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U Care MD

Eighth Avenue, Midtown Manhattan · A single-physician direct primary care practice on Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, built around a flat monthly membership, same or next-day appointments, and a monthly InBody body composition scan read by the physician

U Care MD is a direct primary care practice in Midtown Manhattan, led by Dr. Kuan-Yu Chen, published as a board-certified family medicine doctor fluent in English and Mandarin. It publishes a flat monthly membership with same or next-day appointments and direct access to the doctor. A monthly InBody body composition scan read by the physician is included, and a pre-op exam with EKG in house is named.

Who you would see Dr. Kuan-Yu Chen

Where481 8th Ave, Suite 1144, New York, NY 10001

The care team

Every clinician the operator publishes by name, with their role exactly as the operator states it.

Family Medicine Physician

Dr. Kuan-Yu Chen

Published as a board-certified family medicine doctor, with the American Board of Family Medicine named as the certifying board

Medical schoolMedical Education (M.D.), National Taiwan University College of Medicine, published against 2019.

ResidencyFamily Medicine Residency, Cooper University Health Care, published against 2025.

Additional trainingAdditional Sports Medicine training program, University of California San Diego, published against 2021.

Board certificationBoard-certified, American Board of Family Medicine, published against 2025.

LanguagesFluent English and Mandarin, with conversational Taiwanese, published alongside the practice's Mandarin-language consultation line.

Published qualificationsPublished as the founder of U Care MD, as fluent in English and Mandarin with conversational Taiwanese, and as practicing evidence-based medicine, shared decision-making and trauma-informed care.

Care at U Care MD

What people come here for, the kinds of care U Care MD offers, and its specific tests and services.

Independently researched

Health goals

What people come here for

Whole-body baselineMetabolic health & blood sugarMedical weight lossCancer risk & screeningStrength, fitness & body composition

Care categories

Kinds of care

Advanced laboratory testing & biomarkers Cancer-detection testing Fitness, strength & body-composition assessment Preventive screening & executive assessment Hormone, sexual-health & prescription care Medical weight programs Lifestyle & performance planning

Specific services

Tests and services

Bioimpedance body composition: Estimates body fat and muscle using electrical impedance.
Comprehensive biomarker panel: Blood testing far beyond an annual physical, 50–160+ markers.
Electrocardiogram: Records the heart's electrical rhythm.
Health & nutrition coaching: Ongoing behavior, nutrition and training guidance.

Also published by this clinic

More care this clinic lists, in its own words.

PREP (Oral/Injectable)DoxyPEPContraception & Family Planning CounselingMental HealthHeart & Bone Health MonitoringSports PhysicalEmployment PhysicalTravel MedicineMandarin-speaking

Practical information

Confirm anything time-sensitive directly with the clinic before your visit.

HoursHours: M-F 8am-7pm (by appointment only.)

Location481 8th Ave, Suite 1144, New York, NY 10001

Phone332-322-0696

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About this profile and its sources

10 sources

Everything on this page is what the clinic publishes about itself, gathered from the pages linked below and put in one place, in plain English. Where a fact comes from somewhere else, it is named beside that fact.

The physician's bio, practice style, and credential and training panel ↗The practice's own account of its direct primary care model ↗The service list, grouped as the practice groups it ↗The membership fee, what it includes, and the cancellation and re-enrollment policies ↗The single visit fee and what it covers ↗The employer group offer and the four ways it can be structured ↗The InBody scan, what it measures and what a patient receives ↗The gender-affirming hormone therapy page, in the practice's own words ↗The sexual health services, named test by test and drug by drug ↗Address, telephone, hours and how to get in touch ↗

Official clinic website ↗