

Catherine L. Ly, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - 1 Pondfield Road
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
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
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Oxford Health Plans
- Quality Health Management
- UnitedHealthcare
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Catherine L. Ly, MD
Dr. Catherine L. Ly graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree focused on health disparities. She received her medical degree in her hometown of Honolulu at the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine. She then returned to Yale for her residency training in plastic and reconstructive surgery. In her final year of residency, she served as the academic chief resident. She subsequently completed a clinical fellowship in complex oncologic reconstructive microsurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Ly has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and has presented at various national meetings. During residency, she was the recipient of a National Institutes of Health T32 surgical oncology research grant and a Plastic Surgery Foundation grant, both of which allowed her to study lymphedema pathophysiology and treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Ly is well-trained in the full range of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Her clinical and research interests are in post-traumatic and oncologic reconstruction with a focus on microsurgical techniques, surgical education, and health disparities. She is committed to providing compassionate care and optimizing patient outcomes for all patients.
Expertise
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Facial Plastic Surgery
Titles & Positions
Instructor in Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Awards & Honors
- Distinction in History of Science, History of Medicine at Yale University, 2009
- District of Columbia Mayor's Community Service Award, 2010
- Dr. Laura Weldon Hoque Award, 2014
- University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine Scholarship for Competitive Ranking, 2010
- Wanda Jane Pavela Memorial Scholarship Award, 2013
- Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Research Day Audience Award, 2020
- Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Research Day Best Research Award, 2021
- Yale Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Research Day Best Research Award, 2022
Titles & Positions
- Instructor in Surgery at CUMC