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Department of Family & Community Medicine


A community-based facility of University Hospital at Downstate

The physicians on the faculty of the Department of Family & Community Medicine provide comprehensive healthcare to people of all ages. Our Practice includes health maintenance, screening for health problems, prenatal and other women's healthcare, children's health, and management of acute and chronic illness. A family practitioner can care for all members of a family, regardless of age.

A family physician will coordinate your care with the other specialists at University Hospital at Downstate. Our family physicians can help you and your family understand the tests or treatments you may need. A family physician can help you and your family plan ways to stay well.

Please call (718) 493-0300 for an appointment

Why Downstate

Empowering Health, Strengthening Communities

As Brooklyn's only academic medical center, SUNY Downstate and its teaching arm and safety net hospital, University Hospital at Downstate, we are committed to providing comprehensive healthcare, education, and research that uplift and empower our diverse community.

Expertise You Can Trust

At Downstate, we train more physicians in New York City than any other medical institution. As the only hospital in Brooklyn offering a unique combination of clinical care, research, and academic excellence, we are dedicated to delivering the highest standard of service to our community.

Dedicated to Our Community

We live in the same neighborhoods as our patients. Our staff speaks your language and is committed to breaking down barriers to ensure better healthcare. We genuinely care about raising the standard of healthcare for everyone.

Exceptional Capabilities

As a regional referral center for neonatology, transplantation, and pediatric hemodialysis, we offer advanced medical services that are unmatched in the area. Our state-of-the-art facilities are dedicated to enhancing every aspect of patient care.

Brooklyn’s Essential Medical Center

 

4,000

That’s the number of dedicated employees at Downstate, making us one of Brooklyn’s largest employers. Half of our staff proudly call the borough home.

303,000

This is the total number of outpatient visits to our hospitals and satellite centers last year

9

Our Centers of Excellence in cardiovascular care, neurosciences, geriatric, women’s and children’s health, are here to guide you through the most challenging health journeys.

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Reach out to see how you can get better care


253 Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn, New York 11225
(718) 493-0300

 


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