Welcome to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). Our highly competitive academic program is unique in that it involves faculty and residents providing clinical care at both Westchester Medical Center and New York City Health and Hospitals/Metropolitan. The program seeks to provide residents with comprehensive clinical experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
We provide extensive clinical experiences in general obstetrics and gynecology as well as subspecialty services such a gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, maternal fetal medicine, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and pelvic pain, complex family planning, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. It is our mission that a large component of the residents’ clinical training is focused on the care of diverse patient populations including underserved and high-risk patients. We are the first hospital system in the area to establish the Center for Women’s Health Equity. Our residents are actively involved in providing care for patients within the center and participate in the fundamental components of this program including educational curricula, research, and advocacy.
Our faculty are mission driven, diverse, experienced, and deeply committed, with experience and training from all major academic centers in the country. The faculty and residents have worked hard to create a culture of psychological safety and inquiry within the residency program. Using state of the art technology for clinical care and education has helped us continue to keep up with advances in medical education and training. Faculty work closely with residents in research mentorship and career guidance, building professional relationships that last well beyond the four years of residency. Multiple members of our faculty have completed APGO Capstone Scholar Programs, and we have a robust faculty development curriculum to continue to educate our faculty to be physician educators. Additionally, our faculty include ABOG board examiners and faculty who are nationally recognized for research, education, and innovation.
We have regular didactic sessions throughout the week on all services as well as a half day per week of protected didactic time for resident education. The residency didactic schedule includes lectures, journal clubs, colposcopy conference, research meetings, CREOG reviews, and clinical leadership curriculum. There are monthly simulation sessions with the residents to learn gynecologic surgery, obstetric simulation, and multidisciplinary safety simulations.
Westchester Medical Center is a Regional Perinatal Center for New York State. Pregnant patients are transferred to Labor and Delivery from 10 affiliate hospitals, covering a seven-county region. In addition, Westchester Medical Center’s Institute for Women’s Health and Wellness is devoted to providing comprehensive women’s health to women throughout the Hudson Valley for which Westchester Medical Center is the flagship hospital. We care for some of the highest acuity in obstetrics and gynecology, complemented by lower risk complexity to provide the best overall exposure to our residents.
In summary, we offer unique and comprehensive clinical experience both within New York City and in Westchester County. Our residents graduate as incredible physicians and have found careers in General OB/GYN practices or have continued into fellowship training, many in leadership positions.
Thank you for your interest in our program. Please take some time to explore our website to learn more about what our program has to offer.
Sincerely,
Julia G. Keltz, MD, FACOG
Residency Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Program Overview and Mission
The department is committed in its goal of educating residents for their future role as specialists offering comprehensive care to all women and to enable them to achieve their professional goals of clinical practice, academia, or fellowship. Our residents provide care to patients throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City area, serving urban, suburban, and rural patient populations. The department believes that the rich diversity of its residents, faculty, and patient populations are key to its mission of educating outstanding health care professionals for the multicultural world.
The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center offers a continuously evolving educational curriculum which is heavily influenced by the residents’ valuable input and follows the educational objectives and core competencies established by the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG).
During this 4-year program, our residents divide their time between Westchester Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital, affording them an incredible breadth and depth of exposure to diverse patient populations, all subspecialties within OB/GYN (gynecologic oncology, maternal fetal medicine, urogynecology, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, family planning, reproductive endocrinology and infertility) and essential exposure to primary care in women’s health.
In addition to the clinical experience, our residents have protected time for an extensive didactics program at both clinical sites. Each week the residents and attendings dedicate two half-days to teaching at Westchester Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital, with activities including Grand Rounds, Resident Report, Resident Lecture Series, and Simulation training. Our simulation program includes low fidelity trainers as well as advanced technology trainers such as robotic simulation and high-fidelity surgical models. Supplementary to the formal didactics program are daily OB teaching rounds, monthly perinatal-neonatal conference, tumor board, pre-op conference, and CREOG preparation.
Our program is fully supportive of and compliant with the ACGME clinical and educational work hour regulations, and we understand the importance of resident wellness and wellbeing. Our goal is to provide a high-quality educational experience that emphasizes time for adequate rest and out-of-hospital activities. Therefore, all residents have four weeks of vacation, four additional personal days, and all participate in our established clinical leadership curriculum. We prioritize community partnership and volunteerism, and the residents participate in off campus community service projects and wellness programming.
