Keith LaScalea, M.D.
Locations and Appointments
Weill Cornell Medicine Primary Care - East Side
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Oxford Health Plans
About Keith LaScalea, M.D.
Dr. Keith LaScalea is a graduate of SUNY – Binghamton and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He has been on faculty in the Division of Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine for nearly two decades. In addition to his busy clinical practice as a primary care physician he is involved in teaching, curriculum development, and holds multiple roles in the college administration.
He teaches in premedical, undergraduate, and continuing medical education. He directs the Lunchbox CME Series for the Primary Care Division of Weill Cornell Medicine.
He has worked in clinical care, teaching, and public health efforts in Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia since his residency.
Dr. LaScalea has been involved with MSSNY since 2010, was a former Chair of the Public Health and Education committee at the House of Delegates and has been on the Board of Directors of New York County Medical Society since 2014.
He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. His clinical interests include doctor-patient communication, shared decision making, preventive medicine, cardiovascular disease, HIV, and emerging infectious diseases.
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Expertise
Primary Care
Travel Medicine
Education
Internship: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Associate Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Internship: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
- Medical School: University of Chicago - Pritzer School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Physician
- Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
Languages Spoken
- English