About Me
I am the first doctor in my family and I wanted to be a physician since I was a child. I chose the specialty of surgery because it gave me an opportunity to build a connection with my patients and make them better. During medical school, I was fortunate to have great mentors who took me under their wings and helped foster my skills and interest in surgery.
Throughout my training, I have been honored to work with incredible surgeons who have taught me, inspired me, and laid the foundation for the surgeon I am today. After completing my formal training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery, I completed an additional year of study, specializing in minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery. With these minimally invasive techniques, patients experience less pain, have shorter hospital stays, and easier recovery.
As a cardiothoracic surgeon at NYU Langone, I treat people with conditions of the chest cavity, chest wall, and other lung and pulmonary conditions. I also work with a team of specialists at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center to treat lung cancer. We take a multidisciplinary approach to care that involves collaboration between experts from different specialties to provide the best treatment.
Thoracic surgery is a unique specialty because it requires us to use many different tools and approaches to diagnose and treat people. To help patients cope with a diagnosis of cancer or the need for chest surgery, I give them my undivided attention and care for them the way I would want my family member to be treated. I provide my patients the time to process and understand their diagnosis and treatment, with the goal of helping them feel as comfortable as possible.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- aberrant parathyroid gland
- achalasia
- adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung
- cancer
- carcinoid tumor
- diaphragm disease
- esophageal cancer
- esophageal disorder
- gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- hyperhidrosis
- lung cancer
- lung carcinoma
- lung metastasis
- malignant mesothelioma
- mediastinal tumor
- mesothelioma
- mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung
- myasthenia gravis
- neuroendocrine tumor of the lung
- non-small cell lung cancer
- pancoast tumor
- pericardial disease
- pericardial effusion
- pleural effusion
- salivary gland tumor
- small cell lung cancer
- soft tissue sarcoma
- solitary fibrous tumor
- squamous cell carcinoma
- swallowing difficulty
- thoracic cancer
- thoracic disease
- thymus cancer
- tracheal cancer
- tracheal stenosis
Treatments
- bronchoscopy
- cancer surgery
- diagnostic bronchoscopy
- electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy
- endoscopic ultrasound
- esophageal surgery
- fundoplication
- lobectomy
- lung biopsy
- minimally invasive surgery
- robotic assisted surgery
- therapeutic bronchoscopy
- thoracic surgery
- upper endoscopy (egd)
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Achalasia , Esophageal Cancer , Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease , Lung Cancer , Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer , Small Cell Lung Cancer , Malignant Mesothelioma , Myasthenia Gravis , Head & Neck Cancer , Sinonasal Cancer , Soft Tissue SarcomaCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program
Board Certifications
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery, 2018
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Lenox Hill Hospital, Thoracic Surgery, 2018
- Residency, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Thoracic Surgery, 2017
- Residency, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Surgery (General), 2015
- MD from SUNY - University at Buffalo, 2010
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- AETNA EPO (NYULH Employees)
- 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
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- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
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- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
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- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
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- 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 (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
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Centerlight Healthcare
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Centers Plan For Healthy Living
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Cigna
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Connecticare
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Elderplan
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Emblem
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First Health
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GHI
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Hotel Trades Council
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Humana
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Local 1199
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Longevity Health Plan
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Magnacare
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Medicaid of New York
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
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MetroPlusHealth
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Multiplan
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
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Oxford
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POMCO Insurance Company
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Partners Health Plan Inc
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Railroad Medicare
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River Spring Health Plan
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Sedgwick WTC
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Senior Whole Health
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VA Community Care Network
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VNS Choice Advantage
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Village Care
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Wellcare
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Amie J. Kent, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
NYU Langone Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates
160 East 34th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Learn More
NAUTIKA1: A Multicenter Phase II Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Study of Multiple Therapies in Biomarker-Selected Patients with Resectable Stages IB-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Publications
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Tamizuddin, Farah; Ocal, Selin; Toussie, Danielle; Azour, Lea; Wickstrom, Maj; Moore, William H; Kent, Amie; Babb, James; Fansiwala, Kush; Flagg, Eric; Ko, Jane P
Journal of thoracic imaging. 2023 Sep 05;
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Geraci, Travis C; Scheinerman, Joshua; Chen, David; Kent, Amie; Bizekis, Costas; Cerfolio, Robert J; Zervos, Michael D
Journal of thoracic disease. 2021 Oct ; 13(10):6129-6140
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Ward, Alison; Ranganath, Neel K; Chen, Stacey; Wallen, Tyler; Kent, Amie J; Smith Iii, Deane E; Kon, Zachary N
Heart surgery forum. 2021 Jul 29; 24(4):E684-E689
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