Overview of Dr. Sylvestre
Dr. Georges Sylvestre is an obstetrician/gynecologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Hospital. His expertise is in Maternal Fetal Medicine. He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French and Spanish. He specializes in maternal & fetal medicine/high risk pregnancies and is experienced in chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, prenatal care/obstetrics, pre-eclampsia, advanced maternal age and diabetes of pregnancy.
Office
525 E 68th St
Ste J130
New York, NY 10065Fax+1 212-746-8717
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
- McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1999 - 2024
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Teacher's Award Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2011
- Excellence in Teaching Award Council on Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG), 2012
- Excellence in Teaching Award Association of Professors in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APGO), 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsThe Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial: an international multicentre randomised controlled trial of timing of ECV for breech pregnanciesEileen K. Hutton, Mary E. Hannah, Sue Ross, M.F. Delisle, George Carson
BJOG. 2011-04-01 - 19 citationsThe endothelin-converting enzyme-1/endothelin-1 pathway plays a critical role in inflammation-associated premature delivery in a mouse model.Wei Wang, Hauting Yen, Chih Hung Chen, Rimabahen Soni, Nitesh Jasani
The American Journal of Pathology. 2008-10-01 - 10 citationsNon-reassuring fetal status in the prolonged pregnancy: the impact of fetal weight.Georges Sylvestre, M. Fisher, Magnus Westgren, Michael Y. Divon
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2001-09-01
Journal Articles
- Acute twin-twin transfusion syndrome in labor: pathophysiology and associated factorsSkupski DW, Sylvestre G, Di Renzo GC, Grunebaum A., J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 1/1/2012
- The Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial: an international multicentre randomized controlled trial of timing of ECV for breech pregnanciesHutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross SJ, Delisle MF, Carson GD, Windrim R, Ohlsson A, Willan AR, Gafni A, Sylvestre G, Natale R, Barrett Y, Pollard JK, Dunn MS, Turtle P; Early ..., BJOG, 1/1/2011
- Outcome of pregnancies complicated by idiopathic intracranial hypertensionSylvestre G., Chazotte C., Harrison EA, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/2000
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Gestational surrogacy / egg donor IVF: behavior of gay men intended parents with respect to numbers of embryos transferred.Sylvestre G, Vallejo V, Rauch E, American Society of Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2015
- Control of Preterm Labor Through Blockade of the Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1/Endothelin-1 Pathway in a Mouse Model.Koscica K, Sylvestre G, Reznick S, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2003
- The endothelin-1 pathway in a preterm labor animal model.Sylvestre G, Reznik SE, Society for Gynecologic Investigation Annual meeting, 1/1/2001
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Lectures
- Providing LGBT-competent Healthcare.McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2017; Weill College Medical College, 2017 - 1/1/2017
- Obesity in pregnancyMont-Tremblant, Canada - 1/1/2014
- Advances in the diagnosis of ruptures of the fetal membranes.McGill University, Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2010
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Julia Cron Named Chief and Vice Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan HospitalSeptember 22nd, 2021
- A Chaotic Week for Pregnant Women in New York CityApril 1st, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
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