Gerald Bernard Appel MD

Nephrology•Tarrytown, NY

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia P&S

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155 White Plains RoadTarrytown, NY 10591
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Overview of Dr. Appel

Dr. Gerald Appel is a nephrologist in Tarrytown, 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 Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has been in practice 54 years. Dr. Appel accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 180 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 74 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Nephrology. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1976
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1972

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
NY State Medical License 1973 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2013, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2013, 2015-2017

Clinical Trials

Rituximab in Progressive Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Nephropathy
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Treatment of Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome With ACTH Gel (ACTHAR)
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Eculizumab Therapy for Dense Deposit Disease and C3 Nephropathy
COMPLETED
PHASE1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Long-term eculizumab treatment failure in C3 glomerulonephritis: two case reports.
Dalia Zubidat, Maria Jose Soler, Anila Cara, Sanjeev Sethi, Gerald B Appel
Clinical Kidney Journal. 2026-07-01
Precision Diagnosis in APOL1 Kidney Disease With the p.N264K M1 Protective Variant.
Elena Martinelli, Juntao Ke, Atlas Khan, Janewit Wongboonsin, David R Vanderwall
JAMA Network Open. 2026-03-02
11 citations
A meta-analysis of albuminuria as a surrogate endpoint for kidney failure.
Hiddo J L Heerspink, Willem H Collier, Juhi Chaudhari, Shiyuan Miao, Hocine Tighiouart
Nature Medicine. 2026-01-01

Lectures

2013 Nephrology Update
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio / The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio - 10/10/2013
2013 Nephrology Update
Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland, Ohio / The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio - 10/10/2013
19th Annual Update & Intensive Review of Internal Medicine Board Review 2013
Columbia University Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts - 6/2/2013

Other

Clinical features and therapy of membranous lupus nephritis
Appel GB, Schur PH, Falk RJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-features-and-therapy-of-membranous-lupus-nephritis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-23
Treatment of anti-GBM antibody (Goodpasture's) disease
Appel GB, Kaplan AA, Pusey CD
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-anti-gbm-antibody-goodpastures-disease
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-12
Overview of the classification and treatment of rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis
Appel GB, Kaplan AA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-classification-and-treatment-of-rapidly-progressive
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-31

Press Mentions

Life with Louise: A Kidney Transplant (Love) StoryMarch 9th, 2017
New Approaches to Idiopathic Nephrotic SyndromeJuly 1st, 2015
FROM THE UNIT TO THE HOME with a Program Track Focusing on Home HemodialysisAugust 31st, 2019

Professional Memberships

American Society of Nephrology - ASN
Fellow

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California CaliforniaCare HMO
Blue Shield California HMO
Blue Shield California PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net California Large Group PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
Pacificare HMO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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