Dr. Myron D. Goldberg, MD

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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Myron D. Goldberg, who serves patients in New York, New York. 

Dr. Goldberg is one of New York’s leading gastroenterologists. With more than thirty years of practice in the Tri-State Area, he provides privacy, professionalism, state-of-the-art facilities, and an exemplary safety record for every patient he sees. 

In addition to serving in private practice, he is currently a senior attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital, where he served as the Associate Chief of Gastroenterology for over ten years. He served many years as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center but he now maintains affiliations with Lenox Hill Hospital and Mt. Sinai Hospitals in New York

The doctor is board certified in both gastroenterology and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, which is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Goldberg received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He completed post-graduate residencies in internal medicine at the Montefiore Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital. He then served two years voluntary active duty in the USAF Medical Corp. After his honorable discharge, he completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital in NY.

As one of the top providers of endoscopies and colonoscopies in New York, Dr. Goldberg is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), and a Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF).

In addition he is a Fellow of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE), which is the leading  national gastrointestinal endoscopy society.

Dr. Goldberg is a founding member of Westside GI, an ambulatory surgical  endoscopy center that was one of the first 200 endoscopy units to be granted this prestigious recognition award in 2009 for “Promoting Quality in Endoscopy.” West Side GI has continuously maintained this designation.  

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.

The author of  “The Inside Tract: The Complete Guide to Digestive Disorders”, Dr. Goldberg has written and published many articles that have appeared in prestigious gastroenterology journals.   He has also accrued several accolades throughout the course of his impressive career, including the Physicians Recognition Award with Commendation from the American Medical Association.

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