Infants and Children

170 William Street, Fourth Floor

For more information, or to make an appointment, please call: (212) 312-5350

New York Downtown Hospital's highly respected Pediatric Department provides child friendly services for more than 8,000 pediatric visits annually. Our services include subspecialty clinics such as Pediatric Cardiology, which operates on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; Pediatric Allergy clinic which operates alternate Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Pediatric Endocrinology clinic which operates alternate Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Our pediatric clinic staff members are bilingual in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Spanish speaking staff are available upon request.

The Hospital's Pediatric Department provides 24-hour coverage for pediatric Emergency Room patients. Its new, level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit provides state of the art technology and the latest neonatal therapies for new born infants in need of a higher level of care.

Our Staff:

General Pediatrics
Michael Defeo, M.D., Associate Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Frederic Bakhchi, M.D.

Neonatology
Michael Defeo, M.D., Director
Shari Claude, M.D., Neonatologist
Kendall Jenkins, M.D., Neonatologist

Pediatric Cardiology
Eric Poon, M.D., Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Allergy
Robert Lin, M.D.

Pediatric Endocrinolgy
Ping Zhou, M.D

Housestaff Attendings
Rita Lin, M.D.
Janet Rivera, M.D.
Chyne Tan, M.D.
Kuang, Wanli, M.D.
Frederic Bakhchi, M.D.