Women's Health Forum Advisory Board
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As the moderator for the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum, Hope will be collecting questions from you and responses from our Advisors, a group of volunteer experts. Selected questions will be answered on the forum and available for reading.
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Meet the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum Heroes - the experts who volunteer their time to answer questions for women on our forum. For your convenience we have included the contact information so that you may contact an expert near you for a consultation appointment to discuss your personal needs.
Advisors: S. Aziz, MD; Neena Agarwala, MD, MSc, FACOG; Manish Omprakash Baheti, MBBS, MD, DNBE, DFP; R. Chudacoff, MD; Pankaj D. Desai, MD, FICMCH, FICOG; W. Futterweit, MD; M. Geller, MD; B. Gocial, MD; H. Goldfarb, MD; G. Goldman, MD; D. Hill, MD; S. LaMothe; J. Lipman, MD, FSIR; G. Lotfi, MD; T. Lyons, MD; D. Martin, MD; K Nnoaham, MD; N Patel, MD; A. Rosenman, MD; G. Siegel, MD; P. Sonnenstuhl, BSN, CNM; R. Verheijen, MD; W. von Almen II, MD; J. Woodward, WHNP-BC; R. Worthington-Kirsch, MD
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Samir Abdel Aziz, MD Eqypt: 64 ahmed fakhry street, madenit nasr, cairo-Egypt 0123158046 10 shazly st. El-Naam, Helmiat El-Zeitoun-Cairo-Egypt 0194521711 / 202- 6420938 Tel. (202)6420936 -+20123158046, Website: Arabic OBGYN.net |
Samir Aziz, M.D. medical interests are in the field of High Risk Pregnancies; Unexplained Recurrent Abortions; Conception Rate in polycystic ovary disease (PCOS); Gynecologic Oncology.
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Neena Agarwala, MD, MSc, FACOG Associate Professor in Urogynecology and Minimally Invasive Gynecology The Reading Hospital and Medical Center Women's Clinic Ltd. 301 South Seventh Avenue, Suite #245 West Reading, PA 19611 (610) 374-2214 Fax (610) 374-8852 Email: neena.agarwala@gmail.com |
Neena Agarwala, M.D. professional focus is providing comprehensive gynecological and urogynecological care with an emphasis on minimally invasive surgery. Strong commitment to medical student and resident teaching, clinical research, and service.
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Manish Omprakash Baheti, MBBS, MD, DNBE, DFP Baheti Institute Of Infertility & Laparoscopic Surgery 2nd Floor, Nikalas Towers, Near Tarun Bharat Press, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur- 10,India
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Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Las Vegas GYN Center 653 N Town Center Dr Suite 508 Las Vegas, NV 89144 Tel: 702-485-8893, Fax: 702-629-4628 Website: www.lasvegasgyncenter.com |
Richard Chudacoff, M.D. professional focus is minimally invasive surgery; laparoscopic procedures; pelvic reconstruction; urogynecology; MR guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS).
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Pankaj D. Desai, MD, FICMCH, FICOG Consultant Obgyn specialist Janani Maternity Hospital BARODA |
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Walter Futterweit, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E. 1172 Park Avenue New York, NY 10128 Telephone: (212) 876-6400 Website: Walter Futterweit, M.D. |
Walter Futterweit, M.D. is a clinical endocrinologist. He has devoted 25 years to the study of polycystic ovary disease (PCOS) and its pathophysiology, treatment and manifestations.
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Marisa Geller, M.D. Boulevard del Mirador 290 Paseo de la Bahía Studios II 3º12. Nordelta. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Phone: 54-11-4871-8518 | Phone: 54-11-4682-1442 Bragado 4744. Depto. 2. Buenos Aires. Argentina Website: www.procreartenordelta.com.ar |
Dr. Marisa Geller is an Obgyn, Fellowship on Fertility and Sterility, Medical Director of Procrearte Filial Nordelta Fertility Clinic.
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Benjamin Gocial, MD Northern Fertility 1015 Chestnut Street, Suite 1500 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Telephone: 215-922-1556 Fax: 215-922-1565 Website: http://www.northernfertility.com/ |
Dr. Benjamin Gocial areas of special interest are infertility, laparoscopic, hysteroscopic and endoscopic surgery, ultrasound, assisted reproductive technology and computer technology.
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Herbert A Goldfarb, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. New York Downtown Hospital 170 William Street New York, NY 10038 |
Dr. Herbert Goldfarb professional focus is the minimally invasive treatment of Uterine Fibroids. He is the Author of the "No Hysterectomy Option" Your body, your choice, published by John Wiley and sons. Dr Goldfarb introduced the technique of Myolysis to the United States and believes that Hysterectomy should be a last option for the treatment of Pelvic abnormalities.
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Gordon M. Goldman, M.D. 312 Falling Leaves Court St. Louis, Mo. 63141 Website: www.exablate.net |
Gordon Goldman, M.D. has a private practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology in St. Louis, Missouri. He has 32 years of clinical experience and is a Founding Member and Medical Director for ExAblate of St. Louis.
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David Ashley Hill, MD 235 East Princeton Street, Suite 200 Orlando, Florida 32804 Telephone: 407-303-1444, Fax: 407-303-9470 Website: http://www.lochhavenobgyn.com/ |
David Ashley Hill, M.D. medical practice is located in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Hill's areas of special interest are in pelvic pain, laparoscopy, endometriosis, fibroids, pregnancy loss.
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Sharon LaMothe PO Box 898 Issaquah, WA 98027 Telephone: 727-458-8333 Website: www.InfertilityAnswers.org |
Sharon LaMothe, Co-Founder and Director of Client Services for Surrogacy Consultants of Florida, LLC since 2003 and most recently the Co-Owner of Infertility Answers, Inc. and is the author of two blogs, Surrogacy 101 and The Making of a Surrogacy Agency.