Rotation Calendars
The following is a representation of the rotation schedules for each PG year.
Metropolitan Hospital
Westchester Medical Center
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics
Subspecialty: REI, Family Planning, MFM
Gynecology Oncology
Continuity Clinic
Night Float
Benign Gyn (MIGS, Urogyn, REI, PAG)
Ambulatory
Metropolitan Hospital
Westchester Medical Center
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics
Subspecialty: MFM, Ultrasound, REI, Family planning
Benign Gyn (MIGS, Urogyn, REI, PAG)
Continuity Clinic
Night Float
Complex Family Planning
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Urogynecology & REI
Metropolitan Hospital
Westchester Medical Center
Continuity Clinic
Obstetrics
Night Float – Chief
Benign Gyn (MIGS, Urogyn, REI, PAG)
Ambulatory
Gynecology Oncology
Elective
Metropolitan Hospital
Westchester Medical Center
Obstetrics & Gynecology – Chief
Obstetrics – Chief
Continuity Clinic
Gynecology: Benign Gyn, MIGS, Urogyn – Chief
Gynecology Oncology – Chief
Night Float – Chief
Program Curriculum
Our Simulation program is a comprehensive, hands-on curriculum, aimed at teaching residents the fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Our curriculum consists of a four-year rotating schedule of simulation sessions throughout the academic year including both Obstetric simulations and Gynecologic simulations. Our program is constantly evolving to ensure that residents have access to a curriculum that will allow them to grow and improve as physicians.
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) now requires that all residents graduating after May 31, 2020 must pass the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) exam or Essentials in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (EMIGS). The simulation curriculum includes preparing residents for the surgical skills component of this examination.
Post-Match Intern Preparation Curriculum
Before the start of residency, our incoming interns participate in two curricula aimed to prepare the incoming interns for residency on day 1.
Readiness for Residency Curriculum: 4 sessions (3 zoom and 1 in person) to help prepare incoming interns for the new challenges of residency.
Topics included in this curriculum are:
Resilience & Gratitude
Time Management & Priorities
Evolving Your Learning Skills
Mission & Values
Intern Bootcamp: Two days of hands-on simulation training for incoming interns
Topics included in this curriculum are:
Normal Labor
Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Introduction to the Operating Room
Critical Anatomy for Gynecologic Surgeons
Introduction to Surgical Instruments
Vaginal Delivery Simulation
Perineal Repair Simulation
Cesarean Section Simulation
Electrosurgery Bootcamp
Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound Simulation
Family Planning Simulation
LARC Insertion Certification
MVA, D&C, D&E Simulation
Laparoscopic Surgery Simulations
Adnexal Surgery
Myomectomy
Sacrocolpopexy
Pelvic Anatomy Simulation
Hysteroscopy & Cystoscopy Simulation
Hysterectomy Training
Abdominal
Laparoscopic
Vaginal
FLS & EMIGS Training
DaVinci Robotic Simulation Training
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Simulation
Obstetric Hemorrhage
Obstetric Hypertension Simulation
Operative Vaginal Delivery Simulation
Shoulder Dystocia Simulation
3rd and 4th Degree Laceration Simulation
The provision of competent, complex care in the high-stakes environment of Obstetrics & Gynecology and its subspecialties requires physician resiliency and attention to life inside and outside of medicine. Emotional and physical exhaustion must never displace the joy in medicine and managing the common stressors encountered during one’s professional career and personal life. Our residency program prioritizes initiatives that assess, promote, and maintain wellness amongst our residents and faculty. The Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at Westchester Medical Center and Metropolitan Hospital provides patient centered care in a clinical learning environment founded in constructive behaviors of the physician workforce. The residency provides a platform on which residents develop the skills and attitudes needed to advance meaning in their career. This is accomplished through the teaching of skills to promote resiliency, enhance physician well-being, and combat burnout during residency and beyond. In collaboration with Westchester Medical Center as the Sponsoring Institution, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program has systems in place to monitor resident well-being, by balancing time with patients and personal time, mitigating non-physician obligations, optimizing clinical and administrative support, and the provision of resources for the support of clinician well-being.
Our Mentorship & Advisory program is designed to provide each resident with a compatible mentor to serve in an advisory capacity regarding self-assessment and goal development.
