Dr. Karen Brudney

Infectious disease care in Upper Manhattan often means a quiet visit to a specialist who keeps up with both global outbreaks and local health patterns. Dr. Karen Brudney sees patients at 600 W 168th St # 3, a building that sits between the Columbia University Medical Center and the neighborhood’s older apartment blocks—convenient for anyone coming from Washington Heights or the Bronx. The practice focuses on diagnosing and managing conditions like HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and travel-related illnesses; it’s also a place where long-term antibiotic regimens or post-hospital infection follow-ups can be arranged without the rush of an emergency room. Directions can be pulled from the map; the entrance is on the west side of the street, just past the pharmacy. If you need to schedule an appointment or check which vaccines are recommended before an upcoming trip, call (212) 368-4500. No referral is required, though many patients arrive with one from their primary doctor.