- Colorectal Surgery
- Cancer Services
- Surgical Oncology
Locations
Berkeley Heights Colorectal Surgery
1 Diamond Hill Road
Bensley Pavilion, 4th floor
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
United States
Accepted Insurances
Always check with your health insurance carrier before scheduling any type of service. You can learn the details of your individual health insurance plan, including the amount of your copay, deductible, and coinsurance by visiting your health insurance company's website or by calling their customer service department. Click here to review our list of accepted insurance plans.
- Aetna Medicare PrimeAetna Signature Administrators
- HMO
- Meritain
- Open Access
- POS
- AHS - SMG is Tier 1
- APCN - Aetna Premier Choice Network
- Axcel Choice POS II
- Axcel Open Access
- Choice POS II
- EPO Select
- HNO - Health Network Option
- Liberty - SMG is Tier 1
- Medicare Advantage - HMO, PPO
- Choice
- PPO
- Signature PPO
- Assure Premier Plus
- EPO
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- Open Access
- Open Access Plus
- Local Value
- Tiered Advantage
- Advantage
- HMO Plus
- POS Plus
- Regional Preferred
- Horizon BCBS NJ
- Empire/Anthem BCBS PPO
- Federal Program
- Medicare Advantage
- Out-of-State BCBS PPO Blue Card
- PPO
- HMO
- Open Access
- Cigna Health Plan (CHP)
- Choice Fund
- Indemnity
- International
- Open Access Plus
- All Plans
- All Plans with First Health Logo
- PPO
- Traditional Medicare
- Railroad Medicare
- Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Medicare Advantage PPO
- All plans PPO
- Multiplan/PHCS logo on card - PPO
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Medicare Advantage
- Qualcare logo on card
- OSCAR NJ Individual and Family Plan
- OSCAR NJ PPO Plan
- Qualcare logo on card
- PPO
- EPO
- Community Care Network
- Emblem Health (with Qualcare logo)
- HIP Prime (with Qualcare logo)
- Traditional Plan
- AARP Medicare Complete - HMO, PPOChoice
- Choice Plus
- HMO
- Navigate - EPO, HMO, POS
- NY SHIP
- PPO
Training and Education
Medical School
- Summa Cum Laude, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate
- Magna Cum Laude, Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Residency
- Chief Resident, General Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship
- Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Weston, FL
About Me
An associate physician with Summit Health General Surgery, Farshad Abir, MD, also is Attending Physician at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey. His expertise is colorectal surgery. Before joining Summit Health, Dr. Abir was Associate Physician with Piedmont Colorectal Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. He has delivered local, national, and international invited presentations primarily devoted to endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical techniques. He is the author or coauthor of articles and abstracts, which are published in prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Surgical Oncology, American Journal of Surgery, and Archives of Surgery. Dr. Abir is the recipient of more than 13 honors and awards, including the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Award and Clarence Dennis Award for outstanding Clinical Performance in Surgery. He has been featured in New Jersey Monthly "Top Doctors" listings.
Hospital Affiliations
- Overlook Medical Center