Goal: Assist residents in their professional development through the guidance and support of experienced Department of OB/GYN faculty members who serve as role models, advisors, and advocates.
Structure: Faculty meet with their assigned mentee twice annually. This session includes review of their rotation evaluations, updates on their research, exam preparation, and fellowship and/or career planning.
One of the core missions of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is to be an active protagonist in addressing in action to reduce the burden of health disparities affecting the minority communities with emphasis on the African American and Hispanic populations. We not only talk about the issue, we let our deeds be our adorning. We believe that it is through action that we will change the course of this scourge on our system and be part of the change we want to see in our communities.
We have been leaders in the dialogue, discussion and action on identifying social determinants of health and working to reduce health care disparities in OB/GYN. We have been partnering with our community organizations to improve our healthcare system. We are intentional in our focus towards creating a better future for women by training residents through a lens of anti-racism, inclusivity, and community engagement.
We have established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee with joint membership including faculty, administration, and residents to implement and sustain diversity efforts. Our residents are fully integrated in this endeavor.
In June 2023, we launched the opening of our Center for Women’s Health Equity which aims to address the social, economic, culture and racial determinants of health that can result in increased maternal morbidity and mortality among women across the Hudson Valley. This program is supported by a $750,000 New York State grant. Here are the vision and mission statements, and our approach including the five pillars of this Center, which is unique in the region.
Vision:
We envision communities in which all women, regardless of background or socio-economic status, are able to achieve their full potential for health and well-being across their lifespan.
Mission:
Provide access to state-of-the-art, equitable, comprehensive, integrated, and compassionate healthcare and wellness programs to ALL women in communities across the Hudson Valley.
Our Approach:
We are committed to grow as an organization through a collaborative, reflective, and action-oriented approach to support women, families and communities become protagonists in their betterment and wellness.
Through these Five pillars, we will incorporate clinical care such as cardiology and metal health and Maternal Fetal Medicine, create a curriculum for students and residents to help train the next generation that will win the battle in healthcare disparities, develop sound and targeted population-based research, community partnership and advocacy.
This is a distinguishing feature of our department and program. We intend to be leaders in this discourse with our entire department committed to making us the agents of change to reduce the burden and stain of disparity in the women we serve.
Our educational curriculum is aimed at training medical students, residents, and faculty in providing culturally competent, equitable, accessible, and high-quality care to all women. News12 coverage
Commission Members:
Sean Tedjarati, MD, MBA, MPH, CPE, FACOG
Gylynthia Trotman, MD, FACOG
Ama Buskwofie, MD, FACOG
Sharifa Menon, MD, FACOG
Julia Keltz, MD, FACOG
Matilde Roman, Esq
Bruno Villazhiñay, MPH
Coral Matar, MPA
Health Equity Resident
How to Apply
Applications accepted through the ResidenyCAS application platform only. We are not participating in Casper.
Jessica Berrios-Elliott, MIS, C-TAGME** OB/GYN Residency Program Manager Email: [email protected]. **Jessica Berrios-Elliott is our extraordinary residency program manager. She comes to us with years of experience in residency program management in pediatrics, radiology, and as house staff program manager for a large academic medical center. She knows all things ACGME and is actively involved with innovative residency curriculum, improving faculty teaching experience, and resident wellness. We are all so fortunate to have her here with us and look forward to many years of collaboration as we continue to improve and stay on the cutting edge of residency training. She is a huge asset to our residency program and the great GME community here at Westchester Medical Center.
Research
The ACGME requires that all OB/GYN residents engage in “scholarly activity” throughout their residency. According to the ACGME, quality improvement and educational projects can fulfill the scholarship requirement in addition to traditional biomedical research. Residents at WMC are encouraged to pursue a research project but may choose to complete a quality improvement or educational project.
Residents are not expected to enter residency with significant prior research experience. They will receive didactic training and mentorship throughout the four years of residency which will allow them to successfully complete a scholarly product. Our department actively partners with New York Medical College and supports medical students to participate in OB/GYN department research. Our students serve as a great resource to our residents during the summer and throughout the academic year. Medical students contribute greatly to the resident research experience.
We aim for residents to discover the world of clinical or public health research and hope that this will be a positive aspect of their training. We encourage residents to come up with their own research ideas and to initiate their own projects with faculty mentorship. Residents may also participate in research projects that are designed by faculty members but must play an active role in the project to meet the residency scholarship requirement. Residents will learn the foundation of evidence-based medicine and how to apply the evidence into clinical practice. Thus, research experience is not just a requirement but is an important part of their academic career development.
