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Gary Frishman, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Providence, RI

GaryFrishmanMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Providence, RI

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brown University

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  • Office

    101 Dudley St
    Providence, RI 02905
    Phone+1 401-274-1100
    Fax+1 401-453-7598

Summary

  • Gary Frishman, MD, is a Clinical Professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University having completed a residency in Ob/Gyn and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.
    He has a passion for both education and surgery. He has lectured extensively on these topics having given invited talks throughout North America as well as on four other continents.
    He served as the Brown Ob/Gyn residency program director for over 10 years and, subsequently, as the REI fellowship director. In addition to recognition from Brown, he has received national teaching awards from ACOG, CREOG, and twice from APGO. He completed a six-year term on the Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology within the ACGME in addition to being on the working group for the Program Requirements for both the Obstetrics and Gynecology Milestones and Reproductive Endocrinology Milestones (and is the only physician to have served on both committees).
    Dr. Frishman has held multiple leadership positions in surgical societies and journals having served on the boards of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) a 7000+ member organization with representation from over 100 countries, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and the Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. He was President of the Society for Reproductive Surgeons as well as President of AAGL. He served as the American representative on the International Editorial Board for the UK journal The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and was Deputy Editor for the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology for 10 years before assuming the role of co-Editor-in-Chief in 2023.

Education & Training

  • Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System
    Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1985
  • University of Connecticut
    University of ConnecticutFellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 1991 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1989 - 2014
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 1990
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook
  • Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Office Gynecology 2013 
    Contemporary Forums, Jackson Hole, Wyoming - 7/28/2013
  • Office Gynecology 
    Contemporary Forums, Jackson Hole, Wyoming - 7/21/2013

Press Mentions

  • The Lost Embryos
    The Lost EmbryosApril 16th, 2021
  • AAGL Announces New Medical Director
    AAGL Announces New Medical DirectorAugust 11th, 2018
  • Dr. Gary Frishman Authors Editorial in Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
    Dr. Gary Frishman Authors Editorial in Journal of Minimally Invasive GynecologyMay 27th, 2015

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