Adam Makkawi, DO
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Adam Makkawi, DO
Dr. Adam Makkawi is a board-certified Family Medicine physician. A native New Yorker, he earned his graduate medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed residency in Family Medicine at Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital where he also served as Chief Resident.
He specializes in preventive medicine, managing a wide spectrum of complex medical illnesses and sports injuries. He educates his patients about their illnesses - injuries, shares findings from examination and imaging studies and helps them determine their best treatment options. Dr. Makkawi is a firm believer of shared decision making and helps his patients through an individualized empathic approach to make the most informed and best medical decision pertaining to their health care. He believes in treating his patients as whole, using cutting-edge medical advancements as a means to supplement the human body's own natural ability to heal itself.
Dr. Makkawi enjoys teaching and has worked as a clinical preceptor in affiliation with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Daemen College to provide comprehensive clinical educational experiences to both medical students and athletic training students.
He currently serves on the American College of Osteopathic Family Physician's Federal Legislation and Advocacy committee where he advocates for many health and safety – related measures that impact family physicians nationwide and how they care for their patients.
Expertise
Adult Medicine
Allergy & Asthma Management
Anxiety
Cough
Diabetes
Diarrhea/Constipation
Ear Infection
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Primary Care (Columbia Primary Care)
Sore Throat
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Vaccinations
Wellness Exams
Women's Health
Languages
- Arabic
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Languages Spoken
- Arabic
- English