Rita J. Louard
<p>Dr. Rita J. Louard is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Director of the Clinical Diabetes Program at Montefiore Medical Center (Moses Campus), and Director of the Montefiore Diabetes Clinic. She is actively involved in clinical endocrinology—particularly diabetes—and educational programs for students, residents and fellows, and has created and participated in many educational programs on a local and national level.</p>
<p>Dr. Louard’s volunteer activities reflect her belief that communities need to work together to improve the care of people with diabetes. She was inaugural chair of the Diabetes Advisory Council, a part of the CDC-funded Georgia Diabetes Program whose mission is to reduce the burden of diabetes in Georgia, and past president of the South Coastal Regional Board of the American Diabetes Association.</p>
<p>Dr. Louard has received numerous awards for her community service, including the 2003 American Legacy Healthcare Award and JB Johnson Award for contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine by the National Medical Association. She is board certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism.</p>
<p>Dr. Louard earned a bachelor’s degree at Bryn Mawr College and a medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Boston City Hospital and a fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at Yale University School of Medicine. She then joined the faculty at Yale, where she conducted research in protein metabolism and pursued a clinical interest in diabetes. She was recruited to the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta to build a program in diabetes. While there, she served as Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Comprehensive Diabetes Care Center for Medical College of Georgia. Prior to coming to Einstein, she was a faculty member of the Atlanta Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Residency Program and director of the Diabetes Metabolic Center.</p>
Rubina S. Khokhar
Dr. Khokhar's clinical focus centers on teaching obstetrics & gynecology to medical students and residents.
<p>Rubina Shakil Khokhar, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Montefiore Einstein. She is also Clerkship Site Leader, Wakefield Campus for Medical Education-Ob/Gyn. Her clinical focus centers on teaching obstetrics & gynecology to medical students and residents.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1987 from Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Pakistan, Dr. Khokhar completed her residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Nishtar Hospital in 1987. She then completed another residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Azad Jammu and Kashmir Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, in 1991. Following this, Dr. Khokhar participated in an obstetrics & gynecology fellowship at Post-Graduate Institute in Lahore, Pakistan, completing it in 1992. Dr. Khokhar then came to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (Cornell University) to complete a residency in general surgery in 1999 before completing an additional residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, University Hospital of New York Medical College in 2006.</p><p>Dr. Khokhar is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetric & Gynecology (ACOG). She speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Medical Spanish. She has received accolades for excellence in teaching medical students, including recognition by the Leo M. Davidoff Society and receiving a certificate of appreciation for excellence in teaching from NY Medical College, 2003 – 2006.</p>
Julie R. Kaplan
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</span>
<span style="color:#4d4d4d;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;font-size:16px;background-color:#ffffff;">Dr. Kaplan's research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women.</span>
<p>Julie Kaplan, MD is an attending physician, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health and Medical Student OBGYN Associate Clerkship Director at Montefiore Einstein. She has a special interest in prenatal care, contraception and colposcopy.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in 2008 from Cornell University, Dr. Kaplan earned her Doctor of Medicine in 2012 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She then came to Montefiore Einstein to complete an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2016.</p><p>Her research interests include simulation model research and researching the long-term outcome of estrogenized endometrium in postmenopausal women. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</p><p>Dr. Kaplan is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.</p>
Angela E. Gonzalez
Boguslawa D. Gela
Monica T. Foreman-Hyacinthe
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<p>Monica Foreman-Hyacinthe, MD, is Medical Site Director, Scarsdale Women's Center and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus centers on general obstetrics and gynecology.</p><p>After obtaining her Bachelor of Science in psychobiology from Yale University in 1984, Dr. Foreman-Hyacinthe earned her Doctor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1988. She then completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 1992.</p><p>Dr. Foreman-Hyacinthe is a Diplomate of The American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the National Medical Association. In 2022, Dr. Foreman-Hyacinthe was inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society for excellence in the teaching of medical students. She has served as a panelist for health topics on breast cancer, cervical cancer, fibroids, menopause and preventive healthcare.</p>
Sameen Farooq
<p>Dr. Farooq is board certified in Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Palliative and Hospice Medicine and Obesity Medicine. He works as a direct care Internal Medicine hospitalist at Moses campus.</p>
Georgios Doulaveris
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Education and Training</h2>
<p><strong>Medical School:</strong> National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece<br /><strong>Residency:</strong> Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Obstetrics and Gynecology<br /><strong>Fellowship:</strong> Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Maternal-Fetal Medicine</p>
<h2>Board certifications</h2>
<p>American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstetrics and Gynecology), 2019</p>
<p>American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine), 2022</p>
<h2>Memberships</h2>
<p>Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG)</p>
<p>International Society of Utrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology</p>
<p>Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine</p>
<p>Fetal Medicine Foundation</p>
<p>American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine</p>
<h2>Honors/Awards</h2>
<p><em>Leo M Davidoff Society</em> Award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Medical Students” (2016, 2018)</p>
<p>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.</p>
Fetal therapy and surgery, prenatal screening for aneuploidy, prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction, multiple gestations and placenta accreta spectrum.
<p>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, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em>. 2022 Jan 24:S0002-9378(22)00041-2. PMID: 35085538</p>
<p>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, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, Daly S, Hallingström M, MacPherson C, Kao C, Hakonarson H, Norton ME. Cell-free DNA screening for prenatal detection of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em>. 2022 Jan 13:S0002-9378(22)00006-0. PMID: 35033576.</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>Prenatal Diagnosis</em>. 2022 Jan 5. PMID: 34989002.</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em><em> MFM</em>. 2022 Jan;4(1):100509. PMID: 34656731.</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em><em> MFM</em>. 2022 Jan;4(1):100505. PMID: 34656733.</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em><em> MFM</em> 2020 Nov;2(4):100183. PMID: 33345909</p>
<p>Westcott JM, Simpson S, Chasen S, Vieira L, Stone J, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, Dar P, Bernstein PS, Atallah F, Dolin CD, Roman AS. Prenatally diagnosed vasa previa: association with adverse obstetrical and neonatal outcomes. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em><em> MFM</em> 2020 Nov;2(4):100206. PMID: 33345921</p>
<p>Rotenberg O, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, Fridman D, Renz M, Kaplan J, Xie X, Goldberg GL, Dar P. Long-term outcome of postmenopausal women with proliferative endometrium on endometrial sampling. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology</em>. 2020;S0002-9378(20)30670-0. PMID: 32640199</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine.</em> 2020 Jul;33(14):2415-2421. PMID: 30482067</p>
<p>Teigen NC, Sahasrabudhe N, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</em> 2020 Apr;222(4):372.e1-372.e10. PMID: 31669738</p>
<p>Rotenberg O, Fridman D, <strong>Doulaveris</strong> <strong>G</strong>, 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. <em>Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.</em> 2020 Apr;55(4):546-551. PMID: 31389091</p>
<p><strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>Journal of Perinatal Medicine.</em> 2013;41(4):411-4. PMID: 23633462</p>
<p>Ramer I, Kruczek A, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.</em> 2016;75(1):36-41. PMID: 26547395</p>
<p>Rotenberg O, Renz M, Reimers L, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, Gebb J, Goldberg GL, Dar P. Simultaneous endometrial aspiration and sonohysterography for the evaluation of endometrial pathology in women aged 50 years and older. <em>Obstetrics & Gynecology.</em> 2015;125(2):414-23. PMID: 25568988</p>
<p>Lekovich J, Witkin SS, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>Fertility Sterility.</em> 2015;104(5):1190-4. PMID: 26279136</p>
<p>Orfanelli T, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, 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. <em>International Journal of Cancer.</em> 2015;137(12):2879-84. PMID: 26132572</p>
<p>Jayaram A, Esbrand F, <strong>Doulaveris G</strong>, Orfanelli T, Sobel R, Ledger WJ, Witkin SS. Decreased concentration of protease inhibitors: possible contributors to allodynia and hyperalgesia in women with vestibulodynia. <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.</em> 2015;212(2):184.e1-4. PMID: 25068559</p>
<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>
Pe'er Dar
<p>Dr Dar is the director of the division of fetal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. He was trained in obstetrics and gynecology and high risk pregnancy in Israel and completed further training in obstetrics and gynecology and clinical genetics in the USA. In addition, Dr Dar completed training in fetal surgery in Europe.</p>
<p>Dr Dar is specialized in:</p>
<p>1. Prenatal diagnosis: Prenetal screening including First trimester screening for Down syndrome; Detailed fetal anatomy scans in early and late second trimester (including early transvaginal scans); Fetal echocardiography; Neurosonography; CVS; amniocentesis; cordocentesis and placental biopsies.</p>
<p>2. In Utero procedures and surgery: Fetoscopic laser ablation for twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), RFA for TRAP syndrome, EXIT procedures, Selective fetal reductions, fetal blood transfusions, in-utero placement of vesico-amniotic shunts and thoracoamniotic shunts; </p>
<p>Dr. Dar was trained in obstetrics and gynecology and high risk pregnancy in Israel and completed further training in obstetrics and gynecology and clinical genetics in the U.S. In addition, Dr. Dar completed training in fetal surgery in Europe. Dr. Dar specializes in prenatal screening, including first trimester screening for Down syndrome; Detailed fetal anatomy scans in early and late second trimester (including early transvaginal scans); Fetal echocardiography; Neurosonography; CVS; amniocentesis; cordocentesis and placental biopsies. He also performs in utero procedures and surgery, which includes Fetoscopic laser ablation for twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), RFA for TRAP syndrome, EXIT procedures, Selective fetal reductions, fetal blood transfusions, in-utero placement of vesico-amniotic shunts and thoracoamniotic shunts.</p>
<table><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound of placental and fetal abnormalities</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Prenatal genetic diagnosis of fetal disorders</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Management of pregnancies complicated by all fetal abnormalities</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Management of complicated twin and other multiple pregnancies </span><br /><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Fetal therapy</span><br /><span style="font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;color:#373A3C;">Fetal surgery including fetsocopic surgery for TTTS </span> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<p style="line-height:150%;">Fetal medicine and surgery</p><p style="line-height:150%;">Non-invasive prenatal screening (cell free DNA)</p><p style="line-height:150%;">Scar pregnancies and placenta accreta spectrum (PAS)</p><p style="line-height:150%;">Ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">1. Mazor M, <strong>Zitzer P</strong>, Chaim W, Maymon E, Kuperman O<em>. C-reactive protein as a marker of infection in women with preterm delivery.</em> Harefuah.[Hebrew] 1993:1;124(3); 132-137.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">2. Maymon R, <strong>Zitzer P</strong>, Manor Y, Bukovsky I, Moroz C<em>. Placental isoferitin patterns during normal first trimester and tubal gestations</em>. Hum Reprod. 1995:10(9); 2445-2447.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">3. Langer R, Pansky M,<strong> Zitzer P</strong>, Bukovsky I, Golan A<em>. National Urogynecologic Survey</em>. Isr J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 :7;145-149.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">4. <strong>Zitzer P</strong>, Panski M, Maymon R, Langer R, Bukovski I, Golan A. <em>Pelvic splenosis as a cause of low abdominal pain- Laparoscopic management</em>. Human Reprod. 1998 :13(6);101-103.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">5. Arieli S, <strong>Zitzer P</strong>, Bukovsky I, Maymon R<em>. Metabolic alkalosis at term pregnancy causing fetal deterioration and distress. </em>Isr J Obstet Gynecol 1999: 10; 61-63</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">6. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Weiner I, Sofrin O, Sachs GS, Bukovsky I, Arieli S. <em>Clinical and sonographic fetal weight estimations in active labor with ruptured membranes</em>. J Reprod Med. 2000:45(5); 390-394.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">7. <strong>Dar P,</strong> Gross SJ. <em>Craniofacial and neck anomalies</em>. Clin Perinatol 2000;27(4);813-837</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">8. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Gross SJ. <em>Macrosomia-a genetic perspective</em>. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2000:43(2); 298-308.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">9. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Sachs GS, Strassburger D, Bukovsky I, Arieli S. <em>Ovarian function before and after salpingectomy in artificial reproductive technology patients</em>. Hum Reprod. 2000:15(1);142-144</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">10. <strong>Dar P,</strong> Sachs SG, Carter SM, Ferreira JC, Nitowsky HM, Gross SJ. <em>Prenatal diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome by targeted second trimester sonography. </em>Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2001 Apr;17(4):354-6</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">11. Sherer DM, <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of congenital umbilical hernia and associated patent omphalomesenteric duct</em>. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2001:51(1); 66-68</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">12<em>.