Tarah Pua, MD, MS
Locations and Appointments
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
ColumbiaDoctors - 516 Route 303
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- 1199 National Benefit Fund
- AETNA
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Fidelis Care
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Healthfirst
- Local 1199
- Magnacare (National)
- Medicare
- Multiplan
- MVP Health Care
- Quality Health Management
- RiverSpring
- Unicare
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Tarah Pua, MD, MS
Dr. Tarah Pua is a Gynecologic Oncologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Pua graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College with a B.A. in Biochemistry and went on to complete her medical degree at NYU School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University where she earned the American Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopists Award for excellence in minimally invasive procedures in her chief year and the Barton Memorial award for service to the department in research and patient care. She subsequently completed a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology and a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. Following that she also completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Pua interests include chemotherapy trials and targeted therapies for gynecologic malignancies.
Board Certifications
- Gynecologic Oncology
Expertise
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Dysplasia
Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
Endometrial Cancer
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer Genetic Susceptibility
Robotic Gynecologic Surgery
Uterine Cancer
Vaginal Cancer
Vulvar Cancer
Education
Fellowship: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Arizona School of Medicine
Internship: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center & School of Medicine
Languages
- Chinese
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
- Residency: NYU Langone Medical Center & School of Medicine
- Fellowship: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
- Fellowship: University of Arizona School of Medicine
- Internship: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC
Board Certifications
- Gynecologic Oncology
Languages Spoken
- Chinese