Rachelle Leong, MD

Rachelle Leong, MD

  • Breast Surgery

It is a privilege to be trusted with your care and I hope you see that I am that physician who brings a sense of clarity, calmness, and reassurance that you are getting the best possible care.

Related Services

Related Practices

  • Breast Surgery of Englewood Health Physician Network

Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated

Primary Areas of Practice

  • Breast Surgery

Other Areas of Practice

  • Bloodless Medicine
  • Breast Health
  • Women at Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

Procedures

  • Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  • Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy with Reconstruction
  • Partial Mastectomy with Oncoplastic Reconstruction
  • Prophylactic Mastectomy
  • Skin-Sparing Mastectomy with Reconstruction
  • Surgical Breast Biopsy

Conditions Treated

  • Atypical Hyperplasia of the Breast
  • Benign Breast Disease
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer in Minorities
  • Breast Cancer in Young Women
  • Breast Carcinoma In Situ
  • Genetic Mutations and Breast Cancer
  • Hereditary Breast Cancer Syndromes
  • Lactation Disorders
  • Lymphedema
  • Menopause

Locations &
Appointments

Locations

Breast Surgery at Englewood

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350 Engle Street Suite 4503 Englewood, NJ 07631

Phone: 201-894-3893
Fax: 201-894-3764
Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Appointments

Book Online

Insurance

Insurances Accepted

Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.

1199 (SEIU)

  • 1199 (SEIU)

Aetna

  • Aetna Assure Premier Plus
  • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey
  • Aetna CCN
  • Aetna CoreSource
  • Aetna Coventry
  • Aetna FIDE-SNP
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Whole Health HMO
  • Aetna Whole Health PPO
  • Medsolutions
  • Meritan Health

AmeriHealth

  • AmeriHealth Administrator
  • AmeriHealth HMO
  • AmeriHealth PPO
  • Value Network (Exchange Plan)

APWU

  • APWU Health Plan

Cigna

  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Supplemental
  • Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
  • Health Partners

Clover Health

  • Clover Medicare Advantage

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth EPO
  • EmblemHealth EPO2
  • EmblemHealth FEHB
  • EmblemHealth FEHBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI CBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI PPO
  • EmblemHealth National
  • EmblemHealth PPO1
  • EmblemHealth PPO2
  • EmblemHealth PPO3
  • EmblemHealth Tri-State
  • Vytra

Empire BCBS

  • Blue Priority
  • Direct HMO
  • Direct PPO
  • Empire BCBS EPO
  • Empire BCBS GEPO
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VFG)
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
  • Empire BCBS HMO
  • Empire BCBS Indemnity
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
  • Empire BCBS POS
  • Empire BCBS PPO

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

  • Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

Fidelis Care NJ

  • Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care

First Health

  • First Health

GEHA

  • GEHA Health Plan

Horizon BCBS

  • Federal Employee Program
  • Horizon BCBS Braven Health
  • Horizon BCBS EPO
  • Horizon BCBS HMO
  • Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
  • Horizon BCBS PPO
  • NJ Carpenters Fund
  • OMNIA Tier 1
  • Traditional

Horizon NJ Health

  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)

Humana

  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Humana ChoicePOS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
  • Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
  • Humana Gold Plus HMO
  • Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
  • Humana Medicare PPO
  • Humana Medicare PPO 2023
  • Humana National Medicare HMO
  • Humana National POS - Open Access
  • Humana National POS - Open Access Plus

MagnaCare

  • Local 825
  • MagnaCare PPO

Mail Handlers

  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)

Medicaid

  • Medicaid NJ

Medicare

  • Medicare NJ

MultiPlan/PHCS

  • Beech Street
  • MultiPlan Humana
  • MultiPlan Worker's Comp
  • PHCS
  • Pomco

MVP Health Care

  • MVP Health Care PPO

NALC

  • NALC Health Benefit Plan

Nippon Life Insurance Co of America

  • Nippon Life Benefits

Oxford

  • Freedom
  • Garden State Network
  • Liberty
  • Metro
  • Oxford Medicare

QualCare

  • Choice Care
  • HIP HMO
  • HIP PPO
  • HIP PRIME HMO
  • HIP PRIME PPO
  • Oscar
  • QualCare EPO
  • QualCare FEHB
  • QualCare GHI PPO
  • QualCare HMO
  • QualCare Humana
  • QualCare PPO
  • QualCare Worker's Comp

Railroad Medicare

  • Railroad Medicare NJ

TRICARE North Region

  • CHAMPVA
  • DVA

UMR

  • UMR

United Healthcare Community and State

  • Dual Complete
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP
  • Commercial and Marketplace
  • Compass Benefit (Exchange)
  • Medica
  • River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

USA MCO

  • USA MCO

Wellcare NJ

  • Wellcare NJ Ambetter
  • Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care

Wellpoint

  • Wellpoint Medicaid
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage

About

About Rachelle Leong

Dr. Leong is board certified in general surgery. Her clinical interests include breast cancer surgery, benign breast disease, breast cancer in minorities and young women, and women at high risk for breast cancer. Dr. Leong received her MD from New York Medical College. She did her general surgery residency at North Shore University Hospital, where she was administrative chief resident and a clinical instructor, followed by a breast surgery fellowship at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Oncology.

Honors & Awards

2020: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons

American Society of Breast Surgeons

Society of Surgical Oncology

Education &
Training

Education & Degrees

MD: New York Medical College

Residency

North Shore University Hospital

Fellowship

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center: Breast Surgery

Certifications & Distinctions

  • General Surgery (American Board of Surgery)

Publications

Publications

Leong RY, Kohli MK, Zeizafoun N, Liang A, Tartter PI. Radial Scars at Percutaneous Breast Biopsies That Do Not Require Surgery.Journal of American College of Surgeons. 2016; 223(5): 712-716

Leong RY, Vaszily R, Cate SP, Paguyo A, Gillego A, Fulop T, Boolbol SK. “Screening Mammography in Women ages 40-49: MoreRisks Than Benefits?” Poster presentation at SSO Annual Cancer Symposium March, 2016

Tyrell R, Leong RY, Sathayanarayana SA, Korn P, Kadison AS (September 2014) “Using a Single Internal Mammary Artery asRetrograde and Antegrade Flow for Bilateral DIEP Reconstruction: A Case Report” International Journal of Angiology. DOI:10.1055/s-0034-1390085

Leong RY, Nio K, Plumley L, Molmenti E, Klein JD (September 2014) “Systemic Amyloidosis Causing Intestinal Hemorrhage andPseudo-Obstruction: a Case Report” Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju087

Leong RY, Nio K, Plumley L, Molmenti E, Klein JD (May 2014) “Systemic Amyloidosis Causing Intestinal Hemorrhage and Pseudo-Obstruction: a Case Report” Poster session presented at the Fourth Annual Surgical Research Day, Feinstein Institute for MedicalResearch. Manhasset, NY. 19 May 2014