Beatrice Dionigi, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepting New Patients
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Overview
Dr. Dionigi is a double board certified colon and rectal surgeon with a specific interest and expertise in colon and rectal cancer, polyposis syndromes, re-operative colorectal surgery, as well as robotic and minimally invasive procedures.
Dr. Dionigi obtained her medical degree with highest honors from the University of Pavia, Italy. After a surgical internship at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, she completed her general surgery residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School in Boston. During this time, she also did a two-year translational research fellowship related to mesenchymal stem cells at Boston Children Hospital. She then completed a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the Salvati Fellowship Program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson in New Jersey, followed by two years of advanced training in complex reoperative colorectal surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. Dr. Dionigi then joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center as Assistant Professor of Surgery.
Since her arrival at NYP/Columbia, she has created the Women in Surgery Association (WINGS) first of its kind at Columbia with the goal of promoting women in leadership, she has served as Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program, and she is the founder and co-Chair of the collaborative translational project on Early Onset Colon and Rectal Cancer within the Columbia Research Cancer Center. Her dedication to the education of surgery residents was recognized with the 2023 Teacher Award.
She is the author of several publications, received national and international awards for her research, and has been an invited speaker to national and international meetings.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Anorectal Disorder
- Colon and Rectal Disease
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Diverticular Disease/Diverticulosis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
- Rectal Cancer
- Robotic Surgery
- Ulcerative Colitis
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
161 Fort Washington Avenue
Floor 8
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Medicaid Managed Care
AmeriHealth of New Jersey
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- POS - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
Amida Care
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG HIV SNP
- Amida Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Special Needs
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Access (Marketplace)
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Blue Card
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Connection
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Direct Share POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG FEP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Indemnity
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG POS
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG PPO
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Hudson Valley MG Unicare
Cigna
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG FEP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HealthPartners
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG HMO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG LocalPlus
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Medical Indemnity
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG MVP
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Open Access Plus (OAP)
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG POS
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG PPO
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG Priority Health
- CIGNA Hudson Valley MG TPA
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Elderplan
- ElderPlan Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Ambetter (Exchange)
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Care Hudson Valley MG Medicare Dual Advantage
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Leaf Metal Plans)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG NY Life Improvement Plan (SNP-DUAL Only)
- Healthfirst Hudson Valley MG Qualified Health Plan
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthplus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Child Family Health Plus
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Essential Plan
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Exchange (Gatekeeper)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
- Healthplus Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care (Healthplus
- Amerigroup
- Wellpoint)
Healthspring
- Healthspring Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- EPO - New Jersey Services
- HMO - New Jersey Services
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
- POS - New Jersey Services
- PPO - New Jersey Services
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG ASC
- Magnacare (National) Hudson Valley MG PPO
Medicaid
- Medicaid Hudson Valley MG Traditional
Medicare
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Railroad
- Medicare Hudson Valley MG Traditional
- Traditional Medicare
Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthcare Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care (Senior Whole Health)
Multiplan
- Multiplan
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG EPO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG HMO
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PHCS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG POS
- Multiplan Hudson Valley MG PPO
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)
- MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)
TRICARE
- TRICARE
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
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Liberty
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG Oxford Metro
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG POS
- UnitedHealthcare Hudson Valley MG PPO
VNS Health
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicaid Managed Care
- VNS Health Hudson Valley MG Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (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
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- University of Pavia
- Residency: Brigham Health / Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship: Rutgers Robert W. Johnson University
Board Certifications
- Surgery
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
Honors & Awards
- 2015-2017 Elected Councilor of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Collage of Surgeons
- 2015 Young Ambassador of Massachusetts Chapter of the American Collage of Surgeons Italian Chapter of ACS
- 2015 Joseph Murray Resident Research Award - Massachusetts Chapter of the American Collage of Surgeons
- 2015 Manfred Hausmann Travel Award- International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society Meeting
- 22th Annual Basic Science Award - New England Surgical Society
- 2014 Joseph Murray Resident Research Award - Massachusetts Chapter of the American Collage of Surgeons
- 2014 Poster of distinction - Massachusetts Chapter of the American Collage of Surgeons
- 2014 Annual Starr Poster Resident Competition Award - Association of Women Surgeons
- 2014 John Caffey Award - The Society of Pediatric Radiology
- 2013 Resident travel award and best podium presentation - 42nd International Symposium Austria
- 2013 Best podium presentation - 42nd International Symposium in Obergurgl, Austria
- 2013 Best poster presentation - 9th Annual Symposium Boston Children's
Research
Selected Publications
- Dionigi B., Sapci I., Church J., Gorgun E. Complete Occlusion of lumen after Over-The –Scope- Clip deployment during ESD. A lesson learned. DCR- submitted awaiting publication
- Li F., Mehta N., Liska D., Dionigi B., Kalady M.F., Burke C.A., Bhatt A. Combined endoscopic and surgical management of small-bowel polyposis in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. Endoscopy. 2019 Sep 27. doi: 10.1055/a-1011-4122.
