
Georges Sylvestre MD MD CM
Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk
Maternal-Fetal Medicine attending physician
- 525 E 68th StSte J130New York, NY 10065 
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.
Education & Training
 Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1997 - 2000 Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
 McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992 McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
 NY State Medical License 1999 - 2026 NY State Medical License 1999 - 2026
 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
 American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine 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
- Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Paraesophageal Hernia With Gastric Volvulus and Postnatal FBN1 Mutation Confirmation.Spencer C Darveau, Georges Sylvestre, Sarah J Weingarten
 Prenatal Diagnosis. 2025-04-01
- 11 citationsSocietal pressures and procreative preferences for gay fathers successfully pursuing parenthood through IVF and gestational carriers.Steven R. Lindheim, Jody Lyneé Madeira, Artur Ludwin, Emily Kemner, J. Preston Parry
 Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online. 2019-10-26
- 14 citationsAcute twin-twin transfusion syndrome in labor: pathophysiology and associated factorsDaniel W. Skupski, George Sylvestre, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Amos Grunebaum
 The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2012-05-01
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 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 A Chaotic Week for Pregnant Women in New York CityApril 1st, 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
 Aetna HMO
 BCBS Blue Card PPO
 CIGNA HMO
 CIGNA Open Access
 CIGNA PPO
 Empire BCBS HMO
 Empire BCBS PPO
 First Health PPOGHI PPO
 Great West PPO
 Healthfirst New York
 HIP of New York - Select PPO
 Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
 MagnaCare PPO
 MVP Healthcare PPO
 United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
 United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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