Dr. Dmitry Zhukovski, DO, MD

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Dmitry Zhukovski, who serves patients in Brooklyn, New York.

Having been bringing the highest standard of service to his community for over two decades, Dr. Zhukovski is a family physician at NGM Medical in Brooklyn, New York.

Qualified and prepared to meet any and all healthcare needs, Dr. Zhukovski and his colleagues personalize healthcare treatment plans that tailor to each individual patient’s case at hand. They focus on patient safety, offering proper and comprehensive diagnoses and treatment plans.

Back in 1993, Dr. Zhukovski graduated with his medical degree from Bukovinian State Medical University in Ukraine. He then relocated to the United States, earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2000.

In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in family practice and osteopathic manipulative medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP). The AOBFP is an organization that provides board certification to qualified osteopathic physicians who specialize in delivering comprehensive primary care for patients of all ages, genders, and addressing all parts of the body.

Teaching medical students, Dr. Zhukovski serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine.

On a professional level, he is an active member of the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

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