CUMC Referrals and Other Information

 

Your patient's access to referrals is dependent on his/her insurance status. For patients with Medicaid or managed care plans, make sure that the referrals site accepts your patients' plan before proceeding. Some Medicaid managed care programs may have their own set of referral rules, and occasionally a company-specific referral form may need to be completed. The following is a list of referral resources at CUMC and in the immediate neighborhood (a work in progress, feel free to email with suggestions...)


If the patient needs to see the consult urgently and your clerk is unable to schedule a timely appointment, please page the consult physician on that particular service to facilitate a quick out-patient work up.

 

Clinic patient representatives (PFA) will call to schedule appointments for all hospital clinics and testing.  On your progress note, write what clinic or test you are referring the patient to, and attach the proper referral forms (I usually circle that plan to make sure PFAs see it).  Please see specific instructions below. 

A-B-C 

ACNC 158th St. Farrel: 939-6009
ACNC 181 St. Clinic: 342-3062

Adolescent Clinic: 21 Audubon Ave. 342-3200 (see also Young Adult Clinic below)

AIM Clinic: Numbers:

            Admin: x5-6262

            Aim appt: x5-6354

            AIM fax: x5-6279

            AIM E: 851-5350

            AE PIC room: 851-5359

            AIM E fax: 851-5366

            PIC room (231): x5-7298

            PIC room (214): x5-7288

            Conference room (205): x 5-6435

Allergy Clinic: VC3, x5-6350/x5-5187, Thurs PM, complete outpatient consult form. Allergy Consult beeper 9146
Ambulatory BP Monitoring: 342-4489 - coordinated by the PH 9 Hypertension Program (Medicare only)

Angio: x5-5123

Anticoagulation Clinic: AIM clinic, click here for referral instructions

Anxiety Disorder: (PI research/free) clinic 543-5367 (bilingual)
Arthritis Clinic: AIM VC2-240, extension x5-6355, fill out consult sheet. The clinic meets on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. 

APEX Laboratory (Home lab service used by VNS): To check results call 631-753-3900, fax 631-753-3910. You can even order and lab via the web -check out apex laboratory at phleb@apexlab.com for email, or website www.apexlabinc.com you can sign up via web and then check results by phone.
Asthma Clinic: Harkness 9th floor, Rm 936, meets Monday-Thursday PM. phone x5-0631, fill out outpatient consult sheet
Audiology: Speech and Hearing x5-2961 (outpatient consult form needed)

Bariatric Surgery (see under “Obesity” below)
Blood bank: to arrange outpatient transfusion (click here) x5-4690/x5-2673
Bone densitometry (DEXA): Clinic secretaries will schedule a DEXA scan for your patients x5-2789 - use the radiology requisition ICD9 for screening for osteoporosis is V82.81, osteoporosis is 733.00,  and osteopenia is 733.9  E 68th Street Bone Density: 326-8512.
Brace Shop: x6-2453, VC3, can write orders on prescriptions
Breast Surgery: 1-866-463-2778, Atchley Pav. Monday AM. NOT A SCREENING CLINIC. For malignant or benign breast dz.

Cancer Screening for Free: x5-0163. Free mammo, pap, FOBT, colonoscopy. Also for free chest CT (see EMCAP below).
Cardiology Clinic: AIM VC2-240, x6-0825/x6-6355. Please write your consultation reason on WEBCIS (preferred) or fill out an outpatient consult form. Consult beepers: arrhythmia ELEC/3532, cards consult CRDS/2737. The clinic meets on Monday and Friday afternoons. Dr. David Sherman is the clinic director.  For rapid referral call Cardiology Consult Fellow (beeper CRDS).
               Lipid Clinic: x5-7666, Center for Atherosclerosis, Harkness Pavilion 9th fl.  Clinics meet weekday mornings, need consult outpt. form

               CHF Center: Meets in Milstein 5GN 59268, they will need a special referral form, these are available with the pt. reps. consult team beeper CHFT
               Syncope Center

