Meyer N. Solny, MD, FACG, AGAF

Dr. Meyer Solny, an Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology & Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Expert, is a board-certified Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy specialist. He is a Columbia and Cornell trained clinician, with an active internal medicine and gastroenterology practice for more than 30 years, on staff at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell College of Medicine. Experienced as a medico-legal consultant and expert witness for both plaintiff and defense. Skilled in the explanation of complex medical issues to juries in a clear, evidence-based manner.

Services

Through his clinical practice, Dr. Solny provides services in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
As an expert witness he provides medico-legal consultation, chart review, literature search, case analysis, and deposition and court testimony.

Litigation Support Services

Dr. Meyer Solny provides unbiased and impartial expert witness testimony for both plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Inflammatory Bowel Disease; EGD; Hepatology (Liver); GERD; Perforations, Ischemic Bowel; GI Bleeding; Mesenteric Ischemia; IBD; Reflux; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

Areas Served

All States

Professional Experience

Solo private practice of internal medicine and gastroenterology - 1979 to Present

Assistant Attending Physician - 1979 to Present
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Academic Appointment:

Clinical Instructor in Medicine
Weill Cornell College of Medicine - 1979 to Present

Consultancies:

Expert Consultant, Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC), New York State

Licenses

Specialty Certification:
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine - 1977
Board Certified, Gastroenterology - 1979

Licensure:
New York State

Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology
Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
Member, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Member, New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Member, New York Gastroenterological Association

Awards & Honors

Top Doctor, Castle Connolly – 2013 - 2017

Publications

Solny MN, Failing GR, Borges JS. Bacillus cereus osteomyelitis. Arch Int Med 137: 401, 1977.
Solny MN, Franklin JE. Oral cholecystography during convalescence from acute alcoholic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 74: 964, 1978.
Tuazon CU, Murray HW, Levy C, Solny MN, et al. Serious infections from Bacillus sp. JAMA 241: 1137-1140, 1979.

Abstracts

Solny MN, Kassan SS, Kammerer WH, Lockshin MD, Shaefer RA. Gastrointestinal perforation associated with cortisteroid therapy. Gastroenterology 72: 5, A-111, 1977.

Education

B.A., magna cum laude, Yeshiva University, New York, NY - 1970
M.D., Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY - 1974
M.B.A., Columbia Business School, New York, NY - 2000

Post-Graduate Training & Fellowship Appointments

Intern in Medicine - 1974-1975
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Junior Assistant Resident in Medicine - 1975-1976
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Senior Assistant Resident in Medicine - 1976-1977
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology - 1977-1979
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY