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Biography: Jodi Lerner, MD is a member of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her areas of clinical expertise include ultrasound-guided puncture procedures, sonographic evaluation of benign and malignant ovarian masses, early fetal evaluation, including identification of multiples, and of fetal and placental abnormalities, and obstetric amniocentesis. She has won a national recognition in gynecologic sonography and tristate recognition for obstetric sonography. In addition to board certification in obstetrics and gynecology, she has completed post-residency training in obstetrics and gynecologic ultrasound. As the previous director of the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at Columbia, she uses her teaching and management skills effectively in interactions with colleagues and patients. Dr. Lerner has authored many publications, book chapters, and scientific abstracts. She is frequently invited to speak at national and international scientific meetings. Comments on her warm bedside manner and her engaging personality appear regularly on UrbanBaby, a message board and web resource for new parents and parents-to-be.

Biography: Dr. Sidney Wu is the Director of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. She moved to the East Coast from California for her undergraduate studies at Yale University where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. Even in college, she was interested in women's health, which was reflected in her extracurricular volunteer and work organizations. She graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1998 with her medical doctorate knowing that her career would be dedicated to women's health.She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in 2002, and stayed as a voluntary attending with a clinical instructor appointment with Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Wu was in private practice where she has provided continuous high-quality care to thousands of patients, but she is now part of the full-time faculty practice at Weill Cornell Medicine where her focus remains on general obstetrics and gynecology, providing a wider range of care for young women in their teens through older patients in their menopausal years.Dr. Wu has been affiliated continually with NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center where she has privileges for surgical and obstetrical care. She plays an active role in the teaching environment of the medical center, mentoring medical students and resident physicians.Dr. Wu is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Taiwanese.When she is not working, Dr. Wu spends her free time reading, knitting, and cooking. She and her long-time partner, Mark, love to spoil their six pound Pomeranian dog.

Care Philosophy: At Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. St. Clair is able to provide her patients with state-of-the-art gynecologic cancer care while working with an exceptional team of pathologists, radiologists, medical and radiation oncologists.

Biography: Dr. Julia Meisler is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist who provides care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is committed to offering compassionate and quality care to patients of all ages, races, sexual orientations, and gender identifications. Dr. Meisler believes that honest communication and patient education are essential in building a successful physician-patient relationship. She aims to provide the highest level of care while also empowering patients in their choices.Dr. Meisler received her medical degree from New York Medical College, where she collaborated in published research that explored barriers to contraception adherence in adolescents. She also completed a reproductive health externship.Dr. Meisler then completed OB/GYN residency at Mount Sinai West, where she was committed to fostering a positive patient experience and maintaining patient safety. She designed and implemented a quality improvement study to reduce ambulatory admission rates after minimally invasive hysterectomies.She is committed to teaching residents and students, and she earned an award for medical student education. Dr. Meisler was born and raised in New York City. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Grinnell College in Iowa and completed the post-baccalaureate premedical program at Washington University of St. Louis.