Chantel Strachan, MD
Locations and Appointments
Columbia Primary Care - Midtown
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- 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 Chantel Strachan, MD
Dr. Chantel Strachan is a board-certified internal medicine physician and a headache specialist. She attended the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, a combined Bachelor of Science and doctorate program, and subsequently received her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Dr. Strachan completed her residency in Primary Care Internal Medicine at The University of Connecticut, where she served as Chief Medical Resident. She then went on to complete a fellowship in Headache and Facial Pain at the Hartford Healthcare Headache Center. It was there she fostered a strong interest in headache medicine education and patient advocacy. She is expert in administering Botox injections for chronic migraine, as well as administration of nerve block and trigger point injections.
Dr. Strachan is passionate about preventive medicine, chronic disease management, and wellness. She takes pride in empowering patients to take charge of their health. A native New Yorker, she is a self-proclaimed foodie, who enjoys trying different cultural foods. She also enjoys dancing, baking, DIY Projects, and spending time with family and friends.
Expertise
Annual Exams
Anxiety and Depression
Asthma
Cluster Headache
Cough
Diabetes
Diarrhea/Constipation
Ear Infections
Facial Pain
Headache
Headache Disorders
Heart Disease
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Migraines
Preventive Medicine
Primary Care (Columbia Primary Care)
Sore Throat
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Wellness Exams
Women's Health
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC