Experienced in Endoscopy
Experienced in Endoscopy
Rutgers Health-Rwj Scleroderma Program
195 Little Albany St, 
New Brunswick, NJ 

Overview

Vignesh Packiam is an Urologist and an Oncologist in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Packiam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Cystectomy, and Nephrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 140 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Endoscopy.

Specialties
Urology
Oncology
Licenses
Urology in MN
Hospital Affiliations
Community Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Clover Health
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
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

RUTGERS HEALTH-RWJ SCLERODERMA PROGRAM
195 Little Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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.


140 Total Publications

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