Himabindu G. Reddy
Dr. Reddy’s clinical focus is on complex gynecology. She treats patients with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis, benign ovarian masses, and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotic surgery, hysteroscopy and vaginal surgery.
Dr. Reddy’s research is focused on quality improvement in the area of surgical outcomes, with a focus on reduction of surgical site infections after gynecologic surgery.
<p>Himabindu Reddy, MD, MPH, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor in obstetrics & gynecology and women’s health at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Reddy’s clinical focus is in complex gynecology. She treats patients with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis, benign ovarian masses and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotic surgery, hysteroscopy and vaginal surgery.</p><p>After completing her Bachelor of Arts in biology and anthropology at Washington University, Dr. Reddy attended Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, earning her Masters of Public Health in 2014, She studied medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, earning her Doctor of Medicine in 2016. Dr. Reddy then began her postgraduate training, completing a four-year integrated residency program in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, taking on the role of administrative chief resident in her final year. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete a fellowship in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery in 2022.</p><p>Dr. Reddy’s research is focused on quality improvement in the area of surgical outcomes, with a focus on reduction of surgical site infections after gynecologic surgery. She is also involved in research related to improving the patient experience before and during surgery. Dr. Reddy’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and review articles, and shared through abstracts and invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Reddy is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a member of several professional societies including the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons.</p>
Kari M. Plewniak
Dr. Plewniak’s clinical focus is the gynecologic care of women. She primarily treats women with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotics, hysteroscopy in the office and surgical teaching.
Dr. Plewniak’s research has been focused on the patient experience leading up to and after surgery as well as approaches to optimizing patient outcomes and satisfaction.
<p>Kari M. Plewniak, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Plewniak’s clinical focus is the gynecologic care of women. She primarily treats women with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotics, hysteroscopy in the office and surgical teaching.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester in 2008, Dr. Plewniak attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Medicine in 2013. For her postdoctoral training, she completed a four-year residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2017, followed by a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in 2019.</p><p>Dr. Plewniak’s research has been focused on the patient experience leading up to and after surgery as well as approaches to optimizing patient outcomes and satisfaction. She has produced several book chapters, and her research findings have been published in reviewed publications.</p><p>Dr. Plewniak received the Louis Burke Award for Excellence in Colposcopy in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, she received the Leo Davidoff Society Award for excellence in medical student education. She is board certified and a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.</p>
Susan E. Pesci
Mary K. Parras
Sofya Maslyanskaya
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College. Dr. Maslyanskaya earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Stony Brook University in 2004 and her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2008. She completed her pediatrics residency at New York University and her fellowship in adolescent medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in June, 2014. Dr. Maslyanskaya is board-certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.</p>
<p>She is a Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) and the SAHM electronic health committee and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG). </p>
<p>Dr. Maslyanskaya provides adolescent sub-specialty care at the Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Montefiore Hutch Dr. Maslyanskaya is the medical director of the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARC) service at CHAM.</p>
<p>Clinical Focus:</p>
<p>Adolescent reproductive health, long acting reversible contraception (LARC) use, menstrual disorders, eating disorders, quality improvement</p>
<p><span>Research Focus:</span></p>
<p><span>Adolescent reproductive health, LARC use in adolescents, quality improvement in the care of adolescents </span></p>
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is on adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare.
Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents.
