Friedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program

Physician Practice

Practice Overview

Practice NameFriedman Transgender Health and Wellness Program
Websitefriedmantransgenderprogram.org
Number of Physicians (MD/DO)2
Number of Locations1
About the Practice

The Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Program for Health & Wellness at Northwell Health/Lenox Hill Hospital provides trans-affirmative, comprehensive medical services in a safe, non-judgmental environment for transgender and gender nonconforming communities throughout New York City and the tri-state area. [1, 5] They offer a range of services including primary care, hormone replacement therapy, behavioral/mental health assessments, social work assistance, HIV/AIDS testing, and referrals to specialists within the Northwell Health network and community-based organizations. [3, 4, 5, 6, 8] The program serves pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and has specialists in areas such as endocrinology, psychiatry, plastic surgery, gynecology, and physical therapy. [1, 3, 8]

Practice Locations (1)

110 East 59th Street, 8th Floor, Suite 8B New York, NY 10022

Our Physicians (2)

Specialties
Internal Medicine

1 physician

Psychiatry & Neurology

1 physician

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Leadership Team

Leonid Poretsky

MD, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology

Minghao Liu

MD, Medical Director, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Luisa González Ballesteros

MD, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Shervin Shadianloo

MD, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Deeangelys Colon

BA, Program Coordinator

Natalie Morrow

LCSW-R

Domenick Acquista

MD, Primary Care Physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine

Ladan M. Ahmadi

MD, Internal Medicine - HIV Specialist, Assistant Professor of Medicine

James P. Bradley

MD, Plastic Surgeon - Facial Feminization, Professor of Surgery

Jeannine Villella

DO, FACOG, FACS, Consulting Gynecologist, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

David M. Whitehead

MD, Plastic Surgeon – Gender Affirming Surgery, Assistant Professor of Surgery

Allison Asante

RPA-C, Physician Assistant- GYN

Electronic Health Record System

Epic

Primary Electronic Health Record System

Research Analysis
Methodology & Findings

The Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health & Wellness Program, which is part of Northwell Health/Lenox Hill Hospital, primarily uses the **FollowMyHealth** patient portal. This portal allows patients to access and manage their health information online, including reviewing discharge instructions, viewing test results, accessing medication information, and messaging their physicians. Northwell Health is currently in the process of implementing **Epic** as its new electronic health record (EHR) system. This transition, which began with the first phase going live in 2025, aims to unify their various systems under a single Epic instance to create one patient record across all Northwell facilities. While FollowMyHealth is presented as the main patient portal for Northwell Health, it's worth noting that during this transition period to Epic, other patient portals might still be in use within the larger Northwell Health system, as indicated by a mention of MyChart being used at Lenox Hill Hospital and other portals like ezAccess and My Patient Visit at some Northwell Health Physician Partners locations. However, the primary patient portal broadly associated with Northwell Health, and therefore likely used by the Friedman Transgender Health & Wellness Program, is FollowMyHealth, with a future shift towards a patient portal integrated with the new Epic EHR system (commonly MyChart).