Luz A. Matiz-Zanoni, MD
Overview
Dr. Adriana Matiz is a Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center. She is also the medical director of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Center for Community Health Navigation, where she oversees the clinical integration and model development of the Patient Navigator and Community Health Worker programs across the healthcare system. Dr. Matiz has served as the medical director of WIN for Asthma, a nationally recognized program to strengthen community-wide asthma management for children in northern Manhattan; the program later expanded the community health worker model to include adult patients with diabetes. She has created an asthma medical home model for children, pediatric care management model, and a model of care for children with special health care needs in primary care practices to improve care and reduce preventable healthcare utilization. Her passion is to decrease health disparities and to expand the delivery of culturally competent care.
Dr. Matiz is a native of Colombia, raised in NYC and a graduate of NYU College of Arts and Science and the School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric training and subsequent Chief Residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and resides with her family in the Bronx.
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Medical Director - NYP Center for Community Health Navigation
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
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Phone Appointments
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Insurance Accepted
Affinity Health Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Elderplan
- Medicare Managed Care
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Fidelis Care
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- POS
- PPO
WellCare
- Medicare Managed Care
- New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- New York University School of Medicine
- Internship: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,NY
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,NY
- Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx,NY
Committees, Societies, Councils
Chapter 3- American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
Honors & Awards
2014 AAMC Community Service Award
2013 Nominee, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Alumni Award
2011 Latino Trend Setter Award
Honoring Latinos in healthcare, entertainment, and
education who are improving outcomes for Latinos in the US.
2010 Environmental Leadership Award, WIN for Asthma
Environmental Protection Agency
2000-2001 Selected Participant, National Hispanic Medical Association
Resident Leadership Program
Research
Research Interests
- Community Health Workers, children with special health care needs, asthma, disparities in care
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov