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Herbert A. Goldfarb M.D. F.A.C.O.G. F.A.C.S. - USA
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Interviews on OBGYN.net by Dr. Goldfarb
New York Downtown Hospital
170 William Street
New York, NY 10038
Web site:
http://www.nohysterectomy.com
Education:
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
New York Medical School, Graduated 1960
Internship: Kings County Medical Center, NY (July 1960-June 1961)
Residency: Bellevue Hospital Center (July 1961-June 1965)
Practice:
June l965 to January l966 - N.Y.U. Medical Center
January l966 to February l968 - United States Military Corps
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Martin Army Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia
May l968 to - Nov. 1999-Director, The Montclair Reproductive Center, Montclair,
NJ
June 1997 to present-Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology,
New York, New York
January 2000-present Director of Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery, New York
University Downtown Hospital, New York, New York,
January 2005 to present- Director of Gynecology, New York Downtown Hospital, New
York. New York
December 2005-Present Acting Chairman- Department OB/GYN New York Downtown
Hospital New York
Professional Society Memberships:
Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Fellow of the International College of Surgeons
Founding Fellow of Bellevue Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
The American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists
The American Society For Reproductive Medicine
Founding Member of The Society Of Reproductive Surgeons
The International Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy
Member of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
American Society for Colposcopy & Colpomicroscopy
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
European Society For Gynecological Endoscopy
Accreditation Council For Gynecologic Endoscopy
Academic Appointments:
Assistant Clinical Professor New York University School of Medicine New York, NY
Hospital Appointments:
Attending, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, N.Y.
Attending, NYU Tisch Hospital, New York, NY
Attending, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Attending, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, N.J.
Senior Attending, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, N.J.
Assistant Clinical Professor UMDNJ, Newark, NJ (1970-1993).
Assistant Clinical Professor at NYU, New York (1993-present).
Board Certification:
American Board of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, 1969
American Board of Laser Surgery, 1987
Appointments and Honors:
Vice President of Board of Governors, New York University School of Medicine Alumni Association (1996-1997) and (1993-1994).
Chairman of The Jerome Coles Society, New York University School of Medicine Alumni Association (2001-present)
Chairman of The Albert Gallatin Associates-Medical Alumni Division, New York University School of Medicine (1996-2000).
Member of the Board of Governors of the New York University School of Medicine-Alumni Association (l987 - present).
Member of the Executive Medical Board of Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, NJ, (l983-l986; l990 -1992).
Member of the Medical Board at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ (l98l-l984).
Certified by The Accreditation Council for Gynecologic Endoscopy, January 1996
Montclair Community Hospital Board of Trustees 1997
Most Recent Lectures:
1. ECFMG Gynecology Preparatory Course, St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, l975 - l978.
2. ECFMG Quarterly Basis, "Obstetrics & Gynecology", St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, l97l - l983.
3. "Advances in Reproductive Surgery", Meadowlands Medical Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, September l985.
4. "New Applications in Laser Laparoscopy", St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, October l985.
5. GYN Laser Seminar, New Jersey College of Medicine, Newark, New Jersey, January l986.
6. "Laser Laparoscopic Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis", Resolve, Bergen County, New Jersey, February, l9, l987.
7. "Nd:YAG Laser Hysteroscopy", Holy Name Hospital, Department of OB/GYN, Teaneck, New Jersey, April l987.
8. "Nd:YAG Laser Hysteroscopy -- Making the Hysterectomy Obsolete", Palm Desert Medical Society, May 4, l987.
9. "Nd:YAG Hysteroscopy and CO2 Laser Laparoscopy", Course Director for New Jersey College of Medicine & Dentistry, Newark, New Jersey, June 6 - 7, l987.
l0. "Laser Laparoscopy", Booth Memorial Hospital, Flushing, New York, October l9, l987.
ll. "Advances in Gynecological Laser Procedures", Medical Classic, Charleston, South Carolina, October 26, l987.
l2. "New Techniques in the Treatment of Uterine Bleeding", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, October 29, l987.
l3. "New Techniques to Avoid Hysterectomy", University Women's Club, November l9, l987.
l4. "Advances in Infertility",
Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, November 30, l987.
l5. Faculty Member for the CO2 Laser Laparoscopy and Nd:YAG Laser Ablation, HCA
Westside Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, April 8 -9,l988.
l6. "Avoiding Hysterectomy: The Use of Nd:YAG Laser for Endometrial Ablation", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey October l988.
l7. "New Techniques in the Treatment of Endometriosis", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, November l988.
l8. Helen Fuld KTP Laser Seminar, January 2l, l989.
l9. "Premenstrual Syndrome Solving the PMS Dilemma", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, April 20, l989.
