It is highly recommended that you identify a primary healthcare provider that you can see regularly for all your healthcare needs. 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. When calling to schedule an appointment for yourself, be sure to have your health insurance card on hand.
All Cornell Tech Students (as well as faculty and staff) are required to obtain a flu shot. Students on SHP can find in-network pharmacies that provide flu shots by clicking here. Log in and click on “Directories and Resource” then select “find flu shot/vaccine provider.” You may also make an appointment for a vaccination at Weill Primary Care by emailing pcappt@med.cornell.edu. If you are not on SHP and require assistance in finding a provider that is in network with your insurance who is dispensing flu vaccinations, email studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu. Please upload a receipt of your vaccination on mycornellhealth.health.cornell.edu
Multiple primary care practices located throughout Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Schedule an appointment here or call 646-962-2399. If calling, please be sure to identify yourself as a Cornell Tech Student.
Located at 160 East 56th St Fl 12
Phone: 212-457-1722
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
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
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
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.
212.620.7310
Offers low cost individual and group counseling and referrals to LGBT-friendly mental heath providers and therapists in NYC.
212.523.4728
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.
Location: 220 5th Ave, Suite 300
Contact: 212 .620.3197
Email: abbey@bestpracticenyc.com
Location: 575 Madison Ave @ 57th st, Suite 1016
Contact: 917-892-3529
Email: aosipov.md@gmail.com
Location: 5 West 86th Street #9C
Contact: 646-954-2400
Email: nguyen@uwspsychiatry.nyc
Michael Sands, MSW
Location: 141 E 55th St Suite 9B
Contact: 212-677-1675
Email: syzygy33@gmail.com
Peter Demetri, LCSW
Location: 440 east 79th st Suite 1E
Contact: 845.702.2162
Email: pdemetri1701@gmail.com
Alexander Friedin, PsyD
Location: 219 East 69th Street # 1J and 511 East 80th Street #2H
Contact: 917. 287.4422
Email: adfriedin@gmail.com
Website: www.dralexanderfriedin.com
Barbara Cooper Gordon, LCSW
Location: 300 E. 75th , corner of 75th and 2nd.
Contact: 610 291-4670
Email: bcoopergordon@gmail.com
Michelle Kane, MSW
Location: 280 Madison Ave at east 40th st. suite 506
Contact: 646-761-4889
J. Anthony Jáuregui, LMFT
36 W. 44th Street, Suite 1203 b/w 5th and 6th Ave
NY, NY 10036
(Tues-Saturday)
Contact: 917-626-3871
Email: anthony.jauregui@gmail.com
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
Look here to find other therapists who accept the SHP (Aetna)
Find support from Alcoholics Anonymous. Virtual resources are available.
Questions about insurance coverage
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 .
Finding a doctor on my own
Use Aetna’s DocFind website.
What to do if you don't have the Cornell University Student Health Plan and have questions
Students with insurance other than the CUSHP should check their provider’s directories to find a participating pharmacy, clinic, or physician.
You can also email studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu for assistance.
Interested in virtual counseling and located remotely?
Cornell Tech students who are located outside of New York should seek the support of mental health clinicians who are located in the state that the student is located in. If you are having trouble finding a mental health provider in your location and you are on SHP, please either reach out to studentwellness@tech.cornell.edu or look for a mental health professional on Aetna’s DocFind website. If you are not on SHP, please reach out to your insurance provider to obtain information on mental health providers who are in your insurance network.
Students who are located outside of NY State also have the option of obtaining free virtual Mental Health Services from Workplace Options (WPO). Click here to learn more.
All students who are on 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
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street (east of York Avenue)
212.746.5454
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
NYU Medical Center
560 First Avenue (at 33rd Street)
212.263.5550
Roosevelt/St. Luke’s Hospital Center
1000 Tenth Avenue (at 59th Street)
212.263.7300
New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
170 William Street
212.312.5000
Bellevue Hospital Center
462 First Avenue (at 27th Street)
212.562.1000
Emergency (New York City): 911
Cornell Tech Safety & Security 24 hour Dispatch office: 646-971-3611
114th Precinct: 718-626-9311
Roosevelt Island Public Safety: 212-832-4545
SHARE Sexual Harassment and Assault-Response and Education
24/7 Phone Consultation | Cornell Health:607.255.5155
NYC WELL – 1.888.NYC.WELL Hotline, text line, and online chat service providing suicide prevention and crisis counseling
LIFELINE/National Suicide Prevention – 1.800.273.8255 (English), 1.888.628.9454 (Spanish), 1-800-799-4889 (Deaf + Hard of Hearing)
Lifeline Crisis Chat: www.crisischat.org
General Information (New York City): 311
Domestic Violence: 212.577.7777
Emergency Contraception: 888.NOT.2.LATE, www.EC-Help.org, www.not-2-late.com
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE
Womankind: New York Asian Women’s Center: 888.888.7702
NYC Anti-Violence Project: 212.714.1141
Poison: 212.764.7667 (212.POISONS)
Safe Horizon Rape, Sexual Assault Hotline: 212.227.3000 or 800.689.HELP (800.689.4357)
Samaritans Suicide and Emotional Support Hotline: 212.673.3000
Trans Lifeline: 877.565.8860
ULifeline self-screenings for common mental health concerns