Personalized care, convenience, and the benefits of Membership.
Eastside Medical Associates has joined Castle Connolly Private Health Partners to deliver unrivaled healthcare experiences with a focus on wellness and prevention.
Welcome to our Concierge Program
Collaborating with Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) has allowed us to create a more optimized healthcare experience for you. The Membership-based or “concierge” model we practice gives us more time to build the strong doctor-patient relationships that are essential to helping you achieve optimal wellness.
The structure of our Membership Program is designed with one simple focus: you.
DR. AMY LICHTENFELD
A native New Yorker, Dr. Amy Lichtenfeld has been practicing leading edge Allergy/Immunology and Internal Medicine in New York City for over 25 years.
After receiving her undergraduate degree from The University of Pennsylvania, which she graduated summa cum laude, she remained in Philadelphia to attend medical school at her alma mater. Dr. Lichtenfeld completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Allergy/Immunology at New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical Center. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Allergy/Immunology.
Dr. Lichtenfeld currently serves as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at New York Hospital and is an active attending at both Lenox Hill Hospital and New York Hospital.
Dr. Lichtenfeld has held multiple executive positions, including president at The NY Allergy and Asthma Society. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Additionally, she has been designated as one of the Castle Connolly Top Doctors® and featured in New York Magazine. Dr. Lichtenfeld has been in private practice since 1994. She is proud to share her home and work life with her husband and partner, Dr. Jeffrey Loria. They live on Long Island with their two children. Passions outside of work include running, swimming, skiing, and of course walking her beloved golden retriever, Roxy.
DR. JEFFREY LORIA
A native New Yorker, Dr. Jeffrey M. Loria has been practicing leading edge gastroenterology and internal medicine in New York City for over two decades.
After graduating from Emory University and New York Medical College, Dr. Loria completed his residency in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Medical Resident at Lenox Hill Hospital. He completed his fellowship training in Gastroenterology at The Mount Sinai Hospital/Elmhurst Hospital Center.
He currently serves as a clinical instructor at the NYU School of Medicine and is an active attending physician at NYU Langone Medical Center, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Dr. Loria is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is also a multiple-time Castle Connolly Top Doctor award recipient.
Dr. Loria has been in private practice since 1994 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He shares his home and work life with his wife and partner, Dr. Amy Lichtenfeld. They have two children. His passions outside of work include cycling, skiing, hiking, cooking and discovering new music. He spends free time with his family and dog and loves a good home improvement project.
Practice Philosophy
As physicians, our greatest satisfaction is derived from working closely and comprehensively with our patients in an unhurried environment, so that we can be our patients’ advocate and advisor regarding longevity and quality of life.
In order to alleviate some of the barriers in today’s healthcare environment that interfere with our ability to continue to practice this way, we have collaborated with Castle Connolly Private Health Partners, LLC (CCPHP), to create a new concierge program called EMA CCPHP. The program provides our patients with a wide variety of membership amenities to enhance their care experience, such as access to the innovative SENS Solution® Wellness Program, which includes a personal health coach who collaborates with us to optimize their wellbeing.
The patient-physician relationship is what we value the most as practitioners. With this model, we will be able to provide a connected, convenient, collaborative care approach on a more ongoing and consistent basis. Ultimately, this program allows us to get back to putting you, the patient, first.
Enjoy the advantages of the Membership model of healthcare
Convenient appointments
Same- and next-day appointments deliver speedy care that fits your schedule.
Virtual options
The convenience of telehealth for medical attention without leaving home.
Care that fits your schedule
No wait to see a doctor because we value your time.
Extended patient visits
The Membership model facilitates relationship-building with our patients.
24/7 communication
You’ll always be able to get you the care you need when you need it.
CCPHP Top Doctors® Network
A wide range of specialists is readily available to you whenever necessary.
Find out how our Members can immediately start taking incremental steps that lead to sustainable, healthy changes
Our SENS Solution® Wellness Program, included with every Membership, inspires and empowers our Members to take control of their health with laser-like focus on these four pillars
Sleep
Your health coach will work with you on building healthy sleep habits. SENS benefits include digital content such as blogs, events, classes, and offers from our Affinity Partners.
