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.  

Locations & Appointments

Languages Spoken

French, Spanish

Related Practices

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Primary Areas of Practice

  • Venous and Lymphatic Medicine

Other Areas of Practice

  • Bloodless Medicine
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Procedures

  • Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
  • IVC Filters
  • Laser Surgery (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

Center for Vein Disease at Englewood

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350 Engle Street 3rd Floor Englewood, NJ 07631 Directions 

Phone: 201-894-3252
Fax: 201-816-8812
Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Wound Care at Englewood

B

350 Engle Street 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631 Directions 

Phone: 201-894-3361
Fax: 201-894-1392
Friday: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Center for Vein Disease at Fair Lawn

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22-18 Broadway Suite 301 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Directions 

Phone: 973-321-2755
Fax: 973-321-2750
Tuesday: 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Appointments

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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 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

Wellcare NJ

  • Wellcare NJ Ambetter
  • Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care

Wellpoint

  • Wellpoint Medicaid
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage

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 & Degrees

MD: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine

Residency

Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital (SUNY Buffalo)

Fellowship

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Certifications & Distinctions

  • General Surgery (American Board of Surgery)
  • Venous and Lymphatic Medicine (American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine)

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.