Alexander Chou, MD

Alexander Chou MD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell, 525 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, (212) 746-3400, Accepting new patients

About

Dr. Alexander J Chou, MD, is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist in New York, board certified in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Pediatrics. He practices at Weill Medical College of Cornell and specializes in caring for children with blood cancers and solid tumors, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone cancers such as osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, and cartilage cancers. His treatments include chemotherapy and intrathecal chemotherapy for brain and spinal cord involvement. Dr. Chou is a Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he serves as Director for Clinical Operations for Pediatric Oncology. He completed his pediatric hematology and oncology fellowship at the joint program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. His clinical interests focus on new treatment options for pediatric sarcomas and solid tumors, and he is active in regional, national and international collaborative organizations including the Children's Oncology Group and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology.

Conditions Treated

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Cartilage cancer
  • Ewing's sarcoma
  • Bone cancer
  • Chrondosarcoma
  • Hepatoblastoma

Specialized Treatments

  • Blood count (CBC)
  • Intrathecal chemotherapy (brain/spinal cord)
  • Chemotherapy

Insurances Accepted

Most common in New York

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
EmblemHealth
Fidelis Care
Healthfirst
MVP Health Care
Oxford Health Plans
UnitedHealthcare

Others

Aetna
Aetna - NYP
Affinity Health Plan
Allina Health
Anthem HealthKeepers
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Capital Blue Cross
Cigna
Dignity Health
Emblem Select Care
GHI
Hartford HealthCare
Harvard Pilgrim
HealthPartners
Highmark
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Medica
Medicare
Meritain Health
Molina Healthcare
New York State Medicaid
Oscar
Regence BlueCross BlueShield
Regence BlueShield
Rockefeller University - Trustmark
UniCare
United Empire
VNS Health
Wellcare
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
WorldWide Medical

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