Teja Mahadeshwar Kapoor, MD
Locations and Appointments
ColumbiaDoctors - Riverdale
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
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Insurances Accepted
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- 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
- WellCare
- World Trade Center Health Plan
About Teja Mahadeshwar Kapoor, MD
Teja Kapoor, MD is a graduate of New York Medical College and completed her internal medicine residency at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. She completed her Rheumatology fellowship at Columbia-NY Presbyterian, before joining full-time academic faculty. Dr. Kapoor is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Program Director for the Columbia Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program.
Dr. Kapoor has clinical and research interests in Sjogren's Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), with years of experience in managing patients with complex multi-organ involvement of their autoimmune disease. She has lectured on SLE and Sjogren's Disease at regional, national, and international conferences, with a multitude of book chapters and peer-reviewed article publications on the topics of autoimmune diseases. She is the recipient of the 2023-2024 Daniel V. Kimberg Memorial Junior Faculty Award for outstanding teaching of fellows, residents, and medical students. She is the Course Co-Director for Rheumatology and Autoimmunity for medical students at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Areas of Expertise: Sjogren's SyndromeSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Autoimmune Disease in PregnancyJoint InjectionsRheumatology
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
Expertise
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune Disease in Pregnancy
Joint Injections
Lupus
Osteoarthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scleroderma
Sjogren's Syndrome
SLE - Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
Trigger Finger Therapy
Education
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Internship: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Languages
- Hindi
- Marathi
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Education
- Internship: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Rheumatology
Languages Spoken
- Hindi
- Marathi