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John C. Lipman, MD, FSIR Director, Interventional Radiology & Center For Image-Guided Medicine Emory-Adventist Hospital Atlanta, Georgia Telephone: 770-953-2600 Fax: 770-953-2602 Website: www.atlii.com |
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Professor Galal Lotfi, MD, MRCOG 14A Sherif Street. Roxy Heliopolis, Cairo 11341. Egypt Tel:#202-4535597, #202-5254631 Fax:#202-4535597. #1-815-3660452 |
Professor Galal Lotfi, MD, MRCOG medical practice is located in Heliopolis, Cairo Egypt. He is the Head Department Obstetrics & Gynecology, Suez Canal University Egypt. Dr. Lotfi's areas of special interest are Progress in fertility and infertility, Advances in contraception, Assisted reproductive technology, and Endoscopic surgery.
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Thomas L. Lyons, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.O.G. Center for Women's Care and Reproductive Surgery 1140 Hammond Drive, BLDG. F, Suite 6230 Atlanta, GA 30328 Telephone: 770-352-0037 Websites: www.thomasllyons.com and www.endocenters.net |
Thomas Lyons, M.D. clinical practice is the Center for Women’s Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta. An Endoscopic pioneer, Dr. Lyons developed the Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy in 1989. It leaves the cervix intact as a keystone support to the anatomy and may improve sexual function post-surgery. He performs laparoscopic and hysteroscopic (in-office) myomectomy for fibroid removal as well as ExAblate, an MRI-guided ultrasonic fibroid ablation.
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Daniel Martin, M.D. UT Medical Group, Inc. 7945 Wolf River Boulevard, Suite 320 Germantown, Tennessee 38138 (901) 347-8331 / Fax (901) 347-8188 Website: www.danmartinmd.com |
Daniel Martin, M.D. research focuses on endometriosis, pelvic surgery and infertility. He moved to Memphis in 1977 to join the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He is currently a Professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Kelechi Nnoaham, M.D. Consultant in Public Health Medicine NHS Berkshire West, 57-59 Bath Road Reading, Berkshire RG30 2BA, United Kingdom Tel - +44(0)118 982 2854 |
Kelechi Nnoaham, M.D. currently works as a consultant in public health with the UK National Health Service and has been researching the epidemiology of women's health, specifically the personal and societal impact of endometriosis and pelvic pain.
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Narayan M. Patel, M.D. 3 Shantiniketan Park, Mahalaxmi Maternity Home Nr. S.P.Colony, Naranpura, AHMEDABAD-380014 Gujarat state –INDIA Phone: (079) 27682572 |
Narayan Patel, M.D. is a professor emeritus in obstetric & Gynecology from N.H.L. Municipal medical college Ahmedabad- India. He has 24 years experience of teaching in medical college as assistant professor and then as professor. His special interest is in medical teaching, infertility, microsurgery, operative surgery including endoscopic surgery.
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Amy Rosenman, M.D. 1450 Tenth Street, Suite 404 Santa Monica, California 90401 Telephone: (310) 451-8144 Facsimile: (310) 45103414 |
Amy Rosenman, M.D. is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is co-director of the UCLA Urogynecology Fellowship Program and is in private practice in Santa Monica, California.
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Garry Siegel, M.D. North Pointe OB/GYN Associates, L.L.C. 2500 Hospital Boulevard, Suite 290 Roswell, Georgia 30076 (770) 664-7013 / Fax: (770) 475-1712 Website: North Pointe OB/GYN |
Garry Siegel, M.D. professional focus is Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine.
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Pat Sonnenstuhl BSN, CNM, ARNP, RH 2510 Walnut Road, N.W. Olympia, Washington, 98502-4110 (306) 943-8933 / Fax: 630-566-3800 Website: Pre-Birth Health |
Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT is a nurse midwife, and involved with woman's health care. Other areas of interest are: Young Woman; Weight Management; and Correspondent: Midwifery.
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René Henricus Maria Verheijen, M.D VU University Medical Centre Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Div. of gynaecological oncology De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam Tel. 020 - 4444851 / Fax 020 – 4443333 |
René Henricus Maria Verheijen, M.D. clinical interests are in the fields of (robot) laparoscopic surgery in gynaecologic oncology; HPV and prevention, early detection and treatment of cervical cancer; use of monoclonal antibodies in the diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological tumours; hereditary gynaecological cancer.
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William F. von Almen, II, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. 3434 Prytania Suite 130 New Orleans, La, 70115 Tel.: 504-897-7580 / Fax: 504-897-7723 200 Lapalco Suite A New Orleans, La, 70114 |
William F. von Almen, II, M.D. medical interests are in the field of Obstetrics, Pregnancy & Birth; Antepartal Fetal Surveillance; Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology; Catastrophic Uterine Rupture.
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Jo Ann Woodward, WHNP-BC Rancho Mirage, CA Website: www.joannwoodward.com |
Jo Ann Woodward, WHNP-BC areas of expertise include contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, and Menopause. She is the coeditor of Sexually Transmitted Diseases A Practical Guide for Primary Care published June 2007 by Humana Press a division of Springer publishing.
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Robert L. Worthington-Kirsch, M.D., FSIR, FASA, RVT Image Guided Surgery Associates Peripheral Vascular Institute of Philadelphia 4220 Market St, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Telephone: 215-240-6007 Website: www.fibroidcorner.com |
Robert Worthington-Kirsch, M.D. is Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Subspecialty Certified in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. His main areas of practice are in fibroid embolization, treatment of superficial venous insufficiency, permanent birth control for women, and other IR procedures. Dr Worthington-Kirsch has been actively involved in research surrounding fibroid embolotherapy since 1996.