Roger A. Maxfield, MD
Pulmonology
Cancer Care, Internal Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Overview
Dr. Maxfield treats patients with a wide range of pulmonary diseases, including asthma, emphysema, COPD, lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary infections. He also has a special interest in occupational lung disease. He is a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health federally certified B-Reader for interpreting chest x-rays for pneumoconiosis (occupational lung disease).
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Asbestos Respiratory Problems
- Asthma
- Brachytherapy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Electrocautery
- Emphysema
- General Pulmonology
- Hypertension
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Laser Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Nodules
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Infectious Diseases
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Radiation Therapy
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
51 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
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Insurance Accepted
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
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Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
- BA, Brown University
- Internship: Georgetown University Hospital
- Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
- Fellowship: Bellevue Hospital
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
Honors & Awards
- Academy of Clinical Excellence, Columbia University Medical Center, 2016-present
- Fellowship in American College of Physicians, 1987-present
- Fellowship in American College of Chest Physicians, 1988-present
- America’s Top Doctors, 9th-14th editions and 2016-2021 editions
- New York Super Doctors 2008-2021, Hall of Fame 2017-2021
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, 1st-18th editions and 2016-2021 editions
- New York Magazine Best Doctors: 6/5/00, 6/15/09, 6/14/10, 6/13/11, 6/11/12, 5/30/16, 6/1/19, 6/8/20
- Best Doctors 2001-2018 editions
- Ewig Award for outstanding teaching, 2011-2012
- USPHS National Health Service Corps Award for dedicated and outstanding service, 1983
America's Top Doctor
NY Top Doctor
Research
Investigating bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and other bronchoscopic treatments for advanced emphysema
Research Interests
- Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reductions
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Selected Publications
- Frank C. Sciurba, MD; Gerard J. Criner, MD; Charlie Strange, MD; Pallav L. Shah, MD; Gaetane Michaud, MD; Timothy A. Connolly, MD; Gaëtan Deslée, MD; William P. Tillis, MD; Antoine Delage, MD; Charles-Hugo Marquette, MD, PhD; Ganesh Krishna, MD; Ravi Kalhan, MD; J. Scott Ferguson, MD; Michael Jantz, MD; Fabien Maldonado, MD; Robert McKenna, MD; Adnan Majid, MD; Navdeep Rai, MD; Steven Gay, MD; Mark T. Dransfield, MD; Luis Angel, MD; Roger Maxfield, MD; Felix J. F. Herth, MD; Momen M. Wahidi, MD; Atul Mehta, MD; Dirk-Jan Slebos, MD, PhD; for the RENEW Study Research Group. Effect of Endobronchial Coils vs Usual Care on Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Severe Emphysema The RENEW Randomized Clinical Trial.
- JAMA. 2016;315(20):2178-2189
- Ginsburg ME, Thomashow BM, Yip CK, DiMango AM, Maxfield RA, Bartels MN, Jellen P, Bulman WA, Lederer D, Brogan FL, Gorenstein LA, Sonett JR. Lung volume reduction surgery using the NETT selection criteria. Ann Thorac Surg 2011; 91:1556-60
- Maxfield RA. New and Emerging Minimally Invasive Techniques for Lung Volume Reduction. Chest 2004; 125:777-83