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Lawrence R Blum, MD
Ophthalmology (Eye)
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About Me
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
About Me
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
About Me
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Education
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Residency, Ophthalmology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Ophthalmology
Locations
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- Physician Office119-40 Metropolitan Ave., Kew Gardens, NY, 11415
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- Physician Office572 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10021
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Blum during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Equity (Stock or stock options valued at greater than 5% ownership of a publicly traded company or equity of any value in a privately held company)
- RASCD
Other activities: Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- RASCD
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.