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Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. El-Eshmawi, Thoracic Surgeon in New York, NY?
Dr. Ahmed El-Eshmawi, MD is a Thoracic Surgeon, who primarily practices in New York, NY with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. El-Eshmawi graduated from University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency at Cardiothoracic, Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine. He is a member of the Egyptian Society of Cardiotoracic Surgery, Society of Thoracic Surgery, and Society of Heart Valve Disease. Dr. El-Eshmawi is fluent in English and Arabic, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. El-Eshmawi’s practice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. El-Eshmawi’s office at (212) 659-6800.
Where did Dr. El-Eshmawi go to medical school and complete their residency?
Residency: Cardiothoracic, Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine | Cardiothoracic Surg, Alexandria University, Faculty of Medicine | ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL
Medical School: University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
What languages does Dr. El-Eshmawi speak?
Dr. El-Eshmawi and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
Arabic
English
What conditions does Dr. El-Eshmawi treat?
As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. El-Eshmawi diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. El-Eshmawi. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Leaky Mitral Valve
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- Narrowed Aortic Valve
- Tricuspid Valve Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Rheumatic Mitral Valve Narrowing
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Calcification
- Heart Valve Disease
- Streptococcal Infection
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Leaky tricuspid valve
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Tight Aortic Valve
- Narrow tricuspid valve
- Tricuspid valve narrowing
- Leaky aortic valve
- Aortic regurgitation
- Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
- Narrowed Mitral Valve from Rheumatic Fever
- Chronic Rheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Floppy mitral valve', 'Barlow's syndrome
- Calcified mitral valve ring
- Mitral annulus calcification
ICD-10 Codes:
- I340: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) insufficiency
- I361: Nonrheumatic tricuspid (valve) insufficiency
- I350: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
- I360: Nonrheumatic tricuspid (valve) stenosis
- I351: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) insufficiency
- I050: Rheumatic mitral stenosis
- I341: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) prolapse
- I3481: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) annulus calcification
Also known as:
- Hardening of the Arteries in the Heart without Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease with Angina
- Unstable Angina
- Atherosclerosis
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Silent Coronary Artery Disease
- Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerotic Heart Disease with Angina
- Chest Pain from Heart Disease
- Angina Pectoris
- Unstable Chest Pain
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Atherosclerotic Heart Disease with Unstable Angina
ICD-10 Codes:
- I2510: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
- I25118: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with other forms of angina pectoris
- I25110: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unstable angina pectoris
- I25119: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery with unspecified angina pectoris
Also known as:
- Circulatory System Surgery Aftercare
- After Surgery
- Post-cardiac surgery care
- Vascular surgery aftercare
- Heart surgery recovery
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z48812: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
Also known as:
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Leak
- Heart Valve Disease
- Streptococcal Infection
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Leaky Tricuspid Valve
- Tricuspid Valve Rheumatic Disease
ICD-10 Codes:
- I071: Rheumatic tricuspid insufficiency
Also known as:
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Afib
- A-fib
- Irregular heart rhythm
ICD-10 Codes:
- I480: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Also known as:
- Endocarditis
- Heart Valve Disease
- Heart lining inflammation
- Heart valve infection
ICD-10 Codes:
- I38: Endocarditis, valve unspecified
Also known as:
- Shortness of Breath
- Breathing Problems
- Difficulty breathing
- Breathlessness
- Dyspnea
ICD-10 Codes:
- R0602: Shortness of breath
Also known as:
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Congenital Heart Defects
- PFO
- Open Foramen Ovale
- Hole in Heart (PFO)
ICD-10 Codes:
- Q2112: Patent foramen ovale
Also known as:
- Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Bulging Ascending Aorta
- Weakened Ascending Aorta
- Ascending Aorta Dilation
ICD-10 Codes:
- I7121: Aneurysm of the ascending aorta, without rupture
What procedures does Dr. El-Eshmawi perform?
