Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency

Maimonides boasts a long history of training excellence. Our graduates have gone on to careers in all the OB/GYN subspecialties, as well as general academic and private practices. We are particularly proud of our 3 Fellowships in Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery, Gynonc & Maternal-Fetal Medicine as well as our Ryan Program in Family Planning. Many graduates still practice at Maimonides, which is a testament to the type of workplace we are and the care we give our patients.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency

Maimonides boasts a long history of training excellence. Our graduates have gone on to careers in all the OB/GYN subspecialties, as well as general academic and private practices. We are particularly proud of our Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship and training, our Ryan Program in Family Planning, our Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship. Many graduates still practice at Maimonides, which is a testament to the type of workplace we are and the care we give our patients.
"OB/GYN residency at Maimonides Medical Center is the perfect blend of hands-on training and academia. Through the diversity of patients, you will be exposed to a breadth of pathology. From my experience, training at this high-volume center has given me the confidence in managing any future patient encounter as well as the necessary tools to pursue subspecialty training."
Rodney McLaren, Residency Class of 2018, MFM Fellow Class of 2021
“Our residents here at Maimonides not only work on the busiest labor floors in the tristate area but also care for patients of diverse cultural backgrounds with a wide range of pathology and disease processes to match. This prepares our residents all future endeavors.”
Dr. Lauren Barlog, Associate Director of Simulation
"There are words that come to my mind when thinking about our program:  amazing, challenging, rewarding, hard work, stepping stone to the career of your choice. Our program pushes you to the limit but it also provides you with a solid foundation for you to have an amazing career in ob/gyn."
Dr. Carmen Llopiz-Valle, Director of Academic Division, former Residency Program Director
“I did not train at Maimonides, but if I could go back in time, this is where I would do my residency.”
Fouad Atallah, MFM Fellow Class of 2020
"If I had to go back in time, I’d definitely choose Maimonides again. I was taught how to crawl, walk, run, and now I feel like I can fly.”
Camila Paiva, Class of 2018, MIGS Fellow Class of 2020
"I'm immensely grateful for my residency at Maimo! It has prepared me well for practice, from high-risk pregnancy management to complex gynecological procedures. I received ample research opportunities and supportive mentors who have made me ready for my Urogyn fellowship at Mayo Clinic”
Sujatha Narayanamoorthy Class of 2022
"The diversity in patient population and faculty at Maimonides OBGYN residency program deeply resonated with my aspiration to fit in as a resident in training and a physician. A thoughtful combination of new and experienced attendings, faculty mentorship, and resident collegiality fostered a supportive environment in which I gained a robust experience in obstetrics practice, gynecology pathology, office practice, family planning, oncology, and urogyn, along with various opportunities to get involved in research, teaching, and global health.”
Lizbeth Grado, Class of 2023, Fellow in UroGyn at U Colorado
"Training at Maimonides gave me a sense of confidence as I started my career. As a resident, I was constantly seeing an interesting variety of cases in a high volume setting. This provided the tools needed to be able to think clearly and calmly with new situations I encountered all the while keeping in the mind the importance of the advocating for my patients as a women’s health professional."
Haleema Sajid, Class of 2021, Generalist at Geisinger Health
"Maimonides provided me with excellent exposure to high clinical volume, diverse patient population, vast pathology, and subspecialty experience, which gave me great confidence in my clinical and surgical abilities. If I had a chance to do this again, my choice would always be Maimonides"
Chrisanne Roach, Class of 2022, Generalist UNC Health, Chapel Hill
"The foundation for the skills I rely on everyday was laid at Maimonides as a result of a curriculum that deftly combined academics with invaluable hands on clinical experience. The incredibly diverse patient population and facilities available to us has ensured that we are well prepared to handle a vast breadth of cases when we graduate. Finally, the opportunity to learn from faculty members who were amazing mentors and genuinely cared about the growth and success of all of us as residents is one I value. This is why my decision to train at Maimonides is one I would without a doubt choose again today if I had to."
Olutunmike Kuyoro, Resident Class of 2021, REI Fellow Hofstra/Northwell Class of 2024
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Our residents have gone on to the nation’s leading institutions

Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina
Baylor University
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Cornell University

