Katherine Szema, MD
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Katherine Szema, MD

About Katherine Szema, MD

Katherine F. Szema, MD is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Szema received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her doctorate of medicine from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center where she received concurrent training in Pediatric Pulmonology. Prior to joining ENT and Allergy Associates, Dr. Szema was Chief of Pediatric Ambulatory Care and Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, NY and practiced adult and pediatric Allergy and Immunology and general Pediatrics. She has an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics of Weill Cornell Medical College and has received multiple honors in recognition of her work related to clinical care, research, and teaching. Dr. Szema treats both adult and pediatric patients for a wide variety of allergic and immunologic conditions including allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, sinusitis, atopic dermatitis, drug and food allergies, and urticaria. She is a board-certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) and her areas of expertise include management of adult and pediatric patients with seasonal and perennial allergies and persistent asthma. She speaks Spanish and Mandarin.

Insurances Accepted AARP MedicareComplete, Aetna, Aetna HMO, Aetna Medicare, Aetna Open Choice Access EPO, Aetna PPO, Amerihealth (NJ), AmeriHealth Value Plan (NJ), BC/BS Empire HMO, BC/BS Empire NY, Centivo, Cigna, Cigna HMO, PPO, POS, Cigna Medicare, Cigna Open Access Plus, Connecticare, EmblemHealth GHI, Empire BCBS POS, EPO, Indemnity, Empire BCBS PPO, Empire Plan (UHC), HealthSmart WTC, HIP (NY), HIP ID (NY), HIP Montefiore CMO (NY), HIP Montefiore CMO ID (NY), HIP Mt. Sinai IPA (NY), HIP Mt. Sinai IPA ID (NY), Horizon Advantage (NJ), Horizon BC/BS Medicare Choice (NJ), Horizon BC/BS NJ HMO (NJ), Horizon BC/BS NJ PPO/EPO (NJ), Horizon BC/BS of NJ POS (NJ), Horizon NJ BCBS (NJ), Horizon NJ BCBS Blue Card (NJ), Horizon NJ Federal Employee Program (NJ), Horizon Omnia Tier 1 (NJ), Local 1199, Magnacare, Medicare, Multiplan/PHCS, OSCAR (NY), Oxford Freedom, Partners Direct Health, Qualcare (NJ Only) (NJ), Railroad Medicare, Railroad Medicare NJ, SELF / PATIENT PAY TIME OF SERVICE, Tricare, Tricare HMO, Tricare PPO, UHC Oxf Liberty, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Commercial (HMO,PPO,POS), UnitedHealthcare Medicare, US Family Health, WTC Health For Heroes
Affiliations Monmouth Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center (Meridian)
Education
Medical School
  • Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Internship
  • Pediatrics, New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center
Residency
  • Pediatrics, New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship
  • Allergy and Immunology, New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center
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