About Me
As a pediatric cardiologist, I care for patients from fetal life through young adulthood. Due to my interest and expertise in fetal cardiology, many of my patients have complex congenital heart defects diagnosed prior to birth and continued into young adulthood. I also care for children with acquired cardiac problems and evaluate children for any and all complaints related to the heart. I perform pediatric and fetal echocardiograms, assess cardiovascular response, and evaluate cardiac rhythm utilizing ambulatory monitoring.
Being a mother as well as a pediatrician and pediatric cardiologist, I realize the importance of both the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. This has guided me in how I care for my patients and their families. Children deserve to be treated with respect and kindness, and if treated in this manner, they will carry this with them throughout their lives.
My team is comprised of nurses, medical assistants, pediatric sonographers, child life specialists, and an exercise physiologist, who are all trained to work with children. Our office is a warm child-friendly environment.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- abnormal heart rhythms
- adult congenital heart disease
- angina
- anomalous pulmonary vein
- aortic disease
- aortic valve disease
- aortic valve insufficiency
- aortic valve stenosis
- aortopulmonary window
- arteriovenous malformation
- atrial septal defect
- atrioventricular septal defect
- bradycardia
- cardiac disease in pregnancy
- chest pain
- coarctation
- combined hyperlipidemia
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- congenital heart disease
- congestive heart failure
- cor triatriatum
- coronary artery anomaly
- coronary artery disease
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- double outlet right ventricle
- ebstein's anomaly
- fainting
- heart murmur
- heart muscle disease
- heart throbbing
- heart tumor
- heart valve disease
- high blood pressure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- inflammation of the heart valve
- inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart
- ischemic cardiomyopathy
- kawasaki disease
- mitral valve prolapse
- myocardial disease
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pulmonary atresia
- pulmonary stenosis
- pulmonary valve regurgitation
- pulmonary vein stenosis
- rapid heartbeat
- rheumatic heart disease
- single ventricle
- tetralogy of fallot
- transposition of great vessels
- tricuspid atresia
- ventricular septal defect
- ventricular tachycardia
Treatments
- cardiovascular imaging
- exercise stress test
- fetal echocardiography
Learn more about conditions we treat at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ:
Arrhythmias in Children , Congenital Heart Defects in Children , Bradycardia , Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy , Tetralogy of Fallot in ChildrenCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
- Associate Director, Pediatric Cardiology LI
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology), 1996
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr (New York, NY), Pediatric/Cardiology, 1995
- Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1992
- MD from Yeshiva University, 1989
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Insurance Plans Accepted
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
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Anthem BCBS Health Plus
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 1
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 2
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 3
- BCBS Healthplus Essential Plan 4
- BCBS Healthplus Gatekeeper exchange
- BCBS Healthplus Mediblue Advantage
- BCBS Healthplus NY Child Health Plus NY
- BCBS Healthplus NY Medicaid Managed Care NY
- BCBS Healthplus Special Needs
- Empire Mediblue Healthplus Dual
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem BCBS CT PPO
- Anthem BCBS CT Pathway PPO
- 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 (LICH Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO (LICH Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna - Humana
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna Oscar
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- Kaiser Permanente
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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Connecticare
- Connecticare Bridge
- Connecticare Commercial
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Emblem
- Emblem Select Care Bronze Small Group
- Emblem Select Care EPO
- Emblem Select Care Gold Small Group
- Emblem Select Care HMO
- Emblem Select Care PPO
- Emblem Select Care Platinum Small Group
- Emblem Select Care Silver Small Group
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Fidelis Care
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Bronze Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Catastrophic Cvg Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Gold Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Native American Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Platinum Exchange
- Ambetter Fidelis Care Silver Exchange
- Fidelis Care Child Health Plus
- Fidelis Care Medicaid Managed Care
- Fidelis Essential Plan 1
- Fidelis Essential Plan 2
- Fidelis Essential Plan 3
- Fidelis Essential Plan 4
- Wellcare by Fidelis Care Medicare
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- American Plan Administrators
- GHI CBP (City of New York Employees)
- GHI Emblem Health EPO
- GHI Emblem Health PPO
- GHI HMO
- GHI HMO Medicare
- GHI Medicare PPO
- GHI Medicare Supplement
- GHI Network Access - Benefit Services of PA
- GHI Network Access - Humana
- GHI Network Access - Total Plan Concepts
- IUOE Local 14-14B
- Wlny-TV Inc.
