Dr. Stuart L. Saftchick M.D., General Practitioner
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Dr. Stuart L. Saftchick M.D.

Internist

4/5(47)
920 Park Avenue New York New York, 10028
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4/5

About

Stuart L. Saftchick, MD, FACP, works for AAA Primary Medical Care, PC in New York City.  He specializes in hypertension and diabetes treatment, as well as screenings for cancer.  Dr. Saftchick also works at Lenox Hill Hospital, and serves as a clinical professor of medicine at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.  A board certified internist, Dr. Saftchick has been published in medical journals. He is also a big advocate of preventative medicine, trying his best to be one-on-one with each of his patients.

Education and Training

Thomas University

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Medicas 1984

Universidad AutÛnoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina 1985

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine- Internal Medicine

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

Male Spanish 40 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Cancer ScreenDiabetesHypertension

Awards

  • Patient's Choice Award, 2011   
  • Compassionate Doctor Recognition, 2011, Vitals   

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • High Cholesterol
  • High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
  • Vascular Disease
  • Goiter

Internships

  • Mt. Sinai Hospital

Professional Society Memberships

  • American College of Physicians, New York County Medical Society

Articles and Publications

  • Has been published

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard Work, Persistence, Staying Focused on Goals and Courage

Hobbies / Sports

  • Tennis, Theatre, Traveling, Stock Market

Favorite professional publications

  • New England Journal of Medicine

Dr. Stuart L. Saftchick M.D.'s Practice location

920 Park Avenue -
New York, New York 10028
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New patients: 212-779-4848

1387 CASTLE HILL AVE -
BRONX, NY 10462
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New patients: 718-931-4200
Fax: 718-931-8869

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Patient Experience with Dr. Saftchick


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Dr. Stuart L. Saftchick M.D. has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 47 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Internist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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