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Paula Elbirt, MD is a board-certified pediatrician, specializing in Adolescent Medicine, at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients, ages 12-24, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Brooklyn Heights. Trained in Philadelphia and New York City, she is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She was awarded her medical degree from Hahnemann University and completed her residency in Pediatrics and fellowship in Pulmonary Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Elbirt has several published writings, including: Dr. Paula’s Good Nutrition Guide for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; Dr. Paula’s House Calls to Your Newborn; and Seventeen Magazine’s Guide to Sex and Your Body. She has a particular interest in adolescent empowerment and risk reduction. .