20. KTP/532 Laser Seminar, St. Joseph's Medical Center, Stamford, Connecticut, September l4, l989.
2l. "Advances in Gynecological Laser Surgery", Medical Golf Classic, Tucson, Arizona, May 5, l990.
22. "Advances in Laser Surgery and Endoscopic Laser Surgery", OB/GYN Seminar at Sea, Alaska Inside Passage, July 3 - l0, l990.
23. Author Tour for "The No-Hysterectomy Option", October 29 - November 6, l990.
24. "Avoiding Hysterectomy", GAF Corporation, Wayne, New Jersey, September 27, l990.
25. "High Technology in Gynecological Disorders", Women's Health Series Lecture, Short Hills Hilton, Short Hills, New Jersey, February 20, l99l.
26. "Avoiding Hysterectomy" American Association of University Women, Atlantic City, New Jersey, March l3, l99l.
27. "The No-Hysterectomy Option; Endometriosis", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, November ll, l99l.
28. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Organon, West Orange, New Jersey, February 5, l992.
29. "Women's Health Issues", Congregation Ahawas Achim B'Nai Jacob & David, West Orange, New Jersey, February l8, l992.
30. "Female Health Care in our Chauvinistic Society", American Association of University Women, New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 4, l992.
3l. WOR Nutrition & Health Exposition, Hofstra University, Uniondale, New York, March l4, l992.
32. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Maplewood Middle School, Maplewood, New Jersey, April l, l992.
33. "The No-Hysterectomy Option; Endometriosis", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey, May 6, l992.
34. "Treatment of Endometriosis by Advanced Operative Laparoscopy", TAP Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Hartford, Connecticut, June l9, l992.
35. "Laparoscopic Appearance of Endometriosis and Its Treatment with GnRH Therapy", Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, New Jersey, August 4, l992.
36. "Subtle and A-Typical Endometriosis", TAP Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, Perryville, New Jersey, August 4, l992.
37. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", The Hanover Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey, October 2l, l992
38. "Modern Treatment of Uterine Fibroid", Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, January l5, l993. Grand Rounds.
39. "Modern Treatment of Uterine Fibroid", Chilton Memorial Hospital, Wayne, New Jersey, Grand Rounds, February 2, l993.
40. "Women's Health Talk" The No-Hysterectomy Option Saddle Brook Marriott, Saddle Brook, New Jersey, April l, l993.
4l. "Women's Health Talk" The No-Hysterectomy Option Somerset Marriott, Somerset, New Jersey, May 20, l993.
42. "The Operative Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Fibroids", Grand Rounds, Department of OB/GYN Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York, May 26, l993.
43. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", Grand Rounds Bellflower, California, August 23, 1993.
44. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", Grand Rounds Fontana Kaiser Hospital, Fontana, California, August 25, 1993.
45. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", Grand Rounds CIGNA, Fullerton, California, August 25, 1993.
46. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", Grand Rounds Anaheim Kaiser Hospital, Anaheim, California, August 26, 1993.
47. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", Grand Rounds University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California August 26, 1993.
48. "Operative Laparoscopic Treatment
of Uterine Myomas", Semi-Annual Operative Hysteroscopy Resectoscopy and
Operative Laparoscopy Conference, Garden City, NY, September 10&11, 1993.
49. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Governor Morris Inn, Morristown, NJ September
29, 1993.
50. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Montclair Community Hospital's Health Fair", Montclair Community Hospital, Montclair, NJ, September 30, 1993.
51. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Doral Inn, New York, NY, October 13, 1993.
52. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds Brookdale Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY January 17, 1994.
53. "The No-Hysterectomy Option" Ramada Inn, Clifton, NJ, January 26, 1994.
54. "Myoma Coagulation", OB/GYN Grand Rounds, St. Vincent's Medical Center, New York, NY, February 23, 1994.
55. "Myoma Coagulation", MRA Advanced
Training Program Deerfield, Il March 30, 1994.
56. "The No-Hysterectomy Option" Ramada Inn, Clifton, NJ, April 14, 1994.
57. "Myoma Coagulation", OB/GYN Grand Rounds, Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn, NY,
May 27,1994.
58. "Myoma Coagulation", OB/GYN Grand
Rounds, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, June 3, 1994.
59. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at Beth Israel Hospital, New York, NY July
18, 1994.
60. "Myoma Coagulation", TAP Pharmaceuticals Headquarters Deerfield, IL July 27, 1994.
61. "Myoma Coagulation”, Grand Rounds at, Welborn HMO Clinic Evansville, IN, August 17, 1994.
62. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California, August 29, 1994.
63. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds
at Oakland Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Oakland, California, August 29,1994.
64. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Santa Rosa Kaiser Permanente, Santa
Rosa, California, August 30, 1994.
65. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at San Rafael Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael, California, August 31, 1994.
66. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, San Francisco Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California, August 31, 1994.
67. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Chicago Osteopathic Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1994.
68. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Rush Prudential HMO Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, September 21, 1994.
69. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Columbus Hospital Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 1994.
70. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, St. Joseph Hospital Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 1994.
71. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Humana HMO Clinic Chicago, Illinois, September 22, 1994.
72. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, September 23, 1994.
73. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Marriott Hotel, East Hanover, NJ September 27. 1994.
74. "Endometriosis", Endometriosis Society, Hawthorne, NJ, September 28, 1994.
75. "Myoma Coagulation", Missouri Laser Institute, St. Louis, Missouri October 1, 1994.
76. "Myoma Coagulation" Grand Rounds, Rose Medical Center Denver, Colorado, October 3, 1994.
77. "Myoma Coagulation”, Grand Rounds at, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, October 12, 1994.
78. "Myoma Coagulation” Grand Rounds at, Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn, New York, October 14, 1994.
79. "Myoma Coagulation" Grand Rounds at, University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, Florida, October 26, 1994.
80. "Myoma Coagulation" Grand Rounds at, New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT, November 16, 1994.
81. "Myoma Coagulation" Grand Rounds at, Stamford Hospital Stamford, CT, November 16, 1994.
82. "Myoma Coagulation" Grand Rounds at, Lake Tahoe, Nevada February 2-5, 1995.
83. "The No-Hysterectomy Option", Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Livingston, N.J. March 1995.
84. "Myoma Coagulation", TAP Pharmaceuticals Conference, NY, NY April 21-23.
85. "Myoma Coagulation" Winthrop University Hospital, Minneola, NY May 5, 1995.
86. "Overcoming Infertility", Montclair Community Library, Montclair, NJ May 11, 1995.
87. "Menopause", NJ Council of Jewish Women, Livingston, NJ, May 24, 1995
88. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at Cooper Hospital Camden, NJ, June 13, 1995
89. "Myoma Coagulation", Preceptor ship of 4 surgical cases at The Doctors Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, July 10, 1995
90. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at The Doctors Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, July 11, 1995.
91. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds
at Santa Teresa Kaiser, SanJose, California, September 11, 1995
92. "Myoma Coagulation", Preceptor ship of 5 surgical cases at Santa Teresa
Kaiser, San Jose, California, September 12, 1995
93. "Myoma Coagulation", Grand Rounds at Santa Clara Kaiser, San Jose,
California, September 12, 1995.
94. "Myoma Coagulation", Preceptorship of 5 cases at Santa Clara Kaiser, San Jose, California, September 13, 1995.
95. "The No-Hysterectomy Option",
Borders Bookstore, Wayne, NJ September 19, 1995.
96. "Overcoming Infertility", Borders Bookstore, Wayne, NJ, October 10, 1995
97. "Overcoming Infertility", Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Springfield, NJ, October 17, 1995.
98. "Myoma Coagulation", Queensway General Hospital, Toronto, Canada, December 6, 1995.
99. "Avoiding Hysterectomy", Morristown Business and Professional Women's Association, Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ, February 20, 1996.
100. "New Techniques in Myolysis", Grand Rounds, Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, March 14, 1996.
101. "New Techniques in Myolysis", Grand Rounds, Kaiser Hospital, Los Angeles, California, March 26 & 27, 1996.
102. "New Techniques in Myolysis", Regional Grand Rounds, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, September 17&18, 1996.
103. "New Techniques in Myolysis", University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Feb. 5, 1997.
104. "New Techniques in Myolysis", Grand Rounds at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, NJ, May 12, 1997.
105. "Avoiding Hysterectomy", United Bank of Switzerland, New York, NY, October 14, 1997.
106. "New Techniques in Myolysis", Grand Rounds at Lenox Hill Hospital New York, NY, November 12, 1997.
107. "The Place For Myolysis In Modern Gynecology", Grand Rounds at North Shore University Hospital" Manhasset, NY, September 16, 1998.
108. "New Techniques In Myolysis", Grand Rounds at Tisch Hospital, NYU Medical Center", New York, NY, October 30, 1998.
109. "A New Choice For the Prevention of Post Menopausal Osteoporosis", St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, NJ, December 10, 1998.
110. "The Place For Myolysis in Modern Gynecology", Grand Rounds at St. Luke's-Roosevelt, New York, NY, February 23, 1999.
111. " Operative Hysteroscopy, Grand Rounds at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY October 13, 1999
112. "Avoiding Hysterectomy", Sharon Hadassah Group, New York, NY January 16, 2001.
113. "Modern Treatment of Fibroids", Grand Rounds, NYU Downtown, NY September 7, 2001
114. "Operative and Diagnostic Hysteroscopy", Grand Rounds, Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC November 28, 2001
115. “Alternatives to Hysterectomy”-Grand Rounds-Staten Island Hospital New York, NYC February 25. 2004
Television and Radio Appearances
- 1990 -
l. Oct. 29 CNBC-TV "America's Vital Signs" interview with Dr. P. Salgo, Fort Lee, New Jersey
2. Oct. 30 "Cablevision of Connecticut" interview with David Smith, Norwalk, Connecticut.
3. Oct. 3l WEWS-TV interview with Fred Griffith, Cleveland, Ohio.
4. Oct. 3l WELW-AM interview with Joe Jastremski, Cleveland, Ohio.
5. Oct. 3l WMJI-FM & AM interview with Greg Torto, Cleveland, Ohio.
6. Oct. 3l WERE-AM interview on the "Joel Rose Show", Cleveland, Ohio.
7. Oct. 3l WGAR-AM interview with Ken Robinson, Cleveland, Ohio.
8. Nov. 02 KARE-TV interview with Corbin Seitz, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
9. Nov. 02 WCCO-TV interview with Amy Spreeman, "News at Noon", Minneapolis, Minnesota.
l0. Nov. 2 KSTP-TV interview with Steve Edelman, "Good Company", Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ll. Nov. 03 Los Angeles Times interview with Shari Roan.
l2. Nov. 08 WNYC Program, "New York & Co."
l3. Nov. 20 WIR interview on the "Warren Pease Show", Detroit, Michigan.
l4. Nov. 26 WCKN-AM interview with Terry Moore, Vancouver, Canada.
l5. Nov. 29 l070-AM, "Canada Radio Show".
- l991 -
l6. Jan. 08 WMTR-AM interview with Joe Mongelli, New York, New York.
l7. Jan. l0 WOR-AM interview on the "Joan Hamburg Show", New York, New York.
l8. Jan. l6 WMBZ-FM, Vineland, New Jersey
l9. Jan. 2l WVSJ-AM interview with Glen Chaplin.
20. Jan. 30 WEVD-AM interview on the "Ruth Jacobs Show".
2l. Feb. 04 WLTW l06.7 FM interview with Sandy Jackson, New York City, New York.
- l992 -
22. April 04 WMCA-AM, "Healthline Across America", East Rutherford, New Jersey.
23. April ll WOR-7l0, "Health Talk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman", Secaucus, New Jersey.
24. August l7 & 23, OBC-TV, "Health Issues", Nutley, New Jersey
25. November l8-April 1993 every Wednesday, WEVD-AM, Host "Women's Health Talk", New York, New York.
- 1993 -
26. September 20 WMTR-1250 AM, "Community Connection", Morristown, NJ
27. September 27 WXMC-1310 AM, "Conservations at the Crossroads" Parsippany, NJ
28. October 12, 14, 17 Suburban Cable
TV-3, "Info: NJ's Magazine"
29. November & December WMTR-1250 AM, "Women’s' Health Talk", Morristown, NJ
- 1994 -
30. March 22 Suburban Cable TV-36, "Women's Health Talk".
31. March 23 WOR-710 AM "Health Talk
with Dr. Ronald Hoffman".
32. April 5 Suburban Cable "Positive Lifestyles"
33. April 16 "Health Hotline Radio Program" with Dr. Bruce Hedendal.
34. April 19 Suburban Cable TV-36, "Endometriosis".
35. May 24 Suburban Cable TV-36, "Infertility".
36. June 28 Suburban Cable TV-36, "Menopause".
37. July 25 Suburban Cable TV-36 "Nutrition".
38. August 22 WOR-710 AM "Health Talk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman".
39. August Suburban Cable TV-36 "High Risk Pregnancy".
40. September Suburban Cable TV-36
"Breast Cancer".
41. October Suburban Cable TV-36 "Domestic Violence".
42. November Suburban Cable TV-36 "Recurrent Miscarriage ".
43. December Suburban Cable TV-36 "Aids Care At Home".
- 1995 -
44. January Suburban Cable TV-36 "Skin Care/ Acupuncture".
45. February Suburban Cable TV-36 "Women and Depression".
46. March 15 WOR-710AM "Health Talk with Dr. Ronald Hoffman". Overcoming Infertility
47. March Suburban Cable TV-36 "Sexually Transmitted Diseases".
48. May Suburban Cable TV-36, 'Women's Health Talk', "Avoiding Hysterectomy".
49. June Suburban Cable TV-36, 'Women's Health Talk', "Look Good, Feel Better Program".
50. October Suburban Cable TV-36, 'Women's Health Talk' 2 segments:"Infertility" & "Lupus".
51. November Suburban Cable TV-36, "Women's Health Talk", 2 segments 'Laparoscopic Gynecology' & 'Menopause'.
Presentations at Major Meetings and Seminars
1. Film presentation, November l986. American Gynecological Laparoscopic Society - The Laparoscopic Laser Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis.
2. January l987 - Presentation - American Gynecological Laparoscopic Society. World hysteroscopy meeting, "Necessity for Routine Hysteroscopy in Modern Gynecological Practice", (Presented for Publication).
3. February l987 - Presentation - American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, "Hysteroscopy - New Indications, New Techniques", Post-Graduate Seminar, Keystone, Colorado, Lecturer and Seminar Teacher.
4. September l988 - District III meeting at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "YAG Laser in Endometrial Ablation".
5. October l988 - American Fertility Society Poster Presentation,"A Review of Endometrial Ablation for recurrent Menometrorrhagia using the Nd:YAG Laser".
6. October l988 - American Fertility Society Poster Presentation,"Improving the Accuracy and Efficiency of Dilatation and Curettage with Hysteroscopy: A Study of the Clinical Findings in 287 Cases and a Review of the International Literature".
7. November l988 - American Gynecological Laparoscopic Society,"A Review of 23 Endometrial Ablations for recurrent Menometrorrhagia using the Nd:YAG Laser".
8. January 4, l989 - Presentation on "YAG Laser and Endometrial Ablation: Modern Treatment of Recurrent Vaginal Bleeding", Staten Island Hospital.
9. April 2l, l989 - American Laser Society, Washington, D.C.,"Update l989: Review of Endometrial Ablation by ND:YAG Laser", (thirty-five cases to date).
l0. May 2, l989 - American Fertility Society Endometriosis Meeting, Round Table Luncheon Conference, "Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis Laparoscopically with the C02 Laser".
ll. April 6, l990 - American Laser Society Meeting, "A Comparison of C02 and KTP Laser Laparoscopy Treatment of Advanced Endometriosis.
12. September 13-14, 1990- IVth European Congress of Hysteroscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, "Comparison of Nd:YAG Laser and Electro- coagulation for Endometrial Ablation". Lausanne, Switerland.
l3. November l5-l7, l990 - International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Orlando, Florida, "Nd:YAG versus Electro coagulation for Endometrial Ablation".
l4. November l3-l7, l991 - World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, Video and Round Table Breakfast Conference,"Nd:YAG Laser in Combined Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Reduction of Symptomatic Myomas", Las Vegas, Nevada.
l5 May l7, l992 - American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Nd:YAG Laser in Laparoscopic Reduction of Symptomatic Myomas", Orlando, Florida.
l6 May 28 - June 4, l992 - The
American Academy of Medicine Third World Congress on Endometriosis, Brussels,
Belgium,"The Pre-Operative Use of GNRH Agonists in Operative Laser Laparoscopy
for Advanced Endometriosis.
