2006, Traveling Fellowship. National Cancer Center
2006, Senior Resident Academic Achievement Award
2006, Resident Achievement Award, Laparoscopy
2000-2003, Sponsorship to the Investigator Award
1997, Stuart Quan Research Fellow
Professional Appointments:
Assistan Professor of Surgery
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
2003, Candidate Member, Society of Surgical Oncology
2006, Member, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Professional Interests:
Gastrointestinal Surgery
Physician Performs:
Abdominal surgery
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Spanish
Experience / Training
Medical School:
University of Los Andes Merida, 1988
Internship:
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY 1993
Residency:
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY 1995
Fellowship:
Memorial Hospital For Cancer And Allied Diseases New York, NY 1998
Memorial Hospital For Cancer And Allied Diseases New York, NY 2004
Other Education or Training/Positions:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine New York, NY 2006
Professional Status:
Academic Faculty
Procedure
Procedure
Number per Year (Approximate)
Abdominal surgery
300
Health Plan / Other
Health Plans:
Aetna HMO (excluding MRIs / CTs) / Aetna PPO
CIGNA (HMO, PPO)
Elderplan-HMO
Fidelis
HIP
Horizon
Magna Care
Multiplan
Oxford - Freedom (HMO)
Oxford Freedom
Physicians Health Services DO
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Empire Plan
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
Yes
Participates in Clinical Trials:
Yes
Disciplinary Actions
HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Antonio I. Picon, MD
as of 12/16/2009. Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
Malpractice History
HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for
Dr. Antonio I.
Picon, MD
in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia.
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