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Plastic Surgery/Cranial Facial

Stephen R. Colen, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Office: 784 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 988-8900
Fax: (212) 772-1308
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Areas of Clinical Interest: Pediatric Congenital Nevi
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

 

Court Cutting, MD
Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Team
Board Certification: Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Office: 333 East 34th Street - 1K, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-5502
Areas of Clinical Interest: Cleft Lip and Palate, Craniofacial Malformations
Insurance Plans Accepted: All (closed)

Nolan Karp, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Plastic Surgery Board
Board Certification: Plastic Surgery
 
Office: 530 First Avenue - Suite 8Y, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-6004
Fax: (212) 263-6319
Office Hours: Wed, Fri, 9am-5pm
Email: nolan.karp@med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Hemangioma Vascular Malformations
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Cigna, GHI, MultiPlan, Oxford, Prudential

Charles Thorne, MD
Associate Professor Director, Ear Anomalies Program
Board Certification: Plastic Surgery, Surgery
 
Office: 550 First Avenue - Suite 8V, NY, NY 10016
812 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 794-0044
Fax: (212) 772-1326
Office Hours: First Avenue - Wed., 1-6pm
Park Avenue - Mon, 1-6pm
Email: ct322@aol.com
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Reconstruction of Pediatric Ear Deformities, Craniofacial Surgery
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

Barry Zide, MD
Professor of Clinical Surgery
Board Certification: Plastic Surgery
 
Office: 420 East 55th Street - 1D, NY, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 421-2424
Fax: (212) 421-2463
Office Hours: Mon, 12:30pm-5pm; Tues, Thurs, 8am-5pm
Email: zideb01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Pediatric Facial - Hemangiomas, Bone Problems
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

Pyschiatry

Harold S. Koplewicz, MD
Director, NYU Child Study Center
Board Certification:  
 
Office: 577 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-6205
Fax: (212) 263-0484
Email: harold.koplewicz@med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Consultations only
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

Richard Oberfield, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Board Certification: Adult Psychiatry, Child-Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
 
Office: 200 East 33rd Street, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 684-0148
Fax: (212) 684-0148
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 4pm-8pm; Fri, 4pm-7pm; Sat, 9am-12pm
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Mood Disorders, ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Forensic (divorce)
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

Richard Perry, MD
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Board Certification: General Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
 
Office: 55 West 74th Street, NY, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 595-0116
Fax: (212) 595-0116
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 4:30pm-9pm
Email:  
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Behavior Disorders, Pervasive Development Disorders
Insurance Plans Accepted: None

Robyn Spirer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Board Certification: Pediatrics/Psychiatry, Board Eligible in Child Psychiatry
 
Office: 530 First Avenue - 10th Floor, NY, NY 10016
200 East 33rd Street - 25U, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-5956
(212) 717-6502
Fax: (212) 263-8525
(212) 628-4848
Office Hours: by appointment
Email: robyn.spirer@med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: General Child Psychiatry
Insurance Plans Accepted: All

Pulmonology

Heidi L. Leistner, MD
Pediatric Pulmonologist, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology
 
Office: 540 First Avenue - Suite 9Q, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-7478
Fax: (212) 263-7041
Office Hours: TBA (including some weekends)
Email: leisth01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Asthma, Bronchopulmonary Dysphasia, Apnea, Lung problems in developmentally delayed, evaluation of chronic cough, recurrent pneumonia
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Anthem Health, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Multiplan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services, United Healthcare, Vytra Healthcare, Mt. Sinai, Health First

Radiology

Michael M. Ambrosino, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Board Certification: Radiology
Certificate for Added Qualifications for Pediatric Radiology
 
Office: 530 First Ave, NY, NY 10016
560 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8868
(212) 263-5230
Fax: (212) 263-7857
(212) 263-8627
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm, Sat, 8am-2pm (MRI/CT only)
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish, Russian
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, HIP, MultiPlan, Oxford, United Healthcare, Oxford Medicare, United Healthcare Medicare, WorkersÕ Comp

Nancy R. Fefferman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Board Certification: Radiology
Certificate for Added Qualifications for Pediatric Radiology
 
Office: 530 First Ave, NY, NY 10016
560 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8868
(212) 263-5230
Fax: (212) 263-7857
(212) 263-8627
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm, Sat, 8am-2pm (MRI/CT only)
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish, Russian
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, HIP, MultiPlan, Oxford, United Healthcare, Oxford Medicare, United Healthcare Medicare, WorkersÕ Comp

Nancy B. Genieser, MD
Professor of Radiology Chief, Pediatric Radiology
Board Certification: Radiology
Certificate for Added Qualifications for Pediatric Radiology
 
Office: 530 First Ave, NY, NY 10016
560 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8868
(212) 263-5230
Fax:

(212) 263-7857
(212) 263-8627

Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm, Sat, 8am-2pm (MRI/CT only)
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish, Russian
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, HIP, MultiPlan, Oxford, United Healthcare, Oxford Medicare, United Healthcare Medicare, WorkersÕ Comp

Lynne Pinkney, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Board Certification: Radiology
 
Office: 530 First Ave, NY, NY 10016
560 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8868
(212) 263-5230
Fax: (212) 263-7857
(212) 263-8627
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm, Sat, 8am-2pm (MRI/CT only)
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish, Russian
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, HIP, MultiPlan, Oxford, United Healthcare, Oxford Medicare, United Healthcare Medicare, WorkersÕ Comp

Kevin J. Roche, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Board Certification: Radiology
Certificate for Added Qualifications for Pediatric Radiology
 
Office: 530 First Ave, NY, NY 10016
560 First Avenue, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-8868
(212) 263-5230
Fax: (212) 263-7857
(212) 263-8627
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm, Sat, 8am-2pm (MRI/CT only)
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish, Russian
Areas of Clinical Interest: Pediatric Cardiac MRI
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, HIP, MultiPlan, Oxford, United Healthcare, Oxford Medicare, United Healthcare Medicare, WorkersÕ Comp

Rehabilitation Medicine

Joan T. Gold, MD
Clinical Director, Children's Rehabilitation Services
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine
 
Office: RUSK Institute, 400 East 34th Street - Suite 518, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-6519
Fax: (212) 263-7794
Office Hours: Tues-Fri, 9am-5pm
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish
Areas of Clinical Interest: Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Limb Deficiencies of Children, Arthrogyposis, Caring for physically challenged children with a variety of conditions.
Insurance Plans Accepted: Cigna, GHI, HIP, Local 1199, MultiPlan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services

Heidi Goldstein, MD
Director, Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Services
Board Certification: Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation
 
Office: 400 East 34th Street, NY, NY 10016
301 East 17th Street, NY, NY 10003
Phone: (212) 263-8719
Fax: (212) 263-5499
(212) 598-2311
Office Hours: East 34th Street - Mon, 8:30am-11:30am
East 17th Street - Fri, 8am-12pm
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Spasticity, Sports, Torticollis
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Oxford, Prudential

Jacob A. Neufeld, MD
Instructor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: Pediatrics
 
Office: 400 East 34th Street, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-6113
Fax: (212) 263-5499
Office Hours: Wed, 1pm-5pm; Fri, 9am-12pm
Email: jacob.neufeld@med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Pediatric TBI, Spinal Cord, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy
Insurance Plans Accepted: Out-of-Network for All Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid

 

Rheumatology

Herbert M. Lazarus M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Board Certification: Pediatrics; Pediatric Rheumatology
 
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Office: 390 West End Avenue, New York, NY, 10024
Phone: (212) 787 1444
Fax: (212) 799 8620
Office Hours: Sun. 11:00 - 7:00; Mon. 8:00 - 5:00; Wed. 11:00 - 7:00
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Office: 495 Central Park Avenue, Suite 305, Scarsdale, NY, 10583
Phone: 914 725 7555
Fax: 914 725 4553, 914 725 4553
 
Medical Specialty Adolescent Medicine; Pediatric Rheumatology; General Pediatrics
Areas of Clinical Interest: Pediatrics; Juvenile Chronic Arthritis; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Lyme Disease
Insurance Plans Accepted: Oxford, Physician Health Service, Cigna

Surgery

Lawrence Bodenstein , MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
 
Office: 530 First Avenue - Suite 10W, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-7391
Fax: (212) 263-6590
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Email: lawrence.bodenstein@med.nyu.edu
   
Areas of Clinical Interest: General Pediatric Surgery, Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Neonatal Surgery, Tumor Surgery.
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Anthem Health, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP, Local 1199, MagnaCare, MultiPlan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services, Private Healthcare Systems, Prudential, United Healthcare, Vytra Healthcare


Howard B. Ginsburg, MD
Director - Division of Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
 
Office: 530 First Avenue - Suite 10W, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-7391
Fax: (212) 263-6590
Office Hours: Mon, 12:30pm-4:30pm; Wed, 12:30pm-4:30pm
Email: ginsbh01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Newborn Congenital Anomalies, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Tumors, General Pediatric Surgery, Urology
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Anthem Health, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP, Horizon Healthcare, Local 1199, MagnaCare, MultiPlan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services, Private Healthcare Systems, Prudential, United Healthcare, Vytra Healthcare

 

Urology

Howard B. Ginsburg, MD
Director - Division of Pediatric Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Board Certification: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
 
Office: 530 First Avenue - Suite 10W, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-7391
Fax: (212) 263-6590
Office Hours: Mon, 12:30pm-4:30pm; Wed, 12:30pm-4:30pm
Email: ginsbh01@popmail.med.nyu.edu
 
Areas of Clinical Interest: Newborn Congenital Anomalies, Pediatric Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Tumors, General Pediatric Surgery, Urology
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Anthem Health, Beech Street, Chickering, Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP, Horizon Healthcare, Local 1199, MagnaCare, MultiPlan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services, Private Healthcare Systems, Prudential, United Healthcare, Vytra Healthcare

Ellen Shapiro, MD
Professor of Urology, Director of Pediatric Urology
Board Certification: Urology
 
Office: NYU Hospitals Center, 540 First Ave - Suite 10R, NY, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 263-5998 or (212) 263-6420
Fax: (212) 263-8030
Office Hours: Mon, 8am-1pm; Wed, 9am-5pm
Email: ellen.shapiro@med.nyu.edu
 
Other Languages Spoken in Office: Spanish
Areas of Clinical Interest: Prenatally diagnosed genitourinary abnormalities (hydronephrosis), Urinary Tract Infection, Reflux Hypospadias, Undescended Testes, Neurogenic Bladder
Insurance Plans Accepted: Aetna/US Healthcare, Anthem Health (closed), Beech Street (closed), Chickering (closed), Cigna, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, GHI, HIP (closed), Horizon Healthcare (closed), Local 1199 (closed), MagnaCare, Medichoice (closed), Multiplan, Oxford, Physicians Health Services, Private Healthcare Systems (closed), Prudential, United Healthcare, Vytra Healthcare (closed), Local 32bj, Medicaid, Medicare, Child Health Plus

 

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