Exercise
Work with your personal health coach to build a custom healthy exercise routine. Stick to it with the help of exclusive SENS tracking tools, and educational content including webinars.
Nutrition
The SENS program will set you up with the recipe for success with personalized nutritional coaching; helpful digital content such as blogs, videos, and recipes.
Stress Management
One-on-one coaching and other Members-only SENS advantages; give you the tools and techniques you need to manage everyday stress.
Check out the events, webinars, educational resources, discounts, and other extras our Members get upon enrolling in our complimentary SENS program
Questions about Membership?
Here’s some more information.
General
A concierge or Membership-based practice focuses on enhancing the physician-patient relationship. Members of the concierge program pay an affordable fee to take advantage of a wide array of guaranteed enhancements to facilitate a more unhurried, connected, and personalized approach to healthcare. Concierge physicians typically have smaller patient panels, which means they can spend more time seeing patients.
Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) works with exceptional physicians to create and support concierge (Membership-based) healthcare programs that enable the optimal practice environment and physician-patient relationship. Members (patients) pay an affordable fee to take advantage of a wide array of enhancements for a more convenient, comprehensive, collaborative and personalized approach to support health and wellbeing.
Membership & Billing
Concierge medicine provides an enhanced healthcare experience, offering a variety of amenities that are not typically covered by medical plans. These unique amenities include:
• Same/next-day appointments
• Extended patients visits
• Direct 24/7 connectivity to your concierge physician
• Advanced telemedicine connections
• Opportunity to take part in the SENS Solution® Wellness Program, that includes unlimited health coaching sessions with board-certified health coaches to help meet your health and wellness goals
• Member-exclusive events, special offers on wellness services and products
• Navigation to more than 60,000 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® nationwide
These unique services ensure you receive the customized, one-on-one attention you need, exactly when you need it.
The Membership Fees are not covered by your health insurance plan and are your individual responsibility. However, at your discretion, you can submit the Membership Fee to any flexible spending account, health reimbursement account, or medical savings account in which you participate, but the Membership Program makes no representation that any part of the Membership Fee will qualify to be reimbursed from any such account. It is the Member’s responsibility to receive approval from their benefits administrator as to the amount that may be reimbursable.
You may pay the Membership Fee in one annual payment, or two (semi-annual) payments, or quarterly, or monthly. Payments are to be made to the Company by automatic debit from your bank account or credit card. You will select your method and timing of payment. Certain processing fees may apply.
A qualified physician will cover for your doctor when necessary, but he/ she will almost always be personally available by phone or the secure messaging platform (Spruce™), to respond to your medical concerns.
In order to provide better connectivity to your physician and the Membership Program, you will be provided with a secure digital and mobile media application, Spruce™. This HIPAA compliant platform can be used from your phone, other hand-held device, or computer to directly contact your physician, to attend Telehealth visits with your doctor for necessary and useful information.
CCPHP physicians have the ability to consult with and connect you to over 60,000 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® in the U.S. and internationally, as appropriate. The mission of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. (CCML) is to help consumers find the best healthcare. The top doctors who are listed on the CCML website directory were nominated by their peers in an extensive survey process.
SENS Solution® Wellness Program
Many Members tell us how much they value the ability to participate for no additional charge in the SENS Solution® Wellness Program, which is a collaborative and integrative program designed to enhance CCPHP Members’ wellbeing, and focuses on four wellness pillars: Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition and Stress Management. The SENS Solution Wellness Program, offers an array of Member-exclusive amenities. From wellness webinars, to one-on-one health coaching, discounts on our favorite health and wellness products & services brands, and even cognitive behavioral training courses.
CCPHP health coaches work with you one-on-one over the phone to help engage and empower you with tools to implement lifestyle changes into your daily life.
• Set up your first session with a SENS health coach
• Take an online health assessment, which is used as “baseline” starting point for your health coaching journey
• Speak with your health coach at your convenience via remote phone sessions to identify potential barriers to a healthier lifestyle and create a plan for achieving your wellness goals
• Track your progress
Additional Membership Details
You can review details about these Membership amenities and enhancements in the Membership Handbook, and you can find further details about the terms of your Membership in the Membership Agreement.