The first weeks
Newborn Care & Lactation Support on the Upper East Side
A whole newborn and lactation team: prenatal visits, Mount Sinai nursery rounds, a separate newborn waiting area, and in-office breastfeeding help from Nurse Mesi.
Expecting? Email us to meet the doctors before your baby arrives. Email us
The newborn weeks are full of questions, and new parents get a lot of support from us. At Uptown Pediatrics on the Upper East Side, we start before your baby arrives with a prenatal visit. If you deliver at Mount Sinai, one of our doctors (usually Dr. Larsen, who does our hospital rounds) will meet your baby in the newborn nursery.
Our newborn and lactation team includes Dr. Larsen, Dr. Cohen, Dr. Alpert, Dr. Cerasoli, and Dr. Hoon, together with our nursing supervisor, Emese Szirtes, RN, IBCLC. Known to families as Nurse Mesi, she is a board-certified lactation consultant who helps new parents with breastfeeding right here in the office.
We care for parents too: we screen new moms for postpartum depression and anxiety, and Dr. Hoon, the psychiatrist on our team, can see new moms who are struggling.
What we offer
Prenatal visits
Meet the practice before your due date. Bring the prenatal visit form and your questions.
Mount Sinai nursery rounds
Dr. Larsen usually rounds at the Mount Sinai newborn nursery. Let us know you plan to deliver there and we'll meet your baby.
First checkup within days
Your baby's first visit is about 2 days after hospital discharge, then at 2 – 4 weeks.
Lactation support with Nurse Mesi
In-office breastfeeding help with a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC): latch, supply, pumping, and returning to work.
Newborn waiting area
Tell the front desk you have a newborn and we'll seat you away from sick children.
Postpartum mood support
We screen new moms for postpartum depression and anxiety, and Dr. Hoon, our psychiatrist, can see new moms who are struggling.
Flu shots for parents
During flu season, parents can get their own flu shot here too, which helps protect a baby too young for the vaccine.
Questions about newborn & lactation
When is my baby's first visit?
About two days after you're discharged from the hospital, then again at two to four weeks. Try to book newborn visits at the start of office hours to avoid backups.
What should I bring to the first newborn visit?
Your own insurance card, any hospital records, and a diaper bag with diapers, a change of clothes, and formula if you're not breastfeeding.
Do I have to pay separately for lactation help?
Lactation support is offered in-office. Coverage depends on your plan, so call our billing team at 866-371-6118 with questions.
Meet Nurse Mesi
Emese Szirtes, RN, IBCLC
Nursing Supervisor & Lactation Consultant (“Nurse Mesi”)
Feeding a new baby can be hard. I'm here to help, and to answer every vaccine question you have along the way.
Known to families as Nurse Mesi (mè-shee), our nursing supervisor and in-house breastfeeding expert since 2006.
More about Nurse MesiYour newborn & lactation team
John Larsen, MD
Pediatrics · Pediatric Infectious Disease
In the office Mon · Wed · Fri
With the practice since 1985, Dr. Larsen is the office expert on pediatric infectious disease and dermatology.
Meet Dr. Larsen
Beth Cohen, MD
Pediatrics
In the office Tue · Wed · Thu
At Uptown Pediatrics since 1989, Dr. Cohen went straight into private practice because she “absolutely loves children.”
Meet Dr. Cohen
Ivanya Landon Alpert, MD
Pediatrics · Adolescent Medicine
In the office Mon · Tue · Thu · Fri
Fellowship-trained in adolescent medicine and recognized as a top NY doctor by New York Magazine and Castle Connolly.
Meet Dr. Alpert
Jennifer Cerasoli, MD
Pediatrics
In the office Mon · Tue · Thu
Former Pediatric Chief Resident at Mount Sinai with a special interest in child advocacy and developmental disabilities.
Meet Dr. Cerasoli
Divya Hoon, MD
Pediatrics · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · Psychiatry
In the office Mon · Wed · Thu · Fri
Board certified in pediatrics, psychiatry, child & adolescent psychiatry with expertise in anxiety, depression, ADHD, postpartum mood.
Meet Dr. HoonMore care at Uptown Pediatrics
Birth through adolescence
Pediatric Primary Care
Checkups, vaccines, and same-day sick visits with pediatricians who get to know your family for years.
Learn more
Teens & young adults
Adolescent Medicine
Confidential, respectful care for teenagers from a fellowship-trained adolescent medicine specialist, with mental health support from our in-house psychiatrist.
Learn more
Growth, hormones & puberty
Pediatric Endocrinology
Two Mount Sinai-trained pediatric endocrinologists for growth, thyroid, puberty, and weight concerns, in the same office as your pediatrician.
Learn moreReady to join the Uptown Pediatrics family?
We welcome new patients from newborns to teens.
New to Uptown Pediatrics
Email us to become a patient
Tell us your child's age and insurance, and we'll get back to you to set up a first visit.
Email ushello@upnyc.pcc.com · Please leave out symptoms and medical details.
Already a patient
Message us in the patient portal
Send us a message to set up a checkup or follow-up, or to ask your doctor a question. You can also see records there.
Message usSick today? Call for a same-day appointment, or just stop by weekdays 9:30-3.
Prefer to talk? Call us at 212-427-0540