Simon J. Hong, MD

Driving East 33rd in Kips Bay, Simon J. Hong, MD appears between a print shop and a yoga studio. His practice focuses on digestive care, providing scope procedures alongside liver screenings and colon-cancer checks. Hemorrhoid treatment and reflux management round out the main offerings, with follow-up monitoring included in each plan. Nutrition counseling sits downstream of every diagnosis and procedure as standard follow-up, though the menu there is purely informational—no supplements or special foods change hands behind closed doors.

The building itself is a mid-century walk-up with a wrought-iron gate at sidewalk level, numbered 305. Inside, clinical schedules drive the rhythm, not stylistic flourishes. Over the past decade the Upper East Side connection has drawn plenty of commuters from Queens, but no shuttle banners or transit apps change the route—just the 6-train one long block over. In late afternoon the street hums with meal-prep deliveries to neighboring brownstones; the practitioner handles one case at a time.

A phone line catches last-minute questions or requests to adjust biopsy results or refill forms—though fax or portal still handle routine paperwork. Gastrointestinal flare-ups rarely announce themselves days in advance, so the direct line matters more than a front-desk queue. When urgent scopes are flagged overnight, hospital referrals take priority; none of the standard office slots are ever throttled for walk-ins. Paperwork still flows on paper whenever the scanner stalls.

A block from Bellevue’s outpatient entrance, patients choose this corner for its proximity to imaging suites and labs rather than for retail distractions or café seating. The next nearest comprehensive GI office sits closer to 42nd Street; beyond that, Brooklyn-bound traffic grows heavier. Find the building quickly using the map online here, then follow the directions straight to the walk-up entrance.