Laurie R. Goldstein MD, FACOG
Dr. Goldstein is a board-certified Ob-Gyn, in private practice in New York City since 1985. Her particular areas of interest include general and high-risk obstetrics, care of the Ob-Gyn patient with breast cancer, gynecologic care of peri and post-menopausal patients, and geriatric gynecology.
Dr. Goldstein has combined medicine and a commitment to human rights with her work with Physicians for Human Rights in their torture and asylum network. She has also provided medical care in Central America on a volunteer basis. Dr. Goldstein is on the Board of Medical Advisors of the Young Survival Coalition for women under 40 with Breast Cancer.
In addition, Dr. Goldstein has a passion for animals, and is deeply involved with the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Ulster County, NY. She is also a Wildlife Conservation Fellow with the Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Society.
Dr. Goldstein lives in New York City, and in Ulster County, NY with 2 cats and an assortment of wildlife.
Board Certification
- Certification-American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG), 1987
- Recertification-ABOG, 1997
- Recertification-ABOG, 2007
- National Board of Medical Examiners-1981
Privileges
- Mt. Sinai Medical Center-Assistant Attending
Teaching Appointments
- Mt. Sinai School of Medicine-Clinical Instructor
Professional Education
- Residency and Chief Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology-Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY. 1981– 85
- Internship in Internal Medicine-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, NY. 1980–81
- M.D.-SUNY Stony Brook 1980
- Pre-med-Columbia School of General Studies 1974–76
- B.A., cum laude-New York University 1974
Society Memberships and Affiliations
- Fellow-American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), 1988
- Wildlife Fellow-Wildlife Conservation Society
- Physicians for Human Rights-Torture and Asylum Network
- Young Survival Coalition-Medical Advisory Board
- SUNY Stony Brook Alumni Association
- AMWA-NY. American Medical Women's Association