Darshita S. Shah
<p>Prenatal care and high risk obstetrics.</p>
<p>Menstrual disorders.</p>
Natalie Semenyuk
Amrita K. Seehra
Roderick M. Santos
Ohad D. Rotenberg
Elizabeth D. Romney
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>
James M. Pullman
Advanced microscopy technology including computational microscopy
Staci E. Pollack
<p>Dr. Pollack treats patients with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, adolescent/pediatric gynecology issues, menopause, premature ovarian failure and other reproductive endocrine issues at Montefiore’s Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Health in Hartsdale, NY. At this state of the art IVF center, she performs all assisted reproductive technology treatments. . According to CDC data for 2012, 1.5 percent of babies born in the US are conceived by IVF, and this number is expected to increase. Women have a wide range of issues, including problems with ovulation, tubal infertility, endometriosis and congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract.</p>
Infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), in vitro Fertilization (IVF), Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), Fertility Preservation, Third-Party Reproduction (including oocyte, sperm, and embryo donation), Reproductive Anomalies, Turner Syndrome, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Surgery to repair the uterus and fallopian tubes, Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology<br />Research
Dr. Pollack's research interests include medical education and fertility treatment outcome studies. Her 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>Staci E. Pollack, MD, MS, is the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolgy & Women’s Health and an Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. A large portion of her time is towards educating the next generation of doctors, as the OBGYN Clerkship Director, Acting Internship/Electives Director and Reproductive Systems and Human Sexuality Course Director. Dr. Pollack’s clinical focus is on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, fertility preservation, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, reproductive anomalies, recurrent pregnancy loss, Turner syndrome, primary ovarian insufficiency and genetic conditions causing menstrual irregularities or infertility, including Kallmann syndrome.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in biology and genetics at Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences in 1987, Dr. Pollack attended State University of New York at Buffalo, earning her Master of Science in natural sciences and biology in 1988. She then pursued her Doctor of Medicine at State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn-Downstate, earning her degree in 1992. She started her postdoctoral training with a four-year internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, which she completed in 1996. Following this, she pursued a two-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, completing it in 1998.</p><p>Dr. Pollack’s research is related to fertility treatments and medical education research. She has shared her work in several peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and abstracts, as well as through many invited presentations nationally. Dr. Pollack is also an ad hoc reviewer for several journals including Fertility and Sterility, the American Journal of Medical Genetics and Maturitas.</p><p>Dr. Pollack is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. She is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and the Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics, serving on many national committees for these organizations. She has been recognized several times for her training and mentorship, including receiving the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students in 2003 and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Service Award in 2017.</p>