Arith Reyes, MD
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Overview
Dr. Arith Reyes is a board-certified surgeon specializing in breast cancer and benign breast diseases. She practices at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester. She performs all aspects of breast surgery including breast conservation (lumpectomy), mastectomy, nipple-sparing mastectomy, and axillary lymph node procedures.
Dr. Reyes graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with the highest honors of Summa Cum Laude. She received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She then underwent residency training in general surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. She subsequently completed clinical fellowship in breast surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Reyes has authored peer-reviewed publications and she has presented at national conferences for breast surgery and breast cancer treatment. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Reyes works closely with a multidisciplinary team including radiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, plastic surgeons, and other breast cancer support staff. She is committed to providing excellent, thorough care for her patients.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Women Under 40
- Neuroendocrine Tumor
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Gender
- Female
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Aetna
- AETNA Hudson Valley MG Local 1199
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- AETNA Westchester MG Local 1199
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- Medicare Managed Care
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- EmblemHealth Westchester MG Millennium (Essential Plan 1-4
- 200-250)
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG NYCE PPO
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG POS
- EmblemHealth Westchester MG PPO
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Healthfirst
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Healthspring
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Local 1199
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Medicaid
- Medicaid Hudson Valley MG Traditional
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Medicare
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Railroad
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Multiplan
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- Multiplan Westchester MG HMO
- Multiplan Westchester MG PHCS
- Multiplan Westchester MG POS
- Multiplan Westchester MG PPO
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care Hudson Valley MG
- MVP Health Care Westchester MG
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Freedom
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- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Freedom
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Westchester MG PPO
VNS Health
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Westchester MG Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Hudson Valley MG NY Medicare
- WellCare Westchester MG American Progressive Life
- WellCare Westchester MG New Jersey Services (Medicare Managed Care)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- WellCare Westchester MG NJ Medicaid
- WellCare Westchester MG NY Medicare
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Honors & Awards
- St. Peter’s University Hospital Physician Quality Award (2022)
- Travel Grant Award for the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2017)
- Samson F. Wennerman Prize in Surgery (2017)
Research
Selected Publications
- Reyes, A.R., Rao, R., Wiechmann, L.S., Sun, L., Ugras, S.K., & Taback, B. Incidence of lymph node involvement in clinically node-negative breast cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and identification of clinicopathologic features which may lead to omission of sentinel lymph node biopsy. Manuscript in preparation.
- Reyes, A.R., Rao, R., Wiechmann, L.S., Sun, L., Ugras, S.K., & Taback, B. Radial scars on core needle biopsy in patients with or without breast cancer: Upgrade rate and implications on management. Manuscript in preparation.
- Wang, I.T., Reyes, A.R., & Zhou, Z. Neuronal morphology in MeCP2 mouse models is intrinsically variable and depends on age, cell type, and Mecp2 mutation. Neurobiology of Disease. 2013; 58: 3-12.
- Goffin, D., Allen, M., Zhang, L., Amorim, M., Wang, I.T., Reyes, A.R., Mercado-Berton, A., Ong, C., Cohen, S., Hu, L., Blendy, J.A., Carlson, G.C., Siegel, S.J., Greenberg, M.E., & Zhou, Z. Rett syndrome mutation MeCP2 T158A disrupts DNA binding, protein stability and ERP responses. Nature Neuroscience. 2011; 15(2): 274-283.
- Reyes, A.R., Levenson, R., Berrettini, W., & Van Bockstaele, E.J. Ultrastructural relationship between the mu opioid receptor and its interacting protein, GPR177, in striatal neurons. Brain Research. 2010; 1358: 71-80.
- Carvalho, A.F., Reyes, A.R., Sterling, R.C., Unterwald, E., & Van Bockstaele, E.J. Contribution of limbic norepinephrine to cannabinoid-induced aversion. Psychopharmacology. 2010; 211(4): 479-491.
- Rudoy, C.A., Reyes, A.R., & Van Bockstaele, E.J. Evidence for beta1-adrenergic receptor involvement in amygdalar corticotropin-releasing factor gene expression: Implications for cocaine withdrawal. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009; 34(5): 1135-1148.

