Adam E. Vella, MD

Dr. Vella has practiced Pediatric Emergency Medicine for over 20 years. After earning his medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, he completed his residency training in pediatrics at Columbia-Presbyterian Babies and Children’s Hospital, and then a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Dr. Vella most recently served as Associate Chief Medical and Quality Officer at NYP Lower Manhattan Hospital leading the overall strategy, direction, and operational management of all areas associated with quality, safety, and performance improvement at that campus. He recently completed an MBA at UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management.

Why should someone choose you to care for their health?
I have always loved taking care of children and adolescents in the Emergency Department and base my care on evidence-based medicine.

What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
Patients should expect an empathetic provider who is interested in providing the highest quality care in a timely manner.

How do you spend your valuable personal time when you are not caring for patients?
With my amazing family, my wife and two daughters, my dog and our bearded dragon! I also love to read and travel.

Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
There is nothing better than making sick children better, and that is the reward I receive from every shift that I work.

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