Columbia Primary Care Now Open in Tarrytown
Columbia Primary Care opened a new practice in Tarrytown this summer, eliminating a hurdle to accessing high-quality care for patients in Westchester County.
The new primary care practice—designed to take care of whole families, including children, adolescents, adults, and seniors—is located next to the ColumbiaDoctors multispecialty practice at 155 White Plains Road, just off I-287.
“We’ve had a primary care presence in Tarrytown for 18 months and we know the demand is there for more providers and more appointments,” says David Buchholz, MD, senior founding medical director of Columbia Primary Care.
Pediatrician Vicki Ann Iannotti in the Columbia Primary Care Tarrytown practice. Photo: Chris Taggart.
The model employed by Columbia Primary Care focuses on caring for patients holistically, partnering with each patient to manage any chronic illnesses or to maintain health.
“This philosophy includes caring for patients’ mental health, and that’s why we have an embedded behavioral health program,” Buchholz says. Primary care patients with depression or anxiety do not have to look for help elsewhere and can receive care from an in-house behavioral health specialist at the Tarrytown office. Specialists for ADHD and substance use disorders are planned.
Columbia Primary Care’s scheduling model strives to provide same- or next-day appointments, regardless of chief complaint, so that patients can see their own primary care provider.
The Tarrytown practice is the fifth Columbia Primary Care location to open since 2020, joining practices in Washington Heights, Midtown, Morningside, and Manhattan Valley.
“We are so pleased to expand capacity to better serve the Tarrytown and Westchester communities, including our own Columbia team members,” Buchholz says.
References
To schedule an appointment, patients can call 844-387-CARE or schedule online via columbiadoctors.org or through the Connect patient portal.
Columbia primary care providers in Tarrytown
Priscilla F. Agyemang, MD, is board-certified in internal medicine and her scope of practice includes primary care for adults, preventive health care, annual wellness visits, women’s health, and management of chronic conditions.
Emily Baumert, MD, is a family medicine physician with a particular interest in women’s health and family planning.
Vicki Ann Iannotti, MD, is a pediatrician who starts at Tarrytown on Sept. 1. She has more than 26 years of caring for children and their families in a personalized, patient-centered medical home environment.
Adam Makkawi, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician who specializes in preventive medicine, managing a wide spectrum of complex medical illnesses and sports injuries.
Laurie Zane, LCSW, who has trained in psychotherapy, starts Sept. 1 as the behavioral health specialist.