Summary

Dr. Suzanne Elshafey earned her BA at Rutgers University prior to attending Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as a Dean's Scholar. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She then completed her Gastroenterology fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP)/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she served as Chief Fellow. She completed her advanced fellowship training in Transplant Hepatology at NYP Columbia University Irving Medical Center/ Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Elshafey's clinical practice is focused on the care and management of patients with liver disease, including viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver diseases, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, alcohol-associated liver disease and end-stage liver disease. As a transplant hepatologist, she specializes in the care of patients before and after liver transplantation.
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Office Location

ColumbiaDoctors - 136-20 38th Avenue

13620 38th Ave Ste 8EFlushing, NY 11354

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 10 years of experience
  • 21 insurance plans accepted
  • Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • 3 specialties
  • 9 areas of expertise
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 1 office location
  • Female

Insurance Plans Accepted by Suzanne A. Elshafey

  • 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

Suzanne A. Elshafey has the following 3 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Suzanne A. Elshafey has the following 9 areas of expertise

  • Check-up
  • Gastroenterologist
  • Heartburn
  • Hepatologist
  • Immunization
  • Physical
  • Vaccination
  • Weight Loss
  • Weight Loss (non-surgical)

Certifications, License, & Education

10 Years Experience

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, New York, 2026, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Medical School

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolGraduated in 2016

Other Providers at NewYork-Presbyterian

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Suzanne Elshafey is affiliated with Newyork Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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