After 10 years of medical and residency training at McGill University, I spent seven years at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx) and at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Queens). These institutions serve patient populations at very high risk for pregnancy complications. Almost daily, I was managing pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, preterm labor, diabetes, HIV, substance abuse, heart disease, or fetal anomalies. These years allowed me to gain a solid clinical expertise. I am currently involved in the writing of a textbook in Obstetrics, which will be published in the coming year.
Although I have an expertise in High-Risk pregnancies, I also enjoy caring for patients with uncomplicated pregnancies and for non-pregnancy related gynecologic conditions.
"Is it okay to take an antacid during pregnancy? Can I exercise? What about coffee? I had chemotherapy three years ago, can I get pregnant?"
I believe that patients should be well-informed and should have all their questions answered. The books on pregnancy and magazines do not answer all questions, so whenever there is a concern, patients are welcome to call me or email me directly at georgessylvestre@aol.com.
Dr. Sylvestre graduated from medical school at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine in Montreal, Canada, in 1992 and completed his Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency at that same institution in 1997. He then pursued a Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 1997 to 2000. He joins our Faculty from Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he had been an attending physician and Assistant Director of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division. Dr. Sylvestre has an interest in perinatal epidemiology and is presently pursuing a Masters Degree of Public Health (M.P.H) at the Columbia University School of Public Health. Currently, he is a collaborator in two large international multicenter randomized controlled trials: the Twin Birth Study and the Early Cephalic Version Trial, where he is a member of the steering committee. He has been an invited lecturer for the Obstetrics and Gynecology residents at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and has frequently been a guest lecturer for Grand Rounds in the NYC area. His other areas of expertise include the prevention of preterm birth, multifetal gestation and medical complications of pregnancy. Dr. Sylvestre has been certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
