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The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health

Fellowship Program in Maternal Fetal Medicine

Program Leadership

 Francine Hughes

Program Director

Francine Hughes, MD
Tel: 718.904.2767
fhughes@montefiore.org  

Fellowship Administrator

Lekesha Charles
Tel: 718.430.3152
lecharles@montefiore.org  

  • Established in 1980’s
  • Length of training:  3 years
  • Number of fellows:  8
 
  • The opportunity to obtain specialized training in one of the following tracks:
    • ICU/critical care
    • Women’s global health
    • Laboratory or translational research
    • Clinical research
    • Ultrasound/prenatal diagnosis
    • Public health/community health
    • Patient safety and quality improvement
     
 
 

Accreditation

Fully accredited by ACGME
Last site visit: 2015
Next site visit:  2019

Prerequisites

Successful completion of a residency program in OB/GYN

Current Fellows

Clara Bertozzi-Villa, MD (PGY5)

Ariana Banuelos, MD (PGY5)

Alexa Cohen, MD (PGY6)

Kerly Guerrero, MD (PGY6)

Celia Muoser, MD (PGY6)

Desiree Fiorentino, MD (PGY7)

Julia Knypinski, MD (PGY7)

Corinne Weeks, MD (PGY7)

 

 

 

Application Process

Accepted through ERAS 
Deadline: May 
Interview Months: July and August
 

 

Selection Process

NRMP

Contact Us

Lekesha Charles
718.430-3152

lecharles@montefiore.org

 

 
Sample Block Schedule

   

 July  Aug  Sept  Oct  Nov  Dec  Jan  Feb  Mar  April  May  June 
Year One  Weiler Weiler Weiler Ambulatory High Risk L&D U/S-Genetics Research

Year Two 

Jacobi

 Weiler ICU Ambulatory
High Risk		 L&D U/S-Genetics Research
Year Three  Research Elective U/S-Genetics
 
Educational Sessions

 

 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AM

 

7:00am Department Resident Statistics Conference

 

 

 

AM

 

8:00am Department Grand Rounds

 

 

 

AM

 

9:30am Division Meeting

 

 

 

AM

 

10:30am Fellow Lecture Series

 

 

 

PM

 

12:00pm Fetal Diagnosis Rounds alternating with Maternal Medicine Rounds

 

 

 

Research and Scholarly Activity

  • Development of improved methods of prevention and treatment of disorders that impact the health of pregnant women and infants.
  • Research activities range from the basic sciences to the bedside.
  • Focused on:
    • Placental Pathology
    • Randomized clinical trials
    • Laboratory based research focused on recurrent pregnancy loss
     

Faculty

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health/Division of MFM

 

Edith D. Gurewitsch Allen, MD 

Francine Hughes, MD 

Chavi Karkowsky, MD 

Fatima Estrada Trejo, MD 

Diana Wolfe, MD
Rodney Wright, MD 

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health/Division of FMUS

Pe’er Dar, MD 

Ohad Rotenberg, MD 

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health/Division of RMG

Susan Klugman, MD 

Sara Rabin-Havt, MD 

Department of Anesthesia

Jeffrey Bernstein, MD 

Department of Medicine

Ellen Harrison, MD 

Department of Molecular Genetics

Nir Barzilai, PhD 

Department of Pathology

Sandra Reznik, MD 

Department of Pediatrics/Division of Neonatology

Deborah Campbell, MD 

Jacobi Medical Center

Mary King, MD 

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