About
Personal Statement
I love taking care of children with kidney disorders because it is so rewarding to make a difference for the families who have kids with conditions that were untreatable just up until few decades ago. We still have to learn a lot about how to fight better with various kidney diseases and how to provide best possible care to our patients, which is impossible without everyone, including sick children and their families, being part of the team and contributing to our collective effort.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Pediatric Nephrology
Expertise
- Kidney Disease
- Kidney Transplant
- Dialysis
- Glomerulonephritis
- Hypertension
- High Blood Pressure
- Kidney Stones
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Hematuria
- Proteinuria
- Enuresis
- Urinary Problems and Treatment
- Disorder of Electrolytes
Biography
Dr. Akchurin graduated from medical school in Vinnica Medical University in Ukraine. After practicing pediatrics in Ukraine for four years, Dr. Akchurin decided to continue his career in the United States. He did his Pediatric Residency in Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo/State University of New York at Buffalo and his Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore / Albert Einstein College of Medicine.His clinical expertise includes chronic kidney disease, especially in young children and infants, including issues related to growth and nutrition of this category of patients. Dr. Akchurin’s research is related to growth, nutrition, and inflammatory and metabolic changes in children with chronic kidney disease, as well as quality assurance efforts aimed to improve medication adherence.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
- 2017. New York Super Doctor - Rising Star
- 2014. Alison Norris Nephrology Fellow Award of the NYAM / NY Society of Nephrology
- 2013. New York Society of Nephrology, Outstanding
Research Award during Nephrology Fellowship - 2013, 2014. American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, presentation award at PAS meeting
- 2003. Medical School Diploma Cum Laude
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Nephrology)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Rohr Family Clinical Scholar - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Assistant Attending Pediatrician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine), 2007
- B.S., Taras Shevchenko Kiev University (Ukraine), 2004
- M.D., Vinnitsa Medical School (Ukraine), 2003
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 - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- 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
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- 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 Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported