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GUIDE TO LOCAL PEDIATRICIANS ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE.  THE BELOW LISTED PEDIATRIC PRACTICES ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED WHILE EXPECTING ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE. 

 

It's often recommended to find a pediatrician's office in walking distance to your home so that you are just a short stroller walk away.  The last thing a NYC mom needs is to try and hail a cab, car seat in tow on an emergency visit to a Doctor on the other side of town.  This is also why I am listing the doctors broken out by a 10 block radius, not including the avenues which may stretch anywhere from York to 5th.  Hopefully you will be able to find one that works for you.  Eventually, I will update this portion of the site to allow for reviews and recommendations from moms who have used these doctors.  For now, I list those practices I either personally recommend or who have been recommended to me by friends and moms in the area.  These are for the most part large practices which offer plenty of coverage.  Wherever possible I will list accepted insurance information and hospital affiliation.

 

PEDIATRICIANS IN THE EAST 90s

 

Park Avenue Pediatics - (212) 534-3000 - 1111 PARK AVENUE (90TH & 89TH)

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS - Lenox Hill, Mt. Sinai, NY-Presbyterian

INSURANCE - Variety of Plans, check with office for current coverage.

DOCTORS - Paul Grunfeld, MD, FAAP, Karyn Ginsberg, MD, FAAP, Philippe Similon, MD, FAAP, Rachel Menaged, MD, FAAP.

DESCRIPTION - Coverage from 4 Doctors, 4 Nurses, someone is available to answer your call 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.  Call back coverage is very high here, but there is some difficulty getting a visit on short notice.

 

Uptown Pediatrics - (212) 427-0540 - 1245 PARK AVENUE (96TH PARK & LEX)

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS - Mt. Sinai

INSURANCE - Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Healthnet (PHS), Mount Sinai Employee Plan, Oxford Health Plans (Freedom Plan), United Healthcare, Aetna (as of 12/28/07)

DOCTORS - Ramon J.C. Murphy, MD, MPHJohn Larsen, MD, Signe Larson, MD, Beth Cohen, MD, Daniel Cammerman, MD, Ivanya Landon Alpert, MD, Jennifer Cerasoli, MD

DESCRIPTION - Coverage from 7 Doctors, they are also open to an alternative or staggered vaccination schedule. Policy is that sick children are examined same day of illness - if your own physician is unavailable then another physician will do the examination.

 

 

PEDIATRICIANS IN THE EAST 80s

 

Global Pediatrics - (212) 585-3329 - 1559 YORK AVENUE (83RD STREET)

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS - Lenox Hill, Mt. Sinai, NY-Presbyterian

INSURANCE -  United Health Care

DOCTORS - Dr. Licata, Dr. Luttinger, Dr. Pasquariello, Dr. Goldstein, Dr. Brovender, Dr. Lambiris

DESCRIPTION - With 11 exam rooms, 6 consultation areas and a waiting area with a kid's playroom, this pediatric office is a very popular choice with the Upper East Side crowd.  With 6 Doctors you are assured coverage when you need it, and you will definitely need to feel safe and comfortable during the first year. 

 

Pediatrics of NY - (212) 535-3131 - 11 EAST 86TH STREET (5TH & MADISON) 

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS - Mt. Sinai

INSURANCE - AETNA, Empire, Cigna, Oxford Freedom, GHI PPO, Multiplan, Horizon, HIP PPO, United Healthcare (not Empire plan), AmeriHealth, PHCS, BCBS PPO, Unicare 

DOCTORS - Erika Landau, MD, Preeti Parikh, MD, Jennifer Eisentstat, MD, Yael Wapinski, MD, Rebecca Farber, MD, Joshua Rosenthal, PsyD,  Emily Freeman CPNP

DESCRIPTION - With 5 physicians, 2 nurses and the ability to make online appointments, its no wonder that this practice is a leading care provider for infants to 21 (for those who just can't let go) on the Upper East Side.

 

Division of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical Associates - (646) 962-7300 - 211 EAST 80TH STREET

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

DESCRIPTION - The Doctors here are faculty members of Weill Cornell Medical College.  There is also a West Side location. 

PEDIATRICIANS IN THE EAST 70s

 

PEDIATRICIANS IN THE EAST 60s