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Hyesoo Lowe, MD
Medical Director, Thyroid Biopsy Program
Medical Director, Columbia Thyroid Center
Director, Thyroid Cancer Active Surveillance Program

Call (212) 305-0078 for appointments.
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About Hyesoo Lowe, MD:

Hyesoo Lowe, MD is a board-certified Endocrinologist at Columbia University, and the Medical Director of the Columbia Thyroid Center. Dr. Lowe has a special interest in thyroid disorders including thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, hyper and hypothyroidism, and thyroid illnesses in pregnancy. She has advanced training in thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration biopsy and co-directs the Thyroid Biopsy Program, overseeing the Endocrine Thyroid Biopsy Fast Track.

Dr. Lowe received her medical degree from the Weill Cornell Medical College, followed by residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, then completed her fellowship in Endocrinology at Columbia University Medical Center. She is actively involved in medical student education at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and is also on the teaching faculty of the Endocrinology Fellowship program at Columbia, where she is the course director for the Thyroid Ultrasound and Biopsy Course.

Her clinical practice is devoted to the care of thyroid conditions and she closely collaborates with her colleagues in Endocrine Surgery, Reproductive Endocrinology, Pathology, and Nuclear Medicine at Columbia. Dr. Lowe is committed to providing individualized patient-centered care and she has been recognized as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, listed in Castle Connollys Exceptional Women in Medicine, and featured among New York Magazine’s Top Doctors as well as NY Times Super Doctors. She is passionate about patient education, and she regularly contributes to content found online, audio, and in print:

https://healthmatters.nyp.org/what-are-the-signs-of-a-thyroid-condition-with-dr-hyesoo-lowe/

https://columbiasurgery.org/news/columbia-podcast-series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8JumfDJDP0

Expertise:

Endocrinology

Languages:

Korean
Spanish

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Education:

MD, 2000 Cornell University Medical College
Internship: 2001 Yale New Haven Hospital
Residency: 2003 Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
(212) 305-0078
Fax:
(212) 342-0245

Insurances:

Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

AETNA [NY Signature, Aetna Signature Administrators, NYP Employee Plan, Student Health]
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
Amida Care [Special Needs]
CIGNA [PPO, HMO, POS, EPO, Medicare Managed Care, Great West (National), EPO, EPO, EPO]
Capital District Physician Health Plan (CDPHP) [PPO]
Emblem/HIP [Essential Plan, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra, Medicaid Managed Care, POS, EPO, PPO]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan]
Fidelis Care [Medicare Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care, Essential Plan]
Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange)]
MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Railroad, Traditional Medicare]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
RiverSpring [Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, POS, Medicaid (Community Plan), Compass (Exchange), Empire Plan, HMO, PPO, Oxford HMO, Oxford Freedom, Oxford Liberty, POS, POS]
VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth]
WellCare [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]