Internal Medicine

Deborah Finkelstein has been providing comprehensive primary care for over two decades to patients in New York City and Westchester County. She is known for her compassionate, humanistic, and patient-centered approach to medicine.

Dr. Finkelstein earned her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and Zoology from the University of Michigan. She then went on to receive her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine, then completed her internship and residency in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Program at Montefiore Medical Center, where she was selected to serve as Chief Resident for both the Primary Care and Social Medicine programs.

In 2002, Dr. Finkelstein joined the teaching faculty of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she served as Director of Residency Training at Washington Heights Family Health Center, a clinic within the Ambulatory Care Network. Over the next decade, she was deeply involved in teaching and mentoring Internal Medicine residents both at the clinic and at NewYork-Presbyterian's Allen Pavilion.

In 2012, Dr. Finkelstein transitioned from academic medicine to private practice, joining Scarsdale Medical Group. She later returned to the Columbia faculty in 2017 while continuing her clinical work with NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group in Scarsdale/Eastchester.

Dr. Finkelstein remains dedicated to delivering high-quality primary care, emphasizing preventive care, continuity, and fostering long-term relationships with her patients, built on trust, communication, and respect.

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

Internal Medicine

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BS - University of Michigan

MD - NYU School of Medicine

Residency - Montefiore Medical Center, Primary Care Program

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

White Plains Hospital