Elizabeth D. Romney

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Elizabeth

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Romney

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Himabindu G. Reddy

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Himabindu

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Reddy

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1063874501

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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.

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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.

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<p>Himabindu Reddy, MD, MPH, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor in obstetrics &amp; gynecology and women&rsquo;s health at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Reddy&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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>

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Staci E. Pollack

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Staci

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Pollack

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<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>

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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

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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.

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<p>Staci E. Pollack, MD, MS, is the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolgy &amp; Women&rsquo;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&rsquo;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 &amp; 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&rsquo;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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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>

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Kari M. Plewniak

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Kari

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Plewniak

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Dr. Plewniak&rsquo;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.

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Dr. Plewniak&rsquo;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.&nbsp;

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<p>Kari M. Plewniak, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Plewniak&rsquo;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&rsquo;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>

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Susan E. Pesci

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Susan

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Pesci

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1801110788

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Allison K. Paul

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Allison

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Paul

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1003178732

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Mary K. Parras

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Mary

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Parras

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Sophia N. Palmer

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Sophia

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Palmer

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<p>Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery</p>
<p>Advanced Gynecologic Ultrasound</p>
<p>Individualized, Patient-Centered Care</p>
<p>Uterine Fibroids, Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Pelvic Pain, Myofascial Pain, Endometrial polyps, Abnormal PAP Smears, Cervical Dysplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Infertiilty, Vulvar disorders.</p>
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<p><strong>Palmer S</strong>, Greenburg JA. Transcervical sterilization: A comparison of Essure permanent birth control system and Adiana permanent contraception system. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Spring;2(2):84-92.</p>
<p><strong>Palmer S</strong>, Chudnoff S, Levie M. Knowledge of Basic Electrosurgical Principles: A Survey of Surgeons Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Resident Research Day June 2008</p>
<p>AAGL 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Nov 2009 Levie M, Chudnoff S, <strong>Palmer S</strong>. Hysteroscopic Placement of Essure Device in an Office Setting: A Critical Analysis</p>
<p>AAGL 37th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Nov 2008 Blackwood A, Young M, Schuchter L , Guerry D, Dhulipala R , <strong>Palmer S</strong>, Ganguly A. Multiple Primary Melanoma, Family History, and Germline Mutations in CDKN2A. 1999 ASCO Annual Meeting</p>

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Maja H. Oktay

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Maja

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Oktay

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1912087404

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<p>Maja Oktay, MD/Ph.D., is a physician-scientist. She is a board-certified anatomical pathologist and cytopathologist with a Ph.D. and post-doctoral training in cancer cell biology and cell signaling pathways. Her major interests are in cancer cell biology, the biology of breast cancer progression and metastasis, the effect of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy on the tumor microenvironment, racial disparity in cancer, as well as development of prognostic and predictive molecular biomarkers. Her work is based on the analysis of the cancer microenvironment using mouse models of cancer, intravital multiphoton imaging, and digital pathology as well as minimally invasive procedures for diagnosis and prognosis of human malignancies, such as fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy.</p>
<p>Dr. Oktay is a translational (bench to bedside) researcher in Einstein&rsquo;s <a href="/research/integrated-imaging-program/">Integrated Imaging Program</a> where basic science findings are applied to clinical care through the integration and validation of high-resolution optical imaging with currently used clinical imaging methods.</p>
<p>Dr. Oktay established New York Pathology Oncology Group (NYPOG) and is the current director of NYPOG (https://einsteinmed.org/research/groups/ny-pathology-oncology/).</p>
<h3>Contribution to Science:</h3>
<p>Maja Oktay studies breast cancer microenvironments responsible for metastasis. In particular, the function of breast cancer intravasation sites called TMEM (Tumor MicroEnvironment of Metastasis) and its interactions with pro-metastatic Mena-expressing tumor cells and cancer stem cells. Using fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy obtained breast cancer cells from patients she determined that invasive cancer cells (MenaINV expressing) and cancer cells expressing stem cell markers correlate with TMEM score breast cancers from patients indicating mechanistic involvement of MenaINV, and stemness in TMEM function in human breast cancer. In addition, using FNA obtained cancer cells from patients for functional in vitro trans-endothelial migration studies she demonstrated that TMEM sites and MenaINV expression in cancer cells are essential for cancer cell trans-endothelial migration in all clinical subtypes of breast cancer. She also participated in the prospective validation study which demonstrated that TMEM score is a predictive marker of metastasis in breast cancer patients, as well as in the study which demonstrated that TMEM sites are functional sites of transient blood vessel permeability and as such the only sites of breast cancer cell intravasation. In addition, she led a study that established that commonly used chemotherapy for breast cancer can induce TMEM and MenaINV mediated pro-metastatic changes in breast cancer in the neoadjuvant setting and demonstrated that these changes can be reversed by Tie2 inhibition. More recently, Dr. Oktay co-led a study that elucidated the mechanism of induction of stem and invasive breast cancer cells. Using high-resolution intravital microscopy and a biosensor for cancer stem cells (CSC) the team also observed that CSCs display disseminating phenotype and using mouse and patient-derived breast cancers determined that tumor microenvironments, in particular around TMEM doorways, are sites of CSC induction.</p>
<p><strong>Mentoring:</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Throughout her career, Dr. Oktay served as a mentor to junior colleagues. She trained numerous individuals at various stages of their careers including high school students, MD/Ph.D. students, pathology residents, and cytopathology fellows, as well as post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty.&nbsp; During the past 10 years, she trained 5 pre- and 15 post-doctorates, all of whom have continued in research or research-related careers. Moreover, she has been mentoring T32 fellows since 2015, with 7 trainees in total. Most of the training interactions have resulted in publications or grant submissions and funded grants.&nbsp;</span></p>
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Victoire N. Ndong

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Victoire

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Ndong

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