As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. El-Eshmawi performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. El-Eshmawi. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Tricuspid Valve Repair with Ring
- Radical Mitral Heart Valve Reconstruction (Open Surgery)
- Mitral Valve Repair with Ring (Open Heart)
- Tricuspid valvuloplasty with ring
- Tricuspid valve annuloplasty
- Heart valve repair surgery
- Open Mitral Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair with Bypass
- Complex Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Heart Valve Ring Repair
- Mitral Valvuloplasty
- Open Heart Mitral Valve Repair
- Heart Valve Ring Placement
CPT Codes:
- 33464: Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; with ring insertion
- 33427: Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; radical reconstruction, with or without ring
- 33426: Valvuloplasty, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic ring
Also known as:
- Extensive Heart Atria Repair (Maze Procedure)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Repeat Heart Bypass or Valve Surgery
- Heart Outflow Tract Augmentation
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Maze Procedure
- Atrial Ablation and Reconstruction
- Complex Atrial Surgery with Bypass
- CABG Surgery
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Artery Bypass Graft
- Open Heart Surgery
- ASD Repair
- Secundum ASD Closure
- Open Heart Surgery for ASD
- Heart Defect Patch Repair
- Coronary Artery Bypass Reoperation
- Heart Valve Reoperation
- Second Heart Surgery
- Cardiac outflow repair
- Ventricular outflow tract surgery
- Heart valve surgery
- Congenital heart defect repair
CPT Codes:
- 33259: Operative tissue ablation and reconstruction of atria, performed at the time of other cardiac procedure(s), extensive (eg, maze procedure), with cardiopulmonary bypass (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 33534: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); 2 coronary arterial grafts
- 33641: Repair atrial septal defect, secundum, with cardiopulmonary bypass, with or without patch
- 33530: Reoperation, coronary artery bypass procedure or valve procedure, more than 1 month after original operation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 33478: Outflow tract augmentation (gusset), with or without commissurotomy or infundibular resection
Also known as:
- Endoscopic Vein Harvest for Bypass
- Endoscopy
- Video-Assisted Vein Harvest
- Minimally Invasive Vein Removal
- Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvest
- Vein Harvesting for CABG
CPT Codes:
- 33508: Endoscopy, surgical, including video-assisted harvest of vein(s) for coronary artery bypass procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) with 2 Vein Grafts
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- CABG surgery
- Heart bypass with vein grafts
- Coronary revascularization
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- CABG Surgery
- Open Heart Bypass
CPT Codes:
- 33518: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); 2 venous grafts (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 33517: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); single vein graft (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Mitral Valve Replacement with Heart-Lung Machine
- Pulmonary Heart Valve Replacement
- Open Mitral Valve Replacement
- Mitral Valve Surgery with Bypass
- Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary valve surgery
- Heart valve replacement
- Pulmonic valve replacement
- Open heart pulmonary valve
CPT Codes:
- 33430: Replacement, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
- 33475: Replacement, pulmonary valve
Also known as:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Heart bypass surgery
- CABG surgery
- Arterial bypass graft
CPT Codes:
- 33533: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); single arterial graft
Also known as:
- Open Aortic Valve Replacement (Prosthetic Valve)
- Tricuspid Valve Replacement
- Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
- Open Heart Aortic Valve Surgery
- Prosthetic Aortic Valve Implantation
- Tricuspid valve surgery
- Heart valve replacement
- Open heart tricuspid valve replacement
CPT Codes:
- 33405: Replacement, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic valve other than homograft or stentless valve
- 33465: Replacement, tricuspid valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
Also known as:
- Arm Artery Harvest for Heart Bypass
- Upper Extremity Artery Harvest
- Artery Graft Procurement
- Coronary Bypass Graft Harvesting
- Radial Artery Harvest
CPT Codes:
- 35600: Harvest of upper extremity artery, 1 segment, for coronary artery bypass procedure, open
Also known as:
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Artery Reconstruction
- Patch Angioplasty Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Artery Graft Repair
CPT Codes:
- 33917: Repair of pulmonary artery stenosis by reconstruction with patch or graft
Also known as:
- Chest Exploration for Post-Surgery Bleeding or Infection
- Postoperative Chest Exploration
- Chest Hemorrhage Exploration
- Thoracic Infection Check
CPT Codes:
- 35820: Exploration for postoperative hemorrhage, thrombosis or infection; chest
Does Dr. El-Eshmawi accept my insurance?
Dr. El-Eshmawi accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (212) 659-6800 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. El-Eshmawi accept in New York, NY?
Dr. El-Eshmawi in New York, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
Centene
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)
Healthfirst
Medicare
MetroPlus
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
State of New York
State of Tennessee
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. El-Eshmawi's office located?
Recognitions
Memberships & Associations
Egyptian Society of Cardiotoracic Surgery
Member
Society of Thoracic Surgery
Member
Society of Heart Valve Disease
Member
What is Dr. El-Eshmawi's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. El-Eshmawi's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1164723672.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. El-Eshmawi?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. El-Eshmawi
What is Dr. Ahmed El-Eshmawi's specialty?
Dr. El-Eshmawi is a Thoracic Surgeon near New York, NY. A thoracic surgeon is a healthcare expert with specialization in the surgical, perioperative, and critical care of patients with conditions affecting the chest. Their expertise encompasses the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, lung, esophageal, and chest wall cancers, tracheal abnormalities, and issues with the great vessels and heart valves. They also address congenital anomalies, mediastinal tumors, and diaphragm diseases. Additionally, thoracic surgeons manage airway issues and chest injuries as part of their medical specialty. Contact Dr. El-Eshmawi to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Ahmed El-Eshmawi affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. El-Eshmawi is affiliated with The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Ahmed El-Eshmawi accepting new patients in New York, NY?
Yes, Dr. Ahmed El-Eshmawi is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Ahmed El-Eshmawi offer online booking?
Please contact Dr. El-Eshmawi's office at (212) 659-6800 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.
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