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Distinguished in Colonoscopy

Dr. James Church

Colorectal Surgery
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Ave # 8, 
New York, NY 

Distinguished in Colonoscopy
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Ave # 8, 
New York, NY 
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Overview

James Church is a Colorectal Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Church is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Colonoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Lynch Syndrome, Colorectal Cancer, Colonoscopy, and Ileostomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 250 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 62 articles in the study of Colonoscopy.

Specialties
Colorectal Surgery
Licenses
Colon & Rectal Surgery in NY
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Buckeye Health Plan
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
CareSource
  • HMO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health First
  • HMO
  • POS
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Paramount
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Ave # 8, New York, NY 10032
Call: 914-495-2012

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


252 Total Publications

Being a Diagnostician.
Being a Diagnostician.
Journal: Diseases of the colon and rectum
Published: September 18, 2025
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Areas of Expertise

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  • Elite
  • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
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  • Distinguished
  • Colonoscopy
    Dr. Church is
    Distinguished
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  • Colorectal Cancer
    Dr. Church is
    Distinguished
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  • Endoscopy
    Dr. Church is
    Distinguished
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  • Ileostomy
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    Distinguished
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  • Lynch Syndrome
    Dr. Church is
    Distinguished
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  • Advanced
  • Anal Fissure
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    Advanced
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  • Bowel Incontinence
    Dr. Church is
    Advanced
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  • Colitis
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    Advanced
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  • Crohn's Disease
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    Advanced
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  • Diverticular Disease
    Dr. Church is
    Advanced
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  • Familial Colorectal Cancer
    Dr. Church is
    Advanced
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  • Experienced
  • Anal Cancer
    Dr. Church is
    Experienced
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  • Berdon Syndrome
    Dr. Church is
    Experienced
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  • Bladder Reconstruction
    Dr. Church is
    Experienced
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  • Colostomy
    Dr. Church is
    Experienced
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  • Encopresis
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    Experienced
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  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
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