About
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Regional Anesthesia
- Thoracic Anesthesia
Biography
Eric Brumberger, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist specializing in regional and thoracic anesthesia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Near Eastern Studies from Cornell University, and attended medical school at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Brumberger completed residency in anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he also was a fellow in regional and thoracic anesthesia.
Dr. Brumberger spends most of his clinical time doing regional, thoracic, and obstetric anesthesia. He is proficient in ultrasound-guided nerve blocks and catheter placements of the upper and lower limbs as well as the trunk. He is very involved in medical student and resident education and is the Residency Program Director for the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Brumberger has co-created innovative educational programming through both a Global Health Elective in India and Rwanda and a course for undergraduates at Cornell in Ithaca, as well as an elective in Veterinary Anesthesiology at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. He serves and has served on regional and national committees for global health as well as graduate medical education.
Dr. Brumberger is currently on faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as an Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Associate Attending Anesthesiologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2005
- B.A., Cornell University, 2001
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported