Michael Laurence Weinberger, MD

Pain Medicine/Management
Anesthesiology, Cancer Care, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine
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Dr. Weinberger graduated from Clark University with a BA in biology. He earned his MD in 1983 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, followed by a residency in anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and a fellowship in pain medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Dr. Weinberger is the division chief of pain medicine. He is director of the Pain Management Center and program director for the pain medicine fellowship. An associate professor of anesthesiology at CUMC, he has been with the department since 2001. He practices all aspects of pain medicine and has a special interest in the spine, cancer pain, palliative medicine, and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Acute Pain Management
  • Cancer Pain Management
  • Facial Pain
  • Headache
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implantation
  • Palliative Care (Hospice Care)
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Nerve Root Block
  • Spine Care
  • Ultrasound

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Co-Chief, Pain Medicine
  • Director, Pain Medicine Center

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

  • ConnectiCare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Select Care (Exchange)
  • Vytra

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Local 1199

  • Local 1199
  • NYP Employee Plan

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • Columbia University Employee Plan
  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

WellCare

  • Medicare Managed Care

Workers Compensation

  • Workers Comp-Board of NY

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
  • Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Pain Medicine
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