Hye-Chun Hur, MD, MPH

Overview
Hye-Chun Hur, MD is a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia, she worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for 12 years as Director of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Division. Dr. Hur is fellowship-trained and specializes in benign gynecologic surgery through minimally invasive techniques, including advanced laparoscopy, robotic surgery, and hystereoscopy. She has expertise in the treatment of women with ovarian cysts, uterine septums, pelvic pain, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and abnormal uterine bleeding. She is an advocate of minimally invasive surgery for the care of her patients, as this approach leads to faster recovery, less pain, less risk of infection and bleeding, shorter length of hospital stay, improved cosmesis, and greater patient satisfaction.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
- Complex Gynecologic Surgery
- Endometriosis
- Minimally Invasive Essure Removal
- Robotic Gynecologic Surgery
- Uterine Fibroid
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
AgeWell
- Medicare Managed Care
- Special Needs
Capital District Physician Health Plan
- Capital District Physician Health Plan
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Health Insurance Plan of NY (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
- Traditional Medicare
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
United Health Care
- Columbia Employee POS
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Residency: Brigham & Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Residency: 2002 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
- Fellowship: Magee Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh
- Fellowship: 2006 University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology