About
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Primary Care Internist
- Internal Medicine
Expertise
- Primary Care
Biography
Dr. Robert Samuelson received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. He received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1979. His internship and residency were completed at Beth Israel Medical Center where he was Chief Resident from 1982-1983. He then completed specialty training in Pulmonary Medicine and is currently a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Samuelson is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Dr. Samuelson was named in the New York "Super Doctors" Listing in 2008 and 2009. He enjoys running, cooking and spending time with friends and family.
Prior to joining Weill Cornell Medicine in 2016, Dr. Samuelson was a member of a private Practice and was affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1979
- B.A., The Johns Hopkins University, 1975
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this physician. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the physician’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this physician is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna - Weill Cornell - POS
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- CIGNA
- 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
- GHI - CBP
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare