For all health and wellness related concerns, please email studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu
It is highly recommended that you identify a primary healthcare provider that you can see regularly for all your healthcare needs. When calling to schedule an appointment for yourself, be sure to have your health insurance card on hand. Below is a list of providers that represent a sampling of doctors who accept the Cornell Tech Aetna Student Health Plan Open Choice PPO. For primary healthcare needs, please reach out to one of the following providers.
**Please note that Cornell Tech does not endorse any of the following providers**
Primary Health Resources
Weill Cornell Medicine has multiple primary care practices that participate in your Aetna insurance. The closest location to the Cornell Tech Campus is the practice at 425 East 61st Street. By clicking here you can schedule an appointment online or call the office at 646-962-2399. If calling, please be sure to identify yourself as a Cornell Tech Student. Weill Cornell has other primary care practices located throughout Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. These are located at
215 East 85th st
12 West 72nd St
2315 Broadway at 84th St
40 Worth St
5-31 50th St.
Atrium Medical Associates http://www.atriummednyc.com/
Located at 160 East 56th St Fl 12
Phone #: 212-457-1722
Mount Sinai Doctors, West Park Medical Group https://www.mountsinai.org/care/primary-care/midtown/msd-57
Located: 200 West 57th Street
15th and 13th Floors
New York, NY 10019
Phone #: 212-247-8100
The following doctors are accepting new patients: Dr. Kimberly Scotto, Dr. Sophie Chrisomalis, Dr. Julia Adamian, Dr. Elizabeth Sharp
Mount Sinai West, Faculty practice
Located: 2109 Broadway between 73rd & 74th
Phone #: 212-523-8672
The following doctors are accepting new patients: Dr. Kamara Eseme, Dr. Roy Cohen, Dr. Etta Frankel, Dr. Mark Gorny, Dr. Anita Chekuri
Mount Sinai Doctors Queens https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/queens/care/primary-care/team
Located: 25-20 30th Avenue, 4th Fl Astoria, NY 11102
Phone: 718-808-7777
The following doctors are accepting new patients: Dr. Luke Janson, Dr. Phylicia Baird, Dr. Nehal Galal, Dr. Claudine Portella
Mental Health Resources
If you are seeking Mental Health support, the following providers are within network. Both group practices and individual practitioner information is provided, depending on your needs and availability.
Asian Bi-cultural Clinic at Gouverneur Hospital
Location: 227 Madison St, Room 3-100 New York, NY 10002
Phone #: 212-238-7332
Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
The Root Therapy
Location: 156 5th Ave, Suite 822
Hours: Weekdays and evenings
Lafayette Psychotherapy
Location: 109 Lafayette St, Room C-1 NY, NY 10013
Phone #: 646-663-1458
Select clinicians accept SHP; call to inquire
Fifth Avenue Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy
Location: 5 E.17th St (btwn 5th & Bway) 2nd Fl. NY, NY 10003
Phone #: 212.989.2990
Hours: M-F, 9am-7pm
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center
Location: 80 5th Ave. #903A NY, NY 10011
Phone #: 212-633-9162
Hours: M-S 9am-10pm
Weill Cornell Collaborative Care Center 646-962-2399
In order to obtain mental health care at Weill Cornell, you must already be enrolled as a patient at one of their facilities. The model of mental health therapy Weill Cornell uses is short term care, meaning around 6 months. If you require or are seeking longer term therapy, the Weill Cornell practice may refer you to a different provider who works on a longer term care model. When calling Weill Cornell for mental health services, make sure to state the specific issue you are having.
Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Community Center – 212.620.7310 – Offers low cost individual and group counseling and referrals to LGBT-friendly mental heath providers and therapists in NYC.
Individual therapists who are within network and accepting new clients:
Michael Sands, MSW
Location: 141 E 55th St Suite 9B
Contact: 212-677-1675
Peter Demetri, LCSW
Location: 440 east 79th st Suite 1E
Contact: pdemetri1701@gmail.com or 845-702-2162
Alexander Friedin, PsyD
Location: 219 East 69th Street # 1J and 511 East 80th Street #2H
Contact: 917. 287.4422 of adfriedin@gmail.com
Website: www.dralexanderfriedin.com
Barbara Cooper Gordon, LCSW
Location: 300 E. 75th , corner of 75th and 2nd.
Contact: 610 291-4670 or bcoopergordon@gmail.com
Michelle Kane, MSW
Location: 280 Madison Ave at east 40th st. suite 506
Contact: 646-761-4889
Leslie Epstein, LCSW
Location: 113 University Place, Suite 913
Contact: 917-482-2272
Mary Genkins, DSW
Location: 430 east 63rd st between 1st and York, # 12L
Contact: 212 838 9257
Paula Sobel
625 Main Street, Apartment 1032, New York, NY 10044-0035
Contact: (212) 319-4351 or Cell 917-363-4182
Midtown location: 347 5th Avenue
Hours: Afternoon until 9:30pm or weekends as needed.
Sue Goldman
330 East 70th Street, Suite 1W, New York, NY 10021
Contact: (212) 794-0333
Hours: 9am – 6pm
J. Anthony Jáuregui, LMFT
36 W. 44th Street, Suite 1203 b/w 5th and 6th Ave
NY, NY 10036
(Tues-Saturday)
Contact: anthony.jauregui@gmail.com or 917-626-3871
Look here to find other therapists who accept the SHP (Aetna)
Psychiatrists:
Abbey Simmermacher, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Location: 220 5th Ave, Suite 300
Contact: 212-621-3197 or abbey@bestpracticenyc.com
Website: https://bestpracticenyc.com/
Andrei Osipov, MD
Location: 575 Madison Ave @ 57th st, Suite 1016
Contact: 917-892-3529 or aosipov.md@gmail.com
William Nguyen, MD
Location: 5 West 86th Street #9C
Contact: 646-954-2400 or nguyen@uwspsychiatry.nyc
If you would like a referral to a provider or if you have feedback regarding a provider, please email studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu
You can find other providers who participate in Cornell’s Student Health Plan (SHP) by using Aetna’s DocFind website. Be sure to include the zip code of the area where services will be received, and select “Student Health Medical Plans/ Open Choice PPO” as the health plan type. (The zip code for Roosevelt Island is 10044. Other nearby zip codes in Manhattan are 10022, 10021, and 10017.) Participating providers change frequently, so please call to verify that a provider you are interested in seeing is within network. Specific benefit details are available at www.studenthealthbenefits.cornell.edu. For additional questions, you can contact the Student Health Benefits office at 607-255-6363 or email: studentbenefits@cornell.edu .
Students with insurance other than the CUSHP should check their provider’s directories to find a participating pharmacy, clinic, or physician.
The Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC) is a free and confidential service available to all Cornell Tech students. They offer educational outreach, advocacy and support through therapeutic counseling and specially trained sexual assault forensic examiners (SAFEs) located in Mount Sinai West on 58th st and 10th Ave. CVTC can be reached at https://www.cvtcnyc.org/ or 212-523-4728.
Urgent Care
All students who are on the Aetna SHP and visit an urgent care center will be charged $50 per visit. Some reputable urgent care centers which are close to campus are:
City MD
1150 3rd Ave
347-205-8363
City MD East
336 East 86th St.
347-745-8350
Astoria Urgent Medical Care
32-74 Steinway Street Astoria Queens
718-721-0101
MedRite Urgent Care
919 2nd Ave
212-935-3333
Hospitals
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street (east of York Avenue)
212.746.5454
http://nyp.org/facilities/weillcornell.html
NYP/Weill Cornell is the closest major emergency center to Cornell Tech.
Lenox Hill Healthplex
30 Seventh Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets)
646.665.6000
http://www.lenoxhillhealthplex.org/