- Fields A.C., Dionigi B., Scully R.E., Stopfkuchen-Evans M.F., Maldonado L., Henry A., Goldberg J.E., Bleday R. Reduction in Cardiac Arrhythmias Within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program in Colorectal Surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 Jun 21. doi: 10.1007/s11605-019-04298-7.
- Armstrong LB, Mooney DP, Paltiel H, Barnewolt C, Dionigi B, Arbuthnot M, Onwubiko C, Connolly SA, Jarrett DY, Zalieckas JM. Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the evaluation of blunt pediatric abdominal trauma. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Mar 20.
- Pennington, E., Rialon, K.L., Dionigi. B., Ahmed, A., Zurakowski, D., Fauza, D.O. The Impact of Gestational Age on Targeted Amniotic Cell Profiling in Experimental Neural Tube Defects. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 2015, Aug; 37(1): 65-9. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25171576. Pub Status: Published.
- Dionigi, B., Brazzo J.A., Ahmed, A., Feng, C., Wu, Y., Zurakowski, D., Fauza, D.O. Trans-Amniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET) Minimizes Chiari-II Malformation in Experimental Spina Bifida. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015, Jun; 50(6): 1037–1041. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25929798.Pub Status: Published.
- Fisher, J.G., Sparks, E.A., Khan, F.A, Dionigi, B., Wu, H., Brazzo, J.A., Fauza, D.O., Modi, B., Safranski, D.L., Jaksic, T. Extraluminal distraction enterogenesis using shape-memory polymer. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015, Jun; 50(6): 938-942. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25812443. Pub Status: Published.
- Dionigi, B., Bairdain, S., Smithers, C.J., Foker J.E., Jennings, R.W., Hamilton, T.E. Restoring esophageal continuity following a failed colonic interposition for long gap esophageal atresia. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2015, Apr; 2015(4): 1-4. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25907539. Pub Status: Published
- Pennington, E., Dionigi, B., Gray, F., Ahmed, A., Brazzo, J.A, Dolinko, A., Calderon, N., Darrah, T., Zurakowski, D., Nazarian, A., Snyder, B., Fauza, D.O. Limb reconstruction with Decellularized, Non-Demineralized Bone in a Young Leporine Model. Biomedical materials. 2015, Feb; 10(1): 015021. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25668190. Pub Status: Published.
- Dionigi B., Ahmed, A., Brazzo J.A., Connors, J.P., Zurakowski, D., Fauza, D.O. Partial or Complete Coverage of Experimental Spina Bifida by Simple Intra- Amniotic Injection of Concentrated Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2015, Jan; 50(1): 69-73. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25598096. Pub Status: Published.
- Dionigi, B., Brazzo, J.A., Connors, J.P., Fisher, J.G., Ahmed, A., Zurakowski, D., Fauza, D.O. Extraluminal Helicoidal Stretch (Helixtretch): A Novel Method of Intestinal Lengthening. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, Dec; 49(12): 1787-90. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25487484. Pub Status: Published.
- Dionigi, B., Ahmed, A., Pennington, E., Zurakowski, D., Fauza, D.O. A Comparative Analysis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response to Hypoxia In Vitro: Implications to Translational Strategies. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2014, Jun; 49(6): 915-8. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 24888834. Pub Status: Published.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
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