Obstetrics
& Gynecology Residency Program
The residency program is fully accredited, independent,
four-year program. It has 16 categorical residents
and one preliminary resident. The program has
affiliation with South Nassau Communities Hospital
and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Our
residents rotate to South Nassau Communities Hospital
to obtain additional experience in operative gynecology.
They also rotate to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center to enhance their knowledge in the management
of gynecological oncology patients.
PGY1 residents spend the entire year at Nassau
University Medical Center. They have 3 months
of Obstetrics on the day tour and 3 months of
Obstetrics on the night tour. They rotate on the
Gynecology Service for three months and on Medicine
service for 3 months.
PGY2 residents rotate on the Gynecology service
for 3 months, Family Planning for 3 months and
Gynecology ER for 3 months. They also rotate at
South Nassau Communities Hospital for 3 months.
They cover the Obstetric Service.
PGY3 residents rotate on Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility Service for 3 months and The Antepartum
Service for 3 months. They rotate at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for 4 weeks and
Medicine Service for 6 weeks. These residents
also rotate at South Nassau Communities Hospital
for 3 months on the Gynecology Service.
PGY4 residents spend three months on Obstetrical
service day tour and 3 months on Obstetrical service
night tour. They spend 3 months on Gynecology
rotation and 3 months on Gynecology Oncology rotation.
Physical Facilities
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is located
on the 3rd floor of the Dynamic Care Building.
This floor has Labor & Delivery, The Perinatal
Center for Fetal Assessment, Level 3 NICU, Antepartum
and Postpartum Unit. Labor & Delivery has 7 labor
rooms and a Water Birthing Room. It has the Recovery
Room and 2 Operating Rooms and 2 Delivery Rooms
that can be readily used as Operating Rooms. The
Gynecology Service admits patients to the 3rd
floor as well as on the 8th floor.
Structure
The Division of Obstetrics provides a broad scope
of clinical care in Perinatal Medicine. This includes
but not limited to prenatal genetic counseling
and testing. We perform ultrasound, Biophysical
profile and NST. The Division of Gynecology provides
services in Gynecology Oncology, Urogynecology
and Pelvic Floor Surgeries, Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility. We also provide Colposcopy evaluation
and treatment.
Education
The residency program main focus is to train residents
to become competent physicians. The residents’
education consists of didactic sessions on a daily
basis. The attending physicians provide constant
supervision for the residents on all services.
Clinical case discussion between the attending
physicians and the residents is an integral component
of the residents’ education. The residents have
˝ day every Tuesday for lecture series. This includes
ACGME requirement for lectures in Biostatistics,
Epidemiology, Medical Jurisprudence, and topics
in Primary Care Medicine. The program has medical
students who rotate from Stony Brook Medical School
and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The faculty holds academic appointment from both
institutions.
Research
All resident are required to perform research
and to present one research project at the end
of his or her third year. This is a mandatory
requirement for graduation.
After Residency
The majority of our residents go back to their
communities to provide Obstetrics/Gynecological
services either in the format of private practice
or hospital-based practice. Some of our residents
continue their education by doing fellowship in
the various subspecialties of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Faculty
Chairman: Chaur-Dong Hsu, M.D.,
M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine Residency
Program Director: Desmond White,
M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Email: dwhite1@numc.edu
Assistant Program Director: Elsie
Santana-Fox, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
DIVISION OF OBSTETRICS
Chairman: Chaur-Dong Hsu, M.D.,
M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director: Vinette Greenland,
M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Desmond White, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Divisional Director
Boris Petrikovsky, M.D., PHD, F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Vivian Barrios, M.S. – Genetic Counselor
DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGY
Director: Maggie Tetrokalashvili,
M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Lennox Bryson, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. – Director of
Ambulatory Services
Yasmeen Nazli – Director of Family Planning
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Family Practice Medicine
Maiquel Carrasco, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Faina Akselrod, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Genia Bekker, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Snezhana Mullokandov, M.D.
Robert Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Gynecology Oncololgy
Benajamin Schwartz, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Subspecialty: Gynecology Oncology
Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nassau University Medical Center
2201 Hempstead Tpke
East Meadow, New York 11554
Telephone (516) 572-6255
Fax# (516) 572-3124
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