John M. Poneros, MD

Gastroenterology
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Overview

Dr. Poneros is a Professor at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Program Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Endoscopy Unit and is a Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Poneros graduated from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital. After serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Poneros returned to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in 2008. He has published widely on pancreaticobiliary diseases and the treatment and evaluation of Barrett’s esophagus. Dr. Poneros maintains a busy clinical practice and has been named a New York Magazine Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Biliary Tract Disease
  • Endoscopic Ultrasound
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
  • Interventional Endoscopy
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pancreatic Disease

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Program Director of the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
  • Associate Director of the Endoscopy Unit

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Gender

  • Male

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Location(s)

161 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 862
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

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

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

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

Emblem/GHI

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Emblem/HIP

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

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

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
  • MD, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Committees, Societies, Councils

  • American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Board Certifications

  • Gastroenterology
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor

Research

I am a trained interventional endoscopist who performs invasive pancreatico-biliary procedures. I serve as the Acting Director of Endoscopy at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia and the Acting Clinical Chief of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. With a gift from the Diller von Furstenberg Family Foundation, I established the Pancreatitis Program at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia. My research interests include the study of Barrett’s esophagus, pancreaticobiliary diseases, and endoscopic techniques. I am currently a site PI on an NIH funded study using a catheter-based optical coherence tomography imaging system in Barrett’s esophagus.

Research Interests

  • Dr. Poneros' research focuses on Barrett's esophagus and pancreaticobiliary diseases.

Selected Publications

  • Cui Y, Khanna LG, Saqi A, Crapanzano JP, Mitchell JM, Sethi A, Gonda TA, Kluger MD, Schrope BA, Allendorf J, Chabot JA, Poneros JM. The Role of Endoscopic UltrasoundGuided Ki67 in The Management of Non-Functioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clin Endosc. 2019 Jul 15. doi: 10.5946/ce.2019.068. PMID: 31302988
  • Guo A, Poneros JM. The role of endotherapy in recurrent acute pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2018; 28(4):455-476. PMID: 30241638
  • Poneros JM, Faye AS, Barr Fritcher EG, Sen A, Anandasabapathy S, Bresalier RS, Marcon N, Turgeon DK, Appelman H, Normolle D, Morrison LE, Brenner DE, Halling KC. Dig Dis Sci. 2017; 62(5):1216-1222. PMID: 28265829
  • Poneros JM, Brand S, Bouma BE, Tearney GJ, Compton CC, Nishioka NS (2001) Diagnosis of Specialized Intestinal Metaplasia by Optical Coherence Tomography. Gastroenterology 120:7-12
  • Poneros JM, Tearney GJ, Shishkov M, Kelsey PB, Lauwers GY, Nishioka NS, Bouma BE (2002) Optical Coherence Tomography of the Biliary Tree during ERCP Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 55:84-88
  • Wang V, Hornick J, Sepulveda J, Maurer R, Poneros JM (2009) Low Prevalence of Invasive Adenocarcinoma at Esophagectomy: A 20 year experience Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 69:777-83