Cardiopulmonary Stress Test: Call Mitch at x5-0483, you need to fax him (x2-1855) a regular prescription that says "cardiopulmonary stress test with or without O2"

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation: x5-4695 VC 3 For interactive NYPH PT referral form (the program can call the pt for you to schedule appt).  Click here for detailed educational and informative provider information. The program consists of exercise, education, and support using telemetry and blood pressure monitoring 3X/week, for a 12 week program.   Click here for patient info sheet (provider and patient educational info sheet courtesy of Dr. K Kyanko)

Cath Lab: x5-2996
Cardiac Stress Test/MUGA: x5-5996, use special CV testing order form

Cardiac-thoracic Clinic: Outpatients requiring consultation with a thoracic surgeon should be referred to the thoracic surgery office.  You need to contact the CT houseofficer (PGY III) to schedule a new clinic patient appointment.  CT consult beeper 1506 CT hospital or ER discharges, can be seen in the Chest Surgery Clinic VC 10, x5-6390.

Carotid Dopplers: x5-9875 (Echo lab on Milstein 2); use a radiology requisition; English and Spanish brochures are in the PIC rooms

Chest Clinic: see Pulmonary clinic, x5-6390, 1-866-463-2778 (pg pulm consult for rapid appt), need outpatient consult form, VC 10th floor. Refer breathing problems, COPD, asthma. There is a new ILD program, speak to Dr. Patel at x2-6924/b85900 for referrals. (PPD+ patients can go to NYC DOH chest clinics).

Chronic Kidney Disease Program (see under “Renal” below)
Colonoscopy: refer to GI clinic for routine consult but there may be a sig. wait.  Other options include:

               1- Dr. Harold Frucht’s Columbia Colon Cancer Prevention Program (C3P2), takes screening colonoscopy referrals.  X5-5333. 161 Ft. Washington Suite 301. This clinic takes patients with Affinity, NYP, as well as pts with both Medicare and Medicaid. Pts can call themselves the schedule appts. (eligible pts are those >50; those >40 with family hx; or those with +FOBT).

               2-Ralph Lauren Cancer Screening Center is a Community Based Screening Program jointly sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering and North General Hospital. They take most insurances and have grants for the uninsured. Click here for referral instruction, and info about other services. Patients can call for appts directly, reports will be mailed back to you.

               3- GI Clinic- now has a direct endoscopy referral service (DERS) under the direction of Dr. R Rosenberg. To refer pt for direct screening colon, drop completed forms off with the new GI DERS facilitators seated in 205 (next to Karilyn)

               4- CUMC Herbert Irving GI Practice at CPMC 5-1021 (takes 1199, Medicare with Medicaid)

                               -Dr. Ricardo Pou (office at ACN and 94th St, 212-316-3276) takes pts with Medicare/Medicaid, and local Medicaid Manage Care plans like NYP, Affinity. (pt can call office directly).  

                               -Dr. John Rieber 718-549-1343(Allen Pavilion/Riverdell) accepts patients with Medicare/Medicaid, and some Medicaid Manage Care Plans. (Pt can call office directly)

               5- For patients without insurance, see Ralph Lauren Center and also Cancer Screening for Free (see above) x5-0163

Colposcopy: x5-1195 161 Ft. Washington 8th Floor. Please call for a referral form that needs to be faxed back to them at 212-305-0496.
Contraception/Family Planning: see GYN clinic

 

D-E-F
Dental clinic: x5-6726 now with open access, walk-ins taken M-F, patient do not need referrals, they can go straight to VC 7; for patients with valvular disease or anticoagulation use, please sent a brief note with the patient, specifying their need for prophylactic antibiotics or need for d/c anticoagulation before dental procedures
Dermatology clinic: Atchley Pavilion 12th Fl. phone x5-0505, fill out outpatient consult form. For rapid referral call Derm Consult beeper 1799 (1704 nights/wkd)
Diabetes Mellitus Resources:

