OB/GYNS

Columbus Circle OB/GYN
Dr. Jacques Moritz and Dr. Lily Hanna
315 W. 57th Street Suite 203 (btw. 8th and 9th)
New York, NY 10019
212-603-4160
Deliver at St. Lukes-Roosevelt

Dr. Katrina Bradley
www.nywomenshealth.com
330 W. 58th Street Suite 310 (btw. 8th and 9th)
New York, NY 10019
212-603-4173

Dr. John Brennan
153 Clinton Street
Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
718-222-3636

I highly recommend Dr. Brennan. He and his wife Joyce, who works in his office, are the greatest people: caring, responsible, reliable, true professionals. Their practice goes beyond medical issues and includes help with research of various treatment options available: birthing classes, parenting workshops, child care options, and many other things. They delivered both of my kids and would go for the third one just to have "brennans' experience" again :)
-Lada

 

Dr. Louise Chuu
http://www.nywomenshealth.com/general-ob-gyn-upper-west-side-new-york.htm
1090 Amsterdam Avenue, Suite 3A
New York, New York, 10025,
right across from St. Luke’s Hospital.
212-636-1130
Dr. Chuu attended medical school at the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, and received residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center. While here, she was involved in clinical research that evaluated external cephalic version. Version is used in pregnancies when the fetus is in a breech position; when successful, it allows vaginal delivery and avoids Cesarean section. Following graduation from residency, Dr. Chuu went into private practice in Chinatown in Lower Manhattan. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese as well as English. Dr. Chuu provides all aspects of general obstetric and gynecologic care.
         

Dr. Chuu is at Roosevelt and she was amazing at a birth I attended with her two days ago. She was like birthing with a midwife (except she wore surgical scrubs). She was incredibly mellow and patient. She encouraged my client to move around in a series of positions, de-emphasized the fetal machines and monitors in favor of really paying attention to the laboring women. She never encouraged interventions of any type with this birth and she was funny and fun to be with on top of that. She was so kind to my client and praised her over and over for the terrific birth. She is new to this hospital (and a newer doctor) and she has experience with turning babies to avoid sections apparently.
-Megan

Dr. Vanessa Dinnall
Dr. Dinnall earned her undergraduate degree in biology at The King's College in Briarcliff Manor, New York, and received her doctorate in medicine from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), in the Bronx. As a research assistant at AECOM, she studied methods for determining oligohydramnios, or low volume of amniotic fluid during pregnancy; also, she examined the effect of estrogen replacement therapy on osteoporosis, a project that was part of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trials. During her training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt, Dr. Dinnall was recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award in 2000, was named Berlex Best Teaching Resident in 2001, and served as administrative chief resident in 2002. She is board certified, and is a junior fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

I saw Dr. Dinnall based on some extraordinary recommendations from my doula and a couple of friends. Her office was completely disorganized: cancelling appointments, rescheduling and then extreme wait times. When I finally was able to see her I had an hour plus ten minutes wait. I queried a couple of other women waiting in her office as to whether or not this was typical: one woman said that she had never waited less than an hour (and on that day had been waiting for 1 and three-quarters hour!) and another said the same too.  When I saw Dr. Dinnall, she was pleasant, warm, professional and caring.  I understand why women are willing to wait to see her. When I asked Dr. Dinnall about the disorganization, she said she knew it was a problem and had been trying to work on it with changing the phone system and personnel recently, but admitted that the waiting room times was due to her having unseen emergencies with patients.  Having been to another OB/GYN, who, for 2 years, has never been more than 10 minutes wait, I couldn't understand this.  I went back to my former OB and am so happy. (One solution to avoid the waiting room delays: Dr. Dinnall suggested  making the first appointment of the day or the first appointment after lunch).
-Karen

Dr. Eden Fromberg, DO, FACOOG, DABHM
Soho OB GYN
www.dredenfromberg.com
430 West Broadway #2A
New York, NY 10012
212.941.0011
212.941.5977
Dr. Eden Fromberg is a midwifery-supportive holistic gynecologist offering first trimester care: pregnancy confirmation, labwork, sonography, and holistic counseling for healthy pregnancy including holistic nutrition and special diets, e.g. vegetarian/vegan. No deliveries.

Dr. Yael Fuchs
263 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY (Park Slope)

I waited for 1.5 hours and didn't even see her. There were even two people waiting in front of me!
-Erica

I was a long time patient of Dr. Yael Fuchs and regret ever going to this provider. I do not recommend anyone see this physician. You have to wait forever for an appointment, the office wait time is out of control and once you see the doctor, you will be rushed. The doctor never gets back to you in a timely fashion even if it is an emergency. The staff is very, very rude. To top it off the doctor will charge you for procedures that are supposedly not covered by your insurance, but after submitting my claim to my insurance I come to find out that they do cover it plus I was over charged. Don’t expect to get reimbursed by her either if over charged.
-Raquel

Dr. Juanita Jenyons
40 W. 77th St. Suite 1H
New York, NY 10024
212-769-4171

Kliot Obstetrics and Gynecology
http://kliotobgyn.com/
Prospect Park South
225 Marlborough Road
Brooklyn, NY 11226
718-693-1011

Boro Park
5319-B 16th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204718-851-3202
Physician-Midwife team (2 board certified OB/GYN physicians and 4 certified Nurse Midwives), serving women for 30+ years. Women-centered, individualized care, high-risk or low-risk. Supports VBAC, vaginal twin delivery, expectant management of labor, alternative modaliites. Insurance-friendly. Hospitals: Maimonides Medical Center: NY Methodist Hospital.

Murray Hill OB/GYN
150 E. 32nd Street
New York, NY 10016
212-889-7089

I always felt rushed. They weren't really willing to sit down and take the time to answer my questions. If you are expecting, come with a list of questions and before the examination, let them know that you have questions and you want time for them to be answered.
-Beth

Dr. Gae Rodke
185 West End Ave Suite 1D
New York, NY 10023
212-496-9800

Dr. Renuka Paka
425 W. 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-581-8675

Dr. Anna Rhee
www.nywomenshealth.com
330 W. 58th Street Suite 310 (btw. 8th and 9th)
New York, NY 10019
212-603-4173

Dr. Bernadith Russell
Soho Obstretics and Gynecology
212-941-0011

She is wonderful, she will really sit down and explain things to you. She treats you like an intelligent person that deserves a thorough and intelligent follow-up from our exam.Dr. Russell takes a lot of different insurance. 
-Laura

Dr. Russell is amazing- she was on vacation when I had my baby, but she delivered a lot of my friends' babies and they said it was a lovely experience.  She does DNCs, abortions, and amnios- she can do everything and that makes you really feel cared for by one person.  Office is very friendly but expect to wait for your appointments. She gives you all the time in the world- which is why you probably have to wait.
-Justine

Dr. Georges Sylvestre and Dr. Amos Grunebaum
Weill Cornell Obstretics and Gynecology
525 E. 68th Street Room J-130
New York, NY
212-746-3000
Deliver at Weill Cornell

This office really tries to have you deliver with the same OB that you see throughout your pregnancy. You do go to a meet and greet where you meet the other doctors, but you aren't required to see each of them for office visits.  Dr. Sylvestre offered to work with a midwife with me when I mentioned that I wanted a drug-free birth. Instead I chose a doula that was fantastic and they worked in tandem with ease. Dr. Sylvestre was very methodical and relaxed about the labor- I didn't feel pressured in any way or that he was watching a clock for either personal or medical reasons. The nurses were exceptional. Dr. Sylvestre hadn't performed an episotomy in 10 months before my birth! Dr. Grunebaum worked with me on my early labor and follow-up and was full of wit. Both doctors supported my laboring at home even though my water had broken many hours earlier- Dr. Sylvestre signed off on it even with major pushback from the Chief at the hospital. Dr. Sylvestre is reserved with an amenable, easy-going demeanor. Both doctors are European so they prefer minimal medical intervention during labor. New note: I am seeing Dr. Sylvestre again for my second pregnancy and feel reassured. He is not chatty and you don't end up feeling like you have had a long visit like Dr. Russell for example, but I think he is extremely competent and skilled.
-Karen

Dr. Lilly Wong
www.cityobgyn.com
800A 5th Ave Suite 503 (corner of 61st)
New York, NY 10065
212-588-8900
Delivers at:St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital  http://www.nywomenshealth.com and Birthing Center at Roosevelt Hospital http://www.midwife-ny.com/center.html

                                                                               

Comments

[Sandra]

I had Dr. Dinnall as my OB and the wait times to see her were sometimes as long as 2 hours. I would not recommend seeing her because of this. Also, she is no longer at Roosevelt.

Does anyone know a good OB in Brooklyn (Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, or around there)? Someone good with high-risk, but also open to drug-free birth?

