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Joseph N. Contessa, MD, PhD

Radiation Oncology

  • Offers Telehealth
Affiliated With: Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine

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Online scheduling is not available at this time. Please call us at (203) 200-2000 to schedule your appointment.

Locations

Smilow Cancer Hospital New Haven, CT 06519
Yale Therapeutic Radiology New Haven, CT 06510

Biography - Joseph N. Contessa, MD, PhD

Joseph N. Contessa, MD, PhD, a radiation oncologist, is the director of Yale Medicine’s Central Nervous System Radiotherapy Program. He specializes in treating patients with primary tumors of the brain, head and neck, and at the base of the skull.

“Due to Yale's large referral base, I frequently see relatively rare tumors,” he says, including low-grade and malignant gliomas, ependymomas, high-grade meningiomas, hemangiopericytomas, paragangliomas, and schwannomas. His expertise in treating uncommon cancers benefits patients diagnosed with these tumor types. “I look forward to helping patients have the best possible outcome when they are faced with a challenging diagnosis,” he says.

Dr. Contessa is also an associate professor of therapeutic radiology and of pharmacology at Yale School of Medicine where he is part of a team of physicians and scientists who are actively researching the cellular mechanisms that tumors use to evade or “outsmart” standard cancer therapies in hopes of identifying new approaches that improve treatment.

“We are all working together to increase our knowledge, improve our care and beat cancer,” Dr. Contessa says.

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Overview

Gender

Male

Specialty

Radiation Oncology

Conditions & Treatments

Brain Cancer, Brain Metastasis, Head & Neck Cancers

Language(s)

English

Education & Training

Education

The Medical College of Virginia

Internship

University of Michigan Medical Center

Residency

University of Michigan Medical Center

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YES! This insurance is accepted.

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Accepted Insurance

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  • AETNA
  • ANTHEM BC/BS
  • CIGNA GATEKEEPER PRO
  • CIGNA HEALTHCARE
  • COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK
  • COMPWORKS
  • CONNECTICARE
  • CONSUMER HEALTH NETWORK
  • CORVEL
  • FIRST HEALTH NETWORK
  • FOCUS HEALTHCARE
  • GREAT WEST
  • HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT
  • HUMANA
  • HUSKY
  • MANAGED COMP
  • MEDICAID
  • MEDICARE
  • MULTIPLAN
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
  • PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS
  • PRIME HEALTH SERVICES
  • PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (PHCS)
  • TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL
  • TRICARE/CHAMPUS
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • WELLCARE

Insurance coverage regularly changes, please contact the doctor’s office directly to verify that your specific insurance plan is accepted.

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35 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519

Phone: (203) 200-2000
Fax: (203) 785-4622

20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 200-2100
Fax: (203) 785-4622

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