Hilary Yegen Robbins, MD
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Overview
Hilary Y. Robbins, MD earned her BA from Yale University and MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her training in Internal Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center. Her fourth year of fellowship was supported by a grant from the Stony Wold-Herbert Fund.
She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. She joined the faculty in the Lung Transplant Program at Columbia as an assistant professor in 2010. Her professional society memberships include the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Critical Care Pulmonary
- Lung Transplant
- Pulmonary Disease
- Respiratory Physiology (Lung)
- Transplant Medicine
- Transplant Pulmonology
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine (in Pediatrics) at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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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
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
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
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
- NYP Employee Plan
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
Honors & Awards
- 1999 BA awarded, cum laude, Yale University
- 2008 American Society of Transplantation, Travel Grant
- 2009-2010 Stony Wold-Herbert Fund Fellowship
Research
Selected Publications
- Yegen, H, Lederer, D, Wilt, J, Barr, G, D'ovidio, F, Arcasoy, S, Sonett, J, Kawut, S. Risk factors for venous thromboembolism after lung transplantation. Chest. 132(2):547-53; 2007 Aug.
- Robbins, HY, Arcasoy, SM. Recipient Management Pre-Transplant. In W.T. Vigneswaran and E.R. Garrity (Eds.), Lung Transplantation. New York, NY: Informa Heathcare USA, Inc. 2011.
- Robbins, HY, Arcasoy, SM. Malignancies following lung transplantation. Clin Chest Med. 32 (2): 343-55. 2011.