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Dr. Lynne Taylor Nicolson, MD

Other Specialty, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
42 years of experience
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital 1270 Belmont Ave, Schenectady, NY 12308

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Brief Intro

Dr. Nicolson, an attending physiatrist at Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, has served as chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Sunnyview since 1998. A cum laude graduate with departmental honors in chemistry of St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, Dr. Nicolson received her medical degree from Albany Medical College. She completed post-graduate training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in the Department of Preventive, Family and Rehabilitative Medicine. She also had additional training at Strong Memorial Hospital/Monroe Community Hospital's Division of Rehabilitation Medicine in Rochester, NY. Dr. Nicolson holds board certification from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is also a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is a frequent lecturer on stroke rehabilitation and pain management. In addition to her other appointments, Dr. Nicolson holds consultation privileges in physiatry at Ellis Hospital. Her professional affiliations include membership in the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the American Spinal Injury Association, the Schenectady County Medical Society, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Nicolson has served on the physician advisory board for the Epilepsy Association. Since 1991, she has also been a survey consultant to the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), a not-for-profit organization that accredits several types of specialized services, including medical rehabilitation, adult day services, assisted living, behavioral health, and employment and community living services. In that capacity, she participates in assessing the ability of rehabilitation providers to meet CARF's international standards of quality.

Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Albany Medical College

Albany Medical College - 1983

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital
1270 Belmont Ave, Schenectady, NY 12308

Specialties Treated

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Other Specialty

Procedures Performed

Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Physical Therapy

Insurance Accepted

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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
MagnaCare
UnitedHealthcare
Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma
CDPHP
GEHA
Cigna
AARP
MVP Health Care
Medicare
UniCare
Integra
Fidelis Care (NY)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
Humana

Cancer 43
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 31
Orthopedics 75
Neurology & Neurosurgery 60
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 75
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 91
Diabetes & Endocrinology 44
Children's Hospital 22
Urology 87
Psychiatry 103
Geriatrics 82
Rehabilitation 38
Obsterics & Gynecology 17
Ophthalmology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 11
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60