Primary Care for Elmhurst, QueensA real doctor, same-week visits, no eight-week waitlist.
Live or work near Elmhurst Avenue, Broadway, Queens Center, or Roosevelt Avenue? Skip the months-long intake at the big hospital systems. Dr. Keisha Bryant, MD — board-certified in internal medicine — is welcoming new Elmhurst patients now, with same-week appointments, telehealth follow-ups, and one MD who knows you across every visit.
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Why Elmhurst patients drive to St Albans
Elmhurst is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the world — a place where people travel from a dozen cultures to build a life on Broadway, Queens Boulevard, and Roosevelt Avenue. But the health care options haven’t kept up. The big hospital systems and new corporate clinics on Queens Boulevard are stretched thin: new-patient intakes routinely run six to eight weeks, you rarely see the same doctor twice, and visits are kept to a strict ten minutes.
Our practice is the opposite. At Dr. Bryant Medical Practice & MedSpa in St Albans, you get one board-certified MD — Dr. Keisha Bryant — who handles your annual physical, your chronic conditions, your sick visits, and your lab review personally. Most new patients book within a week. Once we’ve met you in person, most follow-ups can be done by telehealth, so you never have to lose half a workday on a routine check-in.
Yes, you’re driving a little farther (about 22–34 minutes from Elmhurst Avenue down the Grand Central Parkway and Cross Island). For thousands of Elmhurst residents who’ve spent years bouncing between hospital systems, urgent-care chains, and one-off telehealth apps, that drive — once or twice a year — is worth having a doctor who actually knows you.
What primary care looks like with Dr. Bryant
Annual physicals & wellness exams
A real, unhurried physical: full history, labs, vitals, cardiovascular & metabolic risk screening, age-appropriate cancer screening referrals, vaccine review. Comes with a written plan you actually understand.
Chronic disease management
Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, thyroid disease, asthma, and pre-diabetes. We adjust your medication, track your labs, and check in regularly — exactly what Elmhurst's high-prevalence community needs.
Same-day & sick visits
Sinus infections, UTIs, sore throat, stomach bugs, minor injuries, prescription refills. Skip the urgent-care chain — call us first.
Telehealth follow-ups
After your first in-person visit, most follow-ups can be a quick video call. Built for Elmhurst patients who don't want to lose a day to a 10-minute med review.
How we’re different from the big hospital-system clinics
| Big Elmhurst hospital systems | Dr. Bryant Medical | |
|---|---|---|
| New-patient wait | 4–8 weeks typical | Same week (most slots open within 7 days) |
| Continuity of care | Rotating residents / different doctor | One MD, every visit |
| Visit length | 10 min standard slot | 20–30 min for new-patient intakes |
| Telehealth follow-ups | Some, often a different provider | Yes, with Dr. Bryant directly |
| Independent / Black-owned | No | Yes — Dr. Keisha Bryant, MD |
| Cross-care under one roof | Referral chain | Primary care, weight loss & aesthetics, one chart |
What your first visit looks like
Book online or call
Pick a Mon–Sat slot on our online calendar — most new Elmhurst patients are scheduled within a week. Or call (718) 217-3744 to confirm insurance and lock in same-week availability.
In-person intake (~30 min)
Drive or bus to 205-15 Hollis Avenue, St Albans. Dr. Bryant personally reviews your history, performs a full exam, orders any labs, and gives you a written plan before you leave.
Telehealth follow-ups
Most follow-ups — med reviews, lab discussions, chronic-care check-ins — happen by video. You stay in Elmhurst; Dr. Bryant stays your doctor.
Coming from Elmhurst
From central Elmhurst (Queens Center, Elmhurst Avenue, Broadway), take Grand Central Parkway east → Cross Island Parkway south → Hillside Avenue east → Hollis Avenue — about 22–34 minutes. By transit, the M or R at Elmhurst Avenue (or the 7 at 74th St / Roosevelt) connects to Jamaica Center for the Q4 or Q83 bus down Hollis Avenue. Free street parking is usually available.
Get directionsInsurance & cash pay
We accept many major insurance plans for primary care. Because coverage changes quickly, call (718) 217-3744 with your card and we’ll verify in-network status and copay in about 30 seconds. Uninsured? New-patient cash-pay visits start at $120 and include the exam and a written plan; HSA / FSA accepted. More on our primary care page and visit page.
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Elmhurst, meet your doctor.
Book a same-week visit with Dr. Bryant — one board-certified MD for your physical, your chronic care, and every follow-up after.