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Get to know your Brooklyn Health Center Primary Care Providers!
Adult Medicine
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Fitzroy Elliott
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 38 years (since 1988)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Adults (18+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Drexel University
RESIDENCY: Harlem Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Provides comprehensive internal medicine care.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Yakhiyel Pilosov
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 40 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Adults
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Russian
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Tashkent Medical School
RESIDENCY: NY Methodist Hospital
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Andres Silva (Assistant Medical Director)
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 8 years (since 2018)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Adults (18+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Internal Medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Illinois, Chicago
RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine – The Brooklyn Hospital Center
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Not specified
Family Medicine
PROVIDER’S NAME: NP Adam Eldahan
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 9 years (since 2017)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED (EX. ADULTS, KIDS, AGE RANGE): Children (2+), adolescents, adults, geriatrics
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Primary care, preventive medicine, chronic disease management, routine GYN care, LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming care, substance use and behavioral health, pain management
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL:N/A
RESIDENCY: N/A
FELLOWSHIP (IF APPLICABLE): Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE: Performs Pap smears.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Krystal Jenkins (Medical Director)
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 9 years (since 2017)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Children and adults (5+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Practice
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
RESIDENCY: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Not specified
PROVIDER’S NAME: PA April Lowery
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 26 years (since 2000)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Patients ages 12+
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Practice, gynecology, contraception, STI care
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English
MEDICAL SCHOOL:Not applicable
RESIDENCY: Not applicable
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performs Pap smears.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Eric Routen
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 7 years (since 2019)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Children and adults (7+)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, LGBTQ+ health, women’s health, behavioral health
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English; basic medical Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: New York Medical College
RESIDENCY: Family Medicine at St. Joseph’s Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performs Nexplanon insertions.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Barak Sered
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 9 years (since 2017)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: All ages
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine, HIV care
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Spanish, Hebrew
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Massachusetts Medical School
RESIDENCY: Montefiore Medical Center Residency for Family and Social Medicine
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performs Pap smears, Nexplanon insertions, and steroid injections.
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Anthony Vavasis
YEARS OF PRACTICE: 32 years (since 1994)
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Patients ages 10+
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Family Medicine, transition-related care, preventive medicine
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English; medical Spanish
MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Michigan
RESIDENCY: Montefiore Medical Center
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performs incision and drainage procedures.
Pediatrics
PROVIDER’S NAME: Dr. Annabella Thantu
YEARS OF PRACTICE: Over 30 years
PATIENT POPULATION SERVED: Infants and children (birth–18)
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: General Pediatrics
LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN: English, Burmese
MEDICAL SCHOOL: Institute of Medicine, Rangoon, Burma
RESIDENCY: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, NY
FELLOWSHIP: Not applicable
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Performs immunizations and suture removal.
