2014 Guide To Health & Wellness For Families

Editor’s Note: For more articles on Health & Wellness professionals in New York City, see “How to Pick A Pediatrician“

There’s really no question about it—health, safety, and wellness are on the forefront of just about every parent’s mind. Fortunately, we live in a city that offers up a wealth of some of the very best healthcare pros—from pediatricians to pediatric dentists to nutritionists, our short-list of awesome wellness resources is sure to put your family’s health in very capable hands. And for even more great healthcare pros, be sure to check out our October issue each year as we team up with Castle Connolly on a comprehensive Doctors We Love directory.

HOSPITALS

Beth Israel Medical Center
1st Avenue at 16th Street
bethisraelny.org

Lenox Hill
100 East 77th Street
lenoxhillhospital.org

Maimonides Medical Center
4802 Tenth Avenue
maimonidesmed.org

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
1275 York Avenue
mskcc.org

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street, the Bronx
montefiore.org

Mount Sinai Hospital
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
mountsinai.org

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
310 East 14th Street
nyee.edu

New York Methodist
506 6th Street, Brooklyn
nym.org

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
630 West 168th Street
nyp.org

New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital
170 William Street
downtownhospital.org

New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
3959 Broadway
childrensnyp.org/mschony

New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street
nyp.org

NYU Langone Medical Center
550 1st Avenue
med.nyu.edu

St. Luke’s—Roosevelt Hospital Center
1111 Amsterdam Avenue (St. Luke’s Hospital)
1000 10th Avenue (Roosevelt Hospital)
stlukeshospitalnyc.org

NUTRITIONISTS

Elisa Zied
A one-stop shop for all things food-related! This is a great site that focuses on explaining exactly what is in the foods we eat. Elisa Zied, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., has written four books on family nutrition and healthy- eating.
elisazied.com

Food Trainers
Food Trainers, created by Lauren Slayton, M.S.,
R.D., aims to provide inspiration and motivation for families to actually start eating healthy. The website also offers resources and tools for recipes, calorie counting, and fitness.
foodtrainers.net

Tanya Zuckerbrot of F-Factor
The goal of F-Factor is to educate and promote the benefits of a high-fiber diet. Tanya Zuckerbrot, M.S., R.D., created this unique diet in 1999 and offers high- fiber menu picks for dining out.
ffactor.com

PEDIATRIC DENTISTS

Gramercy Pediatric Dentistry
195 3rd Avenue
gramercykidsdental.com

Manhattan Pediatric Dental Group
192 East 75th Street
smiles4kids.com

Pediatric Dentistry of New York
115 Central Park West
180 Lincoln Towers, West End Ave, Suite 1F
citykidsdentist.com

Open Sesame Dentistry
315 West 70th Street, #1J
opensesamekids.com

Park View Pediatric Dentistry
800A 5th Avenue, #303
parkavepd.com

Pediatric Dentistry
305 East 55th Street
pediatricdentistnyc.com

Pediatric Dentistry & Westside Orthodontics
327 Central Park West, Suite 1C
robertperacchia.com

PEDIATRIC OFFICES

Beth Israel Pediatric Associates
10 Union Square East (Suites 2J & 2H)
bethisraelpediatrics.yourmd.com

Big Apple Pediatrics
315 West 70th Street, #1K
bigapplepediatrics.com

Carnegie Hill Pediatrics
1125 Park Avenue
carnegiehillpediatrics.com

Downtown Pediatrics
36 North Moore Street
downtown-pediatrics.com

LaGuardia Place Pediatrics
505 Laguardia Place
laguardiaplacepediatrics.com

Global Pediatrics
1559 York Avenue
globalpediatrics.com

Manhattan Pediatrics
217 Grand Street, 5th Floor
manhattan-pediatrics.com

Manhattan Physicians Group
Various Locations
mpgcares.com

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
390 West End Avenue, #1E
pedsny.com

Pediatric Associates of NYC
317 East 34th Street
20 Plaza Street East, Brooklyn
pediatricassociatesnyc.com

Pediatrics of New York
11 East 86th Street, #1B
pediatricsofny.com

Premier Pediatrics
51 East 25th Street, #301
110 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
premierpediatricsny.com

Tribeca Pediatrics
Locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens
tribecapediatrics.com

Village Pediatrics
24 East 12th Street, Suite 403
villagepediatric.com

Weill Cornell Medical Associates
Various Locations (Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and Tribeca)
weillcornell.org/wcma

West 11th Street Pediatric Associates
46 West 11th Street
west11thstreetpediatrics.com

West End Pediatrics
450 West End Avenue, #1E
2 5th Avenue, #8
westendpedsnyc.com

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOMS

Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
childrensnyp.org

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center for Emergency Medicine
nypemergency.org

