About
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Primary Care Internist
- Primary Care Internist
Expertise
- Primary Care
- Primary Care
- Travel Medicine
- Travel Medicine
Biography
Dr. Keith LaScalea is a graduate of SUNY – Binghamton and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He has been on faculty in the Division of Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine for nearly two decades. In addition to his busy clinical practice as a primary care physician he is involved in teaching, curriculum development, and holds multiple roles in the college administration.
He teaches in premedical, undergraduate, and continuing medical education. He directs the Lunchbox CME Series for the Primary Care Division of Weill Cornell Medicine.
He has worked in clinical care, teaching, and public health efforts in Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia since his residency.
Dr. LaScalea has been involved with MSSNY since 2010, was a former Chair of the Public Health and Education committee at the House of Delegates and has been on the Board of Directors of New York County Medical Society since 2014.
He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. His clinical interests include doctor-patient communication, shared decision making, preventive medicine, cardiovascular disease, HIV, and emerging infectious diseases.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Associate Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1999
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 - PPO
- * AETNA - HMO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- * CIGNA
- * Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- * Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- * Medicare
- * Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- * Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- * Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- * United Empire
- * United Healthcare
- * United Healthcare Compass
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported