199
- Local 1199
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Medicine (Argentina)
- Residency: Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center - NY
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
2016: people’s Theatre project “Impacto” award for unwavering commitment to community health
2015: College of Physicians and Surgeons “Award for Excellence in Community Service”, Columbia University Medical Center
2014: Association of American Medical Colleges Spencer Foreman award for Outstanding Community Service
2013: “Woman of Distinction” award, Manhattan Times, Bronx Free Press
2012: Community-Campus Partnership for Health annual award
2006: “Partnerships Make a Difference’, Center for community Health partnerships, Columbia University medical center
2005: 13th Dominican Women’s Conference, Alianza Dominicana
2005: Community Pediatrics Training Initiative Recognition Ceremony, The American Academy of Pediatrics
2002: Humanism in Medicine Award, Association of American Medical Colleges
Research
Dr. Meyer has received research funding from Federal, State and City agencies as well as philanthropy and national foundations. Her area of research includes population health specifically initiatives that address major challenges to children's health through the interlinking context of biology, family and community such as obesity, early childhood literacy and development and mental health. Dr. Meyer has authored multiple papers, curricular materials, participated in a number of webinars and is active in national initiatives targeted at improving child health and well-being.
Research Interests
- Community and Population Health
- Cultural Competency
- Health Disparities
- Health literacy
- Service Learning
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov