About Me
As a member of Ƶ’s Pediatric Congenital Heart Program at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital—34th Street, I assess heart murmurs and symptoms that may be related to the heart. I also diagnose and manage heart conditions in infants, including infants not yet born; children; and adolescents. One of my areas of expertise is echocardiography, which is ultrasound imaging of the heart.
My interest in pediatric cardiology began when I was a teen. I was born with a congenital heart defect and still vividly remember not only undergoing testing as a child, but also befriending the other children when I was hospitalized. In college, I had the opportunity to work with three incredible pediatric cardiologists. Deeply devoted to their patients, they performed research to better understand how the young heart works and how to manage congenital heart defects. My decision to become a pediatric cardiologist was shaped by these life experiences.
Combining patient care with teaching and research helps me to be the best doctor I can be. I am continually learning about conditions that affect the heart. My research lab focuses on cellular biology, especially as it relates to Barth syndrome, a rare disease that can affect the heart as well as other muscles, the white blood cells, and early growth in childhood. I have been honored by the American Heart Association as a “Rock Star of Research” and named in Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” series for the New York metro area.
It has been my privilege to work with a superb team at Ƶ for more than 25 years. We are dedicated to providing patients with the individualized care we would want for our own families. Our outcomes are among the best in the country.
I share the joys and the challenges of my patients’ journeys as they “graduate” from my practice. What I want most for my patients is for them to grow up as typically as possible.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal heart rhythms
- adult congenital heart disease
- anomalous pulmonary vein
- aortic disease
- aortic valve disease
- aortic valve insufficiency
- aortic valve stenosis
- aortopulmonary window
- atrial septal defect
- atrioventricular septal defect
- bradycardia
- chest pain
- coarctation
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- congenital heart disease
- congestive heart failure
- cor triatriatum
- coronary artery anomaly
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- double outlet right ventricle
- ebstein's anomaly
- fainting
- heart murmur
- heart muscle disease
- heart throbbing
- heart tumor
- heart valve disease
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- inflammation of the heart valve
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- ischemic cardiomyopathy
- kawasaki disease
- marfan syndrome
- mitral valve disease
- mitral valve prolapse
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericardial disease
- pulmonary atresia
- pulmonary stenosis
- pulmonary valve regurgitation
- pulmonary vein stenosis
- rapid heartbeat
- rheumatic heart disease
- single ventricle
- tetralogy of fallot
- transposition of great vessels
- tricuspid atresia
- truncus arteriosus
- ventricular septal defect
Treatments
- fetal echocardiography
- heart imaging
- heart ultrasound
Learn more about conditions we treat at Ƶ:
Arrhythmias in Children , Congenital Heart Defects in Children , Bradycardia , Tetralogy of Fallot in ChildrenCredentials
Positions
- Professor,
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), 1996
- American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics, 1993
Education and Training
- Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Pediatric Cardiology, 1996
- Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, 1993
- MD from University Of Pennsylvania, 1990
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Insurance Plans Accepted
This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Amida Care
- Amida Care Medicaid
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Ƶ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Ƶ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
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- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
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- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Elderplan
- Elderplan
- Elderplan FIDA
- Elderplan Medicare Advantage Plan
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
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- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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Fidelis Care
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
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- Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
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- HIP Medicare Supplement
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- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
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- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
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- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
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- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
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- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
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- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Hotel Trades Council
- Hotel Trades Council
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New Jersey - Molina
- Medicaid NJ/Molina
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Metroplus
- Metroplus Bronze Plus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Child Health Plus
- Metroplus Essential Plan 1 and 2
- Metroplus Essential Plan 3 and 4
- Metroplus Gold
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- Metroplus Goldcare
- Metroplus Medicaid Managed Care
- Metroplus Medicare
- Metroplus Medplus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Platinum Plus Plan Exchange
- Metroplus Silver Plus Plan Exchange
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- AARP Medicare Complete Mosaic
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
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- United Healthcare EPO
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- United Healthcare HMO
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- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
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- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Colin K. Phoon, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
Fink Children's Ambulatory Care Center
150 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016
NYU Pediatric Cardiology-CHC
424 East 34th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Research My Research
Interests
cardiovascular system, heart development, Barth syndrome, pediatric and fetal echocardiography, cardiology, congenital heart defects, pediatric cardiology
Research Summary
My current primary focus is the biology of cardiolipin, the "signature" phospholipid found in mitochondria and critical for mitochondrial functions such as energy generation. I am especially interested in the role of cardiolipin and mitochondria in the heart and during development. As part of this research, we study the pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie Barth syndrome, a rare mitochondrial disorder caused by variants in the gene TAFAZZIN. We have more recently begun to investigate additional gene defects in the cardiolipin biosynthetic pathway, including cardiolipin synthase (CRLS1).
Additional research interests include pediatric and congenital heart disease, autoimmune antibodies in the pathogenesis and clinical evolution of congenital heart block, and high-frequency ultrasound imaging of small animal models of human disease. I have had very fruitful collaborations with many other researchers to study diverse scientific and clinical questions. A common theme to my major research interests is cardiac development and how abnormal developmental trajectories lead to fetal and pediatric heart disease.
Research Interests Timeline
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Surveillance and Treatment to Prevent Fetal Atrioventricular Block Likely to Occur Quickly
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Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery (AAOCA): Establishing a Multi-Institutional Registry
Publications
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Phoon, Colin K L; Aristizábal, Orlando; Farhoud, Mohammed; Turnbull, Daniel H; Wadghiri, Youssef Z
Current protocols. 2024 Sep ; 4(9):e1116
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Sachan, Nalani; Phoon, Colin K L; Bu, Lei; Zilberberg, Lior; Ahamed, Jasimuddin; Rifkin, Daniel B
Matrix biology plus. 2024 Jun ; 22:100149
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Buyon, Jill P; Masson, Mala; Izmirly, Caroline G; Phoon, Colin; Acherman, Ruben; Sinkovskaya, Elena; Abuhamad, Alfred; Makhoul, Majd; Satou, Gary; Hogan, Whitnee; Pinto, Nelangi; Moon-Grady, Anita; Howley, Lisa; Donofrio, Mary; Krishnan, Anita; Ahmadzia, Homa; Levasseur, Stephanie; Paul, Erin; Owens, Sonal; Cumbermack, Kristopher; Matta, Jyothi; Joffe, Gary; Lindblade, Christopher; Haxel, Caitlin; Kohari, Katherine; Copel, Joshua; Strainic, James; Doan, Tam; Bermudez-Wagner, Karla; Holloman, Conisha; Sheth, Shreya S; Killen, Stacy; Tacy, Theresa; Kaplinski, Michelle; Hornberger, Lisa; Carlucci, Philip M; Izmirly, Peter; Fraser, Nicola; Clancy, Robert M; Cuneo, Bettina F
Arthritis & rheumatology. 2024 Mar ; 76(3):411-420