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Cassandra Vanessa Villegas, MD

Surgery
17 years of experience
General Surgery - Downtown 41 Elizabeth St Ste 507, New York, NY 10013
(800) 527-9928

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Brief Intro

Cassandra Villegas, MD MPH is an Attending Surgeon at Weill Cornell Medical Center in the Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical, and Acute Care Surgery. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, where she was a President’ Scholar and received the Teaching Excellence award. She remained at Stanford University as an instructor and doing neuroscience research before joining Teach for America to teach high school science in Los Angeles Unified School District for five years. There, she won the Most Inspirational Teacher Award before leaving education to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. As a medical student, she completed her MPH at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, focusing on data outcomes research while diversifying her medical training at Guy’s, King’s, and St. Thomas’s Hospital in London, England as well as the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.She continued her outcomes research in trauma and health disparities before starting her general surgery residency at the University of Arizona. While there, she took 1st Place in the American College of Surgeons Resident Paper Competition and earned the American Association for the Surgery Resident Scholarship for her work her in trauma outcomes. She received Resident Educator of the Year twice, and was Awarded Resident of the Year at the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Hospital. At the conclusion of her residency, she was awarded the Charles Putnam Chief Resident Teaching Award.Dr. Villegas then completed her Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where she now serves as faculty and continues her research interest in trauma, emergency surgery, and global health surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Easter Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the Surgical Outcomes Society.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

University Of Arizona Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine - 2011

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - 2008

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

41 Elizabeth St Ste 507, New York, NY 10013
Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Surgery

Conditions Addressed

Abdominal Hernia
Intestinal Obstruction
Ventral Hernia
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Appendicitis
Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
Inguinal Hernia

Procedures Performed

Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Pilonidal Cyst Surgery
Thromboendarterectomy of the Peripheral Arteries
Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Cholecystectomy
Hernia Repair
Peripheral Vascular Bypass
Small Bowel Resection
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal
Skin Surgery
Appendectomy

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

1199SEIU
AmeriGroup
Wellcare
MagnaCare
GEHA
Fidelis Care (NY)
VillageCareMax
EmblemHealth
CenterLight Healthcare
Blue Cross Blue Shield
UnitedHealthcare
Nippon Life Benefits
HealthFirst (NY)
Meritain Health
Elderplan
Anthem Blue Cross

Cancer 43
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 31
Orthopedics 75
Neurology & Neurosurgery 60
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 75
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 91
Diabetes & Endocrinology 44
Children's Hospital 22
Urology 87
Psychiatry 103
Geriatrics 82
Rehabilitation 38
Obsterics & Gynecology 17
Ophthalmology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 11
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60