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 2009
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