Dr. Richard L Friedman, MD



General Surgery   -  New York,  New York

 Overview

Dr. Richard L Friedman, MD works in New York, New York is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Beth Israel Med Center in 1991. Dr. Friedman is affiliated with Beth Israel Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center - Kings Highway Division, Lenox Hill Hospital and practicing for 33 years

 Specialties

  • General Surgery

 Conditions

• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Excision or Destruction of Tongue Lesion
• Exercise Management
  ...
• Fear of Getting Married
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Infections
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
• Warts
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 Procedures

• Abdominal Pain
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anorectal Abscess
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Appendicitis
• Atelectasis
• Bile Duct Cancer
• Biliary Atresia
• Breast Cancer
  ...
• Breast Reconstruction
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Colectomy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Empyema
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Cancer
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hemorrhoids
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Incisional Hernia
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Lipomas
• Lung Cancer
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant and Whipple Procedure)
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
• Pleural Effusion
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Secondary Malignancies
• Small Intestine Cancer
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Thoracentesis
• Tracheal Surgery
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Umbilical Hernia
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Varicose Veins
• Ventral Hernia
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 33

 State License

  • New York

 Spoken Languages

  • Hebrew
  • Spanish
  • Ukrainian
  • Yiddish

 Education & Training

Internship Hospital

Beth Israel Med Center

New York, NY, USA

Year completed: 1991

Fellowship Hospital

Cedars Sinai Med Center

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Year completed: 1996

Medical School

Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine Science/The Chicago Medical School

North Chicago, IL, United States

Graduated: 1990

 Awards

1   ACS
2   AMA
3   NY St MS
4   NYCMS
5   NYSS
6   SAGES
7   SSAT

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Park Avenue Surgical Associates
1175 Parks Avenue Suite 1C
New York (NY)
New York
10128
 Phone:(212) 369-2222
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    15 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    Yes

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Park Avenue Surgical Associates, 1175 Parks Avenue Suite 1C, New York, New York (NY), 10128




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • ABCD HMO
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP)
  • Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) HMO
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • HealthFirst
  • MagnaCare
  • MagnaCare PPO

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 Affiliated Hospitals





Beth Israel Medical Center

1st Avenue At 16th Street New York NY, New York, 10003

Beth Israel Medical Center, one of New York City's premier hospitals, serves as the Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Beth Israel serves the diverse populations of New York, with three major divisions located throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn:• Petrie Campus – First ...


 (212) 420-2000


Beth Israel Medical Center - Kings Highway Division photo


Beth Israel Medical Center - Kings Highway Division

3201 Kings Highway New York NY, Brooklyn, 11234

Beth Israel Medical Center - Kings Highway Division is a hospital located in Brooklyn, NY. This hospital reports jointly with Beth Israel Medical Center. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis c...



Lenox Hill Hospital photo


Lenox Hill Hospital

100 East 77th Street New York NY, New York, 10075

Lenox Hill Hospital is a hospital located in New York, NY. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 4 of 16 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 13 of 16 procedures.



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