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Obstetrics and Gynecology

Telephone: 203-432-0222
Fax: 203-432-7262
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. During the academic year, extended hours are available on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:00 – 6:45 pm.
Location: 17 Hillhouse Ave, 2nd floor

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Our services

Upon enrollment in Yale Health Plan (YHP) female patients will be designated with a clinician in OB/GYN. Your clinician will provide preventive care, treatment for routine conditions, monitor ongoing problems, and coordinate any specialty care you might need. The nurse coordinator along with support staff are readily available to assist in your care as well. To ensure continuity of care, the department uses a team approach. You will have access to the other clinicians on the team if your primary clinician is not available. If you would prefer to see a clinician other than the one desinated, you may request a change at any time by contacting Member Services (203-432-0246) or any of the OB/GYN receptionists.

View information on Obstetrics/Pregnancy

Team A	Betsy Cole, CNM Joann Knudson, MD Linda Starace, MD
Team B	Deborah Meredith, CNM Cynthia Negron, MD Ann Ross, MD
Team C	David Fox, MD Rochelle Kanell, CNM David Roth, MD

Appointments

• Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:20 pm. Additionally we offer extended office hours during the academic year.
• Call the department to schedule your routine appointments at 203-432-0222.
• You can book appointments up to 6 months in advance or get an appointment within 1-2 weeks.
• Each day we have appointments set aside to accommodate urgent problems.
• If you have an urgent problem, please call our department (203-432-0222) and ask to speak with the nurse coordinator or your clinician.
• Our schedules reflect both seasonal and peak demand needs, and every effort is made to provide you with access that is both convenient and within a reasonable time frame.
• We encourage you to see your primary clinician, however it may be necessary to schedule with a team clinician in order to best meet your needs.
• Routine appointments are 20 minutes long.
• Procedure appointments are usually 40 minutes long.
• If you need time to discuss a particular issue in conjunction with your annual exam, please request a 40 minute appointment.
• Because emergencies may cause schedule changes, you may want to call on the day of your appointment to see if your clinician is running on time.

Ultrasound appointments

• Appointments for ultrasounds, hysterosalpingograms (HSGs) and sonohysterograms (SHGs) should be booked through our department.
• These tests are usually performed in the YHP Radiology Department.
• Instruction sheets will be provided to you and our staff will explain the procedure when you book the appointment.
• If you need to cancel within 48 hours of your appointment, you need to call the Radiology Department directly at 203-432-0240.
• For other cancellations, please call OB/GYN at 432-0222 and we will reschedule you for the test.

Our staff:

Chief:	David Roth, MD
Manager Adult Primary Care:	Nanci Fortgang, RN, MPA
Assistant Manager:	Anne Gorman
Nurse Coordinators:	Susan Walkley, RN; Jill Garofalo, RN
Sr. Administrative Assistant:	Kecia Smith
OB Delivering Clinicians:	Linda Starace, MD; Ann Ross, MD; Joann Knudson, MD; David Fox, MD; David Roth, MD; Steven Fleishman, MD; Deborah Meredith, CNM

Clinicians

The clinical staff includes physicians as well as certified nurse-midwives (CNM) and registered nurses certified in Obstetrics. Certified medical assistants work closely with our clinicians. The managers oversee the administration of the department and are available to answer questions about non-medical aspects of your care, while the nurse coordinator can help with your concerns about medical care. You can contact the managers by email for non emergency, administrative concerns at nanci.fortgang@yale.edu or anne.gorman@yale.edu.