Summary

With a rare combination of board certification in pediatric gastroenterology and a PhD in nutrition, Dr. Neal LeLeiko is an authority on the role of nutritional therapy as a component of treatment for children and adolescents with IBD and other digestive disorders. Dr. LeLeiko joined NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital as Director of the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Program and as an Attending Physician. He joined the Columbia University faculty in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases as a Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. LeLeiko comes from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he was Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Liver Diseases at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Before that he served as Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City for 23 years.

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 2.7
  • 55 years of experience
  • 21 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English
  • New York Medical College
  • 3 written reviews
  • 2 specialties
  • 3 areas of expertise
  • 2 board certifications
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 office location
  • Male

Patients’ Perspective

  • Gave an accurate diagnosis
  • Had a good bedside manner
  • Spent time with me

Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Neal S Leleiko

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Aetna
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • Amida Care
  • Cigna
  • ElderServe
  • Emblem/GHI
  • Emblem/Hip
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
  • Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Fidelis Care
  • Healthfirst
  • Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
  • Local 1199
  • Magnacare (National)
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • MVP Health Care
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • VNSNY CHOICE
  • Wellcare
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

Medical Specialties

Dr. Neal S Leleiko has the following 2 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Neal S Leleiko has the following 3 areas of expertise

  • Nutritional Support
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatrics

Certifications, License, & Education

55 Years Experience

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, New York, 2026, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Medical School

New York Medical CollegeGraduated in 1971

Other Providers at NewYork-Presbyterian

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What languages does Dr. Neal Leleiko speak?
Dr. Neal Leleiko speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
Which hospitals is Dr. Neal Leleiko affiliated with?
Dr. Neal Leleiko is affiliated with Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

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