HHC Diabetes Wellness Center

Ask The Experts

Get the facts from our team of experts about living healthy with diabetes and other related conditions.

Proper Foot Care

Find out why foot care is so important for patients with diabetes, how to treat common problems, and how to avoid complications.

Alfred A. Garofalo, DPM
Director of Podiatry
Bellevue Hospital Center

Depression

Damara N. Gutnick, MD
Primary Care Physician
Bellevue Medical Center

Proper Vision Care

Navid Hakimian, MD
Ophthalmologist, Retina Specialist
Lincoln Medical Center

HIV/AIDS

Yusuf Afacan, MD
Medical Director
AIDS Center Program
Woodhull Medical Center

Diabetes and Hypertension

Ronald Cobbs, MD
Chief, Primary Care Clinic
Harlem Hospital Center

Insulin and Flu Shots

Rand David, MD
Medical Director
Director, Ambulatory Care
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Diet and Exercise

Hildegarde Payne, RN, CDE
Certified Diabetes Educator
Associate Director,
Ambulatory Care
Queens Hospital Center

Sleepless Nights

Nancy Tarlin, MD, FACP FACE
Co-Director, Endocrinology
Elmhurst Hospital Center