17. June 3-6 1992- The European Society of Hysteroscopy, Fifth European Congress
on Hysteroscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Hamburg, Germany"Nd:YAG Laser in
Combined Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Reduction of Symptomatic Myomas".
18. July 9-10, 1992- Lederle Laboratories Consultants Panel on Infertility, Chantilly, Virginia, "Programs for Infertility Patients: U.S. Viewpoints"
19. September 23-27 1992- International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 21st Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois "The Bipolar Needle for Myoma Coagulation" and "Combined Laparoscopic Hysteroscopic Coagulation and Resection of Symptomatic Uterine Myomas."
20. November 7-14 1992- Annual Clinical Meeting of District III ACOG, Seville, Spain "Nd:YAG Laser in Combined Laparoscopic and Hyster- scopic Reduction of Symptomatic Myomas".
21. December 3-5 1992- The Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, Orlando Florida "ND:YAG Laser in Combined Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Reduction of Symptomatic Myomas."
22. July 17, 1993- The Missouri Laser Institute, Second Annual Symposium"Operative Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas", St. Louis, MO.
23. August 27, 1993-First International Gynecologic Endoscopic Film Festival, "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine of Myomas" and"Laparoscopic Myomectomy", San Diego, California.
24. November 12-14 1993-The World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy AAGL 22nd Annual Meeting,” Comparison of Bipolar Electro coagulation and Nd:YAG Laser Coagulation for a Symptomatic Reduction of Uterine Leiomyomas","Combination Therapy Using Low Dose Danazol and Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate for Treatment of Endometriosis", "Operative Laparoscopic Myomectomy" (video presentation), "Operative Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Myomas" San Fransico, California.
25. May 22, 1994 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists"Alternatives to Abdominal Hysterectomy and Laparoscopy Workshop", New York, NY.
26. June 15-18, 1994 European Congress of Gynecologic Surgery, "Tissue Destruction in Myoma Coagulation, Comparison of Nd:YAG Laser and Bipolar Electrodes as Measured by NADPH Diaphorase Enzyme Stain", "Comparison of Bi-polar Electro coagulation and Nd:YAG Coagulation For Asymptomatic Reduction of Uterine Leiomyomas" Rome, Italy.
27. October 19-23,1994 International Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy, AAGL 23rd Annual Meeting, "Comparison of Bipolar Electro coagulation and Nd:YAG Laser Coagulation For A Symptomatic Reduction of Uterine Myomas", "Tissue Destruction in Myoma Coagulation: Comparison of Nd:YAG and Bipolar Electrodes as by NADPH Diaphorase Enzyme Stain" New York, New York.
28. November 5-10, 1994 The American Fertility Society 50th Anniversary Meeting, " Laparoscopic Myoma Coagulation", San Antonio, Texas.
29. December 2-4, 1994 The International Federation of Gynecologic Endoscopists, " Laparoscopic Myoma Coagulation", Hong Kong.
30. April 24-29, 1995 4th Biennial Meeting of The International Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy, "Myoma Coagulation", London, England.
31. October 27-28, 1995, Fourteenth Annual Gynecological Surgery Seminar,"Laparoscopic And Hysteroscopic Management of Uterine Fibroids "and"Myolysis", University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
32. November 8-12, 1995, AAGL 24th Annual Meeting, "New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation", "Treatment of Severe Uterine Bleeding; Combined Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Technique", "CO2 vs. Fluid Hysteroscopy", Orlando, Florida.
33. Feb. 9-11, 1996, AAGL World
Congress of Hysteroscopy, "Office Hysteroscopy: CO2 vs. Fluid", "Combined
Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Uterine Bleeding",
Fontainebleau Resort, Miami, Florida
34. April 29-May1, 1996 ACOG 44th Annual Meeting, "Treatment of Severe Uterine
Bleeding", Denver, Colorado.
35. April 14-17, 1996, ISGE Annual Meeting, "Office Hysteroscopy vs. Fluid", "Combined Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Bleeding", Chicago, Illinois.
36. May 17-18, 1996, AAGL Film Festival, "New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation", Phoenix, Arizona.