Eastern Virginia Medical School

George Washington University

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Lenox Hill Hospital

Lincoln Medical Center

Long Island Jewish/Northwell Health

Massachusetts General Hospital

Maimonides Medical Center

Mayo Clinic

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

New York University Medical Center

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

University of California-Irvine

University of California-Riverside

University of Colorado

University of Chicago Medicine

University of Texas – Houston

University of Utah

Wayne State University

Yale School of Medicine

Cornell University

Eastern Virginia Medical School

George Washington University

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Lenox Hill Hospital

Long Island Jewish/Northwell Health

Massachusetts General Hospital

Maimonides Medical Center

Mayo Clinic

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Morristown Memorial Hospital

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

New York University Medical Center

New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

University of California-Irvine

University of Chicago Medicine

University of Utah

Wayne State University

Yale School of Medicine

Lincoln Medical Center

Meet Our Residents
Meet Our Faculty

Residency Overview

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center is proud to serve the very diverse population of Brooklyn. Our patients come from all over the city as well as all over the world. We have one of the busiest labor floors in the State of New York, with almost 6,000 deliveries per year and residents are involved in all aspects of patient care. Our robust gynecologic surgery program aims to make graduates of our program proficient in open, vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery.We train 7 residents per year and one fellow per year in each of our three fellowships. Our residents leave our program well trained in all aspects of OBGyn care and ready for anything!

  • Available funding for conferences, books, and testing fees or preparation materials
  • Certified Simulation Center with monthly resident sessions; 24/7 access for practice
  • Ryan Program Family Planning Rotation 2nd & 3rd Year
  • Research blocks in 2nd and 3rd years

Residency Overview Video

“There are words that come to my mind when thinking about our program:  amazing, challenging, rewarding, hard work, stepping stone to the career of your choice.  Our program pushes you to the limit but it also provides you with a solid foundation for you to have an amazing career in OB/GYN.”

– Dr. Carmen Llopiz-Valle, Director of Academic Division, former Residency Program Director

Program Leadership

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Kathleen Morrell, MD, MPH

Residency Program Director

Director of Family Planning Division

Associate Chair of Education

Dr. Morrell received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, completed her OBGyn residency at Albert Einstein/Montefiore in the Bronx, and did her Fellowship in Complex Family Planning and MPH at Columbia University. She started the Ryan Program at Maimonides in 2015 and became the Program Director in 2018 because of her passion for resident education. She is active in advocacy through ACOG, was a Reproductive Health Advocacy Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health, and is the Medical Advisor for a program offering reproductive health services in NYC public high schools.
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Scott Chudnoff, MD, Msc

Department Chair

Dr. Chudnoff received his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and his Masters of Clinical Science at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Chudnoff is an active member of AAGL, APGO, ASRM, the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and the American Association os Sex Educators. Since starting as Chair in June 2021, Dr. Chudnoff’s life and career has truly come full circle, as he was born at Maimonides Medical Center.

Dr. Josama
Pascale Josama, MD

Assistant Program Director

Dr. Pascale Josama graduated from Howard University College of Medicine and completed her residency at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. She subsequently joined our department as a generalist faculty. She has a strong commitment to medical student and resident education. Dr. Josama became an Assistant Program Director in 2023.

Curriculum Overview

PGY 1- 16 weeks OB, 18 weeks GYN, 8 weeks Night Float, 2 weeks SONO-Simulation, 2 weeks ED, 2 weeks Outpatient OBGYN Subspecialties clinic

PGY 2- 8 weeks antepartum, 12 weeks GYN, 2 weeks GYN subspecialties, 8 weeks night float, 4 weeks family planning, 4 weeks REI, 2 weeks research, 4 weeks SICU, 4 weeks outpatient antepartum

PGY 3- 8 weeks OB, 12 weeks GYN, 12 weeks Night Float, 4 weeks outpatient Antepartum, 4 weeks Family Planning, 2 weeks research, 2 weeks GYN/ Breast elective

PGY 4- 8 weeks OB, 20 weeks GYN, 4 weeks Night Float, 8 weeks GynOnc, 8 weeks UroGyn

*Each academic year includes 4 weeks of vacation, taken in 1 or 2-week blocks based on resident preferences

*Night Float system covers Sunday through Thursday nights

*Calls are overnight Friday night, Saturday 24-hour, or Sunday day. Those on-call Saturday have Friday off as their pre-call day.

