ChristopherJWinfreeMD

Pain, Peripheral Nerve

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University

Overview of Dr. Winfree

Dr. Christopher Winfree is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been in practice 21 years. Dr. Winfree accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 130 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 56 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Neurosurgery. He has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
710 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Book by Phone+1(929) 334-3154

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 2003
New York Presbyterian HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2000 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of phrenic nerve hourglass constriction in patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome.
Travis S CreveCoeur, Christopher J Visco, Mark E Ginsburg, Christopher J Winfree
Neurosurgical Focus. 2023-01-01
2 citations
What's New in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation.
Hart P Fogel, Christopher J Winfree
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2022-07-01
11 citations
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Neuroablative Procedures for Patients With Cancer Pain.
Ahmed M. Raslan, Sharona Ben-Haim, Steven M. Falowski, Andre G. Machado, Jonathan P. Miller
Neurosurgery. 2021-02-16

Lectures

2013 AANS/CNS Section on Pain Biennial Meeting
Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana - 4/26/2013

Press Mentions

Narinder Grewal MD Discusses Pain Management BreakthroughsAugust 31st, 2016
Neurosurgery Makes Pain Management Curricular BreakthroughsAugust 2nd, 2016
Relacionados Virales MensajesOctober 21st, 2015
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Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow
New York Society for Neurosurgery
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Insurance Accepted

BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Wyoming BlueChoice Personal
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Great West PPO
Healthfirst New York
Horizon BCBS Direct Access
Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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