About
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Cardiac Anesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Lisa Rong joined NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in August 2014. Before coming to Weill Cornell, Dr. Rong completed a Fellowship in Anesthesiology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Her Weill Cornell appointment marks a return to the New York City area - she completed her Bachelor’s degree at Columbia College, and earned her M.D. at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Rutgers University. She was an intern in internal medicine at Long Island College Hospital and then completed anesthesiology residency training at the NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Rong’s focus is cardiovascular anesthesiology. In addition to her clinical duties, she focuses on researching applications for 3D intraoperative echocardiography.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Anesthesiology
- National Board of Echocardiography (Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Associate Attending Anesthesiologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.Sc., Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, 2021
- M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2009
- B.A., Columbia University, 2005
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
- AgeWell New York
- 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)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported