Alexander M. Friedman, MD, MPH
Overview
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC
Alexander Friedman, MD, MPH is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University/Women and Infants' Hospital and a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical work includes outpatient consultative maternal-fetal medicine and prenatal diagnosis as well as inpatient obstetrical clinical care including labor floor coverage.
Dr. Friedman has published more than 100 peer-reviewed research manuscripts focusing on clinical obstetrics, perinatal epidemiology, comparative effectiveness, and maternal outcomes. He has received funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Areas of research interest include adverse maternal outcomes, obstetric thromboembolism, care quality, risk prediction, trends in clinical practice, and maternal racial disparities. Dr. Friedman is an editor at the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
Affinity
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs Plan
Amida Care
- Special Needs Plan
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- 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
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- MVP Health Care-HMO/EPO (Westchester Only)
- MVP Health Care-PPO (Westchester Only)
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs Plan
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Residency: Women & Infants Hospital-Brown University
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Research
Grants
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH FIELD INITIATED RESEARCH PROGRAM (Federal Gov)
Jul 1 2019 - Jun 30 2020
MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (Federal Gov)
Aug 1 2015 - May 31 2019
MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (Federal Gov)
Aug 1 2015 - May 31 2019
D&A IN THE USA (Private)
Dec 1 2016 - Dec 15 2017
REDUCING NEONATAL RISK FOR HYPOXIC INJURY USING AN ALGORITHM TO EVALUATE CATEGORY LL FETAL HEART RATE TRACINGS (Private)
Mar 1 2016 - Feb 28 2017
MCH RESEARCH (Federal Gov)
Apr 1 2015 - Mar 31 2016
INTEGRATING MATERNAL EARLY WARNINGS WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A NOVEL APPROACH TO SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCING SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY (Federal Gov)
May 1 2014 - Apr 30 2015
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov
