Dr. Negar Niknam attended a seven year medical school in Tehran, Iran, where she was born and raised. Although she was an athlete, she pursued a career in medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Queens Hospital Center - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she was Chief Resident and was awarded 'Best Resident in Teaching and Research'. She completed her fellowship in Gastroenterology at Maimonides Medical Center. She then completed an advanced endoscopy fellowship at the University of South Florida - Tampa General Hospital and the Moffit Cancer Center. Today she is an advanced/therapeutic endoscopist at Maimonides, performing a variety of advanced procedures, and is part of the Maimonides Pancreas, Liver and Biliary Program.
Areas of Expertise
Advanced/Interventional Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Conditions Treated
Disorders of Gastrointestinal System Including Cancerous and Pre-Cancerous Conditions
Diseases of Pancreas and Biliary Tree
Benign &
Malignant Strictures and Obstruction of Gastrointestinal System
Choledocholithiasis (Bile Duct Stones)
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Evaluation and Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cysts and Cancer
Polyp Removal
Barrett'
s Esophagus
Treatments
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with cholangioscopy andlLithotripsy
Diagnostic &
Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Drainage of Pseudocysts
Ablative Therapy
Dilation &
Stent Placement for Benign and Malignant Structures
Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding &
Varices
Percutaneous Feeding Tube Placement
Resection of Polyps
Education
Medical Degree
Islamic Azad University - Tehran Medical Branch
Internship
Queens Hospital Center - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency
Queens Hospital Center - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Fellowship
Maimonides Medical Center; University of South Florida - Tampa General Hospital & Moffit Cancer Center
Board
Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology
Insurance
Aetna
Affinity Health Plan
CenterLight
Centers Plan
Cigna
ElderPlan
EmblemHealth
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Empire Plan (United Healthcare)
Fidelis
Hamaspik
HealthFirst
Hotel Trades
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Medicaid
Medicare
MetroPlus
MultiPlan
Oxford
RiverSpring Health Plans
Tricare
United Healthcare
VillageCare Max
VNS Choice
Wellcare
WTC Health Program
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