MAGGIE TETROKALASHVILI, MD, FACOG, FACS, DIRECTOR OF GYNECOLOGY AND INFERTILITY SERVICES AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA, GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS 2010 EDITION
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April 27, 2010
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MAGGIE TETROKALASHVILI, MD, FACOG, FACS, DIRECTOR OF GYNECOLOGY AND INFERTILITY SERVICES AT NUMC INCLUDED IN CONSUMERS’ RESEARCH COUNCIL OF AMERICA, GUIDE TO AMERICA’S TOP OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS 2010 EDITION
EAST MEADOW, NY…Maggie Tetrokalashvili, MD, FACOG, FACS, director of gynecology and infertility services at Nassau University Medical Center is again included in Consumer’s Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2010 Edition. Dr. Tetrokalashvili was one of a number of specialists selected to be included in this year’s 2010 edition of the guide.
In congratulating Dr. Tetrokalashvili on her well deserved honor, Arthur A. Gianelli, President/ CEO of the NuHealth System, said: “This outstanding recognition of being included in Consumers’ Research Council of America – Guide to America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2010 Edition is a testament to Dr.Tetrokalashvili’s expertise in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, demonstrating NUMC’s commitment to its patients in providing the highest quality of care. This acclaimed guide of the top specialists reflects the high esteem and respect accorded to Dr. Tetrokalashvili by her physician peers.”
Consumers’ Research Council of America is an independent research company based in Washington, DC that evaluates professional services throughout America. CRCA has compiled a list of top gynecologists throughout the US by utilizing a point system that uses a point value for criteria deemed valuable in determining the top health care professionals. The selection process is based on a point value system that awards points for educations and continuing education, years of practice, board certification and affiliations with professional associations.
Dr. Tetrokalashvili graduated at the top of her class in 1997 at the I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy in Russia and the same year came to New York University Medical School, department of obstetrics and gynecology, for a research fellowship. In 2002, she completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Queens Hospital Center in New York, obtaining a Certificate of Excellence for the best research project as well as a Certificate of Excellence in laparoscopic surgery.
After a fellowship program in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, she moved back to New York where she accepted a position as a director of reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and presently is a director of gynecology at the Nassau University Medical Center. She also serves as the clerkship director for Stony Brook University, American University of the Caribbean and NY College of Osteopathic Medicine medical and physician assistant students. Recently, she was appointed as a chair of the research committee in the Ob/Gyn department at NUMC.
Dr. Tetrokalashvili has built an intrauterine insemination lab, developed a busy infertility clinic, and has established close ties with IVF Centers in the area. She continue to actively perform and teach the latest minimally invasive operative laparoscopic techniques in managing the most complex infertility and gynecological problems.
In 2008, she received the prestigious award of the Attending of the Year and since 2007, has been included in the Top Obstetrician and Gynecologist listing by Consumers Research Council of America. Dr. Tetrokalashvili is a Fellow of American College of Ob/Gyn and American College of Surgeons, as well as member of AAGL, APGO, AIUM and ISUOG. She resides in Forest Hills with her family.
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