               ”Diabetes clinic”: The Russ Berrie Diabetes Center, see referral instruction

               AIM Diabetes Management/Teaching Clinic

               AIM Diabetes Eye Screening

Dialysis: x5-3394
Domestic Violence Victim Services: Social Worker phone x5-9060

Echocardiogram: x5-9875
EEG Lab: Neurological Institute Rm. 13-1302, extension x7-2121 use special form

EGD: direct referral to GI: see GI clinic. Other options are: Lee/Garcia x5-1021, Dr. Pou (ACNC) 316-3276, and Dr. Rieber 718-549-1343 (Allen Pavilion) are providers who accept patients with Medicare/Medicaid, or some Medicaid Managed Care Plans Pts can call their offices directly.
EKG Lab: EKGs can be ordered by filling an EKG form, STAT EKG can be ordered in AIM, just let the medical assistant know
EMG Lab: NI 13-1302, x5-1329 use special form

EMS NYPH: x5-9999
Endocrine clinic: need outpatient consult referral form. For rapid referral, call Endo consult (beeper ENDR)
               General Endocrine: AIM 2-240, extension x6-8025/x6-6355. Clinic meets Tuesday afternoons and takes Medicaid and/or Medicare.
               Diabetes you may refer to NBDM or AIM DM teaching and management
               Thyroid (see below)
               Osteoporosis

English As Second Language Class: ESL program for community residents 854-7007
ENT Clinic: Meets Mon, Tue, Thu, Friday PM. VC10 phone x5-9860, for rapid appt beeper ENTS, fill out outpatient consult form. Refer any problems relating to ENT (eg: hearing loss, tonsillitis, sinusitis, vertigo, hoarseness)

ER Triage RN: x5-6355

Fall Prevention Program (see the SAFE program below at the Allen Pavilion)

Family planning Clinic: Comprehensive reproductive health service/including pap, STD testing. 21 Audubon 342-3232 also see GYN clinic 

Food Stamps/WIC: The WIC program x5-2044. For more info on food stamps also see NYC.gov info site on WIC (click here)
Foot Clinic: Fill out outpatient consult form. The AIM podiatry clinic has only room for diabetic patients.  For general podiatry referral, you may refer patients to Morgan Clinic (ACNC) 158th and Riverside, patients need to call 939-6000 for appt.

 

G-H-I

GED Program: Columbia Community Impact 854-9622

Geriatric Fall Prevention Program: The SAFE (Syncope and Falls in the Elderly) Program 212-932-FALL (3255)
Genetic Testing: Through Dept of Pediatrics (see Division of Clinical Genetics Website) Ms. Donna Russo at x 50190 does breast cancer counseling.
GI Clinics:  complete NYPH consult referral, and scheduled by front desk staff.
               General GI Clinic: Thu afternoon, VC240
               Liver Clinic: Wed AM, VC240

               GI Nutrition: beeper NUTR

GI Surgery (see under “Surgery” below)
GU clinic: Allen Pavilion phone 932-5220, need outpatient consult form
Gynecology/OB clinics: consult 6203
               Audobon General Gynecology Clinic: 342-3220, 21 Audubon Ave.

               Colposcopy Clinic: Atchley 8th floor, x5-1195

               PAP Clinic (AIM): VC 2 or AIM East, please only refer patients for routine screening 

               Broadway Practice: 304-6921

               Audubon Family Planning Clinic: 21 Audubon 342-3232 (44 and under, has walk-in hrs for pregnancy test). Page the family planning fellow for more urgent issues

               Farrel Family Planning Service: 1-646-761-3605 pregnancy options counseling; IUD/contraception; basic fertility w/u (**established ACN pts are seen within ONE week**)

