

David M Schwartzberg, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Tarrytown
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
ColumbiaDoctors - Riverdale
ColumbiaDoctors - 540 Gramatan Avenue
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- AmeriHealth of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Healthfirst
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Oxford Health Plans
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About David M Schwartzberg, MD
Dr. David Schwartzberg is a double-board certified colorectal surgeon with expertise in the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases including colon and rectal cancer, polyposis syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, anorectal disorders and pelvic floor conditions, re-operative colorectal surgery as well as robotic/laparoscopic minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Schwartzberg graduated from Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY and attended medical school at American University of Antigua College of Medicine, New York, New York/St. Johns, Antigua. After initial general surgical residency years at Stony Brook University Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson-Barnabas Health Monmouth Medical Center he went on to complete two years of research in colorectal cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where he was awarded the prestigious Dr. Murray Brennan scholarship. He then completed his final two years of general surgical training including his Chief Resident year at NYU Langone Health. He completed a colorectal fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio during which time he received an excellence in education award. He then did an additional fellowship in complex re-operative surgery for Crohn's disease and ileal J-pouch/redo J-pouch surgery at NYU Langone's IBD Center. Since that time, over the last 3 years, he has been working as colorectal surgeon with specific expertise in robotic surgery, IBD and complex colorectal surgery at Mather Hospital- Northwell Health.
Dr. Schwartzberg has given several lectures at national meetings and published articles & book chapters on various topics in colorectal surgery including IBD and robotic surgery. He is a reviewer for several surgical journals and serves on various national committees related to colorectal and minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Schwartzberg prides himself in listening to patients and working with them, their families, and doctors to formulate treatment plans with their goals in mind. He aims to use minimally invasive surgery techniques including robotic surgery for a variety of colorectal conditions.
Board Certifications
- Surgery - Colon and Rectal Surgery
Expertise
Anorectal Disorder
Colon and Rectal Disease
Colon Cancer
Colon Surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Constipation
Diverticulitis
Incontinence
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Prolapse
Education
Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center and School Of Medicine
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: American University of Antigua
- Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center and School Of Medicine
- Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic
Awards & Honors
- "Rising Stars: Super Doctors” Top New York Physicians, 2021
- “Rising Stars: Super Doctors” Top New York Physicians, 2022
- “Top Doctors” As Chosen by their Peers, New York Times, 2021
- Executive council, Take Steps Committee, Westchester-Connecticut Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, 2022-2023
- Healthcare Professional Engagement Committee (HPEC) Member, Greater New York Crohns & Colitis Chapter, 2023- Current
- Medical Honoree, Long Island Take Steps Fund-Raising Event, 2021
- Member-at-Large, New York Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, 2022-2024
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery
Board Certifications
- Surgery - Colon and Rectal Surgery