<p>Sofya Maslyanskaya, MD, is the Medical Director of the Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Practice and an Attending Physician in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore. She is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Maslyanskaya’s clinical focus is in adolescent gynecology and adolescent reproductive healthcare. She is also interested in the medical management of adolescent eating disorders. Dr. Maslyanskaya joined Montefiore in 2014.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 2004 at Stony Brook University. In 2008, Dr. Maslyanskaya received her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at New York University in 2011, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya’s research interests include contraceptive care for adolescent patients and counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives for adolescents. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, review articles and chapters in textbooks.</p><p>In 2013, Dr. Maslyanskaya was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in recognition of outstanding contributions to medical student education as a post-doctoral fellow.</p><p>Dr. Maslyanskaya is board certified in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. </p>
Chuanyong Lu
Harry J. Lieman
<p>Areas of interest:</p>
<p>Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS),<em> in vitro</em> fertilization (IVF), Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Screening (PGD/PGS), minimally invasive surgery to repair the uterus and fallopian tubes and Reproductive Ethics and Jewish Law. </p>
<p>Dr. Lieman is the medical director of Montefiore's Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health located in Hartsdale, NY. He also is the chairman of the Reproductive Bioethics Committee at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and recently was appointed as a member of Yeshiva University's Program for Jewish Genetic Health as the liaison for Fertility and Reproductive Technologies.</p>
<p>Dr. Lieman has participated in clinical research in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and has presented nationally on this topic. He currently is on faculty at Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future and has been actively lecturing rabbis about infertility and the intricate details of the clinical evaluation of the infertile couple and the clinical and laboratory techniques available to promote conception. He is an ATIME medical advisor and he also is working clinically and academically with the PUAH Institute in Jerusalem (Fertility and Medicine according to Halacha) and has presented collaborative data at international meetings. Dr. Lieman completed his undergraduate training at Yeshiva University. He received his medical degree from the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn (“Downstate Medical Center”) and then completed his residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After residency, he completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.</p>
Dr. Lieman’s clinical focus is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),<em> in vitro</em> fertilization (IVF), and preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). His interests also include third-party reproduction including oocyte, sperm and embryo donation, fertility preservation and minimally invasive surgery to repair the uterus and fallopian tubes.
Dr. Lieman’s research interests include PCOS and fertility treatment outcome studies. His most recent studies have used the annual Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) clinical summary report to assess various IVF treatments and results at a national level.
<p>Harry J. Lieman, MD, is the director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, and Infertility, Medical Director of Montefiore’s Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Health and is the Reproductive Tissue Bank Medical Director for oocyte and sperm donation at Montefiore. He is also Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lieman’s clinical focus is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),<em> in vitro</em> fertilization (IVF), and preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). His interests also include third-party reproduction including oocyte, sperm and embryo donation, fertility preservation and minimally invasive surgery to repair the uterus and fallopian tubes.</p><p>After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Yeshiva University in 1986, Dr. Lieman attended State University of New York- SUNY-Downstate in Brooklyn, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 1990. He began his postdoctoral education with a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Montefiore-Einstein, acting as administrative chief resident in his final year. He then pursued a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, completing the fellowship in 1996.</p><p>Dr. Lieman’s research interests include PCOS and fertility treatment outcome studies. His most recent studies have used the annual Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) clinical summary report to assess various IVF treatments and results at a national level. He has been an active contributor to his field of research, publishing journal articles, abstracts, book chapters and presenting at annual conferences and information sessions.</p><p>Dr. Lieman has been recognized several times by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) with STAR Awards for his many presentations at ASRM annual meetings. He has been listed in Top Doctors, New York Metro Area from 2014 through 2021. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.</p>
Mark D. Levie
Tiffany M. Hebert
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Tiffany M. Hébert, Associate Professor of Pathology, is a graduate of Princeton University (A.B., <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">summa cum laude</em>) and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (M.D.). She completed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) residency, Cytopathology fellowship and Gynecologic Pathology fellowships, all at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She holds American Board of Pathology certification in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology. She has been involved in resident education at Montefiore since her days as Education Chief Resident within the Residency Program, when she created the Resident-Faculty Mentor Program. She served as Associate Program Director for 7 years and is currently the Program Director for the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program at Montefiore Health System. Dr. Hébert is also dedicated to medical school education, having previously co-directed the second-year medical school Reproductive Systems course from 2012-2018. She currently contributes to the medical school as a co-chair of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Admissions Committee, member of the medical school Executive Committee, and representative on the faculty Senate Council. Dr. Hébert was elected by her peers to the Leo M. Davidoff Society of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which honors excellence in teaching. She is a co-author of the College of American Pathologists' Patient Safety course, "Creating a Culture of Patient Safety" and has contributed nationally to residency education scholarship in presentations at the Association of Pathology Chairs Annual Meeting and the American Board of Pathology’s Annual Summit. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Hebert's primary clinical focus is gynecologic pathology. She is a member of the departmental gynecologic pathology team, reviewing challenging gynecologic pathology cases and participating in the multi-disciplinary gynecologic oncology tumor board. She is a core faculty member for the gyn/breast fellowship at Montefiore. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;">Dr. Hebert's primary areas of research focus are cervical cancer and pathology education. She participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies, both within Einstein and internationally. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical HPV/HIV related disease research as part of the NCI-funded project, "Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies." Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building, collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV Malignancies.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #595959; background: white;"> Dr. Hebert's other primary research focus is in pathology education, particularly on curricular development in residency training.</span></span></p>
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<p>Dr. Hebert is a surgical pathologist whose clinical focus is gynecologic pathology, with specific interest in cervical cancer.</p><p> </p>
Dr. Hebert participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical HPV/HIV-related disease research as part of the NCI-funded project, Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies. Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building and collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV/Malignancies. Dr. Hebert's other primary research focus is in pathology education, focusing on curriculum development in residency training.
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">A significant portion of Dr. Hebert's scientific contributions relate to medical education, particularly in the field of pathology residency education. She has contributed to the national pathology scholarship on curricular innovation.</span></p>
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Szymanski J, Mantilla J, McLemore L, Walsh R, Vasovic L, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. Onboarding for Pathology Residency Programs-The Montefiore Experience. Acad Pathol. 2016 Jan-Dec;3:2374289516639979. PubMed PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28725763/">28725763</a>; PubMed Central PMCID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5497907/">PMC5497907</a>.</…;
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Maleki S, Vasovic LV, Arnold JL, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. A team-based approach to autopsy education: integrating anatomic and clinical pathology at the rotation level. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014 Mar;138(3):322-7. PubMed PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24576026/">24576026</a>.</p>
<p>Prystowsky MB, Steinberg J, Cole A, <strong>Hébert TM</strong>. Answering the Call. Adapting Pathology Training to Meet the Needs of 21<sup>st</sup>-Century Medicine. <em>The Pathologist.</em> 2019. https://thepathologist.com/outside-the-lab/answering-the-call. Accessed June 18, 2019.</p>
<p><strong>Hébert TM</strong>, Cole A, Panarelli N, Hu S, Jacob J, Ahlstedt J, Steinberg JJ, Prystowsky MB. Training the Next Generation of Pathologists: A Novel Residency Program Curriculum at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. <em>Academic Pathology.</em> 2019; May 30:6:2374289519848099. doi: 10.1177/2374289519848099. Accessed June 18, 2019.</p>
<p>Murenzi G, Dusingize J, Rurangwa T, Sinayobye J, Munyaneza A, Murangwa A, Zawadi T, <strong>Hebert T</strong>, Mugenzi P, Adedimeji A, Mutesa L, Anastos K, Castle P. Protocol for the Study of Cervical Cancer Screening Technologies in HIV-infected Women Living in Rwanda. <em>BMJ Open.</em> 2018; 8 (8):e020432; dio:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-20432. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020432.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Complete List of Published Work:</span><br /></span></span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1fqekvnKlKEAv/bibliography/47871935… style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1fqekvnKlKEAv/bibliography/47871935…;
<p>Tiffany Michele Hébert, MD, is Residency Program Director, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology Site Director and Associate Professor, Pathology at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Hébert is a surgical pathologist whose clinical focus is gynecologic pathology, with specific interest in cervical cancer.</p><p>After earning her Doctor of Medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 2002, Dr. Hébert completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Einstein in 2006. During this time, she was anatomic pathology chief resident for one year followed by pathology education chief resident for another two years. She was elected as a resident member of the Leo M. Davidoff society for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students in 2006. Dr. Hébert remained at Einstein to complete a one-year cytopathology fellowship in 2007, which preceded a one-year junior attending/gynecologic pathology subspecialty training.</p><p>Dr. Hébert participates in collaborative research on gynecologic malignancies. The main focus of her work is capacity-building mentorship, training, and cervical human papillomavirus/human immunodeficiency virus (HPV)/(HIV) related disease research as part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded project, Developing Rwandan Research Capacity in Cervical Carcinoma and other AIDS malignancies. Dr. Hebert has an ongoing commitment to participation in capacity-building and collaborative research projects in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a member of the mentorship team for the Einstein/Rwanda/DRC Consortium for Research in HIV/HPV/Malignancies. Dr. Hébert’s other primary research focus is in pathology education, focusing on curriculum development in residency training. Her work has been published in numerous original communications, peer-reviewed journals and abstracts. She has given national and international invited presentations.</p><p>Dr. Hébert is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology by the American Board of Pathology. She is a fellow of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the College of American Pathologists. She is also a member of the New York Pathology Society and the International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists. In 2013, Dr. Hébert was Elected Faculty Member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students at Einstein. In 2016, she was admitted to the inaugural class of the Association of Pathology Chairs Leadership Academy.</p>