               Washington Height Family Health Center: 212-342-3061

               GYN Ultrasound: PH 12, x5-5819

Harlem Hospital Medicine Clinic: phone 212-939-8400/939-1000. The Medicine Clinic is located on the 3rd floor of the Ron Brown Pavilion, just behind the tall, blue inpatient building on 136th St between Lenox and 5th Avenue in Central Harlem. Clinic is open M-F and has evening hours Tuesday and Thursdays. There is a sliding scale of service fee based on income and other criteria. Pharmacy services are subsidized by the city, uninsured patients are asked to pay 10 dollars copay for each prescription up to 4 medicines, after which the subsequent medications are gratis. To make appointments for the clinic, patient should call central appointment 939-8400. Please send patients with referrals and other useful medical information. You can fax referrals to specific MDs at 212-939-3892. For address of other city clinics see the HHC website. Click here for Patient Info Sheet (Instructions in Spanish) regarding Harlem Hospital Medical Clinic. (Thanks to Dr. Palmas!)
Hematology clinic: Tuesday PM, Friday AM, Atchley Basement x5-1983, consult BLOD 2503 need outpatient consult form. For private MD office referral call 5-5098

Hemotherapy: referral for blood products
HIV/ID Clinic: Harkness 6, extension x5-3174. Housestaff should call Dr. Karen Brudney, the clinic director, to refer new patients (x6-8507).

HIV Testing Service: (now with rapid testing method) Please fill out a regular consult form for referral to HIV/CTS. This service will takes place M, W, and F mornings in VC2, staffed by 2 counselors Ms. Ojeda 2591 and Ms Flores 9552. Acute HIV team beeper 88414.

Holter Lab: x5-9940
Home Care Physicians: for home bound patients

               Home Bound Elderly Program: Mental Health Outreach Program for the Homebound Elderly in Washington Heights/Inwood Services: Psychiatric Care based in the home: assessment, case coordination and long term psychiatric treatment. Includes an annual home visit by AIM Internist Dr. Jones. Restrictions: Pts may live anywhere in Manhattan north of 155th Street. Age over 60. Instructions: For referral call 212-342-5799. May contact Dr. Jones in AIM clinic as well

               Mt. Sinai Visiting Doctors Program: 212-241-4141 (takes medicare and medicaid)

               SPOP comprehensive psych program including home visits for older adults in Spanish Harlem/Upper East side

               Dr. Abram Henoch: 212-740-6400 (takes medicare/medicaid)

               Home Podiatrist: Helene Cagan, DPM 212-369-1180/ 7178-584-7163

Home Lab Service: for home bound elderly: You can send technicians to home to draw blood. APEX laboratory (same lab service used by VNS) to check results call 631-753-3900, fax 631-753-3910. You can even order and lab via the web -check out apex laboratory at phleb@apexlab.com for email, or website www.apexlabinc.com you can sign up via web and then check results by phone.

Hospices and Palliative Care Programs: Links here to home and hospital based programs.

Huntington Disease Center: Link here. 5-9172

Hypertension Program: PH 9th-941 Floor, for referrals please call 342-4489. Medicare and private insurances accepted.

ID Consult: Odd 6337, Even 3867. Harkness 6, extension 5-3174. Housestaff should call Dr. Karen Brudney, the clinic director, to refer new patients (6-8507).

Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic (chest clinic): directed by Dr. N Patel, call Dr. Patel to speak about referrals x2-6924/b8-5900

Interventional Rads: x 5-5123 consult 8CAVE also 82282

 

J-K-L

Jobst Stocking: write the prescription and send pt. to the Stahl Surgical Rep. (on VC10) Tues and Fri 10AM-11AM

Lab (Core Lab): x5-8600 SPEP/UPEP: x5-6556
Lipid Clinic: x5-7666, Center for Atherosclerosis, Harkness Pavilion 9th fl.  Clinics meet weekday mornings, need consult outpt. form
Liver Clinic: Wednesday AM VC 240, consult note needed, scheduled by front desk staff.

LP Fluoroscopy: x5-7675

Loop Monitor: call Holter lab 56423 they will fax you a referral form to complete

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Referrals: x5-1158

Lupus Clinic: AIM E Thursday AM x 56354, for pts with established or probable lupus. Hospital discharged can be seen within 10 day, call rheum consult if you have problems getting pts in.

