Elliston Pediatrics has achieved the Castle Connolly Practice Center of Excellence designation, making it the first and currently only private pediatric primary care practice to receive this prestigious healthcare recognition. Castle Connolly Practice Centers of Excellence represent premier healthcare entities employing multiple Castle Connolly Top Doctors, who represent the top 7% of practicing physicians in the United States. This recognition underscores the practice's commitment to delivering exceptional pediatric care and validates its model of comprehensive services.
The practice provides pediatric primary care for families in Manhattan below 96th Street and select Brooklyn neighborhoods including DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, and Williamsburg. Their team offers a wide range of services from treating common childhood illnesses to providing prenatal support, developmental assessments, well-child exams, immunizations, and specialist care coordination. The practice's four American Board of Pediatrics-certified pediatricians, all Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics, include Dr. Andrew Elliston, Dr. Michelle L. Bennett, Dr. Cherilyn Davis, and Dr. Danis Copenhaver, each bringing unique expertise to pediatric healthcare.
Elliston Pediatrics distinguishes itself through a patient-centric approach emphasizing preventive medicine, anticipatory guidance, and evidence-based treatments. The practice offers house calls and advanced telemedicine services, ensuring accessible and personalized care for children from birth to 21 years old. Dr. Andrew Elliston, who co-founded the practice in 2019 with his wife Heidi Meeker, RN, emphasizes their model's value in providing longer visits, same-day sick appointments, and direct communication with pediatricians. This approach aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and provide parents with peace of mind.
The Castle Connolly Top Doctors designation is based on peer nominations and rigorous selection by a physician-led research team. As Dr. Michelle Bennett noted, this recognition reflects their dedication to delivering the highest standard of pediatric care, which extends beyond clinical expertise to understanding the unique challenges of parenthood. Heidi Meeker, RN, and Co-founder/CEO, highlighted that this achievement not only demonstrates their care quality but also elevates the visibility of pediatric medicine as a critical healthcare specialty. The designation matters because it sets a new benchmark for private pediatric practices, potentially influencing care standards across the specialty while providing families with verified quality indicators when selecting healthcare providers for their children.
