Overview of Dr. Rucinski

Dr. James Rucinski is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School and has been in practice 38 years. Dr. Rucinski accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 59 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and one of 315 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in General Surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1987 - 1992

• University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago/Michael Reese HospitalResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1980 - 1981

• University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980

• University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• President Elect New York Surgical Society, 2020-2021
• Fellow (FACS), President of Brooklyn & Long Island Chapter (2011-2013) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• 5 citations

  Defining the need for faculty development in assessment

  Susan Steinemann, James R. Korndorffer, Daniel L. Dent, James Rucinski, Rachel Williams Newman, Patrice Gabler Blair, Linda K. Lupi, Ajit K. Sachdeva> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2021 Jun 24
• 1 citations

  Investigational study of the clinical characteristics of confirmed COVID-19 cases

  Sharon Desales Baoas, James Rucinski, Michael E. Zenilman> ;Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2021 Jun 21
• 5 citations

  General Surgery Residents’ Perception of Feedback: We Can Do Better

  Aakanksha Gupta, Anthony C. Watkins, Christopher Foglia, James Rucinski, Robert J. Winchell, Philip S. Barie, Mayur Narayan> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2020 May 1
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  Empire BCBS HMO
  Empire BCBS PPO
  GHI PPO
  Great West PPO
  

  Healthfirst New York
  HIP of New York - Select PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  MagnaCare PPO
  MVP Healthcare PPO
  Oxford Health Freedom
  Oxford Health Liberty
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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