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Memorial Sloan Kettering anesthesiologist Aymar Borel Soh Fotso

Aymar Borel Soh Fotso, MD

Anesthesiologist

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia Care
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist
Get To Know Me

When I was a child, I had multiple surgeries and related complications that led me to require months of inpatient and outpatient care. My emergency room visits introduced me to the world of medicine. The blood pressure cuffs, electrocardiogram, and other monitoring tools that I encountered there were very intriguing to me at the time, and these early experiences in my youth led me to become a doctor.

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I am an anesthesiologist on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine team, and I chose to go into anesthesiology because it is a fascinating field. It requires the provider to have an in-depth knowledge of how the human body operates and how medications, diseases, and surgical procedures can affect the way it normally operates.

Because of the nature of the healthcare system, the anesthesiologist and the patient don’t have a lot of time to interact before the operating room. I understand the uncertainty and feelings of anxiety that a patient and their loved ones may experience the morning of surgery — I experienced it myself. In order to find and implement solutions that work best for the patients, such as pre-anesthesia testing, medical evaluation from specialists, and pain control during and after surgery, my research analyzes the way we provide anesthesia. I am also interested in studying methods to improve communication between the anesthesiologist and the patient to make the limited amount of time we interact more meaningful.

Patients and their families are on a journey to healing. Treating the disease is good, but I believe that recognizing the humanity involved in this process and treating the patient as a whole is much better.

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.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia Care
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School Of Medicine

Residencies

  • Anesthesiology - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Fellowships

  • Onco-Anesthesia - Perioperative Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Insurance Information

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Aetna

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS, Transplant

Aetna Medicare Advantage (MTA and NYC retirees only)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Anthem BCBS and other BCBS licensee plans

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

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Anthem BCBS Health Plus

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO, DSN

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

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Blue Cross Blue Shield states outside of NY/NJ

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO PPO, POS

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Carrum Health

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

Cigna

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Connecticare

In Network Coverage Type
POS, EPO, HMO

Emblem

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Emblem to learn more.

Emblem Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Empire Essential

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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Fidelis

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, EPO

Offers a qualified health plan from the Health Insurance Marketplace. Call Fidelis to learn more.

Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Fidelis Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

First Health

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

Healthfirst

In Network Coverage Type
EPO, HMO, PPO, POS

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Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
HMO, PPO

Healthsmart

In Network Coverage Type
PPO EPO

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

In Network Coverage Type
HMO

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (PPO)

In Network Coverage Type
PPO

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

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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

In Network Coverage Type
EPO

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

Husky CT Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Magnacare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO

Straight NJ Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Straight NY Medicaid

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

In Network Coverage Type
Federal Government

Multiplan/Beech Street/PHCS

In Network Coverage Type
Supplemental

MVP

In Network Coverage Type
PPO/OAP

Non-Participating Plans with Out of Network Benefits

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, EPO, HMO

NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

In Network Coverage Type
TBD

Oscar

In Network Coverage Type
HMO/EPO

Oxford

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

In Network Coverage Type
State Government

Qualcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, HMO

UMR

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS

United Healthcare

In Network Coverage Type
PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Soh Fotso sees patients at two locations.

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Location
New York, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065
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Josie Robertson Surgery Center
1133 York Avenue New York NY 10065
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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.

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.

Aymar Borel Soh Fotso discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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