All residents will present their scholarly activity during Resident Research Day, an event which takes place every spring. Residents will present their work in their Program Level 3 year.
By the end of their residency, residents will learn:
How to askresearch questions that are relevant to their practice
How to design rigorous and ethical research projects and obtain necessary ethical and regulatory approvals to conduct their projects
How to collect and analyze data with the assistance of experts
How to collaboratewith others including across disciplines – e.g. faculty mentors, medical students, and biostatisticians
How to disseminate their findings in both oral and written forms
How to critically appraise the scientific literature
The research didactic curriculum consists of a rotating two-year curriculum. Topics include:
Introduction to research and developing research ideas
Important concepts in biostatistics: hypotheses, sample size calculations, statistical tests
Planning your resident research project: from concept note to IRB approval
Introduction to qualitative research
Survey design
Presenting your work: abstracts, oral presentations, manuscripts how to
In addition to the lectures described above, residents participate in frequent Journal Clubs and Works-in-Progress sessions led by faculty.
Residents are mentored by Dr. Stifani and other faculty members depending on their research interests. Faculty members are available to mentor residents in the areas of:
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Gynecologic Oncology
Urogynecology
Family Planning
Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Reproductive Genetics
LGBTQI Health
Global Health
Healthcare Disparities
Obstetric Anesthesia
Medical Education
Statistical support is available within New York Medical College.
Funding is available to conduct research projects (e.g. to offer research participation incentives, print flyers, etc.), as well as to present scholarly work at national and international conferences.
Guest Speaker: Brian T. Nguyen, M.D.– Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Southern California and Program Director for the Fellowship in Complex Family Planning
Resident Presentations:
Yuce M, Grudzinski S, Patel R, Corrales Y, Jara A, Stifani B. “Picture This: A Comparison of Two Visual Aids for Contraceptive Counseling”
Silver A, Morris P, Sanford B, Stifani B. “A Qualitative Study of Patient Perceptions of Induction of Labor”
Rabinowitz B, Go C, Si R, Grubman O, Stifani B. “Ultrasound features associated with partial molar pregnancy: a case-control study”
Lubochiner B, Madera L, Briones N, Kulkarni A, Pradhan T, Stifani B. “I didn’t put myself as a priority”: A qualitative study of Spanish-speaking immigrant women’s experiences with cervical cancer diagnosis and treatment
Leib A, Foley K, Gesese R, Febrizio J, Stifani B. “The Antepartum Admission: An Opportunity for Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling?”
Guest Speaker: Lisa Nathan, MD, MPH – “Design and Implementation of a Postpartum Hemorrhage Reduction Project Across Eight Hospitals”
Resident Presentations:
Ledoux M, Murthy E, Fruitman H, Bhargava M, Spruill T, Lapointe L, Stifani B. “Baby Friendly:” how much do the moms care?
Recabo O, Giovinazzo L, Frisse A, Ryntz T, Salcedo J, Stifani Second trimester fetal demise: incidence of abnormal coagulation studies and bleeding complications
Qian S, Frisse A, Salcedo J, Ryntz T, Stifani B. To Rhogam or not to Rhogam? Rh testing and immunoglobulin administration in early pregnancy among US family planning providers
Guest Speaker: Veronica Lerner, MD – Director of simulation, Lenox Hill Hospital
Resident Presentations
Brewer, A, Soltani, B. Stifani. “Are the residents all right?” A review of wellness content on US OB-GYN residency websites
Coots C, Mesa A, Gallardo R, Vicens J, Stifani B. Telemedicine for reproductive health: a qualitative study examining the perspectives of Spanish-speaking immigrant women
Passarelli E, Grimes C, Siddique M. A national survey of hospital protocols for the management of postpartum urinary retention
Zeuner R, Keltz J, Stifani B.What does it take to become a leader in OB/GYN? A national survey of residency program directors and department chairs
2026 Publications:
Wentzel KE, Rubin SC, Coots C, Mesa A, Galaviz V, Keltz J, Stifani B, Ryntz T. “I Feel Chained Right Now”: A Qualitative Study Exploring Treatment Decision-Making Among Individuals with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2026 Feb;33(2):196-204.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2025.10.002.
