Overview
Dr. Nicholas Blair is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. His clinical and research interests focus on the intersection of substance use and infectious diseases, particularly invasive bacterial infections, hepatitis C, and HIV. He has a particular interest in low-barrier care models that simultaneously address both substance use and infectious diseases.
Dr. Blair provides care at the Comprehensive Health Program, where he offers HIV primary care and general infectious disease services. He is also a provider at the TRANSiT clinic at New York-Presbyterian, a low-barrier clinic specializing in the treatment of substance use disorders. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
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
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
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
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Residency: Internal Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Fellowship: Infectious Disease, NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine