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At The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC), we believe healthcare should be accessible, compassionate, and centered around you. With locations in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Arverne, Far Rockaway, and Jamaica, Queens, our experienced team provides comprehensive services designed to support the whole person and improve long-term health outcomes.

For nearly 40 years, we have proudly served the communities of Southeast Queens and Red Hook, Brooklyn, providing high-quality, community-based healthcare for generations of families. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we are committed to expanding access to coordinated, patient-centered care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. 

At JPAFHC, we deliver integrated, whole-person care that combines medical, behavioral, dental, and supportive services under one healthcare network. Our care model focuses on prevention, early intervention, chronic disease management, and wellness while building strong relationships with the communities we serve.

We are committed to providing culturally responsive care rooted in compassion, dignity, equity, and respect.

We provide a wide range of primary and preventive care services at JPAFHC, including routine checkups and physicals, as well as specialized care such as chronic disease management. We also provide women's health and family planning services, pediatric care, and dental and oral health services for the whole family. Patients also have access to behavioral health, podiatry, and pharmacy services at JPAFHC, and telehealth appointments are available to help make patient care more accessible. 

Whether you are managing a chronic condition, prioritizing preventive care, seeking behavioral health support, or navigating important life changes, our team works alongside you to develop a personalized care plan that supports your physical, emotional, and social well-being.

At JPAFHC, we are proud to be part of the communities we serve and remain committed to helping individuals and families live healthier lives for years to come.

Call 718-945-7150 or book online to schedule an appointment, consultation, or telehealth visit. 

Victoria Averill, DNP, FNP‑BC, DipACLM is a double board‑certified nurse practitioner in Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, with additional specialized training in dermatology and aesthetic medicine. Her approach to care is rooted in the belief that true wellness begins from within and is reflected outward.

As the Director and Co‑Founder of the Medical Weight Loss Program, Victoria leads the development of a comprehensive, evidence‑based approach to metabolic health. She integrates clinical expertise with sustainable lifestyle strategies to help patients achieve meaningful, long‑term results. Her leadership ensures that the program remains patient‑centered, medically sound, and deeply supportive of each individual’s goals.

Victoria focuses on whole‑person health, helping patients optimize energy, metabolic balance, skin health, and overall vitality through personalized medical care. She emphasizes prevention, sustainability, and education, taking a thoughtful, individualized approach that aligns medical insight with each patient’s lifestyle and aspirations.

At the Medspa, Victoria offers wellness consultations designed to complement aesthetic treatments, supporting patients in feeling confident, balanced, and well, inside and out.

CenterHealth Medical is a patient-focused clinic, providing exceptional primary care to residents of Flushing, New York, and throughout Queens in New York City. Owned by board-certified Wan Tan Chang, MD, the clinic brings several aesthetic services with top-of-the-line equipment and facilities to maximize results and keep wait times to a minimum.

Dr. Chang’s passion for quality health care started with a baccalaureate in biology from Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York. Following this, he attended St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine to obtain his medical degree and start his path toward comprehensive care.

Dr. Chang and the CenterHealth Medical specialists provide impeccable family care services to ensure optimal health. The team is passionate about preventive care and can offer benefits, such as physical exams and weight-loss management to avoid chronic disease before it occurs. They can also perform specialized DOT and immigration physicals.

The health care experts take pride in caring for their residents' sexual health by performing routine STD testing. If you’re looking to be more proactive with health care, Dr. Chang provides IV therapy and aesthetics to enhance the body’s longevity. Their specialists use personalized injections, such as Botox and platelet-rich plasma to achieve impeccable results.

With over 20 years of experience, people of all demographics come to CenterHealth and Medical to receive exceptional care. Dr. Chang is familiar with all walks of life, especially the LGBTQ+ community and older patients. In addition to English, Dr. Chang speaks Mandarin, Wenzhounese, and Cantonese to provide care to an even wider population. 

Call today to schedule an appointment and start an improved health journey. You can also book online through the reservation system.

Priscilla Borkor, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than a decade of experience in psychotherapy, psychiatric social work, wellness advisory, and clinical supervision. Her work spans hospital, emergency department, inpatient psychiatry, outpatient care, care management, and community mental health settings, where she has provided trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and patient-centered care to individuals with complex mental health, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Priscilla is passionate about helping individuals, families, schools, and organizations cultivate emotional safety, heal from trauma, and build lasting resilience. She brings clinical expertise, practical insight, and deep compassion to every space she enters, translating evidence-based care into meaningful, real-world impact. At the heart of her work is a simple but powerful belief: becoming who you needed when you were younger is becoming your own safe person. Priscilla holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from CUNY and NYU. Her training across public and private systems has shaped her holistic approach to mental health care. Beyond psychotherapy in OMH and private practice settings, she partners with NYC schools and government agencies to develop Social and Emotional Learning programs and advocates for accessible, equitable, high-quality mental health services in communities that need them most.