37. September 25-29, 1996 AAGL 25th Annual Meeting, "Five Year Follow-up of Myoma Coagulation", "Combined Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Bleeding", "New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation", "CO2 vs. Fluid Hysteroscopy", Chicago, Illinois.
38. April 16-19, 1997 6th Annual Congress of the International Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy, "Combined Hysteroscopic & Laparoscopic Treatment Of Severe Recurrent Endometrial Bleeding", Singapore
39. March 6-8, 1998 The Indian Association of Gynecological Endoscopists, " New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation", "Combined Hysteroscopic & Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Endometrial Ablation", "Laparoscopic Myomectomy", Mumbai, India.
40. March 15-18 1998 7th Annual Meeting of the International Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy, "New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation","The Place For Myoma Coagulation”, “Combined Hysteroscopic & Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Endometrial Ablation","Does Combining Myoma Coagulation With Endometrial Ablation Or Endometrial Resection Reduce Hysterectomy Rates?" Sun City, South Africa.
41. August 24-28, 1998 ISGE Annual Meeting, "Does Combining Myoma Coagulation With Endometrial Ablation Reduce Subsequent Surgery Rates?", "Modern Techniques of Laparoscopic Myomectomy" Amsterdam, The Netherlands".
42. September 3-5, 1998 Society For Minimally Invasive Therapy 10th Anniversary International Conference, "Does Combining Myoma Coagulation With Endometrial Ablation Reduce Subsequent Surgery Rates?", "Modern Techniques of Laparoscopic Myomectomy", London, England.
43. October 4-9, 1998, 16th World Congress on Fertility and Sterility 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine,"Does Combining Myoma Coagulation With Endometrial Ablation Reduce Subsequent Surgery Rates?" "Modern Techniques of Laparoscopic Myomectomy" San Francisco, California.
44. November 5&6, 1998, First International Congress On Uterine Myoma"New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation" & "Advances in Laparoscopic Myomectomy", Cairo, Egypt.
45. April 25-29, 1999, 8th Annual Congress of The International Society For Gynecologic Endoscopy, "New Techniques in Myoma Coagulation" "Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy", Montreal, Quebec.
46. November 8-11, 1999 AAGL 28th annual meeting,"Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy", Las Vegas, Nevada
47. December 4-7, 1999, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Meeting,"New techniques in Myoma Coagulation", New York, NY
48. April 16-19, 2000, 9th Annual Congress of the International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy, "Laparoscopic Myolysis", Queensland, Australia
49. August 30-September 2, 2000 The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, "Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy" "Does Combining Myoma Coagulation with Endometrial Ablation Reduce Subsequent Surgery Rates? Budapest, Hungary
50. November 15-18, 2000 AAGL 29th
annual meeting, "Combined Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe
Recurrent Endometrial Bleeding", Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy"
Orlando, Florida
51. December 6-9, 2000 " 9th International meeting of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons,
SLS Annual Meeting, Endo Expo 2000". "Combining Myoma Coagulation with
Endometrial Ablation/Resection Reduces Subsequent Surgery Rates", "Combined
Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Endometrial Bleeding".
Orlando, Florida
52. March 28-31 2001 ISGE 10th Annual Congress, "Does Combining Myoma
Coagulation Reduce Subsequent Surgery Rates?” "Laparoscopic Assisted
Vaginal Myomectomy", "The Place For Myolysis", "Combined Hystero- scopic and
Laparoscopic Treatment Of Severe Recurrent Endometrial Bleeding", Chicago,
Illinois.
53. July 4-7, 2001 International College of Surgeons 37th North American Federation Congress, "Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy" Orlando, Florida
54. November 16-19, 2001 30th annual AAGL meeting " Does Combining Myoma Coagulation with Endometrial Ablation Reduced Subsequent Surgery Rates?” "The Place for Myolysis" San Francisco, CA
55. December 5-8, 2001 10th International Congress and Endo Expo "Combined Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Management of Symptomatic Uterine Myomas", "The Role of Myolysis and Endometrial Ablation in the Modern Gynecological Practice" New York, New York
56. April 25-28, 2002 11th Annual Congress of the International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy "Problems and Pitfalls of Myomectomy","Fibroid Workshop" Berlin, Germany
57. September 11-13, 2002 The Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons,“New techniques in laparoscopic Surgery” New Orleans, LA
58. November 20-24, 2002 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists“Combined Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Treatment of Severe Recurrent Endometrial Bleeding” Miami Beach, Florida
59. April 2-5, 2003 The International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy“New Equipment for Minimally Invasive Surgery” Cancun, Mexico
60. April 11-13, 2003 American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists“Myolysis: Rational and Advantages” Scottsdale, Arizona
61. September 22-25, 2003 12th international Congress and Endo Expo SLS Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada
62. November 19-22, 2003 AAGL 32nd Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada
63. 2004 Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons annual meeting “What’s new in Diagnosis and treatment of Uterine Fibroids
64. 2005 Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons annual meeting “Update on Fibroids and Uterine Bleeding”. San Diego, CA“Combined Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Myomectomy”. (Awarded Best Gynnecologic Video)
Publications
1. "Routine Availability of the Carbon Dioxide Laser During Laparoscopic Surgery" New Jersey Medicine, January 1988, Volume 85, Issue No. 1.
