Elliston Pediatrics team

Meet the Elliston Pediatrics team

Helping your kids reach their highest potential — by raising the bar for NYC pediatrics

We provide unmatched relief for parents and personalized care for children through direct access to the best pediatricians in NYC.

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Everything changed when we asked ourselves…

“Where is the customer service in medicine?

We’ve worked in medicine for decades. But before starting Elliston Pediatrics, we were as frustrated by long waits, rushed appointments, and impersonal care as other parents.

When we started to rethink what pediatric services should look like, we realized the problem wasn’t uncaring doctors. It was a broken system.

A typical practice might see 12,000 kids between 3 pediatricians. There’s simply not enough time to provide the attention each child deserves.

There had to be a better way.

So we created a new model for pediatric care that’s personalized, responsive, and available anytime.

Because when it comes to your child’s health, you shouldn’t have to settle for the status quo.

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brings concierge medicine to NYC families through pediatric home visits, around-the-clock access to your child’s doctor, cutting-edge telemedicine, and more.

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We’re not your typical NYC pediatricians.
We’re partners in your child’s health.

Values that guide our practice:

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Personalized, holistic care

From custom care plans to calls for the out-of-nowhere ailment, we’re here to meet your needs. Get guidance rooted in research to support your child’s physical, emotional, and developmental health.

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Accessibility & innovation

Benefit from direct access to our team, day or night, workday or weekend. You enjoy the convenience of home visits, blended with the best technology available today.

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Excellent, premium service

Experience the highest possible standard of medical care, delivered with the exclusive, exceptional level of service you expect for your child.

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Trust & privacy

Rely on us for transparent communication and reassurance. Plus, there’s nothing more confidential or discreet than medical care in the comfort of home.

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Compassionate community

Feel truly seen and heard by providers who care about your family’s well-being. We build genuine connections and create a supportive atmosphere where you belong.

Like many great changes in the world…

Our story starts with a determined parent who wouldn’t take no for an answer.

I could tell something was wrong as soon as my daughter Isabela was born.

But no matter how much I advocated for her, I spent 7 years being dismissed by doctors. So Isabela’s congenital heart condition went undiagnosed.

When Isabela was 6, I had another baby with a congenital condition. He sadly passed away 2 weeks after he was born.

Soon after that, Isabela started coughing up blood. Yet pediatricians, pulmonologists, and even ER doctors continued ignoring my concerns.

It wasn’t until I brought in physical proof of Isabela’s bleeding that I was finally taken seriously enough to get answers.

That precipitated lots of testing, multiple heart surgeries, and big changes for our family

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Hi, I’m Nurse Heidi Meeker, co-founder
of Elliston Pediatrics

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Hi, I’m Dr. Elliston, pediatrician and co-founder of Elliston Pediatrics

Diagnosing the problem with NYC pediatrics…

After dealing with those stressful years as a new mom, Heidi met me, her husband, Dr. Elliston.

I was responsible for the care of thousands of patients at a busy practice in NYC. I skipped meals, worked overtime, and still came home worried that I wasn’t giving patients enough time and attention.

Between the heartbreaking experiences we both endured as parents and medical professionals, we decided enough was enough.

That’s exactly why we founded Elliston Pediatrics:

To ensure no parent’s intuition is ignored, and every child gets the personalized attention they need.

Parents say this about our NYC pediatricians…

“Our 2.5 year old is ecstatic when Dr. Elliston comes to visit.”

- Ratavy Sun Melymuka

“Heidi held our hands and guided us during the transition [to Elliston Pediatrics]. Best team!!”

- Rika Nolan

“Dr. Bennett makes us feel like we are her only patients.”

- Lauren Gatto

“Dr. Davis and this entire practice has been beyond what we could have hoped for.”

- Sara Murphy

“Dr. Elliston (and his whole team, including Heidi, a RN and Heather, office manager) have been one of the highlights for our family living in the city.”

- Tara Emrani

“I owe it to other parents to tell them about my “life changing experience with this lovely, amazing practice. Thank you Dr. Bennett and Elliston practice including Dr. Elliston and Heidi and Heather and Abbey and their amazing staff!!!”

- Tara Emrani

“I literally feel so much joy and relief every time Dr. Elliston and his team respond to my questions quickly and comprehensively. When my schedule is tight and I don’t have to schlep to the doctors office and then waiting forever in the waiting room, I feel joy! When my tiny baby is crying after getting a shot, and I can comfort him in my own home, I feel joy!”

- J C

“This has been one of our family’s best decisions in recent years. The team at Elliston goes so above and beyond. They are amazingly responsive and are great planners. We needed a hard to find medication and they spent hours and hours tracking it down for us. They are AMAZING.”

- Caroline Werner

Your pediatrician is your quarterback — but this full team is behind your every step

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Dr. Andrew Elliston MD, FAAP

Co-founder

Dr. Andrew Elliston is a board-certified pediatrician who has been listed on the “New York Super Doctors” and “New York Rising Stars” lists for 8 consecutive years, from 2017-2024.

He combines his calm, caring demeanor with lifelong passions for science and medicine to deliver outstanding support for each family in his care.

Dr. Elliston’s hobbies include coding custom software to support our practice and building LEGO sets he displays as art around the house (which Nurse Heidi doesn’t love! 😆).

Nurse Heidi Meeker BSN, RNC-OB, MNN, LRN, EFM

Co-founder

Nurse Heidi Meeker is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience working in Adult Medicine, Psychiatry, Home Care, Nursing Management, and Labor and Delivery Nursing.

She was also a gestational surrogate. She is passionate about supporting patients in our practice who have surrogates or need any kind of infertility treatment to become parents.

Heidi was a college wrestler and is in the Western Massachusetts Wrestling Hall of Fame for medaling in the first-ever National Women's Wrestling Championship in the US.

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Dr. Michelle Bennett Pediatrician, MD, FAAP

Dr. Michelle Bennett is a board-certified pediatrician with 20+ years of experience delivering excellent pediatric care.

For Dr. Bennett, pediatrics was a calling from a young age. Today, she goes out of her way to provide individualized support for the children and parents she serves. In fact, some say they “can’t imagine parenting without her!”

Dr. Bennett married her high school sweetheart and loves enjoying the culture and sights of NYC with family. She’s obsessed with the Empire State Building and takes pictures of it whenever she can!

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Dr. Cherilyn Davis Pediatrician MD, FAAP

Dr. Cherilyn Davis is a board-certified pediatrician. She completed her residency training at Children’s National Hospital, recently ranked 5th best children’s hospital by U.S. News and World.

She’s recognized as a medical expert, author, and influencer with features in outlets like Good Housekeeping and the Washington Post. She offers her expertise to each patient through care rooted in empathy.

Dr. Davis played soccer from childhood through medical school and met her husband on a co-ed team (they still play together!).

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Nurse Laura Varghese, BSN, RNC-OB, LRN,MNN, IBCLC

Nurse Laura Varghese is our Nurse Case Manager and Lactation Counselor at Elliston Pediatrics.

She’s worked in many roles including labor and delivery nursing, postpartum nursing, and as a newborn nursery nurse, and brings a deep understanding of the bond between mother and child into her work.

Laura has donated hundreds of ounces of breastmilk, and she’s helped deliver so many NYC babies (hundreds at this point) that the first ones are now in high school!

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