Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
I believe in creating a warm and nurturing environment, where my clients feel welcome and comfortable. I use an eclectic approach to therapy, focusing on my clients’ strengths, and I employ a variety of approaches to help my clients achieve their goals.
Gina Pierre, LAC, is a licensed acupuncturist. She is also the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of Ommmango Wellness in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.
As an acupuncturist, Dr. Gina Pierre specializes in treating women’s health, chronic pain, emotional disturbances, and pain resulting from acute injury or illness. The medium of acupuncture treats various mental, emotional, and physical well-being disturbances.
In combination with being a certified reiki healer and a practicing life coach, Dr. Gina Pierre's skills bring about powerful healing and transformation within her clients — a healing that is long-lasting and marks a shift within their lives where healing and wellbeing become their priority, sparking a light within their hearts which grows as their healing deepens and their joy for life becomes larger and larger.
Dr. Gina Pierre empowers her clients to take healing into their own hands, advocating for subtle shifts in their lifestyle, which in combination with the ancient arts of acupuncture and reiki, generate a positive force of energetic cleansing, alignment, and vibrational upliftment that changes people’s lives forever.
For over a decade, Grace has helped families achieve their infant feeding goals and transition as joyfully and gently as possible into parenthood. As an IBCLC, CLC, she offers families evidence-based care and support for common to complex infant feeding challenges.
Her holistic, goals-based approach to lactation support is informed by her background in midwifery and birth/postpartum doula work in NYC, North Carolina, India, and Malawi, Africa, and her work as a Women's Health Educational Consultant at Duke and UNC's School of Medicine.
She has extensive training and experience with Tethered Oral Tissues (tongue tie) and works closely with pediatricians, midwives, and other holistic providers to help families achieve optimal feeding.
“Grace entered our home precisely when we felt utterly depleted and devoid of solutions. Her arrival marked a turning point. With her departure, we found ourselves not only revitalized but empowered, armed with knowledge and a clear path ahead. Grace's expertise, straight shooter approach, and guidance were instrumental in transforming our experience. We cannot overstate the value she brought to our journey toward successful breastfeeding.”
Dr. Melissa Mercado joined Nirvana Healthcare Management Services (NHMS) in 2022 as a family medicine physician at the Roseville Medical Society (RMS) location. After earning her master’s degree in biomedical sciences (MS) at Rutgers University (Newark), Dr. Mercado received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO) from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (Stratford, NJ) in 2018. She completed her residency in family medicine at CarePoint Health Christ Hospital (Jersey City) in the summer of 2021. She is a native Spanish speaker.
Dr. Mercado is Board-Certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ABOFP) and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME). Professional affiliations include memberships in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP); and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Dr. Mercado is certified to treat both pediatric and adult patients. She also conducts and evaluates preventative health examinations for women. She is passionate about patient education relating to various acute and chronic conditions. Whenever it is deemed appropriate, she implements osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Through continual and candid communications with her patients, she has established meaningful, long-term relationships with them.
When asked to “describe your Nirvana experience,” the first word that comes to mind is “family.” Dr. Mercado feels that all staff members benefit from the collaborative spirit that is evident among individuals and departments. Regarding a particularly meaningful experience at Nirvana, Dr. Mercado recalls a patient who recently came to her with diabetes, which had remained uncontrolled for several years. After educating her patient about its causes, long-term effects, and the measures that can effectively control this chronic disease, her patient is now successfully managing her condition. “This outcome exemplifies the effectiveness of patient education and ongoing communications between the physician and her patient.”
Dr. James Friedlander joined Nirvana Healthcare Management Services (NHMS) in 2021. He sees patients at 613 Park Avenue, East Orange, NJ location. In addition to his medical degree, he has an MS in Human Nutrition, holds certifications in ACLS/BLS, and is a certified teacher of Kripalu yoga. Dr. Friedlander is a member of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM: 2021) and the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO: 2018).
As a primary care physician, Dr. Friedlander diagnoses and treats patients presenting with acute and chronic conditions, sees patients for wellness visits, and whenever necessary, coordinates care with specialists. He also secures the services of home healthcare, initiates procedures for placement in skilled nursing facilities, and facilitates end-of-life discussions with patients and their caretakers.
Dr. Friedlander describes his NHMS experience in one word: “copacetic”—“very good.” He enjoys working with other staff members and describes the Nirvana community as embodying collegial respect and total commitment to patient care.
Dr. Friedlander recalls a particularly gratifying experience: He was treating a patient with severe leg pain. A previous non-Nirvana physician had told the patient that her pain was caused by sciatica. However, Dr. Friedlander’s examination indicated that her condition was piriformis syndrome. After a brief course of osteopathic manipulation and simple stretching exercises, the patient was pain-free—without taking any medication. Summing up the results of his accurate diagnosis: “She called the office to tell me that I had helped her more than the half-dozen other doctors that had merely prescribed pain killers.”
