Elizabeth Rieth, MD, FASA

Anesthesiologist

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

Adult and Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
Perioperative Lactation

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About Me

What I Do at MSK

Associate Attending Anesthesiologist

Get To Know Me

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. My areas of expertise include providing anesthesia care to people with head and neck cancers. As a member of our Lactation Task Force, I also support women who are breastfeeding around the time of surgery or a procedure.

My Role at MSK

An anesthesiologist (a-nes-THEE-zee-AH-loh-jist) is a doctor with special training in medication to make you sleep during your surgery or procedure. They monitor your vital signs while you’re asleep.

My Specialties

Adult and Pediatric Anesthesia
Anesthesia for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
Perioperative Lactation
Perioperative Cancer Care

Education

MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Residencies

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Board Certifications

Anesthesiology

Insurance Information

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Aetna

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Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA retirees only)

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Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

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Carrum Health

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Cigna

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Connecticare

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Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

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Fidelis

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Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

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Fidelis Medicare Advantage

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First Health

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Healthfirst

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Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

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Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier I (EPO)

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey Omnia Tier II (EPO)

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

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Husky CT Medicaid

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Magnacare

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Straight NJ Medicaid

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Straight NY Medicaid

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Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

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Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

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MVP

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Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

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NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

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Oscar

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Oxford

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World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

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Qualcare

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Tricare

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UMR

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United Healthcare

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Contact and Location

Dr. Rieth sees patients at one location.

Office Phone

212-639-6840

Location

New York, NY

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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

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Research and Publications

Enhanced Recovery Programs in an Ambulatory Surgical Oncology Center. Afonso A, McCormick P, Assel M, Rieth E, Barnett K, Tokita H, Masson G, Laudone V, Simon B, Twersky R. Anesthesia & Analgesia. December 2021; 133(6):1391-1401.

COVID-19 in the cancer patient. Yeoh CB, Lee KJ, Rieth EF, Mapes R, Tchoudovskaia AV, Fischer GW, Tollinche LE. Anesthesia & Analgesia: April 15, 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print.

Impact of intraoperative remifentanil on postoperative pain and opioid use in thyroid surgery. Wu JX, Assel M, Vickers A, Afonso AM, Twersky RS, Simon BA, Cohen MA, Rieth EF, Cracchiolo JR. Journal of surgical oncology 2019; 120: 1456-61.

Organization of Multidisciplinary Cancer Care for the Surgical Patient: Role of Anesthesiologists. Rieth EF, Fischer GW, Afonso AM. Curr Anesthesiol Rep. 2018 Dec;8(4):368-374. doi: 10.1007/s40140-018-0291-4. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

Perioperative Care of the Breastfeeding Patient. Simon JA, Carabetta M, Rieth EF, Barnett KM. AORN J. 2018 Apr;107(4):465-474.

Implementation and Organization of a Perioperative Lactation Program: A Descriptive Study. Rieth EF, Barnett KM, Simon JA. Breastfeed Med. 2017 Dec 22. Epub ahead of print.

Bilateral Otorrhagia after Robotically Assisted Gynecologic Surgery in the Setting of a Reduced Trendelenburg Position and Low-Pressure Pneumoperitoneum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Aloisi, A, Pesce JE, Paraghamian SE, Chi DS, Rieth EF. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2017 Apr. Epub ahead of print.

Comparison of two 3.5 inch hustead needles. Gadalla F, Rieth EF, Abramovitz SE. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2007 Nov-Dec;32(6):540-1.

Caudal anesthesia in pediatric cardiac surgery: does it affect outcome? Leyvi G, Taylor DG, Reith E, Stock A, Crooke G, Wasnick JD. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Dec;19(6):734-8.

Utility of ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation in pediatric surgical patients: a clinical series. Leyvi G, Taylor DG, Reith E, Wasnick JD. Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Nov;15(11):953-8.

Multiple signaling pathways converge on the Cbfa1/Runx2 transcription factor to regulate osteoblast differentiation. Franceschi RT, Xiao G, Jiang D, Gopalakrishnan R, Yang S, Reith E. Connect Tissue Res. 2003;44 Suppl 1:109-16. Review.

Bone morphogenetic proteins, extracellular matrix, and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways are required for osteoblast-specific gene expression and differentiation in MC3T3-E1 cells. Xiao G, Gopalakrishnan R, Jiang D, Reith E, Benson MD, Franceschi RT. J Bone Miner Res. 2002 Jan;17(1):101-10.

Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Elizabeth Rieth discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

Centurion Anesthesia
Professional Services and Activities

Medical Anesthesia, PLLC
Professional Services and Activities

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