Hugh Gilgoff, MD

As an NYU Langone board-certified pediatrician and clinical director of pediatrics at NYU Langone’s Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center, I am honored to provide comprehensive care for children, adolescents, and young adults, from birth to age 21. I specialize in newborns, child development, asthma, eczema, and infectious diseases.

Growing up, I knew I would spend my life helping children and families, just as my parents did. My mother was and is a well-known midwife, an active leader at the La Leche League, and the founder and president of Mother Nurture, a doula company in operation since 1986. My father was one of the first consumer reporters; he was always questioning big companies and fighting for the little guy.

I have been in practice in Brooklyn for over 15 years, but my experience working with children of all ages spans nearly 4 decades. Through the years, I have worked in daycare centers; umpired for Little League; and tutored, mentored, and conducted research on development in infants, as well as on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adolescence.

As a pediatrician, it is crucial to stay on top of recent research, evidence-based medical practices, and results from studies that are well done, placebo controlled, double-blind, and unbiased. My medical expertise and broad experience allow me to give the families I care for seasoned advice about what is common enough to be called normal versus what is concerning.

I am involved in the local Brooklyn community, speaking at birthing classes, preschools, and parenting community groups. I have also been the pediatric expert for the parenting website A Child Grows in Brooklyn and led interactive discussion groups at the Dodge YMCA and PS 29. As a Cobble Hill resident, I thoroughly enjoy being part of this wonderful neighborhood.

At the center, we offer same-day sick visits, well-child care, follow-up appointments, second medical opinions, and free prenatal consultations the third Wednesday of each month. I look forward to being an important part of your child’s medical team!