Justin Garrett Aaron, MD

Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
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Overview

Dr. Justin Aaron completed both his internal medicine and infectious diseases training at Columbia University Medical Center before joining the faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Aaron specializes in the treatment and prevention of infectious complications in immunocompromised patients, in particular solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients, as well as patients with hematological malignancies. He sees patients across both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • HIV Infection
  • Infections In Immunocompromised Patients
  • Transplant
  • Transplanted Organ and Tissue Infection
  • Transplant Related Infections

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

Gender

  • Male

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Location(s)

180 Fort Washington Avenue
Suite 2-242
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

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

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

AgeWell

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Special Needs

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Cigna

  • EPO
  • Great West (National)
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • POS
  • PPO

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

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Fidelis Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Healthfirst

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Leaf (Exchange)
  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

Local 1199

  • Local 1199

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

  • Child/Family Health Plus
  • Essential Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

UnitedHealthcare

  • Compass (Exchange)
  • Empire Plan
  • HMO
  • Medicaid (Community Plan)
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • POS
  • PPO

VNSNY CHOICE

  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine

Research

Selected Publications

Zucker J, Aaron JG, Feller DJ, Slowikowski J, Evans H, Scherer ML, Yin MT, Gordon P. "Development and Validation of an Electronic Medical Record-Based Algorithm to Identify Patient Milestones in the Hepatitis C Virus Care Cascade". Open Forum Infect Dis 2018; 5(7).

Aaron JG, Sobieszczyk ME, Weiner SD, Whittier S, Lowy FD. Lactobacillus rhamnosus Endocarditis Following Upper Endoscopy. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017; 4(2).

Aaron JG, Kubin CJ, Tsapepas D, Chiles MC, Dube G, Mohan S, Pereira MR. Association of Bacteriuria by Time and Organism Following Kidney Transplantation with Allograft Survival and Rejection. IDWeek, October 2017, San Diego, CA.

Zucker J, Aaron JG, Evans H, Gordon P, Yin MT. Development of an EMR Based Algorithm to Place Patients in the HCV Care Cascade. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), February 2017.

Aaron JG, Kubin CJ, Tsapepas D, Chiles MC, Dube G, Mohan S, Pereira MR. Impact of a Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Change on the Epidemiology of Urine Isolates in Kidney Transplant Recipients. IDWeek, October 2016, New Orleans, LA.

Aaron JG, Pereira MR. Utilization of an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Increased Compliance for Latent Tuberculosis Screening Among Liver Transplant Candidates. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) 2014, Transplant Infectious Diseases Poster Walk, September 2014, Washington, DC.

De Vos G, Milush JM, Aaron J, Pichardo Y, York VA, Nazari R, Rosenstreich D, Nixon DF, Wiznia A. Peripheral CD8+ T-Cell Levels are Decreased in Atopic Wheezing Children Aged Less than 4 years. Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology. 2012; 22(6): 442-444.