News & Events

Is a Colonoscopy More Effective in High-Def?

Lawrence Cohen, associate clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, says switching to high-definition machines recently increased the detection rate of pre- cancerous growths called adenomas in his four-physician New York private practice to 50%, compared with 42% when using a standard-definition machine. Most of the increase involves small growths, or those with a flat shape that are hard to see.
Click here to read the full article in the Wall Street Journal

Dr. Cohen is please to announce that he will now participate in Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield.

HEADLINE: Congratulations, Dr. Cohen, the 2009 patient reviews have been totaled, and Dr. Cohen was selected as a Patient Favorite for the second year in a row!

Patients have selected Dr. Cohen for the Patients' Choice Award for 2009.  More than 800,000 patient reviews and ratings have been gathered, and this top rating has only been awarded to Dr. Cohen and a select few of the nation's most beloved doctors.

Dr. Cohen's patients have taken the time to compliment him in areas such as: bedside manner, the amount of time spent with them, the courtesy of his staff, appropriate follow-up, and their overall opinion of Dr. Cohen as a physician. Quite simply, Dr. Cohen is one of the best!

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Cohen!

 

HEADLINE: NYGA is committed to our patients’ safety and health. Our state of the art facility has achieved the highest standards in quality, safety and compliance and has been awarded AAAHC accreditation. Learn more about our accreditation.

HEADLINE: NYGA publishes results for high detection and low complications.

High Detection: To illustrate our dedication to cancer prevention, we've provided a chart showing our detection rate for precancerous problems as significantly higher than national averages.

The chance of developing colon cancer is directly related to the adenoma detection rate. Because of our high detection rates, you lower your risk of developing colon cancer. Learn more about our high detection rates.

Low Complications: Our complication rates are significantly lower than national averages as is evident by a recent published abstract. This abstract looked at over 15,000 procedures performed by the physicians of NYGA and reported extremely low complication rates. Learn more about our Low Complication rates.

HEADLINE: All of our physicians teach and admit their patients exclusively at the world-renowned Mount Sinai Medical Center. The Mount Sinai Division of Gastroenterology has consistently been rated as one of the top 10 GI divisions in the United States by The U.S. News and World Report.

New York Gastroenterology Associates Launches
Their Re-Designed, Patient-Friendly Website

September 14, 2009 (New York City) – New York Gastroenterology Associates (NYGA), a sub-specialty gastroenterology practice in Manhattan, announces the launch of their redesigned website. The improved website contains interactive areas enabling patients to securely communicate with NYGA via a secure portal.  Another new section, “The NYGA Difference,” highlights the NYGA physicians’ impressive credentials, AAAHC accredited facility and outstanding safety record for colonoscopies and other GI procedures.  NYGA’s redesigned website responds to the changing needs of patients who want to be able to find up to date medical information and communicate with their physicians online.  The new website can be found at www.nyga.md.

“Our goal was to create a website that highlights the high standards we set for quality, safety and patient focused care.  We want to differentiate ourselves from other gastroenterology practices,” said Dr. James Aisenberg, a partner at NYGA. “Not all colonoscopies are the same and patients can see from the information on our site why we are the better, safer choice.”

About New York Gastroenterology Associates
For over 24 years, NYGA has been a leading provider of high quality prevention and treatment for digestive diseases.  Led by Dr. James Aisenberg, Dr. Lawrence Cohen and Dr. Kenneth Miller, NYGA is located on the upper east side of Manhattan and is affiliated with Mount Sinai Medical Center.  All of NYGA’s physicians are board certified in the field of gastroenterology.  Procedures and treatments include colonoscopy, endoscopy and other GI conditions and diseases. For more information, please call (212) 996-6633 or visit NYGA’s website at www.nyga.md.

About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center, located in New York City, consists of The Mount Sinai Hospital, a tertiary care facility known for excellence in patient care and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, a leader in medical research and in the education of tomorrow’s physicians by internationally known faculty. Founded in 1852, The Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the oldest voluntary teaching hospitals in the country and in 1963, the Hospital created Mount Sinai School of Medicine, beginning a close collaboration that has made Mount Sinai one of the leading academic medical center in the country. Today, the patients of Mount Sinai benefit as teams of physicians and scientists work together to rapidly translate laboratory research to new patient treatments. Many of the groundbreaking approaches that result from these collaborations are initially available at only a handful of facilities in the country—some, only at Mount Sinai. These advances make Mount Sinai the first choice for patients with complex medical and surgical needs.