Zhang H, Malacarne Pape D, Glass M, Nussbaum O, D’Ascanio A, Xu P, Robb C, Assefa B, Kasoff M, Villari R, Katz-Lichtenstein H, Friedman R, Andiman S. Expectations Versus Experience: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives in Urogynecologic Surgery. Obstetrics & Gynecology 145(5S):p 36S-37S, May 2025.
Coots C, Mesa A, Gallardo R, Vicéns-Villafaña JJ, Stifani B. Perspectives of Spanish-Speaking Women on Telemedicine for Contraceptive Care. O&G Open 2(1): pe065, February 2025.
Siddique M, Passarelli E, Shi C, Myers D. Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders in English- and Spanish-Speaking Postpartum Patients. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Feb 19.
2025 Publications:
Zhang H, Malacarne Pape D, Glass M, Nussbaum O, D’Ascanio A, Xu P, Robb C, Assefa B, Kasoff M, Villari R, Katz-Lichtenstein H, Friedman R, Andiman S. Expectations Versus Experience: A Qualitative Study on Patient Perspectives in Urogynecologic Surgery. Obstetrics & Gynecology 145(5S):p 36S-37S, May 2025.
Coots C, Mesa A, Gallardo R, Vicéns-Villafaña JJ, Stifani B. Perspectives of Spanish-Speaking Women on Telemedicine for Contraceptive Care. O&G Open 2(1): pe065, February 2025.
Siddique M, Passarelli E, Shi C, Myers D. Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Disorders in English- and Spanish-Speaking Postpartum Patients. Urogynecology (Phila). 2025 Feb 19.
Ramchandani J, Garg J, Rajendran G, Aronow WS, Frishman WH, Gupta CA. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Review of the Current Literature and Future Directions. Cardiol Rev. 2025 Feb 27.
2024 Publications:
Toaff MC, Malacarne Pape D, Soltani A, French K, Jallow H, Onwumere O, Khan RS, Grimes CL. The Doctor Will “See” You Now: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perception of Telehealth In FPMRS. W J Gynecol Women’s Health. 6(2): 2024. WJGWH.MS.ID.000631.
Pradhan T, Zhang H, Kadesh A, Buskwofie A, Patankar S, Menon S, Ryntz T, Grimes CL. PROJECT PREVENT: a randomized controlled trial of preoperative vaginal metronidazole to decrease patient issues and infections after hysterectomy. BMJ Surg Interv Health Technol. 2024 Apr 4;6(1):e000241.
2026 Abstracts:
February 2026: Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting: Las Vegas, NV, February 8-13
Poster Presentation Qian S, Frisse A, Salcedo J, Stifani B. A survey study examining the de-implementation of routine Rh testing and Rh D immune globulin administration in early pregnancy among complex family planning specialists.
2025 Abstracts:
October 2025: Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA, October 24-27
Oral Presentation: Recabo O, Giovinazzo L, Frisse A, Salcedo J, Stifani B. Abnormal coagulation studies and bleeding complications in second trimester demise.
October 2025: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology (FIGO), Cape Town, South Africa
E-poster Presentation: Zeuner R, Keltz J, Stifani BM. Women leaders in OB-GYN: a survey of US residency program directors and department chairs
E-poster Presentation: Morgan M, Rabinowitz B, Malacarne Pape D, Stifani BM. Impact of the OB-GYN Clerkship on Medical Students’ Familiarity and Intent to use LARC
April 2025: American Urogynecologic Society: Las Vegas, NV, April 26-29
Poster Presentation: Passarelli EA, Sheedy AN, Siddique MD. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Pregnancy Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.
March-April 2025: Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS), Rancho Mirage, CA
Oral Presentation: Wentzel K, Rubin S, Coots C, Mesa A, Galaviz V, Keltz J, Stifani BM, Ryntz T. “I feel Chained Right now”: a qualitative study exploring treatment decision-making among women with abnormal uterine bleeding
Poster Presentation: Leong K, Mahmood S, Ohrn S, Springer-Miller R, Passarelli E, Drugge E, Rogers R, Grimes CL. Urogynecology Research Utilizing the National Inpatient Sample Database: A Systematic Review
February-March 2025: Associations of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
Poster Presentation: Popiel P, Zeuner R, Galaviz V, Noruzi K, Sutkin G. Does surgical mentorship improve resident performance in robotic surgery?
