Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Amerivantage Dual Coordination

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

MultiPlan

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Dr. Tso graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical Center at Syracuse and completed his combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency in Baystate Medical Center in Springfield Mass. Currently, Dr. Tso is the Director of the Ambulatory Primary Care Clerkship at Rutgers, NJMS in Newark. Prior to this role, he was the Medical Director in the Charles B Wang Community Health Center and the Associate Director of Primary Care with the New York University Student Health Center. Before joining Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Dr. Tso was the lead physician in Mt. Sinai Beth Israel in Internal Medicine Residency Program. In 2017, Dr. Tso received the Cullman Family Award ranking in the top 1% nationally in provider communication.

Education

MD, 1990, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NJ
MA, 1086, The City College of New York, NY

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

Kwong, Kenny; Ferketick, Amy; Wewers, Mary; Shek, Amy; Tsang, Thomas; Tso, Alan, 'Development and evaluation of a physician-led smoking cessation intervention for low income Chinese Americans', Journal of Smoking Cessation vol 4, issue 2: 92-98, 2009

Au, Loretta; Kwong, Kenny; Chou, Jolene; Tso, Alan; Wong, Mei; 'Prevalence of overweight and Obesity in Chinese American children in New York City', Journal of immigrant and minority health, vol 11(5), P 337-41, 2009

Lubetkin, E., Santana A., Tso A., Jia, H., 'Predictors of cancer screening among low income primary care patients' ; Journal Health Care Poor underserved. 2008 Feb :19(1) :135-48

Cho, A., Chaudhry, A., Minsky-Primua, L., Tso, A., Perez-Perez, G., Diehi, D., Marcus, S., Gany, F. 'Acceptance of repeat esophagogastroduodenoscopy to detect gastric cancer in a Chinese immigrant cohort' J Clinical Gastroenterlo, 2006 Aug :40(7) :606-11

Szema, Khadker, Maloney, Takoch, Nickels, Patel, Modugno, Tso, Lin 'Clinical deterioration in pediatric asthma patients after September 11, 2002' J Allergy Clinic Immun. Vol. 113, November 3. P240-426. 2004

Loretta Au, Alan Tso 'Asian-American Adolescent Immigrants : The New York City Schools Experience' Journal of School Health ; September 1997, vol. 67, pp 277-9