Comprehensive Weight Control Center
1305 York Avenue
4th Floor
New York, NY 10021
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AETNA
Aetna - NYP
Amida Care
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
CIGNA
EmblemHealth
Fidelis Care
GHI
Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
Healthfirst
Healthspring
Local 1199
Molina Healthcare
Oxford Health Plans
Quality Health Management (QHM)
Rockefeller University/Luminare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare
VNS Health
VNSNY CHOICE
WellCare
WorldWide Medical
Dr. Ligon graduated from Swartmore College with a BA in Biology and earned her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Ligon completed both her Internal Medicine Residency and Obesity Medicine Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Expertise
Education
- Degrees: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Degrees: Swarthmore College
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Physician
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Degrees: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Degrees: Swarthmore College
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Physician
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Board Certifications
- internal medicine
Languages Spoken
- english
Research
Virome Data Explorer: A web resource to longitudinally explore respiratory viral infections, their interactions with other pathogens and host transcriptomic changes in over 100 people.
January 18, 2024Role of the Gut in the Temporal Changes of β-Cell Function After Gastric Bypass in Individuals With and Without Diabetes Remission.
February 01, 2022Preintervention Clinical Determinants and Measured β-Cell Function As Predictors of Type 2 Diabetes Remission After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery.
August 15, 2021