Anita P. Lasala, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Overview

Anita LaSala, MD is the clinical director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) practice and has extensive expertise in caring for high risk pregnancies. She is particularly interested in medical diseases that affect pregnancy, focusing on infectious diseases and maternal cardiac conditions and psychiatric illnesses. She supervises Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s perinatal clinic for high risk pregnancies complicated by medical diseases.

Dr. LaSala is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She has recently published research on acquired heart disease in pregnancy. She is currently advisor on a research project to identify and quantify risk factors for preterm birth.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Abnormal Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Fetal Anomaly
  • Fetal Testing
  • Fetal Ultrasound
  • Heart Disease In Pregnancy
  • High Risk Obstetrics
  • High Risk Pregnancy
  • Hypertension In Pregnancy
  • Medical Complications In Pregnancy
  • Multiple Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Prenatal Ultrasound
  • Preterm Birth Prevention

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

Languages

  • French
  • Spanish

Gender

  • Female

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Virtual Visits/Telehealth

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Phone Appointments

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • NY Signature
  • POS
  • PPO
  • Student Health

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield ACN West

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

ElderServe

  • Special Needs

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

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth ACN West

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Individual Network (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Child Family Health Plus
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Dual Exchange
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Exchange
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
  • Fidelis Care ACN West Medicare Managed Care
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Healthfirst ACN West Child Family Health Plus
  • Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 1 and 2
  • Healthfirst ACN West Essential Plan 3 and 4
  • Healthfirst ACN West Exchange
  • Healthfirst ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and HARP
  • Healthfirst ACN West Medicare Managed Care
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)

  • Medicare Managed Care

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)

TRICARE

  • TRICARE

UnitedHealthcare

  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare ACN West

VNS Health

  • VNS Health ACN West Medicaid/Medicare Managed Care Advantage Plus
  • VNS Health ACN West Select Health Medicaid Manage Care and HARP

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • WellCare ACN West American Progressive Life & Health
  • WellCare ACN West Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)
  • WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Care and Child Family Health Plus (NJ)
  • WellCare ACN West Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
  • WellCare ACN West Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: 1984 Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Maternal and Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research

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