 

M-N-O

Mammogram: fill out radiology requisition (CPP pts DO NOT need a CPP referral form) ICD V76.12 for routine screen, V76.11 for high risk screening, V10.3 personal hx, V16.3 for family history,  use 793.80 for "RECALL" of  abnormal mammo findings, and 611.72 for palpable breast mass. Irving/Atchley Pavilion 10th fl. x5-0160/x5-0162, Fax 342-6849. Allen Pavilion Mammo x4-4161. For uninsured patients please look under "Cancer Screening for Free".  Map to New St. Nicholas Mammography suite.

Medicaid Preferred Medication List Program: For Prior Authorizations, call 1-877-309-9493 or by Fax (easier), be sure to have your or your attending’s License # available.  If calling by phone, you will be given a PA number to record on the rx, this step is not necessary if you are getting PA by fax as the PA number is routed automatically to the pharmacy.

Medicaid Enteral Formula Prior Authorization Program: 1- 866-211-1736. For patients taking oral formula, be sure to have weight and height info on hand.  Write the approval # on Rx, this will be active for refills x 6 months (once an approval # is given, it WILL stay active for 6 months, even if the patient does not get monthly refills on time). Each can of the standard enteral formula usually carry 200-300 calories.  NYS/DOH Prior Authorization Work Sheet. To speak to an operator with a questions regarding a specific approval #, call 1-800-342-3005

Medicaid Override Forms

Medical Supply Ordering

Memory Clinic: AIM Dr. Luchsinger (email referral “jal94” @CU email), or Memory Disorder Clinic at Neuro Institute x5-6939

Mobile Crisis: crisis intervention for pt and family 342-5797

MRI: E 60th MRI (takes CPP/Medicaid): phone 326-5552.

               -Open MRI Radiology on 11th: www.radiologyon11th.com, phone 1-866-674-6611 (open MRI)

               -Open MRI Doshi Diagnostics: 4120 Broadway New York, NY 10033, phone 212-543-1800, fax 212-543-2002

               -Open MRI Dove: 604 Second Ave 10016, phone 212-683-6200, between 34 and 33rd St. (+ medicaid/medicare)

               -Open MRI Queens: Open MRI & Diagnostic Phone 718-358-4075/4076 Queens M-F 8am-7pm Sat 8am-4pm (+ medicaid/medicare)

               -Open MRI 212-787-9200, 280 W. 81 St. Send patient with prescription specifying test needed, and include your contact number and mailing address for report.  For urgent report, call 212-879-6200, press 2. (medicare only)

               -Open MRI Pelham Bay: 718-892-2230. Provides transport. (+ medicaid/medicare)

Naomi Berrie DM Center: see printable forms for referral form. 851-5455
Nephrology (see Renal clinic): Mon AM AIM E, 66355, consult 87362
Neurology Clinics: fill out consult form. Neuro consult bp 8NURO acute stroke 89999
               Neurology General (Mon, Tues, Thu, Fri PM): VC 10 305-6500, for urgent appointments call the NURO beeper to discuss case

               Neurology Headache: x5-6390, Tue PM. HA is only neurological problem.

               Neurology Epilepsy: x5-6390, Wed PM.

               Neurology Stroke: x5-6390, Monday PM. Complex mgmt and dx of pt with CVA
               Memory Disorders: At the new Psychiatry Institute. Phone is 543-5853
               Movement Disorders: Neuro-Institute 3, x7-5558. The Levy Center is a new multidisciplinary clinic with goals of providing comprehensive care to patients who do not have full access to all the benefits of health services. There is subspecialty neurology care, nursing care, psychosocial support, psychiatric consultation, physical therapy, speech therapy, and patient education.  Medicaid is welcomed.  +bilingual staff
               Multiple Sclerosis: VC 10, x5-6390, Tue PM
               Muscular Dystrophy: VC5-502, x5-5131

Neurosurgery: x5-6390, consult 83425.

               Spine/Peripheral Clinic: 1st and 3rd Thursday AM.

               Intracranial: 2nd and 4th Thu AM.

