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Charles Lightdale, MD, Gastroenterology, New York, NY, New York-Presbyterian Hospital

CharlesJ.LightdaleMD

Gastroenterology New York, NY

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Esophagus Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia P&S

Overview of Dr. Lightdale

Dr. Charles Lightdale is a gastroenterologist 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 51 years. He is one of 299 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 109 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Gastroenterology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1968
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1966

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1971 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License Active through 1997
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Journalism or Medicine: Why Not Both?
    Journalism or Medicine: Why Not Both?June 1st, 2022
  • American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Includes WATS3D in Its New Practice Guideline for the Screening and Surveillance of Barrett’s Esophagus
    American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Includes WATS3D in Its New Practice Guideline for the Screening and Surveillance of Barrett’s EsophagusSeptember 4th, 2019

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations