Rheumatology | NYU Langone Health
Rheumatology • Brooklyn, NY • Since 1841
About
Summary: - NYU Langone Health is a large, integrated academic health system affiliated with NYU. It operates multiple hospitals and clinics in the New York City area and in Florida, including NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. - The Brooklyn footprint includes NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn (one of seven inpatient facilities) and related services under the NYU Langone umbrella. The system emphasizes collaboration across medicine, research, and education, with specialties across rheumatology, orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, and pediatric care. - If you’re seeking rheumatology care specifically in Brooklyn, NYU Langone Health Brooklyn likely offers rheumatology services within its network, with access to affiliated research and comprehensive hospital support. If you want, I can narrow to: - Specific rheumatology clinics or doctors at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn - How to book an appointment or referral process - Insurance and department contact details for rheumatology in Brooklyn
Clinic Type
Rheumatology
Address
550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, US
Phone
855-698-9991
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Zocdoc (Dr. Lauren Wong): 5/5 (7 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Lauren Wong): 3.4/5 (5 reviews)
- Vitals (Dr. Bruce Garner): 3.6/5 (41 reviews)
- WebMD (Dr. Bruce Garner): 4.0/5 (40 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Robert Lesser): 2.7/5 (7 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. David Goddard): 3.1/5 (28 reviews)
- WebMD (Dr. Nadezhda Shagumova): 4.0/5 (16 reviews)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Andres Piatti): 4.5/5 (8 reviews)
Patients praise
- Many patients appreciate physicians who are knowledgeable, attentive, and thorough in their explanations
- Several rheumatologists are praised for taking time to answer questions and making patients feel comfortable
- Some patients report positive diagnostic outcomes and effective treatment plans that improved their mobility and quality of life
Common complaints
- Reports of long wait times for appointments and during visits
- Occasional complaints regarding administrative staff, communication, and uncooperative office practices
- Mixed experiences with physician bedside manner, including reports of doctors being perceived as dismissive or lacking thoroughness
- Broader organizational concerns regarding nursing understaffing and high patient volumes at the Brooklyn hospital campus
"She is kind caring very supportive of her patient"
— Healthgrades (Dr. Lauren Wong)"Dr Piatti is an outstanding Professional best Doc I have ever met. He is smart, friendly, very accessible and has a great sense of humor.. I highly recommend this doctor."
— Healthgrades (Dr. Andres Piatti)"...he also spewed laughably outdated information about my condition & refused to refer me anywhere else. go here if you want a doctor who’s allergic to listening, cares more about his ego than his oath to not harm patients..."
— Healthgrades (Dr. Robert Lesser)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- A Center of Excellence Makes Its Mark on Lupus Research and Clinical Care | NYU Langone Health Physician Focus — Feb 5, 2026
- Unique Trial of New Drug Takes Aim at Recurrent Cardiac Neonatal Lupus | NYU Langone Health Physician Focus — Dec 12, 2025
- Kahn Philip Jefferson, MD - NYC Health + Hospitals — Feb 3, 2026
- NYU Langone Health Leads the Nation with Four No. 1-Ranked Specialties by U.S. News & World Report - BioSpace — Jul 29, 2025
- NYU Langone Health Leads the Nation with Four No. 1-Ranked Specialties by U.S. News & World Report — Jul 29, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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