URGENT CARE CENTERS

CityMD
Various locations
citymd.net

DR Walk-in
Various locations
drwalkin.com

Emergency Dentist NYC
100 East 12th Street
emergencydentistnyc.com

Manhattan Physician Group
Various locations
mpgcares.com

MedRite Urgent Care
Various locations
medriteurgentcare.com

Mount Sinai Urgent Care Upper West Side
638 Columbus Avenue
mountsinaifpa.org

New York Doctors Urgent Care
Various locations
nydoctorsurgentcare.com

New York Hotel Urgent Medical Services
travelmd.com

One Medical Group
Various locations
onemedical.com

PM Pediatrics
240 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
pmpediatrics.com

The Urgent Care Center of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
mskcc.org

Urgent Care Manhattan
199 Amsterdam Avenue
urgentcaremanhattan.com

Enabling Devices

Enabling Devices is a family-run business that designs, manufactures and sells adapted toys and accessible devices that make life more joyful and fulfilling for children and adults living with disabilities. &nbsp; It started with a train set, a mercury switch, and a young boy whose therapist thought he couldn&rsquo;t play with toys. In 1975 our founder, Dr. Steven Kanor, walked into a room at United Cerebral Palsy/Long Island and saw a boy sitting in a wheelchair, his head resting on his shoulder. When he asked where the toys were, the OT said, &ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t have the motor skills to play with toys, and he can&rsquo;t lift his head.&rdquo; But Dr. Kanor was not interested in what the boy couldn&rsquo;t do. He was interested in the boy's potential. The next morning, he was back. He&rsquo;d brought a train set, which he&rsquo;d connected to a mercury switch. The switch, the first capability switch he&rsquo;d designed, was attached to the boy&rsquo;s ear. When the boy raised his head, the switch made contact and the train ran around the tracks. After several weeks of playing with this toy, the boy was holding his head up straight, even when the train was not running. Dr. Kanor was elated. Since that day, he never stopped innovating, never stopped trying to make our products better, never stopped designing new devices. Today, our design team is just as passionate, just as creative, and just as committed to innovation as the man who founded this company. Enabling Devices is the place to find toys, devices and tools that help build more joyful, fulfilling lives. We have an extensive selection of adapted toys, capability switches, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, adapted electronics, mounts, iPad products, sensory items and products for the visually impaired. Over the years, the important constants remain. We&rsquo;re still the same small, family-run company Steven Kanor founded in 1978, with the same values of personal connection and deep product knowledge. We&rsquo;re still committed to providing caring, individualized service to each customer. And we&rsquo;re still grateful for the privilege of sharing in your journey.

The Gillen Brewer School

Together, we see the possibilities &ndash; and together, we will help your child make meaningful strides forward. That&rsquo;s the Gillen Brewer difference: an integrated, academic-therapeutic approach combined with a school-home partnership that supports and celebrates your child&rsquo;s complex learning needs. Since 1992, Gillen Brewer has used a collaborative approach between teachers and therapists to provide differentiated instruction and seamlessly integrated therapies to help children with a broad range of language-based learning disabilities grow into students who are: Proud of their progress as they become determined, lifelong learners who advocate for themselves and take on new and greater academic challenges. Excited to explore their interests and the broader opportunities created for them within the school and surrounding community. Prepared to engage with the world with the self-confidence and independence gained from learning and thriving among trusted teachers, therapists, classmates, and families. In our safe and vibrant learning environment on the Upper East Side of New York City, students in Preschool-Grade 8 enjoy an authentic school experience &ndash; filled with social connections, field trips, and school traditions &ndash; while benefiting from year-round programming that offers academics, arts, physical education, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, and social groups. Gillen Brewer School is not only for students. It is a supportive and uplifting community for the entire family. Together, we can navigate your child&rsquo;s future &ndash; with care, respect, and unwavering optimism. Come see the possibilities with us.

Advantage Care Health Centers

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #434343; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advantage Care now offers in-person and Tele-Health services to all new and current patients through their secure online platform visit: <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://advantagecare.doxy.me/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #434343; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://advantagecare.doxy.me</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #434343; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to see how it works.&nbsp; Tele-Health Services for Children and Adults include the Following: Primary Care, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry.&nbsp; Advantage Care continues to take proper measures to keep their patients, community, and staff safe during the pandemic. Advantage Care Health Centers are Long Island&rsquo;s premier Federally Qualified Health Centers. They accept Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, Medicare. The mission of their centers is to provide the highest quality comprehensive primary, dental, mental, and behavioral health care services.&nbsp; They offer these services to all members of the community with a commitment to those who might otherwise be excluded from the health care system, while remaining cost-effective and efficient. Advantage Care specializes in providing services to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.