The New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine is a travel medicine clinic in the Park 55 Building at 110 East 55th Street in Midtown East, Manhattan, founded in 1986 by Dr. Bradley A. Connor. We offer pre-travel consultations and immunizations as well as treatment for travel-related illnesses and post-travel medical screening. We take pride in providing high-quality specialized care for all travel medical needs.
Dr. Bradley A. Connor founded the center in 1986 as Travel Health Services. He was one of a handful of physicians in the United States at the time to conceptualize and create the specialty of travel medicine. Travel medicine focuses on preventing and managing health issues associated with travel, with concerns as diverse as:
- “What shots do I need for this trip?”
- “I am an insulin-dependent diabetic traveling to Hong Kong. How do I account for the 12 time zones in taking my insulin?”
- “What happens if I get sick during my trip?”
We have been answering questions like these since 1986.
Our clinical team
Bradley A. Connor, M.D.
Founder and Medical Director
Dr. Connor is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus. He is the New York City Site Director for GeoSentinel, the emerging infectious disease network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A past president of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM), Dr. Connor has served as an advisor to the White House Medical Unit since 1999 and as an external consultant to the CDC's Division of Quarantine and Global Migration. In his role as consultant to the CDC, he helps develop and update the CDC guidelines on prevention and treatment of travelers' diarrhea. He has participated in the World Health Organization (WHO) Task Force on Travel Medicine and Malaria Prevention and serves as a medical advisor to the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, has conducted clinical trials in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Hanoi, Vietnam, and is the editor of Travel Medicine, the standard textbook in the field, now in its fourth edition. He is a co-author of the 2017 expert panel guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers' diarrhea, published in the Journal of Travel Medicine.
Dr. Connor is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGAF) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), and has been awarded Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FFTM, FRCPS). His recognition includes Excellence in Surveillance and Health Monitoring from the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, New York Magazine “Best Doctors,” Castle Connolly Best Doctors USA, and Super Doctors.
Dr. Connor's full biography (opens in a new tab) and list of publications (opens in a new tab)
Marina Rogova, N.P.
Clinical Director
Marina Rogova is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been Clinical Director of the practice since 2017 and is Medical Coordinator of our travel medicine clinic, which has been in operation since 1986. She is Co-Director of the practice's Infectious Disease Laboratory. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Marina spearheaded the practice's PCR testing program, which performed over 25,000 COVID-19 PCR tests at three swabbing centers in 2020 and 2021.
Marina holds a Certificate in Travel Health (CTH) and is a member of the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM). She is Co-Director of the New York City site for GeoSentinel. She earned her nursing degree from Medgar Evers College, a Master's in Nursing from American Sentinel University, and her FNP degree from Long Island University, followed by internships in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and tropical medicine. She has co-authored research with Dr. Connor, including studies in the Journal of Travel Medicine (2017) and JAMA Network Open (2022).
Shadi Ziaei-Torbati, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Pre-Travel Consultations
Shadi Ziaei-Torbati is a board-certified nurse practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) and board-certified ambulatory care registered nurse (AMB-BC) providing pre-travel consultations in New York, NY. She received her undergraduate degree from Molloy University and her master's degree from Adelphi University.
Shadi is dedicated to helping patients prepare for travel by providing individualized guidance based on their itinerary, health history, and specific travel-related needs. She believes in taking the time to understand each patient and developing a personalized plan to help them travel safely, confidently, and well prepared.
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What is travel medicine?
Travel medicine is an interdisciplinary specialty concerned with the prevention and management of health problems associated with travel.
Travel health practitioners are experts in destination-specific health risks and preventive measures. Travel medicine specialists address and respond to travelers' diseases, epidemics, and vaccination issues, and monitor governmental and regulatory agencies such as the CDC and WHO.
It may come as a surprise to many that there are doctors and nurses who specialize in health issues related to travel. Travel medicine evolved in response to a need among leisure and business travelers for accurate, up-to-date, and reliable information on destination-specific health risks.
Travel medicine begins with a pre-travel consultation, which tailors destination-specific advice to the individual traveler. Depending on the specific travel itinerary, health and immunization history, current medications, and type of travel (business, leisure, adventure, off-the-beaten-track, organized tour, etc.), a plan is created to keep you safe and healthy. This often includes information on food and water precautions, prevention and self-treatment of travelers' diarrhea, vaccine-preventable diseases, and strategies for prevention of local tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever.
We provide the full array of routine, recommended, and required vaccines for travel.
What we provide
- Immunizations required and recommended for entry into foreign countries. See our travel vaccines and vaccine prices. We are an official Yellow Fever Vaccination Center and are authorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to validate the International Certificate of Vaccination (ICV).
- Pre-travel consultation focusing on destination-specific health risks from food and water, parasitic disease, insect-borne illness such as malaria or dengue fever, and effective preventive measures.
- A printed report of destination-specific health risks, climate information, and embassy and consulate phone numbers.
- Specialized consultation for foreign relocation, expatriate, and extended travel.
- Consultation for travelers with preexisting medical conditions and those with special needs.
- Vaccines required for U.S. immigration, including polio, MMR and Tdap, with a dated written record to take to your civil surgeon. See immigration vaccines.
- Diagnosis and treatment of post-travel illness. The New York Center for Travel and Tropical Medicine is an internationally recognized clinical research center for chronic gastrointestinal symptoms in returned travelers.
If you have symptoms after a trip, or came home well but would like to be checked, Dr. Bradley A. Connor's medical office (opens in a new tab) provides specialized testing and evaluation for post-travel illnesses. Call (212) 988-2800.
Your pre-travel consultation is with one of our nurse practitioners, who see travelers every day and work closely with our founder and medical director, Dr. Bradley A. Connor.
Same-day immigration vaccination service
Need an immigration vaccine quickly? We offer same-day vaccination appointments, when available, for patients who need to complete required vaccinations for their U.S. immigration medical examination. We provide vaccines such as polio, MMR, Tdap, hepatitis B and influenza, and other vaccines that may be required based on current U.S. immigration requirements and your own circumstances.
No pre-travel consultation is required for these visits. There is a $65 administration fee plus the cost of each vaccine. Please note that we provide the required vaccinations and the written vaccination record. We do not perform the immigration medical examination and we do not complete immigration medical forms. More about immigration vaccines.
Referral center for travel-related illness and post-travel medical screening
Full diagnostic laboratory capabilities include examination for diarrheal pathogens, parasites, schistosomiasis (bilharzia), tuberculosis, rickettsial disease, and vector-borne diseases including malaria, chikungunya, dengue fever, West Nile virus, and yellow fever. We test for Lyme disease, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, and Babesia. We provide pre-deployment services for corporations as well as periodic post-travel screening.
GeoSentinel
We are a founding member and the New York City site for GeoSentinel (opens in a new tab), the emerging infectious disease network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM).
In the press
Dr. Connor and the center have been quoted in the press on travelers' health since 1989, including:
- USA Today, July 21, 2010, “Reports of sick travelers climb”
- BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998, “A First Stop for Intrepid Travelers”
- Bride's, December 1989 to January 1990 issue, “Travel Emergency Kit”
Contact our office to learn more about our Travel Concierge Medical Services and Medical Advance Services. You can also read what our patients say.