NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Groups Welcomes ColumbiaDoctors OB/GYN Practice in Scarsdale

Westchester County, N.Y. - (January 9, 2017) – NewYork-Presbyterian is pleased to announce that the general OB/GYN practice of ColumbiaDoctors Obstetrics & Gynecology at Scarsdale is now part of NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, a growing medical group that connects communities with award-winning healthcare, technology and research. NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Groups (NYPMG) is part of the Physician Services Division of NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP), one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic health care delivery systems, which is affiliated with two world-renowned medical schools, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine. NYPMG Westchester provides services in collaboration with ColumbiaDoctors.

The OB/GYN practice offers patients comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care, from general gynecologic preventive care to prenatal and obstetrical care, including on-site ultrasound, to treatment of various gynecologic conditions. The all-female team of physicians is focused on providing individualized and comprehensive management, treatment and continuing care plans catered to their patients’ specific needs.

“This practice is made of a group of all-female doctors who are enthusiastic about working collaboratively and taking advantage of the world class resources available to us through our affiliations with NYP and CUMC,” says Anna Burgansky, MD, who leads the practice and also serves as the Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) and Chief of the Division of General OB/GYN at NYP Lawrence Hospital, and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). “Together, we are providing the best OB/GYN care possible to the women of Westchester.”

The physicians perform deliveries at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital (NYP Lawrence) in Bronxville, where more than 1,300 babies are delivered annually. NYP Lawrence has six labor and delivery rooms, two dedicated operating rooms, a three-bed triage unit, a three-bed recovery room, and a beautiful, state-of-the-art 23-room postpartum unit with private accommodations. The facility also has a well-baby nursery and a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Additionally, the hospital offers 24 hour in-house coverage from board-certified neonatologists and obstetricians, who are available to respond to emergencies.

The practice is located in the Vernon Hills Shopping Center at 696 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 (the Lord & Taylor shopping center, parking behind Brooks Brothers). They are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offer late hours once a week.

New patients are welcome and can make appointments by calling 1-914-723-7000.

Women-Centered Team

Anna Burgansky, MD

General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, CUMC

Dr. Anna Burgansky, MD, leads the NYPMG Westchester OB/GYN Scarsdale practice and serves as the Director of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) and Chief of the Division of General OB/GYN at NYP Lawrence Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at CUMC. Dr. Burgansky practices general obstetrics and gynecology, with clinical interests in preventative and prenatal care, menopause and minimally invasive gynecologic surgical procedures.

Dr. Burgansky co-chairs the Departmental Quality Assurance Committee and is actively involved in the development and implementation of patient safety and quality improvements. She is an active member of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II Safe Motherhood Initiative, where she is involved in development of guidelines and implementation of strategies aimed to reduce preventable obstetrical complications and maternal deaths in hospitals across New York State.

Other physicians on the NYPMG Westchester OB/GYN team include:

Nitasha Jain, MD

General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, CUMC

Dr. Nitasha Jain is a Michigan native, born and raised in Metro Detroit. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, received her medical degree with honors from St. George’s University and completed her Obstetrics & Gynecology training in 2014 at Providence Hospital & Medical Centers in Southfield, Michigan. Dr. Jain is passionate about women’s health and offers a wide variety of services ranging from adolescence through menopause. She specializes in preventive and prenatal care, contraception, basic infertility, pregnancy, abnormal bleeding and gynecologic surgery.

Pearl J. Lim, MD

General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CUMC

Pearl J. Lim, MD, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC. She is an alumna of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Barnard College. After practicing for 15 years serving the Korean- American community in Queens as an obstetrician and gynecologist, she has joined the General OB/GYN division of ColumbiaDoctors OB/GYN Scarsdale. Her areas of medical interest include adolescent gynecology, prenatal care, preconception counseling, and menopause. Her care often integrates nutrition and other holistic options.

Dhruti Mehta, MD

General Obstetrics & Gynecology

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CUMC

Dhruti Mehta, MD, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC. She obtained her undergraduate degree from George Washington University and received her medical degree from New York Medical College. Dr. Mehta received the Gold Humanism Honors Society Resident

Teaching Award while completing her residency at New York Medical College. She is interested in all aspects of women’s health and counseling women on the challenges they face in each phase of life.

Reut Moyal, MD

General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CUMC

Reut Moyal, MD, is Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC. Dr. Moyal received her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel and completed her OB/GYN residency at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where she received several awards for academic excellence and patient satisfaction. Dr. Moyal’s practice focuses on general obstetrics and gynecology and she is deeply committed to providing outstanding and personalized care to her patients.

Working Collaboratively

Also of note, the OB/GYN generalist team collaborates with ColumbiaDoctors’ Jaclyn Coletta-Lucas, MD and Amy Turitz, MD, who specialize in Maternal Fetal Medicine and provide full range of prenatal testing; Ladin Yurteri-Kaplan, MD, and Cara Grimes, MD, who specialize in urogynecology/female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery; and reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist Rachel Ann McConnell, MD

PHOTO CAPTION:

NewYork-Presbyterian welcomes the general OB/GYN practice of ColumbiaDoctors Obstetrics & Gynecology in Scarsdale. Shown here (from left): Dhruti Mehta, MD; Reut Moyal, MD; Anna Burgansky, MD; Nitasha Jain, MD; Pearl J. Lim, MD

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ColumbiaDoctors

ColumbiaDoctors makes medical history, and changes patients’ lives, every day. We are among the largest faculty medical practices in the Northeast, with more than 1,700 Columbia University Medical Center physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses. Our Columbia clinicians and researchers exemplify the excellence for which the University is known around the world. They are renowned for their expertise in specialty and subspecialty care, with more than 230 areas in all. Our clinicians harness the latest in scientific research to deliver the newest, most promising treatments directly to our patients. Many of ColumbiaDoctors clinicians rank among the most highly regarded health care professionals in their fields. Our faculty brings the highest standards of compassionate, collaborative care to our patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, No. 1 in New York City, its affiliates in the region, and in our offices located in Midtown Manhattan, Washington Heights, the Hudson Valley, and across the tri-state area. For more information, please visit www.columbiadoctors.org.

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester offers easy access to amazing care for adults and children throughout the New York metropolitan region. The Medical Group is a collaboration between the outstanding physicians in communities throughout the New York metropolitan area and NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the nation’s most recognized academic medical centers, ranked the No. 1 hospital in New York for 16 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report. Our network of primary care and specialty physicians and clinicians is seamlessly integrated with the world-class medical research, treatment and healing of NewYork-Presbyterian, in collaboration with ColumbiaDoctors and Weill Cornell Medicine. We put patients at the center of our care and use the latest healthcare technology to make it easy for you to access and manage your family’s healthcare.

For more information, visit nyp.org/medicalgroups

About NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital

Founded in 1909, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital has a long and well-established history of providing superior healthcare to the residents of southern Westchester County and its surrounding communities. The 288-bed hospital joined the NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network in 2014 and offers a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, a renovated Maternity Department and an Emergency Department providing emergency care to approximately 42,000 people annually. A new, state-of-the-art comprehensive Cancer Center, accredited by the American College of Surgeons with Commendation, offers infusion, radiation therapy and support services. NYP Lawrence provides additional support and care to area residents through NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, a multispecialty physician practice, as well as ColumbiaDoctors, the faculty practice of Columbia University Medical Center.

For more information, visit www.nyp.org/lawrence or call 914-787-1000.

About NewYork-Presbyterian

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive healthcare delivery networks, focused on providing innovative and compassionate care to patients in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the globe. In collaboration with two renowned medical school partners, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, ground-breaking research and clinical innovation.

NewYork-Presbyterian has four major divisions: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked #1 in the New York metropolitan area by U.S. News and World Report and repeatedly named to the magazine’s Honor Roll of best hospitals in the nation; NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network is comprised of leading hospitals in and around New York and delivers high-quality care to patients throughout the region; NewYork-Presbyterian Physician Services connects medical experts with patients in their communities; and NewYork-Presbyterian Community and Population Health features the hospital’s ambulatory care network sites and operations, community care initiatives and healthcare quality programs, including NewYork Quality Care, established by NewYork-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell and Columbia University Medical Center.

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S. Each year, nearly 29,000 NewYork-Presbyterian professionals deliver exceptional care to more than 2 million patients.

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