Samuel David Rubenstein, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Pediatrics
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Overview

Dr. Rubenstein has served the neonates hospitalized at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Campus since 1998; prior to that he was a tenured Professor in Pediatrics and Associate Professor in Physiology at Temple University Health Sciences Center and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. He has served as a Director of the section of neonatal medicine at Temple University and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital, as well as Fellowship Training Program Director & Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at St. Christopher’s. His research interests were studying perfluoro chemical liquids as a respiratory medium in preterm lambs. Since arriving at Columbia University he has served as Medical Director for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, as Fellowship Program Director and as Vice Chair of the Division of Neonatal Medicine. Since 2016 I am no longer serving as Medical Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nor as Fellowship Training Program Director.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Neonatal Care

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Elderplan

  • Medicare Managed Care

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

UnitedHealthcare

  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Chicago Medical School
  • Residency: St. Christopher's Hospital - PA
  • Fellowship: 1975 Pennsylvania Hospital

Committees, Societies, Councils

Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, Member and Council Member

Board Certifications

  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

Advisory Council/Board, Eastern Society Pediatric Research

Research