Dr. Kathy Huang

Yes, I saw Dr. Ted Lee. Glad you had a good experience, I guess? Reading this made me feel horrible, honestly. It appears he has the capacity to treat patients well and chose not to with me. Again, Dr. Lee dismissed me outright and gave me no further explanation for the cause of my bowel pain, difficulty defecating, stabbing abdominal sensations, and fatigue, because I didn’t “jump” enough for his liking during the exam. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Instead, he me on my way with a script for progesterone without explaining what it was for and didn’t tell me to come back. I felt humiliated and left to continue being in pain that I thought were unrelated to my endometriosis. He didn’t even refer me to pelvic floor PT nor assess me for how impactful the symptoms were to my life for ongoing management. I was dx’d with DIE and I wasn’t sure if I was experiencing a recurrence of pelvic floor dysfunction. I guess I just wasn’t interesting enough for him to talk to. After 18 months of pain, I went to my awesome GI for a follow up endoscopy and colonoscopy where she biopsied from all over mg GI tract. When those came back clear, she sent me back to NYU Langone. I am going through the diagnostic process with Dr. Huang and it’s at least less humiliating at this point and they sent me for imaging. I do expect for her to dismiss me outright as well since I don’t show enough pervasive disease in imaging and I was not showcasing “severe enough” symptoms for Dr. Lee. Though I have low expectations I will be taken seriously by Dr. Huang but am doing so just so I can write them off completely. If I had a choice, I would not go back to NYU Langone.

So it sounds like because you showed pain, it triggered him to show compassion because there was evidence of something to take care of. I find that both a blessing and a curse, especially as women. Is there only one sign of bowel endo? Do I need to be kicking and screaming to receive compassion? The literature and almost every doctor I’ve meet since my dx have told me that disease advancement =\= pain, imaging =\= full picture. And yet the NYU Langone staff have used pain and imaging to deny me care. Your experience just confirming that Dr. Lee may be a skilled surgeon but he doesn’t treat his patients equally. He never explained what he was examining me for, why I would benefit from not having surgery, why he recommended progesterone, and didn’t refer me to anyone else at the endometriosis center for added support. I think I spent ten minutes with him in total and I came from hours away. I have had horrible experiences with gynecologists and I would put Dr. Lee up there as one of those where I felt dismissed and powerless. Gynecologists truly act as though their field doesn’t have a problem and their colleagues are traumatizing people left and right. They don’t move accordingly. Again, low hopes for my appointment with Dr. Huang but I’m keeping it so I can say I did all I could when I get a second opinion.

I wish I had listened to this review of Dr. Huang. She was incredibly dehumanizing and flippant. I was shocked that she is the DIRECTOR of the NYU Langone's Endometriosis Center. I will scream from the rooftops about my experience there; no one should ever consider them with Dr. Huang at the helm. They offered very little help for a full-body disease. She literally said, "I'm just a surgeon" when I probed deeper about what type of birth control I should be using if I already tried continuous combo BC. Absolutely unacceptable.

So no gynecologist (endometriosis excision experts) took my bowel or abdominal endometriosis serious. What other options do I have for a second opinion? So no gynecologist (endometriosis excision experts) took my bowel or abdominal endometriosis serious. What other options do I have for a second opinion? I have had symptoms of rectal, bowel, and abdominal endometriosis for years now. I have seen three doctors to discuss this issue, two of whom were bowel excision experts, who have dismissed my symptoms outright. The first doctor gave me a pelvic and rectum exam and told me that I didn't "jump" enough for it to be related to endometriosis, stating it was atypical. After a year of chronic pain, I explored other options with my GI doctor. When my colonoscopy and upper endoscopy results were clear, she referred me to a different doctor at the same practice, who stated that my MRI (with and without contrast, following a specialized protocol) didn't indicate what could be causing this issue. When pressed further, she did not even have a hypothesis and essentially ushered me out the door after a 10-minute discussion, most of which consisted of me asking probing questions that she half-answered. Who do I talk to now? Do I have to talk to a gynecologist? I have horrible bowel movements and stabbing pain in my abdomen. It can take me out and make me pause everything I am doing. In public, in meetings, while walking or exercising. I am going to undergo pelvic floor therapy and use progesterone. But I am so hesitant to go back to these gynecologists for any support when they are so quick to just...shrug their shoulders and make me out to be insane. I am worried that if I bring this problem back to doctors after doing what I was told would help, they will basically just not even move forward with anything because I'm not in enough pain in the way they \*think\* I should or the imaging is "clean". I have seen Dr. Ted Lee and Dr. Kathy Huang at the NYU Langone Endometriosis Center. I personally would not recommend them, considering Dr. Lee used pain as a primary diagnostic criterion for bowel endometriosis and Dr. Huang used an MRI to dismiss my symptoms entirely. Neither of them explained what my options were and I had to probe deeper to get more information, like types of birth control (and outcomes) and pelvic floor therapy. No follow-up visit was coordinated between the two of them with anyone at the endo center to monitor pain and progression. I am desperate for care that includes informed consent and openness, based on the gold standards of diagnosis and treatment of this full-body condition.

