Maxwell M. Chait, MD
Overview
ColumbiaDoctors Medical Group is one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New York State, comprised of an experienced group of physicians specializing in Cardiology, Vascular Disease, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
The physicians at ColumbiaDoctors Medical Group are specialists in many areas of medicine, including: Congenital Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Catheterization, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine and Nutrition & Wellness.
ColumbiaDoctors Medical Group physicians are faculty members at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and actively participate in advanced research, in an effort to offer patients with complex illnesses access to therapies not readily available elsewhere.
Some of the current cardiology protocols include: non-surgical treatments for valvular disease, new treatments for atrial fibrillation, methods to avoid use of blood thinners, as well as modalities to treat blood pressure with less medication.
The physicians at ColumbiaDoctors Medical Group practice in several Westchester County locations include Hawthorne, White Plains, Eastchester, Hartsdale, Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, and Somers. Orange County locations include Goshen and Port Jervis New York.
Dr. Maxwell M. Chait completed his MD degree from the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco. He is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is a practicing gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. His practice interests include gastroenterology, gastrointestinal endoscopy and internal medicine. He has authored numerous publications in reputed journals. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Liver Disease and Transplantation and serves on the editorial board of of several international journals including the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Languages
- Yiddish
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Capital District Physician Health Plan (CDPHP)
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- PPO
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Consumer Health Network (CHN)
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Medicare Managed Care
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
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
- MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)
- MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- University of California - San Francisco
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Residency: North Shore University Hospital
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
Fellow - American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow - American College of Physicians
Fellow - American Gastroenterological Association
Fellow - American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Distinguished Master-American College of Specialists in Geriatrics
Diplomate - American Board of Geriatric Medicine
New York Academy of Gastroenterology
Westchester Academy of Medicine
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
Medical Society of the State of New York
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
BA – Magna Cum Laude
BS – Cum Laude
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Phi Eta Sigma
David Gourley Scholarship Award
Rudolph J. Taussig Scholarship Award
American Cancer Society Fellowship 1975-1977
Marquis Who’s Who in America
Marquis Who’s Who in the East
Marquis Who’s Who in American Medicine
Consumer Research Council Guide to America’s Top Physicians
Research
Global Health Activities
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Editorial Board member 2011 to present
Journal of Liver Disease and Transplantation Biology Editorial Board, Editor-in-Chief 2012 to present
International Greener Journals, Editorial Board 2013 to present
Greener Journals, Editorial Board member 2014 to present