Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS -- Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service

Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon

Titles

William G. Cahan Chair in Surgery

Clinical Expertise

Breast Reconstruction with Implants, Autologous Rissue, TRAM, DIEP, SGAP, and Perforator Flaps; Reconstruction of the Mandible, Midface, Maxilla, Vagina, Head & Neck Cancers, and Moh's Surgical Defects; Cosmetic Breast, Facial, and Body Contouring Surgery

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Accepted Insurance Providers

Dr. Cordeiro accepts the following list of insurance providers. Select your insurance provider to see more details.

Aetna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (City of NY retirees only, starting 9/1/23)

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Blue Cross Blue Shield New York

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO PPO, POS

Blue Cross Health Plus

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Carrum Health

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

Cigna

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Emblem Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Empire Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO, DSN

Empire Essential

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Empire Plan / NYSHIP (Blue Cross/UnitedHealthcare split plan)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Fidelis

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, EPO

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

First Health

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

Healthfirst

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO

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

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

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

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): EPO

Horizon Medicare Advantage

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Magnacare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

Payor Type: Medicaid/Managed Medicaid
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): Supplemental

MVP

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

Payor Type: Other
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

Payor Type: Medicare/Medicare Advantage
In Network Coverage Type(s): TBD

Oscar

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): HMO/EPO

Oxford

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): State Government

Qualcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, HMO

UMR

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS

United Healthcare

Payor Type: Commercial
In Network Coverage Type(s): PPO, POS, HMO

Contact and Location

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About Me

Education

MD, Harvard Medical School

Residencies

General Surgery - Harvard Medical School/New England Deaconess Hospital; Plastic Surgery - New York University Medical Center

Fellowships

Microsurgery - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Craniofacial Surgery - University of Miami School of Medicine

Board Certifications

Surgery; Plastic Surgery

Dr. Cordeiro is a leader in the area of oncologic reconstructive surgery at a national and international level. He served as Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering for 15 years. During this time he oversaw the clinical and research activities of the service as well as the fellowship training program in breast reconstruction and microsurgery.

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 Within the field of plastic surgery Dr. Cordeiro has made some major intellectual and practical surgical advances. His particular areas of focus include breast reconstruction, microsurgery, and reconstruction in the head and neck. Drawing on a large experience in free tissue transfers for oncologic reconstruction, he has developed new applications for free flaps to establish state-of-the-art approaches to complex reconstructive problems. Areas of innovation include reconstruction of the mandible, maxilla, mid face, pharynx, vagina, and breast. In addition to routine approaches to breast reconstruction, Dr. Cordeiro is currently developing newer techniques and approaches to reconstruction for patients who have been previously radiated or who may require future radiation using implants as well as the patient’s own tissues.

Dr. Cordeiro has lectured extensively throughout the United States and the world and has authored more than 300 scientific papers and book chapters. He is on the editorial boards of three major plastic and reconstructive surgery journals.

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2003-2020)

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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.

You may be able to participate in a clinical trial even if you are new to MSK. Search our online directory to find trial information and see more about who can participate.

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Research and Publications

Selected Book Chapters

“Reconstruction of acquired vaginal defects.” Cordeiro PG, Pusic A. In: Plastic Surgery. 2nd ed. Mathes SJ, ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2005.

“Reconstruction of maxillectomy defects and defects of the skull base.” Cordeiro PG. In: Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. 6th ed. Thorne CH, ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.

“General principles of reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer.” Cordeiro PG. In: Head and Neck Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1998; 197-216.

“Mandibular reconstruction.” Cordeiro PG, Santamaria E, Disa JJ. In: ACS Atlas of Cancer of the Head and Neck. Shah JP, ed. Hamilton, Ontario: BC Decker; 2001: 358-375.

“The cheek, malar area, and maxilla.” Cordeiro PG, Santamaria E. In: Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery. McCarthy JG, Galiano R, Boutros S, ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2006: 124-126.

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“Implant-based reconstruction.” Cordeiro PG, McCarthy C. In: Kuerer’s Breast Surgical Oncology. Kuerer HM. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2010: 827-834.

“Atlas of Mandibular and Maxillary Reconstruction with the Fibula flap.” De Santis G, Cordeiro PG, and Chiarini L. Springer International Publishing; 2019. 

Breast Cancer. Cordeiro PG, Balch CM, Shao Z. AME Publishing Company; 2017.

 

Selected Publications

Cordeiro PG.  Breast reconstruction after surgery for breast cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 2008.

Cordeiro PG, Chen CM.  A 15-year review of midface reconstruction after total and subtotal maxillectomy: Part I. Algorithm and outcomes.  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  2012, Jan.

Cordeiro PG, Albornoz CR, McCormick B, Hudis CA, Hu Q, Heerdt A, Matros E.  What is the optimum timing of postmastectomy radiotherapy in two-stage prosthetic reconstruction: Radiation to the tissue expander or permanent implant. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  2015, Jun.

Cordeiro PG, Jazayeri L.  Two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction: An evolution of the conceptual and technical approach over a two-decade periodPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  2016, Jul.

Cordeiro PG, Henderson PW, Matros E.  A 20-year experience with 202 segmental mandibulectomy defects: A defect classification system, algorithm for flap selection, and surgical outcomesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2018, Apr.

Cordeiro PG, Ghione P, Ni A, Hu Q, Ganesan N, Galasso N, Dogan A, Horwitz SM.  Risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) in a cohort of 3546 women prospectively followed long term after reconstruction with textured breast implantsJournal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.  2020, May.

 

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Cordeiro’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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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.

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Peter G. Cordeiro discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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