Poster Presentation: Morgan M, Rabinowitz B, Malacarne Pape D, Stifani BM. Impact of the OB-GYN clerkship on medical students’ familiarity and intent to use LARC
Current Residents
Emma Fitzsimmons, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Madison Hurst, MD – Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Samantha Mauser, MD – Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Eunice Nam, MD – Tufts University School of Medicine
Martinique Ogle, MD – Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Eva Chorna Sherman, MD – McGill University Montreal, Canada; New York Medical College
Tiffany Fanning, MD – Columbia University, New York, NY, Columbia University; Mailman School of Public Health New York, NY; Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra/Northwell
Colleen Livingston, MD – Texas A&M University College Station; McGovern Medical School at UT Houston
Dena Phillips, MD – Yeshiva University New York, NY; New York Medical College
Alyssa Sheedy, MD – Cornell University Ithaca, New York
Brenda Lubochiner, MD – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Benjamin Rabinowitz, MD – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Ashley Silver, MD – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Melissa Yuce, MD – Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Alexa Leib, MD – Davidson College, Davidson, NC; Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Philadelphia, PA
Emily Passarelli, MD – Brown University, Providence, RI; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Shirley Qian, MD – Macaulay Honors College; CUNY Hunter College, New York, NY; SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Olivia Recabo, MD – Brown University, Providence, RI; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Program Alumni
WMC has officially launched Graduway, an Alumni Platform!
The Alumni Connection provides a professional social network for graduates of our Residency and Fellowship Programs to reconnect with former colleagues and mentors as well as be informed about professional opportunities at the WMC Health Network.
Alexa Leib, MD – Generalist position at Summit (New York)
Emily Passarelli, MD – Generalist position at Metropolitan (New York)
Shirley Qian, MD – Complex Family Planning Fellowship at Northwell Health
Olivia Recabo, MD – Generalist position at Kaiser (Oregon)
Autumn Brewer, MD: MFM Fellowship, Wake Forest University
Cynthia Coots, MD: CFP Fellowship, UC San Diego
Mariya Ledoux, MD: General Ob/Gyn, Summit/WestMed
Rachel Zeuner, MD: MIGS Fellowship, Montefiore Medical Center
Maria Morgan, MD: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto
Amythis Soltani, MD: Complex Family Planning Fellowship at Stanford University Health Care
Katya Wentzel, MD: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship at Yale New Haven Health
Helen Zhang, MD: Female Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Medstar Healt
Alborz Borjian, DO: Attending, Facey Medical Group – Providence, California
Sapphire Holness, MD: Attending, Phelps Hospital Sleepy Hollow, NY
Bernice Li, MD: Attending, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Julia Youssef, MD: Attending, Inspira Medical Center, Mullica Hill, NJ
Sarah Kwarteng Peprah, MD: Attending, Columbia Doctors NYP – Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, NY
Melanie Peters, MD: Attending, Downstate University Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Miriam Toaff, MD: Attending, Premium Health, Brooklyn, NY
Sarah Weingarten, MD: Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, Weill Cornell, New York, NY
Itamar Futterman, MD: Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Emily Rosenfeld, DO: Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson/Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
Nidhi Shah, MD: Attending, Jamaica Hospital Center, Queens, NY
Rayna Trietsch, MD: Attending, Women’s Health Care Associates, Littleton, CO
The Ryan Residency program is a national initiative that supports OB-GYN residency programs to create training opportunities in abortion and contraception.
Regional Perinatal Center
The Regional Perinatal Center (RPC) at Westchester Medical Center (WMC) is one of 18 Regional Perinatal Centers in New York State (NYS). We are committed to working with the NYS Department of Health and our affiliate hospitals to accomplish the goal of improving the health of pregnant women and newborns we serve in the Lower Hudson Valley Region. We partner with our 10 affiliate hospitals covering a seven county region and totaling more than 40,000 births annually.
RPC (Regional Perinatal Center): “Level IV” Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery A hospital which provides perinatal clinical services that meet the standards for a level III clinical program but also includes highly specialized services (e.g. ECMO, cardiac surgery, in utero procedures etc.) that may not be available at Level III facilities. The RPC has additional responsibilities for teaching, research, and out-reach as well as database management for its network of hospitals. The RPC is required to formulate an infrastructure to enhance integration of perinatal health care services to accomplish these goals using the tool of a “Regional Perinatal Forum.”
