The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) at New York Medical College delivers exceptional education and clinical training across the full spectrum of women’s healthcare – from general obstetrics and gynecology to advances subspecialties. Our program is anchored in health equity, with a core commitment to reducing disparities on maternal health for underserved communities across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
Our vision is to be the best comprehensive, compassionate, patient-centered, academic women's health program in the region.
Our mission is to provide the best quality, consistent, compassionate, state-of-the-art, evidence-based care for women in the region. To train future generations of compassionate, dedicated, and highly skilled women's health experts and leaders.
Addressing Correctable Causes of Women’s Health and Disease
Reducing the burden of disease that disproportionately affects underserved and marginalized communities is a core mission of our Department. We recognize that health outcomes are deeply tied to socioeconomic status. Through research, education, and clinical care, and in partnership with community organizations, we work to improve access to healthcare and eliminate disparities in women’s health outcomes. We train our medical students clinical outcomes. We seek to make the future for women better than the present by training our medical students, residents, and faculty to provide compassionate and sensitive care to all. Our obstetrics-gynecology curriculum is focused on providing this level of care., residents, and faculty to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive care to all women, with the goal of making the future better than the present.
Clinical Areas
- General Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Pelvic Pain
- Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Complex Family Planning
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Education
Our Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is committed to educational excellence across all levels of training. Our third-year Clerkship provides six weeks of immersive clinical experience in both obstetrics and gynecology across hospital and outpatient settings. Third and fourth-year students can further specialize through electives and a sub-internship, gaining hand-on exposure to the full breadth of women’s healthcare.
Our Simulation Training Program offers a comprehensive, four-year rotating curriculum in core obstetrics and gynecologic skills – continuously updated to reflect advances in the field.
The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center offers a continuously evolving educational curriculum, heavily influenced by residents’ valuable input and guided by the educational objectives and core competencies established by the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG). Learn more about the Residency Program.
Research
Research is integral to our Department’s mission of advancing women’s health. Faculty work closely with students and residents in mentorship and career guidance, building professional relationships that extend well beyond training. Our NIH-funded faculty and American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology board examiners bring nationally recognition and scholarly rigor to our research enterprise.
Students and residents have opportunities to engage in research at any stage of their training – including a summer research fellowship – paired with faculty mentors who are subject-matter experts across our subspecialties.
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Statistical support is available within the Department and at New York Medical College.
Our Why
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Hi, Mommy and Daddy.
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This is the coming home you dream about.
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But getting here was something we could have never imagined.
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Everything was going fine with my pregnancy. And
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then at 25 weeks, I started hemorrhaging badly. I was losing more blood than they could transfuse. Losing amniotic fluid.
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As an emergency room nurse in New York City, I knew just how bad my situation was.
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Fortunately, I was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where they have the most advanced care in the Hudson Valley for high-risk pregnancies and premature babies. Being in the right place made all the difference.
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They were able to stabilize my condition, and even though Nasya was just 1 and 1/2 pounds when she came into this world, 5 months later, she was nearly 6 pounds and ready to come home.
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The care of my wife and daughter received from WMC Health saved both their lives.
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And because we were there, now, we're here.
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WMC Health, advancing care here.
Meet Our Team
Our faculty and staff have trained at the nation's finest academic medical centers and are united by a shared commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and research. Many hold national leadership roles, including ABOG board examiners and recipients of NIH funding.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
New York Medical College
19 Skyline Drive, 2N-B04
Senior Administrator Phone: (914) 594-2112
Department E-mail: NYMC-OBGYN@nymc.edu
Clerkship Phone: (914) 594-2110
Clerkship E-mail: NYMC-OBGYNClerkship@nymc.edu
Sean S. Tedjarati, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A
Professor and Chair
Bruno S. Villazhinay Matute, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Senior Administrator and Instructor
Director of Research
Glorimar Rodriguez
Clerkship Coordinator
Julia Keltz, M.D.
Vice Chair of Education and Associate Professor
Bianca Stifani, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor and Director of Resident Research
Ming C. Tsai, M.D.
Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Affairs
Akiva P. Novetsky, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Quality and Safety