</em><strong> Dar P</strong>, Strassburger D, Shaish A, Levkovitz H, Halperin R, Harats R<em>.</em><em> Reduced reproduction with increased abortion rate in transgenic mice that overexpress 15-Lipoxygenase.</em>Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2001;52(1):18-21.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">13. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Javed AA, Ben-Yishay M, Ferreira JC, Paterson AD, Gross SJ, Chitayat D, Morrow BE, Nitowsky HM. <em>Potential Mapping of Corneal Dermoids to Xq24-qter</em>. J Med Genetics. 2001;38(10):719-23</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">14. Halperin R, Zehavi S, <strong>Dar P</strong>, Habler L, Hadas E, Bukovsky I, Schneider D<em>. Clinical and molecular comparison between borderline serous ovarian tumors and advanced serous papillary ovarian carcinomas</em>. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 2001;22(4):292-6.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">15. Gross SJ, Ferreira JC, Morrow BE, <strong>Dar P,</strong> Funke B, Khabele D, Merkatz I. Gene expression profile of trisomy-21 placentas – a potential approach for designing non-invasive techniques of prenatal diagnosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002. 187(2):457-62</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">16. Vaknin Z, Halperin R, Schneider D, Teitler J, <strong>Dar P</strong>, Herman A, Herman A, Berkovitch M. <em>Hyperemesis gravidarum and nonspecific abnormal EEG findings: a preliminary </em>report. J Reprod Med. 2006 ;51(8):623-7.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">17. Canick JA, Lambert-Messerlian GM, Palomaki GE, Neveux LM, Malone FD, Ball RH, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Bukowski R, Saade GR, Berkowitz RL, <strong>Dar P</strong>, Dugoff L, Craigo SD, Timor-Tritsch IE, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, D'Alton ME. First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Trial Research Consortium. <em>Comparison of Serum Markers in First-Trimester Down Syndrome Screening.</em> Obstet Gynecol. 2006 ;108(5):1192-1199.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">18. Dugoff L, Cuckle HS, Hobbins JC, Malone FD, Belfort MA, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Saade GR, Eddelman KA, <strong>Dar P,</strong> Craigo AD, Timor Tritsch IE, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, D’alton ME <sup> </sup>for the FASTER Trial Research Consortium. <em>Prediction of patient-specific risk for fetal loss using maternal characteristics and first and second trimester maternal serum Down syndrome markers.</em> Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Sep;199(3):290.e1-6.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">19. <strong>Dar P,</strong> Karmin I, Einstein MH. <em>Arteriovenous Malformations of the Uterus: Long-Term Follow-Up.</em> Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2008 11;66(3):157-161</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">20. Rotenberg, O., Shahabi, S., Dar, P. <em>Testosterone secreting mature ovarian teratoma causing virilization in an adolescent - Sonographic and color Doppler characteristics.</em> J Ultrasound Med. 2009 ;28(1):85-8</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">21. D’Alton ME, Cleary-Goldman J, Lambert-Messerlian G, Ball RH, Nyberg DA, Comstock CH, Bukowski R, Berkowitz RL, <strong>Dar P</strong>, Dugoff L, Craigo SD, Timor IE, Carr SR, Wolfe HM, Dukes K, Canick JA, Malone FD. <em>Maintaining quality assurance for nuchal translucency sonography: Lessons from the FASTER trial</em>. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2009 27;33(2):142-146</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">22. Gebb J, <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>Should the First Trimester Aneuploidy Screen be Maternal Age Adjusted? Screening by Absolute Risk vs. Risk Adjusted to Maternal Age.</em> Prenatal Diagnosis. 2009; 29 (3) 245-247</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">23. Terry S., Banks E., Harris K., Duvivier R., <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>Comparison of 3-dimensional to 2-dimensional Saline Infusion Sonohysterograms for the Evaluation of Intrauterine Abnormalities.</em> J Clinic Ultrasound. 2009 ;37(5):258-62.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">24. