Skip to main content
Mark Lachs, MD, Geriatrics, New York, NY

MarkSLachsMDMPH

Geriatrics • New York, NY

Professor of Medicine and Co-Chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Director of Cornell's Center for Aging Research and Clinical Care. Director of Geriatrics for the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.

Request Appointment

Overview of Dr. Lachs

Dr. Mark Lachs is a geriatrician in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from New York University Grossman School of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. Dr. Lachs accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 65 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 65 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Geriatrics. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineFellowship, 1988 - 1990
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1988 - 1995
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 1990
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2013
  • Join now to see all

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • ‘Failure to Thrive,’ or a Failure to Investigate?
    ‘Failure to Thrive,’ or a Failure to Investigate?May 13th, 2024
  • More People Are Living to Be 100: Here’s Why
    More People Are Living to Be 100: Here’s WhyFebruary 7th, 2023
  • Weill Cornell Medicine Receives NIA Grant for Elder Neglect Research
    Weill Cornell Medicine Receives NIA Grant for Elder Neglect ResearchJanuary 10th, 2023
  • Join now to see all

Grant Support

  • Midcareer Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented ResearchNational Institute On Aging2011
  • Resident To Resident Elder Mistreatment (RREM) In Long Term CareNational Institute On Aging2008–2011
  • Mid Career Mentoring Award In Patient-Oriented ResearchNational Institute On Aging2003–2007
  • Crime Victimization, Gender &Mortality In Older AdultsNational Institute On Aging2001–2004
  • NIA Academic Career Leadership AwardNational Institute On Aging1998–2002
  • Functional Decline In Victimized Older WomenNational Institute On Aging1997
  • Predictors Of Elder MistreatmentNational Institute On Aging1994–1996
  • Predictors Of Elder MistreatmentNational Institute On Aging1992–1993

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Great West PPO
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  • Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment

Dr. Mark Lachs, Dr. Mark Lachs, MD, Dr. M Lachs, Dr. Mark S Lachs