Presbyterian Hospital Heart Institute: Goodman Robert L MD

Manhattan’s Washington Heights brims with specialist clinics tucked between bodegas and brick walk-ups. At the top of the hill, Presbyterian Hospital Heart Institute: Goodman Robert L MD anchors a short row of one‐way entrances on W 168th. The building’s lobby sits beneath the red expressway viaduct, a quiet counterpoint to the street’s usual rhythm. If your chart reads “neurologic,” this is the Manhattanville-to-Fort Washington corridor’s closest specialty stop.

A pediatric neurosurgeon practices around the corner, and the orthopedics group two blocks south may pull your referral, but strokes and brain tumors land here. Seizure monitoring and neuro-oncology clinics share the 3rd floor; vascular maps and spine navigation tools are on the 11th. The elevator bank is the no-frills bottleneck everyone remembers after the first visit.

Parking is metered 9 to 5; the hospital’s rear lot costs a predictable premium. When taxis stall on Cabrini, the 1 train reappears two blocks west—drops you at 168th in eighty seconds flat. Expect to hand over insurance cards at the front desk, then settle in for pre-op imaging adjacent to the same vestibule.

Save the directions on your phone before leaving Irvington: 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032. Call (212) 305-2500 from the payphone down the block if the day’s first appointment shifts.