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Contact Information
The Midtown Center for Treatment is now offering Video and Audio Tele-Health services due to COVID-19. Please call or email for an intake now.
To obtain more information about the Midtown Center for Treatment and Research or to refer a patient please contact:
The Midtown Center for Treatment and Research
56 West 45th Street - 9th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 764-5178
Fax: (212) 764-5644
chs2036@med.cornell.edu
Administrative Director: Christopher Sturiano, Ph.D.
Medical Director: Ann B. Beeder, M.D.
Patient Coordinator: Raquel Salgado
About Us
The Midtown Center is a comprehensive not-for-profit outpatient program for the evaluation and treatment of chemically dependent individuals and their significant others. The program is licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) as a Medically Supervised Ambulatory Substance Abuse Treatment Program.
Midtown Center Brochure
The Experience Center is a new program, specializing in substance use treatment for adolescents and young adults. Experience Center Brochure
The Midtown Center now also has programs for combat veterans with PTSD, as well as for their spouses or significant others, in conjunction with The Headstrong Project.
As faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College, a world-renowned academic and research institution, staff take part in and are exposed to cutting edge research exploring the mechanisms and treatment of substance abuse. Clinical team members reflect a variety of rich and diverse academic backgrounds from the fields of medicine, psychology, social work and counseling with special interest and certification in the field of alcoholism and substance abuse.
Services
Every effort will be made to schedule an initial consultation within 24 hours of your referral date. Intake and Treatment Evaluation includes one intake evaluation session, a medical evaluation by a member of Midtown Center's medical staff, and a urine toxicology screen. If appropriate, a psychiatric evaluation is also completed. All patients are expected to participate in Intake and Treatment Evaluation, which culminates in an individualized treatment plan and will include any combination of the following services:
- The Suboxone Treatment Program
- Suboxone Induction/Treatment
- Naltrexone Therapy
- Antabuse Therapy
- Campral Therapy
- The Program for Spouses and Significant Others
- The Intensive Day Program
- Supervised Urine Surveillance
- Relapse Prevention Training
- EAP and Managed Care Reporting
- Anger Management
- Case Management
- Didactic Groups
- Family Therapy and Education
- Assertiveness Training
- AIDS Counseling and Education
- Orientation Groups
- Group Psychotherapy
- Combat Veterans with Addiction Issues
- Men's Groups and Women's Groups
- The Executive Group
- Impaired Professionals' Groups
- The Dual Diagnosis Group
- Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
- Individual Psychotherapy
- Psychopharmacologic Management
- Ambulatory Benzodiazepine Detoxification
- The Program for Combat Veterans with PTSD
Financial Information
The following payment options are accepted:
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Empire BlueCross
- HIP | Health Plan of New York
- In-Network with most Medicaid HMOs
- Medicaid
- Qualified Out-Of-Network Benefit Plans accepted
Office Hours
Monday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Directions
The Midtown Center is at 56 West 45th Street (9th Floor), between 5th and 6th Avenues.
By Subway
4, 5, or 6 train to Grand Central Station
7 train to 5th Avenue
N, Q, R, W, 1, 2, or 3 train to Times Square
B, D, F or M train to 42nd Street Bryant Park or 47-50th Streets Rockefeller Center
