Our Fellows

Gynecologic Oncology

After four years of residency training in Ob/Gyn, the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center offer a three-year joint fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology. The goal of this fellowship is to provide fellows with the framework, resources, and academic environment necessary to be successful in gynecologic oncology.

PGY-7

Emily Webster, MD

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

PGY-6

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Erin McMinn, MD

College: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

PGY-5

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Lauren Davis Rivera, MD, MSEd

College: Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: ChristianaCare Hospital, Newark, DE

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

After four years of residency training in Ob/Gyn, the Weill Cornell Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers a three-year fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. This fellowship aims to provide fellows with excellent clinical and research training in high-risk obstetrics.

PGY-7

Sarah Weingarten, MD

College: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

PGY-6

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Anna Staniczenko, MD

College: Yale University, New Haven, CT

Medical School: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Residency: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY

PGY-5

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Priyanka Gaur, MD, MPH

College: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

After four years of residency training in Ob/Gyn, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine offers a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. The goals of this fellowship are to provide training with advanced gynecologic surgeons and to develop academic leaders by way of educationa dn research in the field of minimally invasive gynecology surgery.

PGY-5

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Sarah Thappa, DO, MS

College: Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

After completion of an accredited residency training program in Ob/Gyn or Urology, the Weill Cornell Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology offer a fellowship in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. This fellowship aims to provide fellows with excellent clinical and research training to allow the pursuit of an academic career within urogynecology.

PGY-7

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Aileen Abankwa, MD

College: Rutgers University, NJ

Medical School: Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

PGY-6

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Anastasia Couvaras, MD

College: University of Georgia

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah, GA

Residency: Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA

PGY-5

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Joris Ramstein, MD, MS

College: University of California, Berkeley

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, CA

Residency: University of California, Irvine