Left to right: Javier Zulueta, MD, Rahul Agarwal, MD, and Fernando Carnavali, MD
A new practice specifically addressing the needs of ambulatory patients has opened in the Ambulatory Care Center at Mount Sinai Morningside.
Mount Sinai Doctors Medicine Multispecialty offers a wide range of specialty care that allows an integrative team approach for chronic disease management and several new programs where specialists collaborate on patient care. Many patients benefit from having all of their sub-specialists in one office where physicians work together to improve patients’ health. The practice is located at 440 W. 114 Street, Sixth Floor.
“What’s different here from the way we provided care to our patients in the past is we have experts across many specialties caring for patients all in the same place,” says Arthur A. Gianelli, FACHE, President, Mount Sinai Morningside. “We think this is a wonderful opportunity to provide collaborative care to our patients because we know nothing is simple about getting multiple physicians to coordinate your care.”
He adds, “We can provide care for any stage of life, compassionate care for you and your family, your loved ones, right here in the community.”
There are seven subspecialties in the new practice: Allergy and Immunology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Diseases/Weight Management, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology.
In addition, there are four new programs:
Travel Medicine works with patients on the prevention and management of health problems associated with travel. The physicians at Mount Sinai Morningside are board certified in infectious diseases and experts in destination-specific health risks and preventative measures. These specialists address travelers’ vaccination requirements, and answer questions and make recommendations regarding disease exposure.
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to manage VTE by working closely and cross referring to colleagues in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. The team provides follow-up care to patients who were discharged from the hospital or Emergency Department to determine the cause of VTE, evaluates the duration, risks, and benefits of anticoagulation therapy, and works to avoid the development of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension as a complication of acute pulmonary embolism.
Lung Nodule(s) is an extension of the Lung Cancer Screening program at Mount Sinai Morningside. It will serve as a referral clinic for all patients who have a lung nodule(s) detected on computed tomography (CT) scans either incidentally or as part of a screening program. Following specific protocols for follow-up and diagnosis of nodules avoids unnecessary invasive procedures while maximizing the diagnosis of lung cancer in its earliest stage when it is most treatable.
Fracture Reduction is a joint effort of Endocrinology and Rheumatology to screen for osteoporosis in individuals over the age of 50 to reduce non-traumatic fractures. A large number of patients hospitalized with hip and other non-traumatic fractures will benefit from biochemical and bone density scan (DXA) evaluation to screen for and treat osteoporosis and reduce the risk of a subsequent fracture and other medical conditions that are caused by or made worse by fractures.
To make an appointment with the Medicine Multispecialty practice, call 212-523-8672.