Jennifer Gonik Chester, M.D.

Allergy and Immunology
Internal Medicine
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Overview

Dr. Jennifer Chester is a board-certified Allergist/Immunologist and member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC. Dr. Chester earned her MD at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. She completed clinical fellowship training in Allergy and Immunology at Columbia University Medical Center. She has particular interest and research experience in drug and chemotherapy allergy, as well as immune dysregulation disorders and secondary immunodeficiency.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Inpatient Practice

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Languages

  • English

Gender

  • Female

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Location(s)

622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

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

Aetna - NYP

  • EPO/POS

Affinity Health Plan

  • Essential Plan
  • Medicaid Managed Care

Amida Care

  • Special Needs

Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • Blue Access
  • Blue Connection
  • EPO
  • Mediblue (Senior)
  • PPO

Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus

  • CHP

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

  • Blue Access
  • Blue Connection
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • Mediblue (Senior)
  • 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

GHI

  • CBP

Healthfirst

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

Local 1199

  • Local 1199
  • NYP Employee Plan

MagnaCare (National)

  • MagnaCare

Medicare

  • Railroad
  • Traditional Medicare

Multiplan

  • Multiplan

MVP Health Care

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

Oxford Health Plans

  • Freedom
  • Liberty

RiverSpring

  • Special Needs

United Healthcare

  • Community Plan

UnitedHealthcare

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

VNSNY CHOICE

  • HMO
  • Medicare Managed Care
  • SelectHealth
  • Special Needs

WellCare

  • Medicaid Managed Care
  • Medicare Managed Care

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

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

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Research