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HIP
- Emblem Essential Plan 1
- Emblem Essential Plan 2
- Emblem Essential Plan 3
- Emblem Essential Plan 4
- HIP Access I
- HIP Access II
- HIP Bridge
- HIP Child Health Plus
- HIP EPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP Medicaid Enhanced Care
- HIP Medicare Supplement
- HIP POS
- HIP PPO
- HIP Prime Basic Exchange
- HIP Prime Bronze
- HIP Prime Bronze Exchange
- HIP Prime Catastrophic Exchange
- HIP Prime Gold
- HIP Prime Gold Exchange
- HIP Prime Platinum
- HIP Prime Platinum Exchange
- HIP Prime Silver
- HIP Prime Silver Exchange
- HIP VIP Medicare Bold
- HIP VIP Medicare Prime
- Vytra HMO
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Hamaspik Choice
- Hamaspik Choice Medicare DSNP
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Healthfirst
- Health And Recovery Plan (Harp)
- Healthfirst Bronze Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Bronze Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Child Health Plus
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 1 & 2
- Healthfirst Essential Plan 3 & 4
- Healthfirst Gold Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Gold Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Green Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Medicaid
- Healthfirst Medicare
- Healthfirst Medicare/NYU Risk
- Healthfirst Personal Wellness Plan
- Healthfirst Platinum Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Platinum Total, Pro, Plus EPO
- Healthfirst Silver Leaf Exchange
- Healthfirst Silver Total, Pro, Plus EPO
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicaid of New York
- NYS Medicaid
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Medicare
- Medicare Part A and B
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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NYSHIP - The Empire Plan
- NYS Health Insurance Plan - The Empire Plan, Excelsior Plan, NY Student Employee Health Plan
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
- Oxford Metro
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Sedgwick WTC
- World Trade Center - Sedgwick
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Tricare
- TriWest
- Tricare
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Bind Benefits inc
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UMR
- United Health Care Charter
- United Healthcare (NY University Care Plan)
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare CareCore
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Simon
- United Healthcare Compass Exchange
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Golden Rule Insurance
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Healthscope
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare Nexus
- United Healthcare Nexus (Amex Employees)
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Student Resources (NYU)
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (NY Power Authority Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
- VA CCN Optum
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VNS Choice Advantage
- VNS Medicare Advantage
- VNS NY Choice Select Health
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WTC Health Program
- NY Fire Department - WTC
- WTC Health Program
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Wellcare
- WellCare Medicare
Donna J. Better, MD does not accept insurance.
Locations and Appointments
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Ambulatory Care Garden City
1111 Franklin Avenue, 3rd Floor, Garden City, NY 11530
Publications
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Pasternack, Daniel; Singh, Rakesh K; Minocha, Prashant K; Farkas, Jon S; Ramaswamy, Prema; Better, Donna; Verma, Sourabh; Phoon, Colin K
Cureus. 2023 Mar ; 15(3):e36093
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Abuso, Stephanie; Rubin, Lily; Geraghty, Brian; Hoque, Tasneem; Better, Donna; Kumar, T K Susheel; Small, Adam; Halpern, Dan; Weisenberg, Scott; Fiorito, Theresa M
Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2022 Jul 01; 41(7):e296-e299
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Minocha, Prashant K; Srinivasan, Ranjini; Babb, James; Singh, Rakesh K; Phoon, Colin K L; Better, Donna; Bhatla, Puneet
Annals of pediatric cardiology. 2022 May ; 15(5-6):459-466
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