I think your question is "who takes insurance" and not "who's in network" because there are surgeons who do take insurance who could still be out of network for you. The one surgeon I found in NYC who takes insurance is Dr. Kathy Huang, however she missed a fuckton of endo and insisted that because she got everything on the MRI (not a reliable diagnostic tool, just a good starting point) she couldn't possibly have missed anything and that I was faking how much pain I still had. Steer clear of her if anyone recs her. I needed another surgery a year and a half later where I did end up needing to go out of pocket because she missed so much.

Dr. Huang missed a fuckton of my endo and insisted that because she got everything on my MRI she could not have POSSIBLY missed any, despite the fact that I was still having symptoms. She was the surgeon I did my first lap with. I had my second less than two years later, where a lot was found that she'd missed, including a LOT of bowel endo of which she insisted I could not possibly have since it wasn't on my MRI despite having bowel symptoms.

It's been almost 5 years since my surgery with her, I don't know if I could. I do agree NYU doctors overall are great though! And I'm glad she was willing to do surgery at all, I don't regret it mind you. My gynecologist at the time was refusing to refer me for surgery even though birth control wasn't even remotely helping for symptom management, but Dr. Huang was willing to take on my case with just the records I was able to get a hold of. It got me a confirmed diagnosis. I just wish she hadn't been dismissive of the fact that I was still having pain and so insistent that because she got what was on the MRI it meant nothing was missed when MRIs are a good starting point, not a gold standard of how to find endo.

It's good thing you couldn't. She removed everything on my MRI but gaslit me that I couldn't possibly still have endo because "if it wasn't on the MRI it isn't there". Lo and behold I had another surgery with a different surgeon a year and a half later, and Dr. Huang had missed a fuckton including multiple adhesions. Not to mention how difficult and painful recovery was after my surgery with her versus after my second surgery which removed even more.

It's gonna depend your insurance to some extent but it was like $300 for me I think. Not sure what it would be without insurance but they do take a bunch of plans. I had an appointment with an np first who they prescribed the mri and I have a consultation with the surgeon (Dr huang for me they have a couple) next week based on my mri results.

I think your question is "who takes insurance" and not "who's in network" because there are surgeons who do take insurance who could still be out of network for you. The one surgeon I found in NYC who takes insurance is Dr. Kathy Huang, however she missed a fuckton of endo and insisted that because she got everything on the MRI (not a reliable diagnostic tool, just a good starting point) she couldn't possibly have missed anything and that I was faking how much pain I still had. Steer clear of her if anyone recs her. I needed another surgery a year and a half later where I did end up needing to go out of pocket because she missed so much.

Dr. Huang missed a fuckton of my endo and insisted that because she got everything on my MRI she could not have POSSIBLY missed any, despite the fact that I was still having symptoms. She was the surgeon I did my first lap with. I had my second less than two years later, where a lot was found that she'd missed, including a LOT of bowel endo of which she insisted I could not possibly have since it wasn't on my MRI despite having bowel symptoms.

It's been almost 5 years since my surgery with her, I don't know if I could. I do agree NYU doctors overall are great though! And I'm glad she was willing to do surgery at all, I don't regret it mind you. My gynecologist at the time was refusing to refer me for surgery even though birth control wasn't even remotely helping for symptom management, but Dr. Huang was willing to take on my case with just the records I was able to get a hold of. It got me a confirmed diagnosis. I just wish she hadn't been dismissive of the fact that I was still having pain and so insistent that because she got what was on the MRI it meant nothing was missed when MRIs are a good starting point, not a gold standard of how to find endo.

It's good thing you couldn't. She removed everything on my MRI but gaslit me that I couldn't possibly still have endo because "if it wasn't on the MRI it isn't there". Lo and behold I had another surgery with a different surgeon a year and a half later, and Dr. Huang had missed a fuckton including multiple adhesions. Not to mention how difficult and painful recovery was after my surgery with her versus after my second surgery which removed even more.

Yes, I saw Dr. Ted Lee. Glad you had a good experience, I guess? Reading this made me feel horrible, honestly. It appears he has the capacity to treat patients well and chose not to with me. Again, Dr. Lee dismissed me outright and gave me no further explanation for the cause of my bowel pain, difficulty defecating, stabbing abdominal sensations, and fatigue, because I didn’t “jump” enough for his liking during the exam. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Instead, he me on my way with a script for progesterone without explaining what it was for and didn’t tell me to come back. I felt humiliated and left to continue being in pain that I thought were unrelated to my endometriosis. He didn’t even refer me to pelvic floor PT nor assess me for how impactful the symptoms were to my life for ongoing management. I was dx’d with DIE and I wasn’t sure if I was experiencing a recurrence of pelvic floor dysfunction. I guess I just wasn’t interesting enough for him to talk to. After 18 months of pain, I went to my awesome GI for a follow up endoscopy and colonoscopy where she biopsied from all over mg GI tract. When those came back clear, she sent me back to NYU Langone. I am going through the diagnostic process with Dr. Huang and it’s at least less humiliating at this point and they sent me for imaging. I do expect for her to dismiss me outright as well since I don’t show enough pervasive disease in imaging and I was not showcasing “severe enough” symptoms for Dr. Lee. Though I have low expectations I will be taken seriously by Dr. Huang but am doing so just so I can write them off completely. If I had a choice, I would not go back to NYU Langone.

So it sounds like because you showed pain, it triggered him to show compassion because there was evidence of something to take care of. I find that both a blessing and a curse, especially as women. Is there only one sign of bowel endo? Do I need to be kicking and screaming to receive compassion? The literature and almost every doctor I’ve meet since my dx have told me that disease advancement =\= pain, imaging =\= full picture. And yet the NYU Langone staff have used pain and imaging to deny me care. Your experience just confirming that Dr. Lee may be a skilled surgeon but he doesn’t treat his patients equally. He never explained what he was examining me for, why I would benefit from not having surgery, why he recommended progesterone, and didn’t refer me to anyone else at the endometriosis center for added support. I think I spent ten minutes with him in total and I came from hours away. I have had horrible experiences with gynecologists and I would put Dr. Lee up there as one of those where I felt dismissed and powerless. Gynecologists truly act as though their field doesn’t have a problem and their colleagues are traumatizing people left and right. They don’t move accordingly. Again, low hopes for my appointment with Dr. Huang but I’m keeping it so I can say I did all I could when I get a second opinion.

I wish I had listened to this review of Dr. Huang. She was incredibly dehumanizing and flippant. I was shocked that she is the DIRECTOR of the NYU Langone's Endometriosis Center. I will scream from the rooftops about my experience there; no one should ever consider them with Dr. Huang at the helm. They offered very little help for a full-body disease. She literally said, "I'm just a surgeon" when I probed deeper about what type of birth control I should be using if I already tried continuous combo BC. Absolutely unacceptable.

So no gynecologist (endometriosis excision experts) took my bowel or abdominal endometriosis serious. What other options do I have for a second opinion? So no gynecologist (endometriosis excision experts) took my bowel or abdominal endometriosis serious. What other options do I have for a second opinion? I have had symptoms of rectal, bowel, and abdominal endometriosis for years now. I have seen three doctors to discuss this issue, two of whom were bowel excision experts, who have dismissed my symptoms outright. The first doctor gave me a pelvic and rectum exam and told me that I didn't "jump" enough for it to be related to endometriosis, stating it was atypical. After a year of chronic pain, I explored other options with my GI doctor. When my colonoscopy and upper endoscopy results were clear, she referred me to a different doctor at the same practice, who stated that my MRI (with and without contrast, following a specialized protocol) didn't indicate what could be causing this issue. When pressed further, she did not even have a hypothesis and essentially ushered me out the door after a 10-minute discussion, most of which consisted of me asking probing questions that she half-answered. Who do I talk to now? Do I have to talk to a gynecologist? I have horrible bowel movements and stabbing pain in my abdomen. It can take me out and make me pause everything I am doing. In public, in meetings, while walking or exercising. I am going to undergo pelvic floor therapy and use progesterone. But I am so hesitant to go back to these gynecologists for any support when they are so quick to just...shrug their shoulders and make me out to be insane. I am worried that if I bring this problem back to doctors after doing what I was told would help, they will basically just not even move forward with anything because I'm not in enough pain in the way they \*think\* I should or the imaging is "clean". I have seen Dr. Ted Lee and Dr. Kathy Huang at the NYU Langone Endometriosis Center. I personally would not recommend them, considering Dr. Lee used pain as a primary diagnostic criterion for bowel endometriosis and Dr. Huang used an MRI to dismiss my symptoms entirely. Neither of them explained what my options were and I had to probe deeper to get more information, like types of birth control (and outcomes) and pelvic floor therapy. No follow-up visit was coordinated between the two of them with anyone at the endo center to monitor pain and progression. I am desperate for care that includes informed consent and openness, based on the gold standards of diagnosis and treatment of this full-body condition.

