Adult Health Services
Each year our clinical staff serves more than 5,500 people with disabilities, who make 33,000 visits for primary and specialty care. That experience makes our staff uniquely qualified to understand and anticipate the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition, our providers are recognized experts in their specialties, with many serving on the faculty of New York Medical College.
We provide the broadest array of health services and medical specialties in Westchester and beyond to serve the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. In addition to primary care, we offer many behavioral health resources including psychiatry, neurology, and behavioral psychology. WIHD offers appointments with medical specialties from cardiology to podiatry, as well as comprehensive dental care. We evaluate and meet our patients’ needs for shoes, braces, and wheelchairs. We don’t just treat diseases — we promote health and wellness in our patients. Please read further below to see all that we offer and how to become a part of our mission.
Health & Wellness
Cedarwood Hall, Valhalla, NY
914-493-8148
wihdhealth@WIHD.org
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:30pm
Extended Hours available:
Saturdays: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
PCP Telehealth options
Please have your current insurance information available when you call.
Primary Care
Primary Care at WIHD is a partnership among patients, caregivers, referral sources and care providers.
What we do:
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic conditions
- Promote and maintain health
- Help prevent disease
- Educate patients and caregivers
Patient-Centered Medical Home
WIHD is recognized as a “Patient-Centered Medical Home” for the more than 5,000 patients we serve each year.
Patients and families can take advantage of our:
- Expanded evening office hours
- 24/7 on call service for after-hour urgent matters
- Care coordination to organize primary and specialty care providers
For more information about Westchester’s Medical Home for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, please click here.
Specialty Care
Complementing our primary care and dental services, WIHD offers a broad range of specialty medical and behavioral health services. Our specialist services, with examples of the conditions they treat, include the following:
- Cardiology: Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure
- Dermatology: Rashes and Other Skin Conditions
- Endocrinology: Diabetes (Disproportionately Prevalent in the Idd Population), Thyroid Disease and Other Hormonal Abnormalities
- Neurology: Seizures, Dementia, Gait Disturbance
- Nutrition Services: Diabetes, Obesity, Weight Management
- Ophthalmology: Eye Disorders, Screening, Corrective Lenses
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Physiatry): Assistive Devices: Special Shoes, Braces, Wheelchairs.
- Podiatry: Foot Care
- Urology: Urinary Incontinence, Prostate Disorders
- Women’s Health: Well Woman Exams
Transition to Adult Healthcare
Many of our patients come to us as they make the transition from pediatric to adult medical care. This can be a stressful time for patients, who face unfamiliar medical concerns and new healthcare providers. We understand, and we respond with the care, compassion, and patience that you and your loved one deserve.
Because we draw upon the comprehensive resources of WIHD, we can answer your questions about employment, community-based programs and housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Meet the Medical Team
Izel Steinmann Obermeyer, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, BCTS, FAOTA
Chief Clinical Officer
Carnegie-Wits Diaspora Fellow
Izel Steinmann Obermeyer was appointed Chief Clinical Officer at WIHD, in 2020. She previously served as the director of the assistive technology program since 2006. She is an occupational therapist (OT) who graduated from the University of Pretoria, Vona duToit OT school in 1987. She was a LEND fellow at WIHD in 2006/2007. She completed her post professional Master’s degree in 2008, and started working on her PhD in 2017. She has worked in South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, Kenya and the USA. In her current role, she oversees and manages the adult health services, the behavioral health program, the dental program, the speech and hearing center, the early intervention program and assistive technology and occupational therapy services for WIHD. She coordinates all graduate level assistive technology courses, which are being taught for masters programs in special education, for a number of colleges in the area. She is involved in the development of smart technology initiatives within WIHD and is an active advocate for assistive technology inclusion in schools. Izel was awarded her Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association in 2017.
Dr. Robert Grambau
Medical Director
PROVIDERS
Our providers are well versed in the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and are recognized leaders in their respective fields. Many hold faculty positions at New York Medical College where they train the next generation of medical providers.
Dermatology: Nanette Silverberg, MD
Endocrinology: Christopher Palmeiro, DO
Neurology: Joseph Carbone, MD; Sheena Lee, PA-C
Nutrition: Janie Zeitlin, RD; Aparna Marthi, RD
Ophthalmology: Gary Turer, MD
Physiatry: Negin Gohari, DO
Podiatry: Irwin Kofsky, DPM; Stuart Stern DPM
Primary Care: Julia Kaci, MD
Urology: Gerald Matthews, MD