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Rosenthal J,Factor S, DubiossoR, Murthy AS <em>First trimester diagnosis of fetal epignathus with two and three-dimensional ultrasonography</em><strong>. </strong>J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Dec;28(12):1743-6</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">25. Ram K, Goffman D, Ilagan J, <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>First trimester diagnosis of familial split-hand split-foot malformation (SHFM)</em>. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 ;28(10):1397-400.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">26. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Gebb J, Reimers L, Bernstein PB, Chazotte C, Merkatz IR. <em>First trimester 3-dimensional power Doppler of the utero-placental circulation space: A potential screening method for preeclampsia. </em>AJOG. 2010 ;203(3):238.e1-7.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">27. <strong>Dar P</strong>, Gebb J. <em>Reply: First-trimester 3-dimensional power Doppler for the screening of preeclampsia: the analysis of a greater proportion of the uteroplacental unit might improve the accuracy of the method </em>.AJOG. 2011 Feb;204(2):e5-6.</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">28. Gebb J, Demasio K, <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a familial Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome. </em>J Ultrasound Med. 2011;30(3):420-2</p>
<p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;">29. Gebb J, <strong>Dar P</strong>. <em>Color Doppler ultrasound of spiral artery blood flow in the prediction of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction</em>. Best Prac Res Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2011. In press</p>
<p>Pe’er Dar, MD, is Director of Fetal Medicine and OBGYN Ultrasound at Montefiore and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women’s Health at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Dar’s clinical focus is on the care of women who carry babies with disorders and medical conditions that may affect their lives and he leads the Fetal Medicine and Surgery Team at Montefiore. He particularly specializes in diagnosis and management of medical and structural abnormalities in the fetus and in complicated twin and triplet pregnancies. His expertise include performing detailed ultrasound examination of the fetus including fetal echocardiography (scanning of the fetal heart) and fetal neurosonography (scanning of the fetal brain) as well as performing in-utero fetal surgeries such as fetoscopic laser surgery for monochorionic twins with twin to twin transfusion syndrome, in-utero blood transfusion for fetuses with anemia and in-utero drainage and shunt procedures. Dr. Dar is also experienced in performing amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling (CVS) and multifetal selective reduction for multiple pregnancies. </p><p>Dr. Dar completed his Doctor of Medicine from Tel-Aviv University in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1986. He started his postgraduate education at Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, with a residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a specialty in high-risk pregnancies from 1992 through 1998. He then came to Montefiore-Einstein, completing a two-year fellowship in medical and reproductive genetics. After spending two years as an attending-specialist in the field of prenatal diagnosis he completed in 2005 three-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Montefiore-Einstein. In 2007, he completed additional training in fetal surgery in world-known fetal surgery centers in France and Belgium. </p><p>Dr. Dar is very active in research and he is currently the principal investigator in many studies including international multicenter studies. His research focus is in fetal medicine and surgery, non-invasive prenatal screening and placenta accreta spectrum. He has shared his work in many peer-reviewed journals, textbook chapters, abstracts and invited presentations. He is also a reviewer for national and international journals including the <em>American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Plos one and Prenatal Diagnosis. </em></p><p>Dr. Dar is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Clinical Genetics and is a member of several professional societies including the Society of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society and the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has been regularly listed among Castle Connolly Top Doctors for obstetrics and gynecology in the New York Metro area.</p>