Dr. Tamara Moise

Tamara Moise, D.O. is the lead physician and co-founder of Big Apple Urgent Care. A passionate advocate who ensures that underserved communities have access to high quality healthcare, Dr. Moise has appeared on NBC 4 News NY, Fox 5 News NY, News 12 Brooklyn, SiriusXM, and many more, to raise awareness on critical healthcare issues.

Born and raised in New York, Dr. Moise received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of Virginia. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey — School of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her emergency medicine residency in 2009 at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Most recently, she worked as an Attending Emergency Physician at Lutheran Medical Center (now NYU Langone Hospital — Brooklyn) and Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn.

Dr. Moise co-founded Big Apple with the vision of providing medical services tailored to New York City’s diversity. As the daughter of Haitian immigrants, she is acutely aware of patient needs in underserved and immigrant communities. She is devoted to serving those communities at home and abroad, doing medical volunteer work in Guatemala and Haiti.

Dr. Moise serves her local community through presentations and workshops on health and wellness. She was the keynote speaker at the 2018 Caribbean Health Summit in Brooklyn, as well as a special guest speaker at the 2019 Women’s Wellness Brunch in Rahway, New Jersey. She conducts healthcare workshops at local senior centers on topics such as hypertension, diabetes, and healthy lifestyle habits.

Dr. Moise was recently honored as a part of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s #beygood “This is Black History” campaign, which recognized pioneering Black business leaders, artists, activists, and changemakers. She also received Brooklyn’s 2020 Seventh Annual Black History Month Celebration Award for proving to be a courageous leader and a worthy role model for up and coming entrepreneurs, educators, artists and professionals.

Because of her ongoing efforts and commitment, Dr. Moise was honored at the 2019 Brooklyn Salutes Award Ceremony for her contributions to the development and growth of Brooklyn.