*Monday mornings are dedicated educational time for all residents. Residents present recent cases, journal clubs, tumor boards, chair rounds, case based lectures and Morbidity & Mortality conferences.

*Once per quarter we focus the half-day on optimizing resident wellness through meditation techniques, fun activities, massages, and other aspects of personal wellness

Research

Residents and fellows are actively engaged in research throughout their time in our department. Residents have meetings in small groups once a month to discuss projects, figure out hypotheses, walk through the methodology, and talk about IRB and publication submissions. These are led by faculty with many years of research experience including multiple NIH grants. Our PGY2s and PGY3s also have dedicated research time throughout their year to help them move their personal projects forward. We have research staff and volunteers in the department who help residents and fellows with their projects. We have 3rd year OBGyn residents present in June so they have time to get abstracts and publications submitted prior to fellowship application season or graduation. Our residents have been very successful with presentations at local and national conferences as well as publications, even during residency.

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Resident Stories

“The volume and the diversity make the program strong. We leave Maimonides incredibly well trained!”

– Swetha Naroji, Class of 2020, Fellowship in Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology, NIH/NICHD

Resident Stories

“The volume and the diversity make the program strong. We leave Maimonides incredibly well trained!”

 

– Swetha Naroji, Class of 2020, Fellowship in Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology, NIH/NICHD

"Maimonides forms competent and safe providers ready to practice as a generalist, or to further pursue fellowship training. The wide range of pathology and the diverse cultures encountered during my residency made my experience into one where I was able to treat patients from all walks of life, while at the same getting a robust clinical and academic experience, enriching my education, and preparing me for fellowship in order to pursue my dream of becoming a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon."
Danilo Acosta, Class of 2020, Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, George Washington University
"One of the most special aspects of our program is our faculty.  I have numerous mentors who have helped me to hone my clinical skills and navigate through the trials that come with residency. The team dynamic among our residents is that of camaraderie and respect. When you spend most of your time away from home, it helps when you feel like you are working with family."
Chrisanne Roach, Class of 2022
"Maimonides has taught me the value of hard work and determination. I have faced clinical and personal hardships and overcome them with the support of faculty and staff. Maimonides has developed my resiliency and I am grateful to the mentors who have helped me become the physician I always wanted to be."
Joseph Ottolenghi, Class of 2021
"You will be tested, challenged and pushed but best of all you are going to grow to be a better version of yourself" Those were the words of my former program director during my residency interview here at Maimonides. Those were the reasons I chose to come here and would again chose to come here if I had to. She was right, it has been a challenging, testing experience but I have grown and learned so much more than I believe I would anywhere else and I am a better person for it."
Oluntunmike Kuyoro, Class of 2021
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How To Apply

Applications can be submitted this fall thru the ResidencyCAS system at https://residencycas.liaisoncas.com/applicant/

Three letters of recommendation are required. We review a dean’s letter, transcript, USMLE/COMLEX scores etc. Both J1 visas and a limited number of H1 visas are accepted. No visa type is guaranteed and a passing step 3 result is required by match day for the possibility of an H1 visa. STEP 2 CK passing score is strongly encouraged.

We do not have minimum score requirements; however, we do look at number of attempts. We do not require US clinical experience, but it is favorable. We prefer recent graduates, however, we will consider five years from date of graduation with clinical experience. In all, we review the application in its entirety. As all applications are accepted through ERAS, we do not accept paper applications. We do not offer pre-matches.

For more information, visit our website at www.maimonidesmed.org or visit the FREIDA website.

Maimonides Medical Center complies with federal and city laws and orders prohibiting discrimination in employment. Such discrimination includes race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, marital status or sexual orientation.

We discourage reaching out to the program before, during or after interview season.  We do not reply to emails purely expressing interest in our program.  We do not reach out to applicants outside of offering invitations for an interview.  Our Program Coordinator Avalyn Pemberton and residents are more than happy to answer follow-up questions about our program both before and after interviews.

Contact for Maimonides OB/GYN Residency Program:

Avalyn Pemberton

Residency Program Manager

[email protected]

Interview Season FAQs

We rely on program signaling and applications. We do not accept nor want additional communication.

Thank you notes are up to the applicants but will not impact their ranking.

No, we do not communicate with applicants after the interview day.

No, we recognize this is an important decision, but unfortunately in order to be fair across the board and keep as much equity in this process as possible, we do not offer in-person visits at this time. 

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