Columbia University Medical Center Eastside, “Columbia Eastside,” is an innovative outpatient office facility providing a full range of high quality health services for patients from the New York City metropolitan area. Columbia Eastside has increased its services as part of a plan to make the multi-specialty site even more comprehensive. Recent developments include the expansion of dermatology services, (including cosmetic), new programs in psychiatry, and the opening of the new Hernia Center.
      “Our vision is to make Columbia Eastside a one-stop shopping experience for patients,” says Roe Long, chief operating officer of the Faculty Practice Organization, which manages the site.
      Located at 16 East 60th Street between Madison and Fifth avenues, Columbia Eastside occupies three floors and nearly 100,000 square feet in a midtown location.
       Open six days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Eastside facility has more than 200 physicians, dentists, and nurse practitioners providing patient care. The services are from 17 P&S clinical departments, as well as the College of Dental Medicine and the School of Nursing. Twenty percent of all Columbia patients are seen at Columbia Eastside (68 percent are seen at the CUMC campus on 168th Street and 12 percent at other locations in Manhattan, Westchester, and New Jersey).
      A partial listing of some of the services available at Columbia Eastside follows. Phone numbers and a complete listing of all offices can be found at http://columbia-eastside.com/directory.html

Columbia Advanced Practice Nurse Associates (CAPNA)
CAPNA provides comprehensive adult primary care, well woman’s health, and travel medicine by advanced practice nurses, who are faculty members at Columbia’s School of Nursing, and have admitting privileges at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Columbia Cardiology Eastside
Primary cardiologists, electrophysiologists with extensive experience treating patients with abnormal heart rhythms, and interventional cardiologists offer a full range of nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular ultrasound, and cardiac stress testing procedures. The Center for Heart Disease Prevention provides a comprehensive evaluation of cardiac risk and develops individual risk reduction plans.

Columbia Endovascular Associates
Vascular and interventional radiologists provide treatment for conditions including fibroid tumors; varicose veins; peripheral vascular disease, carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and deep vein thrombosis.
Columbia Eastside Dental
Columbia Eastside Dental provides patients the convenience of coordinating their dental care with other medical visits. The practice’s core of general dentists, who specialize in aesthetic/cosmetic dentistry, is complemented by specialists in restorations, prosthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery. The practice also features an Implant Center.

Dermatology
Dermatologists provide diagnosis and treatment for all types of skin diseases, from acne to skin cancer. They also are experts in treating diseases of the hair and nails. The practice offers specialized care in pediatric dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology including laser surgery, Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer treatment, evaluation and treatment of contact dermatitis and phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases.

Medicine
More than 30 Department of Medicine physicians are available at Columbia Eastside covering a wide array of specialties including allergy, endocrinology, pulmonary disease, cardiology, gastroenterology and nephrology.

Neurology
Specialties include epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and sleep disorders. The Columbia University Headache Center is also at this site.

Ob/Gyn
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers a range of women’s healthcare services – from pre-reproductive care through the childbearing and post-menopausal years. The ob/gyn faculty practice offers a variety of specialized care that includes general gynecology & obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology as well as the management of multiple pregnancies, fetal anomalies and other conditions that arise in pregnancy.

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is a leading center for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye and orbit in patients of all ages. Expertise is available in cornea and external disease, cataract, eye muscle imbalance,
diabetic retinopathy, photodynamic therapy, glaucoma, refractive surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, oculoplastics, and neuro-ophthalmology. Other specialties include laser refractive surgery, (Columbia Vision Correction), cataract implant surgery and corneal transplant surgery.

Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgeons are experts in the care of musculoskeletal conditions in adults and children. They provide advanced arthroscopic surgery for sports related injuries of the knee, shoulder, and elbow; sports medicine athletic injuries; joint replacements with most advanced minimally invasive techniques; disorders of the foot and ankle; care of adult spinal problems; orthopedic hand and trauma surgery, pediatric orthopaedic disorders and spinal problems, and tumor and bone disease.
The sports therapy division assists patients in managing the rehabilitation of orthopaedic injuries and surgeries with a special emphasis on sports injuries.

Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Specialists provide expert clinical care in otology/neurotology/skull base surgery, head and neck cancer treatment, endoscopic sinus surgery, voice, swallowing and laryngologic surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, sleep and snoring disorders, and pediatric otolaryngology. In addition, audiologists provide evaluation and treatment for patients with hearing and balance disorders, as well as employ the latest technology in digital, programmable, and conventional hearing aids.

Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics provides primary care and specialty services in offices specifically designed for children and their families. Primary care physicians are recognized for their expert and compassionate care of children from infants to young adults. The department’s pediatric specialists are recognized as national and international leaders in the care and treatment of childhood diseases. Specialty services include allergy, endocrinology, gastroenterology and nutrition, general surgery, pulmonology, rheumatology and urology.

Psychiatry
The Columbia University Day Treatment Program in the Department of Psychiatry is a unique clinical service that provides structure and support to normally high functioning adults who are in crisis. It is well suited to those who have had to interrupt their educational or professional pursuits because of mental illness and/or addiction. The program can frequently preclude the need for inpatient hospitalization.

Radiology
Columbia Eastside Radiology, staffed
with board-certified radiologists, provides high quality imaging services. Specialties include MRI, MRA, CT scan, X-ray, fluoroscopy, mammogram, ultrasound, and bone density.

Surgery
The Columbia Hernia Center brings together a group of Columbia surgeons with experience in the newest techniques and material for hernia repair, a discipline that has made major advances in recent years.
Other Columbia Surgeons provide consultations for Columbia Eastside patients requiring general endocrine, breast, and vascular surgery, among others.

Urology
Department of Urology physicians are internationally recognized experts in fields such as urologic oncology, benign prostate enlargement, stone disease, voiding dysfunction, and male and female sexual dysfunction. The minimally invasive surgery program allows physicians to treat many conditions through small cosmetic incisions without compromising cure or outcome.
Other East 60th Street facilities include radiation oncology, the Spine Center, and a laboratory.

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