About Me
When I was in kindergarten, I broke my right arm and needed physical therapy. I also required accommodations at school because I was right-handed. My healing took a village, and the experience stayed with me as I got older and started thinking about a career.
During my medical training, I saw children born with congenital disorders and special healthcare needs. But their rehabilitative care was often lacking. I have since dedicated my whole life to pediatric rehabilitation to improve children’s quality of life.
As a pediatric physiatrist, I help children who have neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy regain cognitive function, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, speech and language skills, and swallow function to the best of their abilities.
My colleagues and I evaluate premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy means we can start intervention as soon as possible, when it is most effective. Our providers follow the guidelines of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine on the early detection of cerebral palsy. We aim to diagnose infants as early as 3 months of age, corrected for prematurity. As part of our care, we also put parents in touch with social workers and mental health providers who can offer support.
Some of the treatments I provide include intramuscular injections of botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, and alcohol blocks to help with muscle tightness and spasticity. I can provide injections with sedation to children who do not tolerate needles. I also offer serial casting, a method of elongating the tendons to help improve movement, and prescribe custom bracing, to help with joint positioning. I modify these treatments as a child grows.
In addition, I work with school and community providers to help ensure appropriate accommodations for patients. Children who have a complex medical condition may need special equipment, wheelchairs, and transportation to and from school. I also see many of my patients as they grow into adults and provide them with continuity of care. I want them to be productive members of their communities.
I approach care with creativity and sensitivity, and I think of outside-the-box solutions to every problem. I collaborate with the treatment team, which includes primary care doctors and specialists such as neonatologists, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, and neurosurgeons to create treatment plans. My outpatient services are available at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital—34th Street, NYU Langone Children’s Ambulatory Care Center—Mineola, and NYU Langone Ambulatory Care East Meadow.
My research interests include early detection of cerebral palsy and functional outcome measures of rehabilitative interventions in children with various disabilities. I also study the effects of Botox injections on the quality of life of patients who have spasticity.
I am honored to be a past president of the New York Medical Directors Association, where I worked on healthcare policy and advocacy for people who have cerebral palsy. In addition, I am one of the founding members of the Philippine Chinese American Medical Association. My fundraising efforts and medical work has been recognized by Nassau County with an outstanding citizen award. I have also been recognized by Super Doctors in the category of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) in the New York area.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- scoliosis & kyphosis
Conditions
- abnormal gait
- achondroplasia
- angelman syndrome
- arteriovenous malformation
- arthrogryposis
- autism
- avascular necrosis of bone
- birth defect
- brachial plexus injuries
- brain inflammation
- brain tumor
- cerebral palsy
- cervical dystonia
- cervical myelopathy
- charcot marie tooth disease
- chiari malformation
- child abuse
- chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
- chronic pain
- cleft palate
- cognitive disorder
- cognitive impairment
- complex regional pain syndrome
- concussion
- congenital clubfoot
- connective tissue disease
- craniopharyngioma
- cystic fibrosis
- developmental delay
- developmental disability
- developmental dysplasia of the hip
- developmental regression
- dystonia
- erb's palsy
- femoral anteversion
- flat feet
- foot & ankle sprains
- foot drop
- foot pain
- frozen shoulder
- guillain-barré syndrome (gbs)
- hand deformity
- hand injury
- hydrocephalus
- hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- infantile spasms
- intellectual disability
- joint pain
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- knee strain
- learning disorder
- leg pain
- legg-calvé-perthes disease
- limb abnormality
- low muscle tone
- meningioma
- mitochondrial disease
- movement disorders
- moyamoya disease
- muscle disease
- muscle strain
- muscular dystrophy
- musculoskeletal pain
- musculoskeletal problem
- myasthenia gravis
- neck pain
- neurogenic bladder
- neuromuscular disorder
- neuromuscular scoliosis
- neuropathy
- obesity
- osgood-schlatter disease
- osteomyelitis
- peripheral neuropathy
- pervasive developmental disorder
- plagiocephaly
- polyneuropathy
- premature birth
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
- scoliosis in children
- shoulder pain
- skeletal dysplasia
- spasmodic torticollis
- spasticity
- speech disorder
- speech impairment
- spina bifida
- spinal cord compression
- spinal cord injury
- spinal injury
- sports concussion
- stroke
- swallowing difficulty
- swallowing disorders
- syrinx
- tethered cord syndrome
- toeing-in
- traumatic brain injury
- turner syndrome
- weight loss
- winged scapula
- wrist pain
- wry neck
Treatments
- botox
- craniosynostosis
- developmental screening
- fall prevention
- head injury rehabilitation
- intrathecal baclofen pump
- musculoskeletal ultrasound
- neurological rehabilitation
- pain rehabilitation
- peripheral nerve block
- post covid-19 care
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- rehabilitation therapy
- stroke rehabilitation
- vestibular rehabilitation
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Achondroplasia in Children , Arthrogryposis in Children , Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children , Brain & Spinal Cord Tumors in Children , Brain Tumors , Glioma & Astrocytoma , Cerebral Palsy in Children , Spina Bifida in Children , Concussion , Clubfoot in Children , Lupus in Children , Cystic Fibrosis in Children , Developmental Delays in Children , Disorders of Puberty , Foot & Ankle Sprains , Frozen Shoulder , Congenital Hand Deformities , Hydrocephalus in Children , Juvenile Arthritis , Learning Disorders in Children , Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Children , Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Children , Muscular Dystrophy , Scoliosis in Children , Scoliosis & Kyphosis , Congenital Airway AbnormalitiesCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Medical Director, Pediatric PM&R Service
Board Certifications
- American Board of PM&R (Pediatric Rehab Medicine), 2017
- American Board of PM&R - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1995
Education and Training
- Residency, Northwell Health Cancer institute, Pediatrics, 1994
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
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Amida Care
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
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Cigna
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Elderplan
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- IUOE Local 14-14B
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Humana
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Local 1199
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Medicaid of New York
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Medicare
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Metroplus
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Multiplan
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- Administrative Concepts
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- Diversified Administration Corporation
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- Professional Benefit Admin
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
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POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
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Wellcare
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Patricia T. Tan, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
NYU Langone Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Associates
301 East 17th Street, Room 452, New York, NY 10003
NYU Langone Children’s Ambulatory Care Center - Mineola
120 Mineola Blvd, Ste 210, Mineola, New York 11501
NYU Langone Ambulatory Care - East Meadow
1530 Front Street, East Meadow, NY 11554
NYU Langone Huntington Medical Group
180 East Pulaski Road, Suite WLL-600, Huntington Station, New York 11746
Publications
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Shoval, Hannah Aura; Antelis, Esther; Hillman, Andrew; Wei, Xiaofang; Tan, Patricia; Alejandro, Ruth; Kim, Heakyung
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2018 12 ; 97(12):873-878