2. "Improving the Accuracy And Efficiency of Dilatation and Curettage with Hysteroscopy: A Study of the Clinical Findings 287 Cases and a Review of the International Literature” New Jersey Medicine, April 1989
3. "A Review of 35 Endometrial Ablations for Recurrent Menometrorrhagia Using the Nd:YAG Laser" Journal of Reproductive Medicine, October 1988
4. "A Review of 23 Endometrial Ablations for Recurrent Menometrorrhagia Using the Neodymium-Yttrium Aluminum-Garnet Laser" Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Supplement 1, 1989 Page 23, Abstract 8.
5. "Comparison of CO2 KPT Laser Laparoscopy Treatment of Advanced Stage IV Endometriosis" Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Supplement February 1990, Page 28, Abstract 105.
6. "A Review of 35 Endometrial Ablations using the Nd:YAG Laser for Recurrent Menometrorrhagia" Obstetrics and Gynecology, November 1990, Volume 76, No.5, Part 1.
7. "High Success Rate Reported with Nd:YAG Laser Ablation for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding" Today in Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, January/February 1991.
8. "Evaluation of the Modern Treatment of Uterine Bleeding" The Journal of the Bellevue Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, Spring 1992 Volume III, Pages 24-27.
9. "Nd:YAG Laser Laparoscopic Coagulation of Symptomatic Myomas" The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, July 1992, Volume 37, No. 7.
10. "Is This Hysterectomy Necessary ?", Women's Day Magazine, article featured interview with Dr. Goldfarb, January 1994.
11. "Laparoscopic Treatment of Uterine Fibroids", Contemporary OB/GYN, February 1994.
12. "Bipolar Laparoscopic Needles for Myoma Coagulation", The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Feb. 1995, Vol. 2, No. 2.
13. "Laparoscopic Coagulation of Myoma (Myolysis)", Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, Dec. 1995, Vol. 22, No. 4.
14. "Laparoscopic Coagulation of Myoma (Myolysis)", Infertility and Reproductive Medicine Clinics of North America, Jan. 1996, Vol. 7 Jan 96.
15. "Comparison of Carbon Dioxide with Continuous-Flow Technique for Office Hysteroscopy", The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, August 1996, Volume 3, Issue 4, pg. 571-574.
16. "Why and How You Should Perform Myolysis", OB/GYN Management, Jan. 97. pgs. 35-40.
17. "Comparison of CO2 and Continuous-Flow Technique for Office Hysteroscopy", Hysteroscopy Update (Proceedings of the World Congress of Hysteroscopy), March 1997, pgs. 25-27.
18. "Laparoscopic Leiomyoma Coagulation -Myolysis" Surgical Technology International VI (STI VI), Oct. 97, pgs. 187-191.
19. "Combining Myoma Coagulation with Endometrial Ablation/Resection Reduces Subsequent Surgery Rates"' Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Oct-Dec. 99, pgs 253-260
20. "Myoma Coagulation (Myolysis)", Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, June 2000, Vol. 27. Pgs 421-430
21. "Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Myomectomy: A case report and literature review", Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Jan-March 2001, Vol. 5 Number 1, pgs. 81-85
Book Publications
1. "The No-Hysterectomy Option, Your Body -Your Choice ", Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY.; March 1990.
2. "Overcoming Infertility", Published by John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. New York, NY; Feb. 1995.
3. Revised Edition, "The No-Hysterectomy Option, Your Body-Your Choice, John
Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY; August 1997.
