Our Services Anesthesiology Asthma (Adult) Asthma (Pediatric) Cardiology Child Study Center Dentistry Diabetes (Adult) Diabetes (Pediatric) Ear, Nose & Throat Emergency Services Family Medicine Gastroenterology Hematology & Oncology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medical Education Neonatology Neurosurgery Women's Health Ophthalmology Orthopaedics Pediatrics Physical Medicine Psychiatry Radiology Rehabilitation Special Care Center Surgery Urology-Men's Health Family Medicine Individual/Family and Community Health Research, Treatment, Education, Collaboration Dr. Doug Reich, Chairman and Program Director, Family Medicine, with both his patients, a mother and daughter. The Department of Family Medicine is a dynamic department with a progressive vision. It is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive, and continuous primary care, outstanding medical education, and conducting community-based health research. “Our philosophy embraces the need to provide a ‘medical home’ for patients and families, and we are determined to have a substantial impact on the health needs of the communities that Bronx-Lebanon serves,” stated Dr. Doug Reich, Chairman and Program Director, Family Medicine. Family Medicine Clinical Services and Programs include: Clinical Services •Family Medicine Inpatient Service •Employees Health Service •Open Access Health Center •The Family Wellness Center •Ogden Family Health Center •MBD Family Health Center •Crotona Park Family Health Center •Fulton Family Medicine Health Center Programs •Community Health Worker Program •Prenatal/Obstetrics/Women’s Health •Procedures Clinic •Chronic Disease Model of Care •Intensive Wellness •Mental Health Services collaborating with Psychiatry •Medical consults for Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programs •Pre and Post Operative Medical Management and consults of surgery patients •HIV/Hepatitis C care •Homeless Health Services In its continuing efforts to impact common health problems (hypertension, diabetes, depression, and immunizations), the Department of Family Medicine uses a chronic disease management model. This model empowers patients to manage and control their medical illnesses. Outreach and collaboration with community-based organizations are central to the Department of Family Medicine’s mission. The collaboration is in the form of delivering health services and research, as well as the development and expansion of existing programs. The department’s creative geriatric home care program for the vulnerable elderly is a model for today and the future. Family Medicine has also put into place a cutting edge, Community Health Worker program, which epitomizes the essence of community and home based health care, as well as an extensive school based outreach effort relevant to performing physical examinations and promoting wellness. Dr. Parnian Zandieh, Resident, Family Medicine, examining patient. Dr. Anele Slezinger, Attending, Family Medicine (right), reviewing patient results with Rosaura Rivera, Patient Care Technician. Dr. Sri Lakshmi Kadiyala, Attending, Family Medicine, examining patient. Dr. Russell Perry, Attending, Family Medicine, examining infant.