PGY-4
Almog Cohen, MD
St. George’s University
Kortnie Pryor, MD
Ross University School of Medicine
Holly Quinn, MD
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
PGY-3
Danielle Levy, MSPH, MD
Moraga, CA
St. George’s University
“I enjoy eating all over New York and decompressing with my after-work walks with my husband and my sweet goldendoodle, Dublin. I like the constant variety — every day is different! On one 24-hour call, I did a myomectomy in the morning, IUD placement in the afternoon, then vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections in the evening!”
Elsa Parra, MD
San Antonio, TX
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center SOM
“I like to dance, go for long walks and try new restaurants with friends in my free time. Recently, I started painting. As an Ob/Gyn, I can care for patients over the course of their lifetimes and support them through some of the most memorable moments of their lives. We also do everything from routine outpatient care to emergency surgery, so there is never a dull moment!”
Neil Patel, MD
Denver, CO
St. George’s University
“Hobbies include music, working out, outdoor water sports, reading, enjoying time with family/friends, trying new restaurants and exploring the city. I enjoy the operative nature of the specialty, diversity of health care integrations into the specialty, medical and non-medical, patient population, creating new families and building larger ones.”
Vivian Wan, DO
Bay Area, CA
Touro University California
“I’m originally from California and was transported to the East Coast for residency. In my spare time, my main hobby is rock climbing, but I love being outdoors in general and exploring all the city life NYC has to offer. I chose Ob/Gyn because I love the surgical aspect and being involved in women’s health care at all ages. I love being able to be there for women at the happiest and saddest moments of their lives.”
PGY-2
Emile Gleeson, MD
Seattle, WA
Baylor College of Medicine
“I enjoy spending time with my fiancé and our dog. We love spending time together outside and visiting family on weekends. I chose Ob/Gyn because I enjoy being able to provide longitudinal care to my patients and I especially love helping people achieve their contraception and family-planning goals.”
Jordan Hoke, MD
Palm Beach, FL
St. George’s University
“My hobbies include going to live music/shows, going for walks and to the park with my mini schnauzer Yogi and exploring my new city. I didn’t always have this field on my radar as a medical student, but after my first delivery, I was hooked! There’s no specialty more encompassing and interpersonal than Ob/Gyn; from clinic visits to the OR, from adolescence through adulthood, you truly get to see and do it all. This field enables me to treat women over decades of life, through some of their most beautiful and most distressing times, and I cherish the long-term relationships this allows me to form with my patients as a physician. I could not imagine myself in any other field and I look forward to many rewarding years ahead getting to do what I love.”
Natalia Klett, MD
Charlotte, NC
St. George’s University
“In my downtime, I love traveling with my husband. We love picking a new country to go to each year. I also enjoy going home and spending my time at the lake with my family. It’s my little escape from it all. After work, going to the gym or going for a run keeps my energy going. I love being an Ob/Gyn because it allows me to do a mix of everything I enjoy. We get to be a part of our patients’ lives during so many aspects of their lives. We get to do primary care and have the longevity of care with our patients. Delivering babies is always such a rewarding feeling. Plus, I get to do surgery! There’s never a dull moment.”
Flear Vaknin, MD
Brooklyn, NY
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
“Listening to music, spending time with friends and working out are some of the things that keep me going. When I’m lucky enough to find the time, I’m usually somewhere warm and sandy. I love working with women toward achieving their personal health care goals, whether that be a vaginal delivery or finding the right contraceptive. Our patients let us into some of the most important and intimate moments of their lives, and that is a really special privilege. Also, Ob/Gyn offers so much variety that there is always something new to learn, do and see—you’ll never get bored!”
PGY-1
Elliot Banayan, MD
Los Angeles, CA
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Inova Campus
Hobbies include basketball, weightlifting, reading and meditation
“Ob/Gyn is a highly versatile field that combines both medical and surgical aspects of health care. I love having the opportunity to deliver a baby and perform a major operation on the same day. Ob/Gyn provides me with the opportunity to manage women through some of the most distressing times in their lives. I also enjoy the continuity of care and how we as physicians can profoundly impact both the lives of our patients and their family members. The relationships we build with our patients are invaluable. There is nothing like the thrill of bringing a new life into this world, straight into an elated mother’s arms.”
Rebecca Chazanoff, MD
Los Angeles, CA
St. George’s University
“On my downtime, I can be found hanging out with my two one-eyed cats, Rosie and Lucy, and eating mac and cheese. I went into medical school already knowing I wanted to be an Ob/Gyn and now I am living my dream! I chose Ob/Gyn because I am passionate about creating and maintaining healthy families. The unique experience in L&D, the OR and clinic is what sets Ob/Gyn apart from the rest of the specialties. Catching babies is the best job in the world!”
Zachary Sandman, DO
Brooklyn, NY
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies include spending time with my wife and kids, cooking and baking.
“I love Ob/Gyn because I love the diversity of the field.”
Tyler Stollman, MD
Marietta, GA
Medical College of Georgia
Hobbies include tennis, computers/technology, virtual reality and longboarding.
“I love Ob/Gyn because it is the perfect combination of primary care, surgery and bits and pieces of other medical specialties. I love being able to have continuity with my patients and handle all aspects of care.”
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