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Locations

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Lower East Side

279 E 3rd St (between Avenue C and D)

NENA

Ryan Health NENA offers high-quality primary care to thousands of families and children living in the Lower East Side. Our doctors and nurses speak multiple languages and provide culturally sensitive, affordable care to the diverse people in our community. WIC services are offered at the center to eligible women and children.

Services

Primary Care

Dental Care

HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care

Eye Care

Women’s Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Pediatrics

Emotional Wellness

Opioid Addiction Treatment

School-Based Health Centers

WIC

My Care Team

Andreas Cohrssen, MD

Medical Director

Primary Care

Phillip Martinez, MD

Associate Medical Director

Primary Care
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
PrEP and PEP

Hugo Rosero, MD

Cardiologist

Cardiology

Debora Velasco, MD

Podiatrist

Andrew Lam, DDS

Dentist

Dental Care

Jennifer Howard, MD

Gynecologist

Women’s Health

Maricela Garcia, MSN, APRN, CNM

Certified Nurse Midwife (Pre-natal Care)

Women’s Health
Obstetrics
Sexual and Reproductive Health

Vanessa Ramos Pabón, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Work

Emotional Wellness

Helene Rosenhouse-Romeo, MPH, RD, CDN, CLC

Director of Child and Maternal Services

Nutrition
Women’s Health

Beatriz Sotelo, MD

Pediatrician

Pediatrics

Owen Leiba, RN

Clinical Unit Manager

Primary Care

Verena Ebel, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary Care
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
PrEP and PEP

Claire Obeck, PNP

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics
School-Based Health Centers

Monica Silva, LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse

School-Based Health Centers

Jenna Nessa, DDS

Dentist

Dental Care

Sunjoo Paik, DDS

Dentist

Dental Care

Location & Hours

Address

279 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009

to Second Avenue or Delancey Street

to Essex Street

M14

M21

M9

Phone

212-749-1820

Monday

8:30 am - 7:30 pm

Tuesday Through Friday

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday

9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Open the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.

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