ShalenaIslamMD

Summary

• Shalena Islam, MD is a member of Jumpstart Medical’s team. Dr. Islam specializes in all aspects of primary care, including routine wellness and sick visits, treatment of minor injuries, and management of chronic conditions. Dr. Shalena Islam is a family physician in Flushing, NY, and is affiliated with Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
  
  Dr. Islam emphasizes preventive care in her practice and her role as a partner in her patients’ health and well-being. She takes pride in ensuring her patients feel heard and cared for at every visit, building the kind of relationships she’d witnessed growing up in Flushing. She knew early on that she wanted to impact her community the same way.
  
  The relationships built around helping others – and doing it with a strong and caring team, are what Dr. Islam appreciates most. “Patients, staff, doctors, we’re all in this together,” she says.
  
  When she’s not seeing patients, Dr. Islam enjoys spending time with friends and family and exploring New York City’s restaurants and activities. “I feel fortunate to have been raised in such a wonderful, global community that is like no other in the world,” she says.
  
  Dr. Islam has been in practice for 8 years. Dr. Islam also speaks multiple languages, including Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, and Spanish. Dr. Islam specializes in hospital medicine/hospitalist, preventive medicine, aesthetic medicine, and women's health.