Dr. Veronica T. Lerner, MD

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Veronica T. Lerner, MD

Specialty:

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Gynecology

Biography:

Veronica Lerner, MD, is Director of Simulation at Montefiore and Associate Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Lerner specializes in minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic, robotic, vaginal and hysteroscopic surgery. She cares for women with prolapse and incontinence, fibroids, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, adnexal masses, and chronic pelvic pain. Additional interests include treatment of abnormal Pap smears, colposcopy and related office procedures, and family planning. Information about procedures she treats can be found on www.lernergyn.com.

From 1994 to 2002, Dr. Lerner attended University of Colorado, receiving her Bachelor of Science in biology in 1998 and Doctor of Medicine in 2002. Her postdoctoral training began at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, with a four-year obstetrics and gynecology residency, which she completed in 2006. Following this, she attended Virginia Mason Hospital for a yearlong fellowship in pelvic surgery.

Dr. Lerner is passionate about education, in particular, education via simulation, and is at the forefront of research into safer, more effective ways to learn and train, and ways to advance patient safety. Her work has been published in many reviewed journals, book chapters, video presentations and poster presentations, and she has shared her knowledge at many invited presentations. She has been a reviewer with several journals and is serving on the editorial board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Simulation in Healthcare.

Dr. Lerner is board-certified in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery as well as general obstetrics and gynecology. She is a member of several professional organizations including the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), AAGL (Elevating Gynecologic Surgery) and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Lerner has received many accolades for her teaching and care, including the 2015 ACOG Mentor of the Year Award and the 2016 Best of Manhattan Award for Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is listed as preferred surgeon by endometriosis patient advocacy group Nancy’s Nook.

Locations:

1695 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2374
Phone:(718) 405-8200
Fax:(718) 405-8016

1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2301
Phone:(718) 904-2000
Fax:(718) 904-2799

1250 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461-2720
Phone:(718) 405-8200
Fax:(718) 904-2799

1621 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461-2604
Phone:(718) 405-8040
Fax:(718) 405-8050

111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
Phone:(718) 920-4321
Fax:(718) 920-6313

600 East 233rd Street
Bronx, NY 10466-2604
Phone:(718) 920-9000
Fax:(718) 920-6859

3332 Rochambeau Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2836
Phone:(718) 920-5157

4170 Bronx Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10466-2601
Phone:(718) 920-9823

1075 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale, NY 10583-3242
Phone:(914) 376-9100

Medical School:

University of Colorado

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Residency:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine- Elmhurst

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Fellowship:

Virginia Mason Medical Center

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