William Seth Schechter, MD

Pain Medicine/Management
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology, Pediatrics
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Treats Children
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Overview

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Pediatric Pain Management

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Anesthesiology at CUMC

Administrative Titles

  • Chief, Pediatric Pain Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Gender

  • Male

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Insurance Accepted

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • 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

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

Workers Compensation

  • Workers Comp-Board of NY

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Internship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, NY
  • Fellowship: Quadra-Institutional Fellowship, NY
  • Fellowship: Babies & Children's Hospital - Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pain Medicine
  • Anesthesiology
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology