Alan C. Legasto, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Weill Cornell Imaging at NewYork-Presbyterian
Insurances Accepted
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- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Alan C. Legasto, M.D.
Alan C. Legasto, M.D. is a board-certified radiologist specializing in thoracic imaging. He is Assistant Professor of Radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus.
Dr. Legasto earned his B.A., in English, from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo in 1996. He then received his M.D. degree from the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies in 2000.
Following his transitional internship year at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dr. Legasto completed residency training in Diagnostic Radiology (2001-2005) at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. This was followed by a one year fellowship in Thoracic Radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
After training, Dr. Legasto joined the Departments of Radiology at Beth Israel Medical Center (NYC) and St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center (the former Continuum Health Care System) in 2006 and was appointed Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Radiology in 2007. He was on the faculty the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University as Assistant Professor of Radiology from 2006 through 2014. Dr. Legasto started on the Weill Cornell Medical College faculty as Assistant Professor of Radiology in March 2014.
Dr. Legasto achieved Board Certification in Diagnostic Radiology from the American Board of Radiology in 2005.
Dr. Legasto's clinical expertise is in thoracic and cardiac imaging. He interprets a wide range of imaging examinations, including radiography, CT, MRI, PET, and ultrasound.
His research interests include MRI imaging of the chest. In addition to clinical activities, Dr. Legasto is an active teacher of residents, fellows, and medical students. At Beth Israel Medical Center, Dr. Legasto was voted, by the radiology residents, as the "Teacher of the Year" for three year out of the eight years he was at Beth Israel. In 2013 he was selected as "SuperDocs Rising," a peer elected acknowledgement for the New York Times Magazine.
Dr. Legasto is a member of the following professional societies: Society of Thoracic Radiology American College of Radiology Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Board Certifications
- Radiology
Expertise
Cardiac CT
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Cardiac MRI
Chest CT
Chest Imaging
Chest X-Ray
Congenital Heart Disease
CT Lung Screening
CT Scan of the Chest
CT Scan of the Heart
Heart Disease
Heart Imaging
Low Dose Computed Tomography of Lungs For Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer-Diagnostic Testing
Lung Disease
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
MRI Chest
MRI of the Heart
Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
PET Scan
PET-CT
Positron Emission Tomography
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Screening For Lung Cancer
Thoracic Radiology
Ultrasound
Valvular Heart Disease
Education
Fellowship: Ross University School of Medicine
Internship: Ross University School of Medicine
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Ross University School of Medicine
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Radiologist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Newyork-Presbyterian Gracie Square Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Newyork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health
Education
- Internship: Ross University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Ross University School of Medicine
- Residency: Ross University School of Medicine
- Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Radiologist
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Board Certifications
- Radiology
Languages Spoken
- English