Nicholas C. Avitabile, DO

Emergency Medicine
Accepting New Patients
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Overview

Dr. Nicholas C. Avitabile is a board-certified physician in emergency medicine. He is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center with over 14 years of clinical experience caring for the acutely injured.

Dr. Avitabile's primary academic interests are point-of-care-ultrasonography, medical education, resident wellness, and LGBTQ+ medical care.  He is the Director of GME Emergency Ultrasound.    

Dr. Avitabile is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Emergency and Family Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. He currently practices in the Adult Emergency Department at Columbia Irving Medical Center and the Allen Hospital.  

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Acute Care
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Head Injury
  • Medical Toxicology
  • Simulation
  • Trauma
  • Urgent Care

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Director, GME Ultrasound

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Cigna

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

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

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Internship: St. Barnabas Hospital
  • Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Board Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine