Medical clearance for surgery in New York City.

Medical clearance is a physician’s pre-operative evaluation before a planned procedure. It reviews your history, medications, examination and any requested test results to identify medical issues that could affect anesthesia, surgery or recovery, and the findings are documented for your surgical team. Clearance is not guaranteed.

Your surgeon or surgical facility sets the window in which the evaluation and any testing must be completed, and it differs between practices and procedures. Contact DoctorNYC as soon as you have your surgery date and pre-operative instructions, so there is time for results and any follow-up.

Yes. A DoctorNYC physician can perform the evaluation by house call at your Manhattan home, office or hotel, subject to physician availability and to whether the testing your surgeon requires can appropriately be completed there. Call (917) 301-8782 to arrange a house call.

An EKG can be included when your surgeon requests one. Send your surgeon’s requirements before the visit so the team can confirm whether everything requested can be done at your address or should be completed at 910 Park Avenue.

Your treating surgeon, the surgical facility and the anesthesia team set the pre-operative requirements, based on the procedure, the anesthesia plan and your health. The evaluating physician may recommend further testing if the history, examination or results call for it.

The physician explains the finding and the recommended next step, which may include additional testing, treatment or a specialist evaluation before surgery. With your authorization, the findings can be shared with your surgical team, who decide whether and when to proceed.