1976-1977 Internship, Guntur General Hospital, Guntur, AP India
1977-1981 Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, Guntur General Hospital
1988-1992 Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Academic Appointment
Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Special Interests or Skills
Provides a full range of obstetric services, including natural childbirth, as a patient option in low-risk deliveries at the Roosevelt Hospital Birthing Center.
Office practice includes two certified faculty midwives who provide normal obstetric care and delivery, co-managed by Dr. Paka.
Skilled gynecologic surgeon, offering laparoscopic and minimally-invasive treatments.
Dr. Paka has been a member of the obstetrics and gynecology faculty at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center since 1993. Before that time, she was an attending obstetrician and gynecologist at Staten Island University Hospital and at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, where she also trained in obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Paka earned her medical degree and completed her first residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at Guntur Medical College, India. Before coming to the United States, she worked in private practice in India, and as an attending physician at the Secteur Sanitair in Skikda, Algeria. For more about Dr. Paka and her practice, visit her Web site at www.obgynonline.com.
Dr. Paka’s Insurance Providers
This list is a guide. Please also call Dr. Paka’s office to verify that she accepts your insurance coverage.
Academic Health Plan
Aetna/USHC/HMO
Aetna/PPO/POS
AmeriHealth
Anthem
Beech Street
Blue Cross/Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO/POS
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Senior Plan
Cambridge
Centercare/Fidelis
Cigna HMO
Cigna PPO
Galaxy
GHI CBP Flex Select
GHI CBP Network Access
GHI CBP PPO
Great West
HealthNet
HIP
Local 1199
Local 825
Magnacare
Medicare
Medicare Railroad
Multiplan
Oxford
PHCS (Private Healthcare System)
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Empire Plan