Non-invasive flow studies (NIFS): Segmental pressures/ABIs/PVRs for patients with symptoms of peripheral arterial disease can be scheduled through the Echo lab (Located on Milstein 2; x5-9875; use a radiology requisition).
Nutrition Clinic: x6-6390 VC 10, consult form needed
NYPH: general referral line 1800 NYP WELL

Obesity Clinic:

               Theodore Van Itallie Center: Obesity Treatment Center at St. Luke's Tel- 523-8440  (no MDC!)

               Bariatric Surgery Options in NY (compiled 1/08 -thank you to E Hwang, MD!)
Occupational Therapy: see Physical Therapy clinic
Oncology Clinic: extension 5-1983, Atchley Basement, meets Monday, Wed PM, consult form needed. For rapid referral call beeper ONCT. For private MD office referral call 5-5098
Ophthalmology Clinic: Eye Institute basement, extension 5-6185, consult form needed beeper 1681 (1685 wkd/nights). Click on ophtho acronym list to help decipher notes.
Oral Surgery Clinic: x5-5690, consult DENT
Orthopedics Clinics: VC3 x5-5187/1-866-463-2778, use outpt. consult form, and at times, X-rays may be needed before clinic. For rapid ortho referral call beeper 6169 (fx) or 6168 (non fx)
               Back/spine Clinic: Tuesday AM
               Hand Clinic: Wed PM
               Lower Extremity (Knee/Hip): Thu Pm
               Shoulder Clinic: Friday PM

Orthopedics: For private physician referral: check columbiaortho.org for listing of all specialists at CPMC
Osteoporosis Clinic: see Endocrine Clinic
Otolaryngology: see ENT clinic

Overdose Prevention Program

 

P-Q-R
Pain Clinic: PH 5, Room 500, x5-7114, fill out pain referral form (ask patient rep to fax), AND give patients the phone number to call to arrange appts (the Pain Clinic is no longer able to call patients with individual appts, if patients do not call to follow up, they will not receive an appt). Consult BP 8-2504
Pacemaker clinic: Harkness 3, extension x5-6275
Pap smear clinic: for screening only. Patients at risk for CIN, or those with hx of CA should be referred to GYN clinic. Use ICD 9 V72.2 or V76 for low risk (medicare only will reimburse for q2yr visits) or V15.89 for high risk (medicare reimburses for yearly - hx of STD, less than 3 paps in the past 7yrs, >5 partners in a lifetime). Medicare will not reimburse for pap exam for patients with TAH.
Patient relations: Milstein first floor, extension x6-5904

Pathology: cytology x5-2360 Surgical Path x5-6719

PET Scans: 212-304-7572, click here for on-line referral form

PFT Lab: x5-3357

Pharmacies: click for local listing

PICC line: x5-5929, BP 6081

Plastic Surgery (cosmetic): Weil Cornell Plastic Surgery Clinic 212-746-6230

Plastic Surgery (reconstructive, including hidradenitis suppurativia): CUMC Dept of Plastic Surgery Consultation x5-5868.

Podiatry clinic: VC214, for diabetic patients only, fill out consult referral form. For patients without DM, refer them to Farrell Clinic ACNC clinic 158th & Riverside Dr. Patient can call 212-544-1860 for appt.

Dr. Bar-David, and Dr. Fridman  private insurance 212-355-4229. For Medicaid pts Allen ortho x 4-4507. Provides wound/ulcer care, foot reconstruction, preventive DM foot care. Will see urgent wound evals.

               Home Visit Podiatrist- Helene Cagan, DPM 212-369-1180/ 7178-584-7163
Physical Therapy: VC3  for NYPH PT/OT referral/prescription form (click here) and for form instructions (click here).  (The wait time is 0. For faster appts. see the local sites listed below)

               -for Cardiac Rehabilitation- see C-Cardiac Rehab (above)

               -for Pulmonary Rehab- see P-Pulmonary Rehab (below)

               -Offsite Physical Therapy Services

                               New York Rehab Center: 4470 Broadway (190th St), Tel. 212-569-7144 (takes CPP, mdcaid, mdcare) For referral-just write on a regular Rx form the diagnosis (i.e. LBP), name of PMD, NYS license number. If you are not sure of what type of PT to prescribe, just write for an "evaluation with on-site Rehab physician", he or she will see patient and decide on the proper physical therapy Rx. Give Rx to pt., he/she can call the number above to make appt. directly.