[Hypatia]

Dr. Georges Sylvestre and Dr. Amos Grunebaum
Weill Cornell Obstretics and Gynecology

I have had a very good experience with Dr. Sylvestre.
In my first pregnancy he was very attentive and always answer my frequent calls and e-mails. It is true that he is not invasive type but that was perfect for me, a super-worried mom to be.
For the delivery, he was not "on duty" but he will come and see me between his appointments, give instruction to the nurses and as soon as he finished he joined me and stayed with me until the baby was delivered, around 9:00 pm. My delivery was not an easy one because the baby was facing backwards. Instead of rushing me to a c-section, he instructed me to make some excersises so the baby could rotate. All the time, he was very patient, relaxed, I got only one stich after deliver an 8.5 pound baby with 90% degree rotation, which means he was looking to my tights and the the shoulders came out vertical, not horizontally (he had assured me that he will do his best for a non-episiotomy delivery)
For my second pregnancy I was also with him (I kept him as Gyn after the pregnancy), the pregnancy was not successful but he was very supportive and call me from out of town when he got my message.

[mel]

does anyone know any high risk obgyns? i had preterm labor with my first at 34 weeks so i am looking at someone who specializes in preterm. thanks.

[Sabrina]

PLEASE DO NOT GO TO DR.SYLVESTRE OF WEIL CORNELL!!!
I was about 7 months pregnant and asked him to tell me the approximate weight of my baby and he brushed it off and said this was not accurate(did not do it).
At abt 32 wks, I got bizzare headaches...I went into the hospital and they told me that I had to have an emerg, c b/c baby was too small..My baby weighed only 2 lbs!!Dr.Sylvestre was way 2 laid back and said ok to everything.I used to jog 9 miles a day..I obviously cut it down a lot and he joked and said it was ok to do 9 miles..He did not even encourage me to take prenatal pills ! On the other hand, Dr. Gruenbaum is excellent and thank God he delivered my baby!

[Melissa Fuller]

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[Deb]

Hi everyone!

I need some help!!!
I am pregnant for the first time after two years of trying so we are very excited.
I had planned to deliver at the Roosevelt Birthing Center in NYC and work with a Midwife practice but last week I was told I have a thrombophilia so that is unfortunately no longer an option for me.
I feel a bit concerned as my intention had been to have a highly supportive, natural /low intervention labor and now I need to find an OB asap.
Of course I will do whatever I need to do to have a healthy baby and safe delivery. However, my hope is to find an OB who will be supportive and see labor as a natural process; someone who is not an alarmist and on the low intervention/cutting/operation side unless of course, it is absolutely necessary.
Any leads will be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks sooo much!!!
Deb

[elizabeth]

are there any female doctors at Weill Cornell Obstretics and Gynecology that anyone would recommend?

[RK]

I saw Dr. Josine Veca at the same office as Yael Fuchs. I loved Dr. Veca but switched doctors because the office staff was unbearably rude. My messages were not delivered to the doctor, or were often delivered incorrectly. Wait time was ridiculous and courtesy was nonexistent. However, if the doctor switched locations I'd go back. Instead I saw Dr. Samantha Feder at Columbus Circle (and her 2 partners) who were far away but professional and I liked all 3.

[Deborah]

I also had a terrible experience with Yale Fuchs.She was rude and in sensative.She did not tell me that her partner would deliver my baby.

I am now seeing Dr. Russell and am very happy with her and look forward to a peaceful birth in May.

[LG]

I had a terrible experience as a patient of Dr. Eden Fromberg's. She was the worst doctor I have ever been to, and I do not say this casually. In 2003 I saw her in Park Slope and she did a biopsy and was completely unavailable to give me my test results. The rule was that I had to get the results from her, not another doctor. It took me three weeks to track her down to tell me the results, which I was extremely worried about that whole time. When I got angry with her on the phone about all of this, my anger came out in tears. She got very impatient with me, yelled at me, and then said to me, in a very insulting tone of voice "you obviously have problems and should be seeing a psychiatrist" before she hung up on me. I, of course, never went back to her.

[Raquel]

I was a long time patient of Dr. Yael Fuchs and regret ever going to this provider. I do not recommend anyone see this physician. You have to wait forever for an appointment, the office wait time is out of control and once you see the doctor, you will be rushed. The doctor never gets back to you in a timely fashion even if it is an emergency. The staff is very, very rude. To top it off the doctor will charge you for procedures that are supposedly not covered by your insurance, but after submitting my claim to my insurance I come to find out that they do cover it plus I was over charged. Don’t expect to get reimbursed by her either if over charged.

[Dr. Angela Wilson]

55 Greene Ave Suite 2B
Brooklyn, NY 11238
718-398-8100