Alina Kifayat, MD
- Rheumatology
Languages Spoken
- Pashto
- Urdu
Related Services
Related Practices
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Rheumatology
Procedures
- Forteo® Injections
- Glucocorticoid Injections
- Intra-Articular Injections
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injections
- Prolia® Therapy
- Reclast® Therapy
- Synvisc® Therapy
- Tendon Sheath Injections
Conditions Treated
- ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APLS)
- Arteritis, Giant Cell
- Arteritis, Takayasu
- Arteritis, Temporal
- Arthralgia
- Arthritis, Psoriatic
- Arthritis, Reactive
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Elevated
- Connective Tissue Disease, Undifferentiated
- de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- Dermatomyositis
- Elevated Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Gout
- Immune Complex-Mediated Small Vessel Vasculitides
- Joint Effusions
- Joint Pain
- Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
- Lupus, Drug-Induced
- Myalgia
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
- Polymyositis
- Positive Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA)
- Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
- Pseudogout
- Raynaud's Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sicca Syndrome
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Spondylosis
- Stills Disease, Adult Onset
- Tendonitis
- Vasculitis
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
The Park Medical Group at Fort Lee - Englewood Health Physician Network
1555 Center Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
The Park Medical Group at Harrington Park - Englewood Health Physician Network
24 Elm Street Harrington Park, NJ 07640
The Park Medical Group at Tenafly - Englewood Health Physician Network
274 County Road Tenafly, NJ 07670
Appointments
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Insurances Accepted
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1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna Better Health of New Jersey
- 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
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
- 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 (Humana Military)
- TRICARE (Humana Military)
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
About Alina Kifayat
Dr. Kifayat specializes in rheumatology. Her clinical interests include arthritis (rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, and psoriatic), lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren’s Syndrome, myositis, vasculitis, Stills Disease (adult-onset), and connective tissue disease. Dr. Kifayat received her MD from the Khyber Medical College, in Peshawar, Pakistan. She did an internal medicine residency, and was chief resident, followed by a rheumatology fellowship, and was chief fellow, at Westchester Medical Center (New York Medical College), in Valhalla, NY. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Rheumatology. In addition to English, Dr. Kifayat is fluent in Pashto and Urdu.
Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians
American College of Rheumatology
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: Khyber Medical College, Pakistan
Residency
New York Medical College - Westchester Medical Center
Fellowship
New York Medical College - Westchester Medical Center: Rheumatology
Certifications & Distinctions
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Rheumatology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Reviews & Ratings
Reviews & Ratings
Reviews and ratings on our website are based on feedback from verified patients collected by Press Ganey, an independent organization that surveys patients about their care experience.
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Recent Comments
"Dr Alina Kifayat is an excellent rheumatologist and I have already recommended her to several people."
"I am very comfortable with the doctor and I feel I am able to discuss any issues that I have. I never feel rushed or that my questions have not been answered."
"Dr Walter Klein is the most caring, detailed, and knowledgeable physician"
"Have already recommended hrr"
"Good"
"Dr Kifayat was extraordinarily caring and thorough"
"Dr Aline kifayat explained the path forward."
"Thank you for all your help."
"Dr. Kafahyat is very professional."
"Amazing physician care. I always have the best experience"