Georgios Doulaveris, MD, FACOG, is Associate Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at Montefiore Einstein. He specializes in detailed fetal ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of fetal malformations, fetal therapy and surgery, prenatal screening for aneuploidy, genetic diagnostic procedures (chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis), diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction, multiple gestations and placenta accreta spectrum. He also serves as Director of the Ultrasound Education Program for obstetrics & gynecology residents and as Director of Research of the Fetal Medicine & Ultrasound Division.

Dr. Doulaveris earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2010 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School in Athens, Greece. He then came to Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian to participate in a research fellowship in obstetrics & gynecology, completing it in 2013. Following this, Dr. Doulaveris completed his residency in obstetrics & gynecology in 2017 at Montefiore Einstein, being an Administrative Chief Resident during his last year of residency. He stayed at Montefiore Einstein to participate in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, completing it in 2020. 

Building on his clinical focus, Dr. Doulaveris's research focuses on fetal therapy and surgery, prenatal screening for aneuploidy, prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction, multiple gestations and placenta accreta spectrum. He has presented his work in oral and poster abstracts in national and international meetings as well as in peer-reviewed journals. 

Dr. Doulaveris is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine and a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and societies, including the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Fetal Medicine Foundation. Dr. Doulaveris was named the World Congress 2020 Digital Ambassador by the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He won the Leo M Davidoff Society Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students” from Montefiore Einstein twice, in 2016 and 2018.

Education and Training

Medical School: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Board certifications

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology), 2019

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine), 2022

Memberships

Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG)

International Society of Utrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Fetal Medicine Foundation

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Honors/Awards

Leo M Davidoff Society Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students” (2016, 2018)

Dar P, Jacobson B, MacPherson C, Egbert M, Malone F, Wapner RJ, Roman AS, Khalil A, Faro R, Madankumar R, Edwards L, Haeri S, Silver R, Vohra N, Hyett J, Clunie G, Demko Z, Martin K, Rabinowitz M, Flood K, Carlsson Y, Doulaveris G, Malone C, Hallingstrom M, Klugman S, Clifton R, Kao C, Hakonarson H, Norton ME. Cell-free DNA screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13 in pregnancies at low and high risk for aneuploidy with genetic confirmation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Jan 24:S0002-9378(22)00041-2. PMID: 35085538

Dar P, Jacobson B, Clifton R, Egbert M, Malone F, Wapner RJ, Roman AS, Khalil A, Faro R, Madankumar R, Edwards L, Strong N, Haeri S, Silver R, Vohra N, Hyett J, Demko Z, Martin K, Rabinowitz M, Flood K, Carlsson Y, Doulaveris G, Daly S, Hallingström M, MacPherson C, Kao C, Hakonarson H, Norton ME. Cell-free DNA screening for prenatal detection of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2022 Jan 13:S0002-9378(22)00006-0. PMID: 35033576.

Doulaveris G, Igel CM, Estrada Trejo F, Fiorentino D, Rabin-Havt S, Klugman S, Dar P. Impact of introducing cell-free DNA screening into clinical care on first trimester ultrasound. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2022 Jan 5. PMID: 34989002.

Doulaveris G, Vani K, Saccone G, Chauhan SP, Berghella V. Number and quality of randomized controlled trials in obstetrics published in the top general medical and obstetrics and gynecology journals. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 2022 Jan;4(1):100509. PMID: 34656731.

Doulaveris G, George KE, Gressel GM, Banks E. Resident and program director confidence in resident preparedness for operative vaginal deliveries in Obstetrics and Gynecology Training Programs in the United States. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM. 2022 Jan;4(1):100505. PMID: 34656733.

Doulaveris G, Ryken K, Papathomas D, Estrada Trejo F, Fazzari MJ, Rotenberg O, Stone J, Roman AS, Dar P. Early prediction of placenta accreta spectrum in women with prior cesarean delivery using transvaginal ultrasound at 11 to 14 weeks. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM 2020 Nov;2(4):100183. PMID: 33345909

Westcott JM, Simpson S, Chasen S, Vieira L, Stone J, Doulaveris G, Dar P, Bernstein PS, Atallah F, Dolin CD, Roman AS. Prenatally diagnosed vasa previa: association with adverse obstetrical and neonatal outcomes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFM 2020 Nov;2(4):100206. PMID: 33345921

Rotenberg O, Doulaveris G, Fridman D, Renz M, Kaplan J, Xie X, Goldberg GL, Dar P. Long-term outcome of postmenopausal women with proliferative endometrium on endometrial sampling. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020;S0002-9378(20)30670-0. PMID: 32640199

Doulaveris G, Gallagher P, Romney E, Richley M, Gebb J, Rosner M, Dar P. Fetal abdominal circumference in the second trimester and prediction of small for gestational age at birth. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2020 Jul;33(14):2415-2421. PMID: 30482067

Teigen NC, Sahasrabudhe N, Doulaveris G, Xie X, Negassa A, Bernstein J, Bernstein PS. Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) at Cesarean to Reduce Postoperative Length of Stay: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020 Apr;222(4):372.e1-372.e10. PMID: 31669738

Rotenberg O, Fridman D, Doulaveris G, Renz M, Kaplan J, Gebb J, Xie X, Goldberg GL, Dar P. Long-term outcome of postmenopausal women with non-atypical endometrial hyperplasia on endometrial sampling. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2020 Apr;55(4):546-551. PMID: 31389091

Doulaveris G, Orfanelli T, Benn K, Zervoudakis I, Skupski D, Witkin SS. A polymorphism in an autophagy-related gene, ATG16L1, influences time to delivery in women with an unfavorable cervix who require labor induction. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2013;41(4):411-4. PMID: 23633462

Ramer I, Kruczek A, Doulaveris G, Orfanelli T, Shulman B, Witkin SS, Spandorfer SD. Reduced Circulating Concentration of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor is Associated with Peri- and Post-implantation Failure following In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2016;75(1):36-41. PMID: 26547395

Rotenberg O, Renz M, Reimers L, Doulaveris G, Gebb J, Goldberg GL, Dar P. Simultaneous endometrial aspiration and sonohysterography for the evaluation of endometrial pathology in women aged 50 years and older. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2015;125(2):414-23. PMID: 25568988

Lekovich J, Witkin SS, Doulaveris G, Orfanelli T, Shulman B, Pereira N, Rosenwaks Z, Spandorfer SD. Elevated serum interleukin-1b levels and interleukin-1b-to-interleukin-1 receptor antagonist ratio 1 week after embryo transfer are associated with ectopic pregnancy. Fertility Sterility. 2015;104(5):1190-4. PMID: 26279136

Orfanelli T, Doulaveris G, Holcomb K, Jeong JM, Sisti G, Kanninen TT, Caputo TA, Gupta D, Witkin SS. Inhibition of autophagy in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by vaginal fluid from women with a malignant adnexal mass. International Journal of Cancer. 2015;137(12):2879-84. PMID: 26132572

Jayaram A, Esbrand F, Doulaveris G, Orfanelli T, Sobel R, Ledger WJ, Witkin SS. Decreased concentration of protease inhibitors: possible contributors to allodynia and hyperalgesia in women with vestibulodynia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015;212(2):184.e1-4. PMID: 25068559