High Risk Obstetrics Patients on the High Risk Obstetrical Service have pregnancies with increased risks of adverse outcomes. Each third-year resident spends four months on this service. While on this rotation, the resident is responsible for all aspects of the care of these high-risk patients. This resident also rotates through the Antepartum Testing Unit, being trained in level II ultrasound examinations and amniocentesis. The Antepartum Testing Unit is outfitted with the most modem ultrasound equipment.
Residents learn ultrasound by scanning their patients under the direct supervision of an attending.
The resident makes daily morning rounds with an attending to discuss all patients on the service and pertinent problems involving outpatients. On the Surgical Gynecology Service at Queens Hospital Center, a full range of surgical procedures are performed including major abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic surgeries. More than one-third of our hysterectomies are vaginal hysterectomies or laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomies, indicating that Queens Hospital Center is keeping pace with the rapidly changing world of gynecologic surgery. Residents also train with faculty in urogynecology, colposcopy, breast disease, infertility, and hormone replacement therapy. The Department has four full-day operating rooms each week.