                               Boro Medical: 2323 First Ave. (118 and 119th St.), Tel. 212-369-4141

                               Boro Medical: 71 Metropolitan Oval Bronx, NY 10462, Tel. 718-829-0449

                               Boro Medical: 6 Xavier Dr. Ste 400 NY, NY 10704, Tel. 914-966-3500
Poison Control: 764-7667

Prescription Assistance Programs
Psychiatry referrals: see psych resources page

Psych ER: x5-0875
Pulmonary/Chest Clinic: x5-6390 (beeper PULM for rapid referral) need outpatient consult form, VC 10th floor. Refer breathing problems, COPD, asthma. There is a new ILD program, speak to Dr. Patel at x2-6924/b85900 for referrals. (PPD+ patients can go to NYC DOH chest clinic. Thoracic surgery call DPO x5-3408).

Pulmonary Rehab: Anyone with a diagnosis of symptomatic pulmonary disease, i.e. emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, bronchiectasis, restrictive lung disease. Indications: PFT, FVC, FEV1<60% normal.  Significant impairment in function.  Exercise session 3 days/week, lecture, support sessions. x5-0890. Fax 342-1855 for more info, for PT/OT referral prescription form, click NYPH Rehab Medicine

Radiology Oncology: 52991

Radiology Outpatient Scheduling: 
              
Routine X-Rays: x5-9335, for stat films from AIM clinic. Write "WET READ" on XRAY requisition, and send patient to VC1
               DEXA: x5-2789

               Mammo: x5-0226,

               Milstein MRI: x5-0989

               GYN USG: x5-5819
               NIFS: x7-1791

               Nuclear: x5-2721

               PET: x5-9670

               USG: x5-9994

Rehab Clinic: VC 3, x5-2247, outpt. consult form needed. Consult BP 2605. This is not physical therapy.  Please only refer patients that you would like a Rehab. MD to evaluate. This is especially useful in situations when the etiology of the patient's disorder or the plan for physical rehabilitation is not clear to you. 
Renal Clinic: AIM E x5-6354 Monday AM, be sure to write consult question clearly on webcis note or referral form. Pt’s previously seen by a renal fellow within the past yr should be booked as a “follow Up

               Chronic Kidney Disease Center: at 60 Haven Ave, for appts call 212 928 9071 (takes medicare and other commercial ins.)
Rheumatology Clinic: (see also Arthritis clinic) meets Wed PM and Mon/Tue AM, need consult form. Consult BP: 84686

 

S 

SAFE (Syncope and Falls in the Elderly) Program: 212-932-FALL (3255) at the Allen Pavilion Geriatric Division
Salivary Gland Center: 212-305-9982

Signal Average EKG: see syncope center
Sleep Disorder Study/Clinic: 304-7166 fax 304-7169/or 57072 special referral form, and they will contact the pt by phone. Sleep Clinic now located at 154 Haven Ave Room 406 (173rd St).

Smoking Cessation: AIM NP smoking cessation clinic, complete standard NYPH consult form for scheduling.

Social Work: see clinical resources page on website

Special Needs Clinic: x5-9099 VC4

Speech and Hearing: x5-2961

Speech and Swallowing: x5-5936 for swallowing studies (Fax regular prescription order to 342-2112, they will contact pt)
Substance Abuse: see resource page http://www.medicineclinic.org/Substanceresource.html

Surgery Clinics: VC10, x5-6930. Surgery consult beeper 8-8882. Please click here for detailed explanation of the different clinics. Please fill out a regular consultation form, and order appropriate tests (NIFS, USG, mammos, etc.) BEFORE the clinic visit.

               Breast Clinic: VC10, Mon AM. NOT a screening clinic. For malignant or benign breast disease. Need mammo or USG ordered before.

               Vascular: See “Vascular Surgery Clinic” below.