She is known for integrating evidence-based therapy with faith, creating safe spaces where faith can serve as a catalyst for transformation. Whether through therapy, leadership, or innovation, Priscilla’s mission remains the same: to create emotionally safe spaces where healing is possible, and individuals and communities are empowered to live whole, grounded lives.

Our nurse practitioner Victoria graduated from Wagner College with her Bachelors in Nursing in 2012 and her Masters of Science degree with a concentration of Family Nurse Practitioner in 2021. Victoria worked as a nurse for ten years at Staten Island University Hospital on the telemetry and med surg units and she also worked at Edgar Nursing Home. Victoria joined our team in January 2022 and has since trained under Dr. Giovinazzo and has established herself as an essential part of our team.

Board-certified radiologist David Payne, MD, provides diagnostic radiology services to people of all ages at All County Radiology, his practice in the Fresh Meadows neighborhood of Queens. Dr. Payne offers comprehensive imaging services in New York City, including traumatic brain imaging, workers’ compensation, and no-fault accident cases.

Dr. Payne received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Pennsylvania, then graduated with a Doctor of Medicine from Howard University School of Medicine in Washington, DC.  

After finishing a residency in diagnostic radiology at New York Medical College at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York (in New York City), he completed an internal medicine internship at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. 

He pursued advanced training, finishing a fellowship in neuroradiology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York.

Dr. Payne is a member of the American College of Radiology and a senior American Society of Neuroradiology member. He also serves as a consulting radiologist for professional sports teams.

Dr. Ashraf Salem (Ash) is the Founder, President and Chief Medical Officer of BKUC. At BKUC, Ash overseas our clinical processes and continuous improvement required to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients. He spends his time with patients, mentoring and developing our clinical staff and developing the most effective patient experience support by in-house proprietary technology enablers.

Dr. Salem graduated, Summa Cum Laude, from Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CCNY and attended medical school at Mount Sinai. After graduating he went on to complete his residency in Emergency Medicine at Brooklyn Hospital Center and was Board Certified in 2004. He continued to practice emergency medicine and became an Assistant Professor at Kings County/SUNY Downstate from 2003-2009. Dr. Salem founded Brooklyn Urgent Care in 2006.

Concierge care at Michael Hundert, MD, includes 24/7 access to Dr. Hundert, extended office visits, same and next-day appointments, little to no wait time, and wellness benefits like one-on-one coaching.

As a primary care provider, Dr. Hundert schedules sick visits, physicals, and well-person visits. Patients frequently seek thoughtful care for common concerns like asthma and arthritis. He’s also an expert in geriatrics, weight loss, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes care, and chronic disease management.

Dr. Hundert received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, and completed his residency training at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. In addition to treating patients at his private practice, he’s affiliated with several hospitals in the New York area.

To learn more about the services provided by Michael Hundert, MD, call the New York City office or use the online booking feature today.

At The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (JPAFHC), we believe healthcare should be accessible, compassionate, and centered around you. With locations in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Arverne, Far Rockaway, and Jamaica, Queens, our experienced team provides comprehensive services designed to support the whole person and improve long-term health outcomes.

For nearly 40 years, we have proudly served the communities of Southeast Queens and Red Hook, Brooklyn, providing high-quality, community-based healthcare for generations of families. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we are committed to expanding access to coordinated, patient-centered care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. 

At JPAFHC, we deliver integrated, whole-person care that combines medical, behavioral, dental, and supportive services under one healthcare network. Our care model focuses on prevention, early intervention, chronic disease management, and wellness while building strong relationships with the communities we serve.

We are committed to providing culturally responsive care rooted in compassion, dignity, equity, and respect.

We provide a wide range of primary and preventive care services at JPAFHC, including routine checkups and physicals, as well as specialized care such as chronic disease management. We also provide women's health and family planning services, pediatric care, and dental and oral health services for the whole family. Patients also have access to behavioral health, podiatry, and pharmacy services at JPAFHC, and telehealth appointments are available to help make patient care more accessible. 

Whether you are managing a chronic condition, prioritizing preventive care, seeking behavioral health support, or navigating important life changes, our team works alongside you to develop a personalized care plan that supports your physical, emotional, and social well-being.

At JPAFHC, we are proud to be part of the communities we serve and remain committed to helping individuals and families live healthier lives for years to come.

Call 718-945-7150 or book online to schedule an appointment, consultation, or telehealth visit.