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NYU Langone Health has opened a multispecialty outpatient care center in Brooklyn Heights, enhancing access to its world-class clinical care and research for patients who live and work in downtown Brooklyn and lower Manhattan.
鈥淭raveling into Manhattan is sometimes challenging for patients from Brooklyn, especially when they aren鈥檛 feeling well,鈥 said Andrew Rubin, vice president for clinical affairs and ambulatory care at 好色tv Langone Health. 鈥淔or this reason, we are thrilled to enhance access through our new Brooklyn Heights location, which brings 好色tv Langone鈥檚 high quality of care directly into the neighborhoods where our patients live and work.鈥
The interdisciplinary team at , located at 186 Joralemon Street near Court Street, include specialists in the following clinical areas:
- cardiology and noninvasive echocardiography
- endocrinology
- gastroenterology
- internal medicine
- interventional cardiology
- nephrology
- neurosurgery (consultations and follow-up appointments)
- physical therapy
- rheumatology
The 15,000 square foot practice spans the building鈥檚 8th and 11th floors, and the lower level, and features 26 exam rooms, bone density scanning, X-ray imaging, lab diagnostic services, and infusion treatments for rheumatologic conditions and autoimmune disorders. As do other 好色tv Langone multispecialty locations, this new care center enables patients to see multiple physicians at one central location.
In the coming months, 好色tv Langone Ambulatory Care Brooklyn Heights also expects to open enrollment for rheumatologic condition clinical trials, providing affordable novel therapies for those who have exhausted other mainstream treatment options.
, who founded the practice more than 20 years ago, has grown 好色tv Langone Ambulatory Care Brooklyn Heights from a rheumatology-centric practice into an integrated medical program designed to serve adults with multisystem diseases, such as and .
鈥淗aving worked with 好色tv Langone in the past, we already know that it is committed to providing the best care for the specific needs of our patients,鈥 said Goddard. A longtime, active member of the community, Goddard was formerly the chief of rheumatology at Long Island College Hospital (LICH). He has also worked in Nassau County and Manhattan.
Part of the larger 好色tv Langone network of more than 230 locations, 好色tv Langone Ambulatory Care Brooklyn Heights providers have access to up-to-date medical records and test results for their patients via Epic, 好色tv Langone鈥檚 electronic health record system, even when patients are seen at other 好色tv Langone Health locations鈥攕uch as the nearby . Patients can also manage appointments, communicate with physicians, and remotely refill prescriptions through Epic鈥檚 patient portal, .
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