I switched gynecologists in 2022 to NYU. They helped diagnosis me the first time, but the surgeon Dr. Dun said she was unable to excise due to the location so she ablated. I learned this was due to her lack of skillset as it could have been excised. It grew back to stage 4 per an MRI they did. I ended up changing doctors again in 2024 and they went in and found no growths even though the MRI through NYU said otherwise. If I were you, go somewhere else and don't waste your time. Get it done right the first time. Dr. Huang also had terrible bedside manner when I went to visit the second time. She was careless and had no interest in my case or helping me get better which is why I changed to a new doctor in NJ. I ended up going to a Gynecological Oncologist who took on benign cases. Did me wonders!

I switched gynecologists in 2022 to NYU. They helped diagnosis me the first time, but the surgeon Dr. Dun said she was unable to excise due to the location so she ablated. I learned this was due to her lack of skillset as it could have been excised. It grew back to stage 4 per an MRI they did. I ended up changing doctors again in 2024 and they went in and found no growths even though the MRI through NYU said otherwise. If I were you, go somewhere else and don't waste your time. Get it done right the first time. Dr. Huang also had terrible bedside manner when I went to visit the second time. She was careless and had no interest in my case or helping me get better which is why I changed to a new doctor in NJ. I ended up going to a Gynecological Oncologist who took on benign cases. Did me wonders!

Hmmm I was seen in NJ in the end. Thad Denehy. Definitely recommend, specializes in oncological cases but takes on endometriosis. As for NYU, I had experiences with Dr. Dunn and Dr. Huang. It was bed side manner and the lack of initiative to do what it would take to get me better along with taking incorrect action in surgeries such as ablating on something that should have been excised. I was lied to and told ablation was necessary due to it's location, which was false. Hope helps and sorry for the late reply!

Finally Diagnosed with Stage IV Endo – Need NYC Excision Specialist Experiences Finally Diagnosed with Stage IV Endo – Need NYC Excision Specialist Experiences Hi everyone, After years of symptoms and being dismissed, my MRI finally confirmed Stage IV endometriosis. Honestly, just having this diagnosis feels so validating. Here’s what my MRI showed: • Bilateral endometriomas with kissing ovaries • Dense adhesions tethering my ovaries, uterus, and bowel • Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) along the uterosacral ligaments and pelvic sidewalls • Rectovaginal involvement suspected (explains the bowel pain) • Overall “frozen pelvis” – organs stuck together instead of moving freely Now I’m at a crossroads and need your help. In NYC, I’ve been referred to excision specialists: • Dr. Kathy Huang (NYU Langone) • Dr. Ted Lee (NYU Langone) • Dr. Susan Khalil (Mount Sinai) • Dr. Shin (Weill Cornell) Dr. Huang’s NP also mentioned a pelvic surgeon, so it may be a multidisciplinary approach. The tough part: • My gynecologist told me surgery isn’t a good option and that since my partner and I are ready, I should just try to conceive now — because “pregnancy is a cure.” • I know pregnancy isn’t a cure, but I’m torn. I desperately want a baby, and part of me wonders if I should just bear the pain if surgery could hamper my chances of conceiving. • At the same time, I honestly don’t know if I can keep going like this — the pain has reached points where it felt unbearable and made me question everything. So I’d love to hear from this community: • Experiences with excision in NYC (esp. Stage IV/frozen pelvis) • Anyone who went through a multidisciplinary surgery • Those who were told to “just get pregnant” — how did you balance TTC vs. excision? • Did surgery help or hurt your fertility journey? Any insights or personal experiences would mean so much. 💛

