Michael Laurence Weinberger, MD
Locations and Appointments
New Patients
ColumbiaDoctors - Columbus Circle
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- AgeWell
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Quality Health Management
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- Workers Compensation
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Michael Laurence Weinberger, MD
Dr. Weinberger graduated from Clark University with a BA in biology. He earned his MD in 1983 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He then completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at the St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, followed by a residency in anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and a fellowship in pain medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Weinberger is the division chief of pain medicine. He is director of the Pain Management Center and program director for the pain medicine fellowship. An associate professor of anesthesiology at CUMC, he has been with the department since 2001. He practices all aspects of pain medicine and has a special interest in the spine, cancer pain, palliative medicine, and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pain Medicine
Expertise
Acute Pain Management
Cancer Pain Management
Facial Pain
Headache
Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Implantation
Palliative Care (Hospice Care)
Spinal Cord Nerve Stimulator Implantation
Spinal Nerve Root Block
Ultrasound
Education
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
Titles & Positions
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC
Co-Chief, Pain Medicine
Director, Pain Medicine Center
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian
Education
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
- Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center
- Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC
- Co-Chief, Pain Medicine
- Director, Pain Medicine Center
Board Certifications
- Anesthesiology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Pain Medicine