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Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH

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Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease), General Practice and Pediatric Pulmonology

Professional interests include: emphysema, lung issues, transplant procedures, and more.

622 West 168th Street Floor 14 CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
New York, NY 10032

(212) 305-7771

Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH is a pulmonologist in New York, NY specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), general practice and pediatric pulmonology. Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, ColumbiaDoctors, CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK and NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

622 West 168th Street Floor 14 CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
New York, NY 10032

Some issues Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Promoting sports is a significant part of CF care," Dr. Selim Arcasoy said.”—"Boomer Esiason Foundation's 'Bike To Breathe' Encourages Cystic Foundation Patients To Stay Active", CBS News, September 2015

“Further, "one needs two donors donating one lobe each for living donor lung transplantation," says Dr. Selim Arcasoy, medical director of the lung transplantation program at Columbia University...”—"Facts don't add up in 'Seven'", Los Angeles Times, January 2009

“asked Dr. Selim Arcasoy, the medical program director for lung transplantation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University.”—"Updated rules shorten waits for new lungs", The Orange County Register, September 2006

bronchoscopy	94
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	574
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
minimally invasive procedures	95

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	17
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	103

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	51
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

bronchoscopy	105
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	571
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
minimally invasive procedures	89

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	50
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	103
diagnostic procedures	104
doctor visit	508
hospital care	313
inpatient care	313
minimally invasive procedures	104

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	46
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	240

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	56
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	99
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	599
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363
minimally invasive procedures	81

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	18
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	56
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

bronchoscopy	108
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	519
hospital care	373
inpatient care	373
minimally invasive procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	21
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	53
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

bronchoscopy	107
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	476
hospital care	373
inpatient care	373
minimally invasive procedures	77

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	21
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	144
diagnostic procedures	54
doctor visit	543
hospital care	405
inpatient care	405
minimally invasive procedures	54

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	16
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	50
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	118
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	402
hospital care	417
inpatient care	417
minimally invasive procedures	41

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	13
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

bronchoscopy	260
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	764
hospital care	897
inpatient care	897
minimally invasive procedures	100

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH treated as a pulmonologist in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	126
diagnostic procedures	81
doctor visit	551
hospital care	420
inpatient care	420
minimally invasive procedures	81

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	155
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	14
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	0
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in New York.

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Critical Care Medicine Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

ColumbiaDoctors

CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH appears to accept the following insurance providers: Multiplan, World Trade Center Health Plan, WellCare, CIGNA, Local 1199, Medicare, AgeWell, UnitedHealthcare, Healthfirst, Emblem/Hip, Magnacare (National), MVP Health Care, Affinity Health Plan, Fidelis Care, AETNA, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus, Amida Care, Emblem/GHI, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, RiverSpring, Quality Health Management, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), EmblemHealth, WellCare, MVP Health Care, MultiPlan, Aetna, Quality Health Management, UnitedHealthcare, Amerigroup, Affinity Health Plan, MagnaCare, Medicare, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Empire BlueCross BlueShield and VNSNY CHOICE.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH accepts the following insurance providers:

Multiplan

World Trade Center Health Plan

WellCare

CIGNA

Local 1199

Medicare

AgeWell

UnitedHealthcare

Healthfirst

Emblem/Hip

Magnacare (National)

MVP Health Care

Affinity Health Plan

Fidelis Care

AETNA

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus

Amida Care

Emblem/GHI

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

RiverSpring

Quality Health Management

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

EmblemHealth

WellCare

MVP Health Care

MultiPlan

Aetna

Quality Health Management

UnitedHealthcare

Amerigroup

Affinity Health Plan

MagnaCare

Medicare

Cigna

1199SEIU

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

VNSNY CHOICE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Selim Mehmet Arcasoy, MD, MPH. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$425 $425
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$125 ZORTRESS $125
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$119 OFEV $20	$99
AbbVie, Inc.	$84 Creon $84
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company	$72 GIAPREZA $72
Other	$174 ZENPEP $36	REMODULIN $25	Arikayce $15	Cresemba $13	ULTRESA $13	Other $72

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$450
Consulting Fee	$425
Education	$125

Biography

Dr. Selim Arcasoy is a specialist in general practice and pediatric pulmonology. In addition to English, Dr. Arcasoy speaks Turkish. He is professionally affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in New York, NY.