Dr. Steven Palter
Dr.
Steven Palter, the founder and medical director of Gold Coast IVF,
has dedicated his career to making the dreams of infertile couples
come true. He has treated patients from all over the world, and his work is frequently featured in the press, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Daily News, and CBS News.
Dr. Palter received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Boston University in the Accelerated Six-Year Medical Honors Program where he won the Edelin Prize for Excellence in Ob Gyn. He completed
his Ob Gyn residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo
where he was awarded the Chairman's Award for clinical and academic
excellence and special recognition from the Association of Professors
of Ob Gyn. He then completed his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility at Yale University School of Medicine and achieved
board certification. He remained on the Yale faculty for seven
years and served in many leadership positions, including Clinic
Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Director
of several programs including the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship.
He has authored dozens of articles, research papers, and book chapters,
and his ongoing clinical research and innovative techniques have
garnered numerous awards from sources as diverse as the American
Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the American Association
of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), where he was elected to a
leadership position on the Board of Trustees. Dr. Palter has been
invited around the world to teach physicians his innovative techniques,
and is a frequent lecturer at medical meetings and conferences.
He is the recipient of numerous research grants, has mentored trainees
from over a dozen nations, and has been invited to perform laparoscopic
and hysteroscopic surgery in the US, South America, the Middle East,
Europe, and Asia.
Dr. Palter has special interests in infertility, in vitro fertilization,
advanced endoscopic surgery, endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS, recurrent
miscarriage and the development of minimally invasive surgical methods
and equipment. He is distinctive in having specialized training
and expertise in both medical and surgical therapies and can offer
patients unique options for treatment.
Dr. Palter left the full-time faculty at Yale to create his own
center, based in Syosset, New York. His goal in establishing Gold
Coast IVF is to continue to provide his specialized, cutting-edge
treatments in a warm, compassionate environment.