- Pediatric CareDr. Mark Horowitz, owner of Downtown Family Medicine, received his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook. Following medical school, he completed a three year residency in Family Medicine at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ and a one-year Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine and Ambulatory Pediatrics at the Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York. In 1992, he completed a one-month intensive fellowship in the care of the HIV infected patient. This fellowship was under the sponsorship of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and was at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He also has a special interest in Adolescent Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Adolescent Medicine from the American Board of Family Practice. He serves as the medical consultant to the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) of the City University of New York (CUNY). He has served as the medical advisor to the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts and to Pace University's Manhattan Campus. He has also directed the Youth Health Service at the Lutheran Medical Center.
- Primary CareListed below are the health plans our practice currently participates in. Where available, a web link is provided. In some cases, you may select Dr. Horowitz as you Primary Care provider on-line. We have given our provider ID number, where appropriate, to make this process easy.
- Family PracticeDowntown Family Medicine sees patients by appointment only. Whether you area new patient or an existing patient of Downtown Family Medicine, you may make an appointment by calling the number of the office at which you desire to be seen.
- Infectious Diseases
- ImmunizationsDFM's physicians make on-site visits to college health centers to consult on difficult cases. They also consult by phone with nursing staffs to assist in the management of patients seen in the Health Centers. Mandatory vaccination sessions (against measles, mumps and rubella) are supervised by DFM's MDs. Downtown Family Medicine is also available to faculty and adminsitration in the event of medical emergencies, health policy decisions and health fairs.
- GynecologyFamily Medicine is the specialty which provides comprehensive care to patients of all ages. This includes the disciplines of adult medicine, pediatrics, gynecology, and preventative medicine. Family physicians also provide care to their patients when they need to be hospitalized. Family physicians coordinate the care of their patients when they need to be referred to other specialists.
- Dermatology