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(716) 845-3167

Dr. Dexter accepts the following insurance:

Blue Cross Blue Shield: Blue Card PPO
Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP): Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) HMO
Cigna: Cigna PPO; Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO; Open Access Plus
Commercial Insurance Company
EBS-RMSCO
EmblemHealth: GHI PPO; Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield: Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
First Health (Coventry Health Care): First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
Humana
Independent Health: Encompass
MagnaCare: MagnaCare PPO
MultiPlan: MultiPlan PPO; PHCS Network PPO
MVP Health Care: MVP Health Care PPO
UnitedHealthCare: Choice Plus POS; Navigate HMO; Navigate POS; Options PPO
Universal American
Universal Health Network: Univera Healthcare

Background Check

No malpractice claims found for New York

No disciplinary actions found for the years we collect data

No board actions found for the years we collect data

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Dr. Dexter's Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency

Lung Surgery

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Dexter performs Lung Surgery more than 96% of her peers

Dr. Dexter performs this procedure more than 96% of her peers

Lung Cancer

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Dexter treats Lung Cancer more than 94% of her peers

Dr. Dexter treats this condition more than 94% of her peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Adult Small Cell Lung Cancer
Bronchioalveolar Carcinoma
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pleura Cancer
Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Empyema

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Dexter treats Empyema more than 86% of her peers

Dr. Dexter treats this condition more than 86% of her peers

Dr. Dexter's conditions and procedures:

Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
Aneurysm of Heart
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Ectasia
Benign Tumor
Cancer
Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
Congenital Heart Defects
Decortication and Pleurectomy
Empyema
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Diseases
Esophageal Surgery
Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
Esophagomyotomy
Esophagomyotomy With Robotic Assistance
Esophagostomy
Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
Lobectomy, Open
Lung Cancer
Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant
Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
Lung Removal, Open
Lung Surgery
Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
Mediastinal Tumors, Malignant
Mediastinal Tumors, Not Specified as Malignant
Minimally Invasive Thymectomy
Nerve Block, Sympathetic
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
Paracentesis
Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
Pericardial Disease
Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm
Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
Pleura Cancer
Pleural Cancer
Pleural Neoplasm, Not Specified as Malignant
Port Placements or Replacements
Septal Defect
Sympathectomy
Thoracentesis
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Thoracoscopic Pneumonectomy
Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
Thymomas
Tracheal Surgery
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy

About Me

Biography

Dr. Elisabeth Dexter, MD is a cardiothoracic surgery specialist in Buffalo, NY and has been practicing for 29 years. She graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1990 and specializes in cardiothoracic surgery.