Steven Elias, MD
- Venous and Lymphatic Medicine
Most people with vein disease have issues significantly affect their quality of life. My goal is to offer the newest, least invasive and safest treatments that get patients back to living their lives without the symptoms of vein disease. My decisions are not only about the veins but more importantly the patient with vein problems.
Languages Spoken
- French
- Spanish
Related Services
Related Practices
- Englewood Health Physician Network - Cliffside Park
- Center for Vein Disease
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Venous and Lymphatic Medicine
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Procedures
- IVC Filters
- Laser Surgery for Varicose Veins
- Lysis Therapy for DVT
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sclerotherapy
- Varicose Vein Surgery
- Vascular Stent Placement
- Vein Screening and Treatment
- Wound Care
Conditions Treated
- Pelvic Vein Disease
- Spider Veins
- Varicose Veins
- Vascular Disease
- Vein Disease
- Vein Disease, Chronic
- Venous Insufficiency
- Venous Ulcers
- Wounds due to Circulatory Problems
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
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Center for Vein Disease
350 Engle Street 3rd Floor Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-3252Fax: 201-816-8812
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Vascular Surgery
350 Engle Street 2 East Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-3689Fax: 201-541-2965
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Wound Healing Center
350 Engle Street 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-3361Fax: 201-894-1392
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Center for Vein Disease
22-18 Broadway Suite 301 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Main: 973-321-2755Fax: 973-321-2750
Insurance
Insurances Accepted
Below is a list of the insurance plans that your provider participates in. It is very important that you contact your insurance company prior to receiving services or care. Each health insurance plan is different and some provide different levels of coverage: only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
Amerigroup
- Amerivantage
- Amerigroup Medicaid
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
- AmeriHealth Administrator
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Health
CoreSource
- CoreSource
Coventry
- CCN
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Access Network
- Blue Priority
- Direct HMO
- Direct PPO
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HMO
- Pathway EPO
- Pathway HMO
- Empire BCBS POS
- Empire BCBS PPO
- Prism
- Silver
- Total Blue
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- PHCS
- Pomco
- MultiPlan Worker’s Comp
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Garden State Network
- Oxford Medicare
- Metro
QualCare
- Choice Care
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- Oscar
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker’s Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- DVA
- CHAMPVA
UMR
- UMR
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- Medica
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
United Healthcare Community and State
- United Healthcare Community and State Medicare
- United Healthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ Family Care)
- Dual Complete
Wellcare
- Wellcare Medicaid Managed Care
- Wellcare Medicare Managed Care
About
About Steven Elias
Dr. Elias is director of the Center for Vein Disease at Englewood Hospital. He is board certified in venous and lymphatic medicine and in general surgery and completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at Englewood Hospital.
Educating new and current practitioners is the cornerstone of Dr. Elias’s commitment to modern vein care and its impact on patient outcomes. He is the founder of the American Venous Forum Fellows Course in Vein Disease, as well as the founder and course director of the annual Expert Venous Management Summit. He is the medical director of VEIN Magazine and the medical editor of the American Venous Forum’s newsletter, Vein Specialist.
Dr. Elias’s clinical interests include all aspects of minimally invasive vein care; he is also committed to procedure development and teaching. He has lectured, written, and taught about vein disease both nationally and internationally. He has been principal investigator/investigator on numerous clinical trials and performed the first ClariVein procedure on a human. His societal memberships include the American Venous Forum, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the International Society of Vascular Surgery, the American College of Phlebology, and the American College of Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine and of the American College of Surgeons. He has been director of the vascular vein programs at the Mount Sinai Vein Center and at Columbia University.
Honors & Awards
- 2020-2016: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
- 2019-2010: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors
- 2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
- 2011-2010: New York Magazine Best Doctors
- Distinguished Fellow, American Venous Forum
- Fellow, American College of Phlebology
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Committees and Leadership Positions
- Director, Center for Vein Disease
- Medical Editor, VEIN Magazine
- Founder, Expert Venous Management Symposium
- Founder and Course Director, Fellows Course in Venous Disease
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
Residency
Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital (SUNY Buffalo)
Fellowship
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Board Certifications
- General Surgery
Other Certifications
- Venous and Lymphatic Medicine
Publications
Publications
- Elias S. Handbook of Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. Fourth Edition. Guidelines of the American Venous Forum (AVF) Gloviczki P editor. Emerging endovenous technology for chronic venous disease: mechanical occlusion chemically assisted ablation (MOCA), cyanoacrylate embolization (CAE), and V block- assisted sclerotherapy (VBAS). 2017. Hodder Arnold London
- Almeida JI, Elias S, Khilnani NM. The joint venous consortium: Rationale and proposed goals. Endovasc Today March 2017.
- Elias S. Incorporating new technologies into your practice: The patient’s perspective. Endovasc Today March 2015.
- Elias, S. Emerging endovenous therapies. Endovascular Today. March 2014:42- 46.
- Ozsvath K, Hager E, Harlander-Locke M, Masuda E, Elias S, Dillavou ED.. Current techniques to treat pathologic perforator veins. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2017 Mar;5(2):293-296.
- Elias S. Superficial disease data: What we have, what we need. Endovasc Today March 2016.