Elizabeth Kohan

Stroll across First Avenue and you’ll find Elizabeth Kohan, a general practitioner set a couple of blocks from the East River. At 530 1st Ave #8S, New York, NY 10016-6402, the office focuses on adult medicine—chronic and preventive care included. Care before pills is the unofficial motto; bring in your blood-pressure log or mention a nagging cough the next time you reach the front desk at (212) 263-2607.

Visit for three to six months of refills, routine screenings, or a straightforward check-up and vaccination plan. Mental-health referrals and basic dermatology consults are folded into the same visit schedule, cutting down on separate trips. After the stethoscope comes the paperwork reminder the nurse glides across the desk.

To chart a route from Midtown or Murray Hill without circling the block, pull up directions on foot. The office occupies the eighth-floor corridor just past the elevator banks, a quiet spot once you step off First Avenue and its bus exhaust.