Finally Diagnosed with Stage IV Endo – Need NYC Excision Specialist Experiences Finally Diagnosed with Stage IV Endo – Need NYC Excision Specialist Experiences Hi everyone, After years of symptoms and being dismissed, my MRI finally confirmed Stage IV DIE endometriosis. Honestly, just having this diagnosis feels so validating. I’m 36, so fertility is very much on my mind right now. Here’s what my MRI showed: • Bilateral endometriomas with kissing ovaries • Dense adhesions tethering my ovaries, uterus, and bowel • Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) along the uterosacral ligaments and pelvic sidewalls • Rectovaginal involvement suspected (explains the bowel pain) • Overall “frozen pelvis” – organs stuck together instead of moving freely ⸻ In NYC, I’ve been referred to excision specialists: • Dr. Kathy Huang (NYU Langone) • Dr. Ted Lee (NYU Langone) • Dr. Susan Khalil (Mount Sinai) • Dr. Shin (Weill Cornell) Dr. Huang’s NP Victoria ( she is an angel) also referred me to a pelvic surgeon, so it may be a multidisciplinary approach. ⸻ The tough part: • My gynecologist told me surgery isn’t a good option and that since my partner and I are ready, I should just try to conceive now — because “pregnancy is a cure.” • I know pregnancy isn’t a cure, but I’m torn. I desperately want a baby, and part of me wonders if I should just bear the pain if surgery could hamper my chances of conceiving. • At the same time, I honestly don’t know if I can keep going like this — the pain has reached points where it felt unbearable and made me question everything. ⸻ So I’d love to hear from this community: • Experiences with excision in NYC (esp. Stage IV / frozen pelvis). Anyone who went through a multidisciplinary surgery • Those who were told to “just get pregnant” — how did you balance TTC vs. excision? • Did surgery help or hurt your fertility journey? Any insights or personal experiences would mean so much. 💛

I had very similar experience with Dr. khalil and she ordered a regular transvaginal MRI that found nothing. During two visits she did not even focus on my history for more than 100 seconds. I found her very dismissive. I then decided to visit Dr. huang at NYU . She ordered the right protocol for MRI and I it showed clear DIE in my MRI this time. Dr. Huang told me the mRI was very clear and that I have Stage 4 Rectal DIE. I am scheduled for surgery at NYU this March. Hoping to get a sooner date but wait times are long. I would highly recommend Dr. Huang and her NP. Definitely not a fan of Dr. khalil though I did not have surgery with her.

Not sure if you’re still looking, but Dr. Kathy Huang at NYU Endometriosis Center was my surgeon in 2018. Took me from stage 4 to stage 0. The disease had ravaged me for 15 years. Only thing I paid for was the cab ride back to my apartment (I live in Manhattan… took the subway there). I had very good insurance so $0 deductible and 0% copay but the entire surgery was in-network. Changed my whole life. Been pain-free ever since. She spared all my organs and I’ve successfully done multiple egg-freezing cycles that by all accounts indicate she spared my fertility as well. She even removed 3 small bilateral endometriomas after multiple others had ruptured prior to seeing her. I still to this day can’t believe I have functioning ovaries. Cannot recommend highly enough.

As someone already mentioned, check out the NYU Endometriosis Center. Someone already mentioned Dr. Lee, and I can vouch for Dr. Huang. They also have an entire team of multidisciplinary specialists (urology, interventional pain, physical therapy, etc.) to guide your long-term care after surgery.

I had a surgery with DR Goldstein at Phelps hospital about a month ago. Everyone was good and my first period after the surgery was practically pain free, while I had to call out from work before the surgery. I had a lot of endo all over GI, bladder, diaphragm, both ovaries had endometriomas, appendix was taken out. 50 specimnes were collected. Never seen Dr. Liu for consult but I did see Dr. Tamer Seckin at Lenox Hill, DR. Susan Khalil at Mount Sinai, Dr. Kathy Huang at NYU, and Dr. Taraneh Shirazian at NYU. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions

I had a surgery with DR Goldstein at Phelps hospital about a month ago. Everyone was good and my first period after the surgery was practically pain free, while I had to call out from work before the surgery. I had a lot of endo all over GI, bladder, diaphragm, both ovaries had endometriomas, appendix was taken out. 50 specimnes were collected. Never seen Dr. Liu for consult but I did see Dr. Tamer Seckin at Lenox Hill, DR. Susan Khalil at Mount Sinai, Dr. Kathy Huang at NYU, and Dr. Taraneh Shirazian at NYU. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions & Good Luck !

(NYC located) Has anyone seen Dr. Ted Lee from NYU Langone? (NYC located) Has anyone seen Dr. Ted Lee from NYU Langone? I just saw he’s on the Nancy’s nook list and he takes my insurance so it peaked my interest. I am supposed to have a pre op consult with Dr. Kathy Huang but I did not like my consult with her nurse practitioner (and it was unnecessary? Like I should’ve just been scheduled an appt with Huang right away). Both of these doctors work at the same location.

Thank you so much for your comment! I had scheduled an appt with Kathy Huang and honestly after seeing why she was taken off the Nancy’s nook list and the fact that she only does her surgery based on pelvic mri results I am not moving forward with her. However Ted Lee is my latest appt bc his next available is August 1 which sucks :/. May I ask does he does robotic surgery or no? And also did you have adenomysosis and if so did he do anything for it?