               General Surgery: VC10, Wed AM. For soft tissue masses, hernia, gallbladder disease, colorectal cancer (even MRN#), small bowel disease. Refer anorectal conditions (hemorrhoids, anal warts, fecal incontinence, fissures, CA) to Dr. Feingold/Arnell. Bony masses/ganglions go to ortho. Hidradenitis and reconstructive surgery go to plastic surgery.

               Upper GI Surgery: VC10, Thurs AM. Liver, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, gastric/hiatal/paraesophageal hernias.

               Colorectal Surgery: VC10, Fri AM. Colorectal CA (odd MRN#), anal disease (hemorrhoids, anal fissure/fistula, anal warts, anal gwth, IBD)

Overbooking for the surgery clinics can only be approved by a Surgical Chief Resident or Attending Physician. Colorectal and Upper GI beeper: 8-8882. General surgery beeper: 8-8883. Surgical attending: Check with clinic for contact info and name.

Syncope Center: x5-9466 (for syncope and for tilt table study, signal-average EKG, etc.). Also see The SAFE (Syncope and Falls in the Elderly) Program at the Allen Pavilion: 212-932-FALL (3255)

 

T-U-V

Tobacco Cessation: see smoking cessation

Thoracic Surgery: Consults can be obtained by paging the PGY III -thoracic houseofficer-on-call. (Dr. F D'Ovidio is a thoracic surgeon attending who takes Medicaid referrals, 3rd fl Atchley Phone: x5-3408)

Thyroid Clinic: Herbert Irving Garden Level (basement) 1-866-463-2778 need outpt. consult form. Clinic is combined medicine/surgery. Fri AM.

Tilt Table: see syncope center

Transfusion (outpt): call x5-4690 for fax referral info (fax back to 5-4489 with consent)

Transportation forms: MAT 2015 NYPH dispatch office is 746-4000, fax is 746-8260

Tuberculosis Clinic/Dept. of Health: City TB Clinic 368-4500, 600 168th Street on 3rd floor.  

Ultrasound: x5-9994

Urgicare: 342-4700, 21 Audubon Ave. Weekday evening and Saturday hours available for urgent but not emergent visits.  Walk-in GYN care is no longer available.

Urology Clinic: 932-5220, Allen Pavilion, outpt. Consult form needed. For rapid referral, call Urology Consult beeper GUGU

Vascular Medicine Clinic: Vascular Medicine Clinic (VC2-231 alternate Friday AMs):  Refer patients with 1) claudication or peripheral arterial disease, 2) renal artery stenosis, 3) carotid stenosis, 4) pre/post endovascular peripheral intervention. To refer, add pt to the Vascular WebCIS patient list, and make sure your clinic note includes a commment for the referral and indication.
               *Non-invasive flow studies (NIFS): 212-305-9875. Segmental pressures/ABIs/PVRs for patients with symptoms of peripheral arterial disease. Use a radiology requisition; patient brochures in English and in Spanish are in the PIC rooms
Vascular Surgery Clinic (moved from VC10 to Atchley): Teresa Mejia, Departmental Secretary. 161 Fort Washington Ave. 6 floor TEL: 212-305-4761
FAX: 212-342-6824. Vascular access placement or removal including AV grafts or fistulae, AAA repair, amputations, ulcers, and wound care. Bp 3747

Vestibular Rehab: at NYU 212-263-8466, fax 212-263-8098 Cornell tel 746-0258, fax 746-1611

Visiting Nurse to Home referral: see link to VNS
 

W-X-Y-Z

Young Adult Clinic: 21 Audubon Ave 1st Floor (between 166 and 167th St). Appt. 212-342-3232.

               Family Planning: Mon-Thu 8am-4pm.

               Young Adult (Women) Clinic: Tues and Wed 8am-8pm.

               Young Adult (Men) Clinic: Mon-Fri 4:30pm-8pm and Fri 1pm-4pm.

Pregnancy test, STD testing, counseling, school physical, work paper. Pt. must arrive at the start of the clinic session. Age range 13-30.

WIC program: see Food Stamps, VC 3, x5-2044