Elaine A. Cong, MD

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.

About Elaine Cong

Dr. Cong is board certified in endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and internal medicine. She received her MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine internship and residency training at Yale New Haven Hospital, followed by a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.

During medical school, Dr. Cong received the Edward Weinstein Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Human Commitment. During her fellowship, she received the Endocrine Fellows Foundation Research Grant to investigate problems of thinking and memory in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, a metabolic bone disease. She has presented at national academic conferences and authored peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Cong evaluates and treats patients with thyroid conditions (including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer), metabolic bone disease (including osteoporosis and primary hyperparathyroidism), pituitary and adrenal gland disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and diabetes.

Dr. Cong is also a certified clinical densitometrist and has received the Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) for performing neck ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to evaluate patients with thyroid and parathyroid disorders. She is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Endocrine Society, the American Thyroid Association, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physicians. She is conversational in Mandarin Chinese.

Honors & Awards

2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors

Edward Weinstein Award for Outstanding Scholarship and Human Commitment

Endocrine Fellows Foundation Research Grant

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Grant for Scholarship

Committees and Leadership Positions

2015: American Medical Association

2015: International Society for Clinical Densitometry

2013: American Thyroid Association

2013: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

2012: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

2012: Endocrine Society

Global Health and Community Health Activities

2008: Medical Volunteer in Uganda

Publications

Haas AV, Cong E, Simpson CA, Sukumar N, Deng Y, Insogna KL. Associations among circulating CSF-1, estrogen, and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: results from a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Menopause 2017 epublished ahead of date. PMID 28816930.

Walker MD, Nishiyama KK, Zhou B, Cong E, Wang J, Lee JA, Kepley A, Zhang C, Edward Guo X, Silverberg SJ. Effect of low vitamin D on volumetric bone mineral density, bone microarchitecture and stiffness in primary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101(3):905-13. PMID: 2674526.

Cong E, Walker MD, Kepley A, Zhang C, McMahon DJ and Silverberg SJ. Seasonal variability in vitamin D levels no longer detectable in primary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100(9):3452-9. PMID: 26120793.

Walker MD, Cong E, Lee JA, Kepley A, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Bilezikian JP and Silverberg SJ. Low vitamin D levels have become less common in primary hyperparathyroidism. Osteoporosis Int 2015; 26(12):2837-43. PMID: 26084258.

Walker MD, Cong E, Lee JA, Kepley A, Zhang C, McMahon DJ and Silverberg SJ. Vitamin D in primary hyperparathyroidism: Effects on clinical, biochemical and densitometric presentation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100(9):3443-51. PMID: 26079779.

Cong E and Walker MD. The Chinese skeleton: insights into microstructure that help to explain the epidemiology of fracture. Bone Research; 2014(2):14009. Available from: http://www.nature.com/articles/boneres20149

Walker MD, Cong E, Kepley A, Di Tullio M, Rundek T, Homma S, Lee JA, Liu R, Chen P, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Silverberg SJ. Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and subclinical cardiovascular disease in primary hyperparathyroidism. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99(2):671-80. PMID: 24285686

Evins AE, Cather C, Culhane MA, Birnbaum A, Horowitz J, Hsieh E, Freudenreich O, Henderson D, Schoenfeld DA, Rigotti NA, Goff DC. A 12-week double blind, placebo-controlled study of bupropion SR added to high-dose dual replacement therapy for smoking cessation or reduction in schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 2007; 27(4): 380-386. PMID: 150179

Cong E and Walker MD. Nutrition and skeletal health in other racial/ethnic groups. In: Holick M and Dawson-Hughes B, eds. Nutrition and Bone Health. New York, NY: Humana Press; 2015: Chapter 17