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Lona Prasad, MD, FACOG

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Biographical Info

Dr. Lona Prasad is a board-certified gynecologist who provides both medical and surgical care for her patients. Her areas of interest include treating fibroids, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, ovarian cysts and abnormal pap smears. She also offers routine wellness, preconception, family planning, sexual health, and menopausal care.

Dr. Prasad is also certified through the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) and combines the use of conventional and complementary therapies whenever possible in order to facilitate optimal health for her patients.

In addition, she is a member of the LGBT steering committee and has completed healthcare training through the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).  

She practices health care holistically, addressing each patient as a whole person – body, mind and spirit, using a comfortable and non-judgmental approach.

Dr. Prasad received an MS in Physiology from the University College, London (UK) and received her MD from Saint Bartholomew's and the Royal London College of Medicine (UK). She has completed post-doctoral training at Whipps Cross Hospital, London (UK) and at the Royal London Hospital (UK). She completed her intern year of residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, followed by three years of residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Dr. Prasad accepted a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2006.

Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Expertise
Colposcopy
Contraceptive Care
Endometriosis
Family Planning
Fibroids
General Gynecology
Gynecologic Disease
Gynecologic Exams
Gynecologic Hormonal Disorders
Gynecologic Tumors
Menopause
Ovarian Cyst
Pre-Conception Counseling
Sexually Transmitted Infections
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Well Woman Exam
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • M.B.,Ch.B.
    St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine (United Kingdom)
    1999
  • M.S.
    University College, London (United Kingdom)
    1994
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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