About
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Clinical Genetics (MD)
Expertise
- Cancer Genetics
- Whole Exome Sequencing
- Genetic Testing
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
- Genetic Counseling
Biography
GENETIC TESTING, WELLNESS WHOLE EXOME AND GENOME SEQUENCING, EXECUTIVE MEDICINE, ADULT GENETIC DISEASES INCLUDING LYNCH SYNDROME/HNPCC, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS, HEREDITARY BREAST AND PANCREATIC CANNCER, LI-FRAUMENI, JUVENILE POLYPOSIS, PEUTZ-JEGHERS SYNDROME AND OTHER DISORDERS
Dr. Lipkin is a board certified Medical Geneticist with a focus on genetic testing for adult and cancer genetic diseases, including the Lynch Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Hereditary Pancreatic Cancer among others. He is an authority on cancer and adult genetic syndromes, with a particular emphasis on hereditary Gastrointestinal cancer syndromes. He is the author of MAPP-MMR, a bioinformatic program that is used to interpret whether Lynch syndrome missense variants are deleterious mutations or benign polymorphisms. He practices at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He trained in Internal Medicine at Duke University and Medical Genetics at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2015-Fellow, American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI)
2013 Adjunct Professor of Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing University
2005-Athalie Clark Junior Faculty Research Scholar Award
2005-2003 American Cancer Society Research Scholar
2000 Board Certification American College of Medical Genetics
1999 Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine
1995-1986 NIH Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship
1986 Summa cum laude, Princeton University
1986 Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Professor of Genetic Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Education and Training
- M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, 1995
- B.A., Princeton University, 1986
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
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- 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
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
External Relationships
External Relationships
Relationships and collaborations with for-profit and not-for profit organizations are of vital importance to our faculty because these exchanges of scientific information foster innovation. As experts in their fields, WCM physicians and scientists are sought after by many organizations to consult and educate. WCM and its faculty make this information available to the public, thus creating a transparent environment.