Dr. Kwakye received his medical education at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse NY.
Dr. Kwakye trained at Yale New Haven Hospital and has worked over the last five years as a Family Medicine Physician. He also is a NCSF Personal Trainer. He has a strong interest in anti-aging/regenerative medicine and believes that self care internally and externally is vital for us be the best versions of ourselves.
When working with clients and patients, he interrelates his medical knowledge, clinical skills, his active lifestyle, and plant based diet to provide high quality care. Ultimately his goal is to promote a culture of holistic health and wellness which aligns greatly with the mission at PLSTK.
Irene Diakogeorgios is a licensed registered pharmacist. Upon receiving her degree from Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Long Island University, Brooklyn in 1991 Irene services the Astoria/Long Island City community for over thirty years. Through a personalized approach and strong community ties with physicians and other health care providers, Irene continues to educate patients on their well being with courtesy, kindness, and respect.
Gabby is a diabetes care specialist and registered dietitian based in Long Island City. She has several years of experience working closely with patients who are managing chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, obesity, and many more. Gabby is up to date on current diabetes technology and eager to discover the next cutting-edge device to help better patient care. She is passionate about empowering individuals to make sustainable lifestyle changes, taking a personalized approach to healthcare, steering away from rigid diets and instead emphasizing behavior modification and holistic wellness.
Gabby received her Bachelors in Nutritional Sciences from Texas Christian University and Master's degree in Nutritional Sciences from California State University, Long Beach.
Dr. Pearl Lui is a board certified Family Medicine physician, serving patients at City Care Family Practice in Lower Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY. Dr. Liu received her medical degree from American University of the Caribbean in St. Martin. She completed her residency training at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital where she served as Chief Resident in her final year.
Her medical journey started in New York City as a medical student rotating in hospitals all through the 5 boroughs. Now, finished with her training in Stony Brook, she is excited to return to the city she has called home for the past 12 years.
Her special medical interests include preventative care and women’s health. She always strives to provide the most up-to-date and personalized primary care for her patients.
Spending time with her family, enjoying a nice cup of coffee with friends, and visiting the U.S. National Parks are activities she cherishes.
Karthik Karibandi, MD, is a board-certified family physician. He is proud to serve patients throughout Lower Midtown on the east side of Manhattan in New York City at City Care Family Practice.
After growing up in Ridgewood, Queens, and Morristown, New Jersey, Dr. Karibandi graduated summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed his Family Medicine residency at Albany Medical Center.
Dr. Karibandi spent the past five years in private practice treating patients of all ages and nationalities at offices located in New York City. He truly values the patient-physician relationship: being fully focused on patients’ medical needs and concerns yet, cultivating the utmost comfort and confidence. This special dynamic allows for the best possible medical care.
His passion for Family Medicine comes from providing continuity of care and preventative medicine for a whole family. Caring for them over time as they grow and develop and knowing everyone from newborns to the elderly is gratifying for Dr. Karibandi.
In his free time, Dr. Karibandi enjoys spending time with his wife and watching his favorite sports teams (Go Knicks, Yankees, Rangers, and Giants!!). He also enjoys going to the gym, visiting museums, and watching live theater.
Dr. Chung is the founder of City Care Family Practice P.C. He was raised in Michigan near Detroit. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and obtained a Material Science and Engineering degree. He completed his medical school training at Wayne State School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan.
For the next four years he served in the US Air Force in Japan as a Family Doctor. After the Air Force, he has worked in Family Practice offices in Hawaii and New York. In private practice since 1995, he strives to bring personalized, professional care to his patients.
He practices sprinting early in the mornings so he can compete in local Masters track meets against other sprinters in his age group. He also loves to eat all kinds of foods and is always looking for new interesting restaurants to try. When he is free, he enjoys playing sports with his son.
After years of practice in Manhattan, Dr. Chung has come to the conclusion that there are a few healthcare styles that may keep you healthy or make your life easier.
Routine - Although screening cannot prevent all diseases, regular visits with a doctor you know and who knows you, is the best way to prevent diseases caused by lifestyle. Smoking, weight, lack of exercise, and lipids are basic issues addressed regularly at a Family Doctor’s office.
Network - Your connection to the healthcare system starts with your Family Doctor. Specialist referrals, labs, treatment can be obtained much more easily if you deal with a professional who sees many people with the same types of problems every day.
Comfort - It is much easier to get to the bottom of a problem with someone you know. Each time you meet a new provider it takes a while to break through the initial uncertainty.
Doctors, too, need time to know your personality in order to interpret your current symptoms. By establishing a relationship over time, problems are much simpler to address.
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