POSTPONED: Prenatal Consultation - Meet Stephen Turner, MD, Pediatrician

There is an ongoing international outbreak of coronavirus. Mount Sinai Health System is taking extra precautions to provide the safest environment possible.  We are instituting a temporary policy to cancel all in-person large group lectures, events, and meetings across the Mount Sinai Health System, and if possible, offer a virtual alternative.

Learn More: www.mountsinai.org/covid19

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The best way to choose a pediatrician is to schedule a free prenatal consultation. During this 30-minute in-person meeting, you’ll be able to sit down with Dr. Turner to discuss his philosophies on parenting methods, baby's first days, breastfeeding, antibiotics, immunizations, office protocol, emergencies, communication, and anything else that comes to mind.

Stephen Turner, MD is a board-certified pediatrician at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday through Saturday in Brooklyn Heights. Trained in New York City, he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  He was awarded his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, Dr. Turner was an attending physician at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and chief of the pediatric department at SUNY Long Island College Hospital.  He has a particular interest in child development and is a proponent of childhood vaccinations, making sure that all his patients have the most accurate information regarding medical decisions.  Dr. Turner is also the Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors, 300 Cadman Plaza West. He lives in Brooklyn Heights with his wife and their three sons. 

ZocDoc Reviews: https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/stephen-turner-md-56933 

Please select a date and register for a prenatal consultation

The prenatal consultation starts promptly at 6pm

If you have any questions or would like to register via phone, please call us at 929-210-6000

1. Are you board-certified?

Yes, American Board of Pediatrics

2. How long have you been in practice?

Over 18 years

3. Do you have any children?

Three boys

4. Are you part of a group practice?

Mount Sinai Doctors-Brooklyn Heights, located at 300 Cadman Plaza West, is a two-floor multispecialty practice with a walk-in urgent care center and more than 35 specialties, including cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, maternal & fetal medicine, nephrology, OBGYN, pulmonology, radiology, and urology. Please visit our website for the complete list: www.mountsinai.org/bh

5. What specialists are on staff?

The pediatrics department consists of four additional full-time general pediatricians, a pediatric gastroenterologist and an allergist, who sees pediatrics.  All physicians are conveniently located in the same building, so we’re able to easily share medical records and collaborate on care.

6. What are the office hours?

For the practice, the hours are Monday -Thursday 8:30 am- 6:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, and Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

7. Who covers in an emergency if the office is closed or you aren’t on call?  

One of the pediatricians in the practice is always on call.  Within our practice we also have an Urgent Care practice which accepts walk-in's and is open 7 days a week with extended hours.  Urgent Care is staffed with emergency, family medicine and pediatric physicians.  We have an open line of communication with the Urgent Care physicians to provide any followup for your child.  

8. How long does a typical check-up last?

15-20 minutes

9. Do you offer same-day sick appointments?

Yes, we have many slots every day for same-day or next-day sick visits.

10. What is the best way to contact you with a non-emergency question?

Phone call or MyChart message (Mount Sinai's online patient portal that allows you to directly message me)

Additional pediatricians at Mount Sinai Doctors, 300 Cadman Plaza West

Margarita Aronov, MD

Hugh Gilgoff, MD 

Meridith Messinger, MD

Beth Kantrowitiz, MD