Nyack Hospital is pleased to announce the staff appointment of Thomas J. Herzog, M.D., Director of Gynecologic Oncology and the Physicians & Surgeons Endowed Professor of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Herzog is also the Fellowship Director in Gynecologic Oncology for Columbia/Cornell. A nationally renowned specialist, Dr. Herzog’s expertise will advance women’s health services offered at Nyack Hospital.

Dr Herzog was recruited to Columbia University and New York Presbyterian after spending 11 years at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis where he was as an Associate Professor, and the Director of the Fellowship Training Program. He graduated from medical school at the University of Cincinnati and completed his residency at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He completed his fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Washington University.

Dr. Herzog is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. His clinical specialties include innovative cancer surgery, minimally invasive surgery, tumor suppressor genes, molecular genetics, cytokines, pre-invasive cervical cancer, and novel cancer treatments. As an active participant in the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG), he has a keen interest in applying the principles learned from the lab to the clinical setting. He has served as a Principal Investigator in a number of GOG trials with a special emphasis in ovarian and endometrial cancers. Dr. Herzog has authored or co-authored over 225 peer-reviewed articles and lectures extensively. He serves on the editorial boards of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Hematology Oncology Times, and others. He has been the on the leadership council of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology and the Foundation for Women’s Cancer as well as on the Board of Governors for the American College of Surgeons.

“We are very pleased to have the country’s foremost expert in gynecologic oncology on our staff,” says Dr Michael Rader, Vice President and Medical Director at Nyack Hospital. “Dr. Herzog is an outstanding addition to the professionals at our women’s health program which offers a complete continuum of services. Our patients will have access to the nation’s best right here at Nyack Hospital.”

About Nyack Hospital:
Nyack Hospital is a 375-bed community acute care medical and surgical hospital located in Rockland County, NY. Founded in 1895, it is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, an affiliate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and has partnered with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine providing clinical rotations to third-year medical students. Its mission is to provide competent, innovative and accessible emergency and acute care services to the residents of Rockland County and surrounding areas. To learn more visit www.nyackhospital.org.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)