About Me
I was interested in science during high school. Later, after college, I worked in a research laboratory at a biopharmaceutical company. After a year, I realized I wanted to make more personal connections and to spend more time working with patients, so I decided to go to medical school.
I chose to become a surgeon because it is a hands-on specialty that requires creativity and skill. In some ways, it is similar to the creative arts, such as drawing and painting, that I enjoy. My patients have a wide range of conditions, including obesity, gallbladder disease, hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and gastrointestinal stromal tumor, which is a tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. Other conditions I manage include bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, and appendicitis.
I perform a variety of procedures. I can remove the gallbladder and appendix, and I repair inguinal, ventral, hiatal, and umbilical hernias using minimally invasive robotic surgery. I remove cysts and lipomas, which are benign tumors composed of fatty tissue, and perform small bowel and colon resection. In addition, I can remove the spleen if it has been injured and perform fundoplication surgery to manage GERD.
I also specialize in bariatric surgery. I perform gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy using robotic surgical techniques. In addition, I work with a team of dietitians and bariatric nurses to ensure comprehensive care.
I strive to do what is in the best interest of my patients. For the right candidates, bariatric surgery can be lifesaving. I guide my patients through the process. I enjoy advocating for them and helping to improve their quality of life.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abdominal abscess
- abdominal adhesions
- abdominal hernia
- abdominal infection
- abdominal mass
- abdominal pain
- abdominal tumor
- achalasia
- appendicitis
- appendix tumor
- barrett's esophagus
- benign breast disease
- biliary colic
- biliary disease
- boil
- bowel obstruction
- cellulitis
- cholecystitis
- colon cancer
- colon inflammation
- colon tumor
- colorectal cancer
- delayed gastric emptying
- diabetes
- disorder of soft tissue
- diverticulitis
- enlarged spleen
- enteritis
- epigastric hernia
- epithelial cyst
- esophageal disorder
- esophageal spasm
- fatty tumor
- femoral hernia
- foreign body in digestive tract
- gallbladder cancer
- gallbladder disease
- gallbladder dyskinesia
- gallbladder polyp
- gallstone disease
- gastritis
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- gastrointestinal cancer
- gastrointestinal disease
- gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumor
- gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- hernia
- hiatal hernia
- hidradenitis suppurativa
- ileostomy
- incarcerated hernia
- incisional hernia
- infectious colitis
- inguinal hernia
- intestinal fistula
- intestinal mass
- ischemic colitis
- jejunostomy
- liver cyst
- liver mass
- liver tumor
- lymphadenopathy
- male breast enlargement
- metabolism
- non-healed wound
- obesity
- osteomyelitis
- pancreatic cyst
- pancreatic mass
- pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
- pancreatic tumor
- pancreatitis
- paraesophageal hernia
- pelvic mass
- peptic ulcer disease
- pilar cyst
- pilonidal cyst
- pressure injury
- recurrent hernia
- sigmoid tumor
- small bowel obstruction
- small intestine tumor
- soft tissue sarcoma
- spigelian hernia
- spleen cyst
- spleen disorder
- spleen injury
- spleen mass
- sports hernia
- stomach cancer
- stomach disease
- stomach tumor
- stomach ulcer
- type 2 diabetes
- ulcer disease, gastrointestinal
- umbilical hernia
- ventral hernia
- weight loss
Treatments
- abdomen surgery
- appendectomy
- bloodless surgery
- cancer surgery
- colectomy
- colorectal surgery
- colostomy
- endoscopy
- esophageal surgery
- esophagectomy
- excision of pancreas
- excision of the spleen
- feeding tube
- fundoplication
- gallbladder surgery
- gastrectomy
- gastric banding
- gastrointestinal surgery
- gastroscopy
- hernia repair procedure
- intestine surgery
- laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- laparoscopic gastrostomy
- liver surgery
- lysis of adhesions
- minimally invasive surgery
- muscle biopsy
- pancreas surgery
- robotic assisted surgery
- stomach bypass
- stomach surgery
- therapeutic procedure
- upper endoscopy (egd)
- vascular access device
- weight control
- wound care procedure
- wound healing
Learn more about conditions we treat at ٺƵ:
Liver Cancer & Liver Metastases , Stomach Cancer , Achalasia , Barrett’s Esophagus , Colorectal Cancer , Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease , Small Intestine Cancer , Hernia , Obesity , Pancreatitis , Soft Tissue Sarcoma , Type 2 DiabetesCredentials
Positions
- Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2019
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Winthrop University Hospital, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, 2015
- Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, General Surgery, 2014
- MD from New York Medical College, 2009
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ٺƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ٺƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
- Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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Fidelis Care
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Longevity Health Plan
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
- Partners Health Plan FIDA
- Partners Health Plan Medicaid
- Partners Health Plan Medicare
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Senior Whole Health
- Senior Whole Health Medicare Advantage
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ٺƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ٺƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ٺƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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Village Care
- VillageCare
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Gloria B. Chu, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
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157 East Woodside Avenue, 1st Floor, East Patchogue, NY 11772
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Publications
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Chen, Xing; Brathwaite, Collin E M; Barkan, Alexander; Hall, Keneth; Chu, Gloria; Cherasard, Patricia; Wang, Shan; Nicolau, David P; Islam, Shahidul; Cunha, Burke A
Obesity surgery. 2017 03 ; 27(3):626-629