(Adaptive) Gynecology was conceived to provide excellent personalized office-based gynecologic care to women and to help them adapt to the different phases of their gynecologic life. Dr. Katherine Economos and Dr. Yael Fuchs worked as colleagues in the same obstetrics and gynecology department in Brooklyn, N.Y for 25 years: Dr. Economos as Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and Dr. F
uchs as the department’s leading private solo obstetrician-gynecologist. They have now left their respective successful practices to form a new one—one that brings forth their collective broad experience in all aspects of gynecologic healthcare. Approach to Patient Care
Dr. Economos’ and Dr. Fuchs’ goal is to develop long-term interactive relationships with their patients. Their mission is to help their patients adapt to the many gynecologic changes that occur throughout their lifetime, such as teenage to young adult womanhood, pre-menopause to menopause, menopause to the geriatric years, and, increasingly, from cancer to survivorship. Within this framework lies their ability to treat, in the office setting, the many gynecologic conditions that present themselves with clinical expertise, compassion, and respect. Dr. Katherine Economos
Dr. Katherine Economos is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology, and hospice and palliative medicine. She served as Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for 27 years while holding the academic title of Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College. She then decided to change the core nature of her practice to general and survivorship gynecology in the office setting. Given her extensive oncology background, Dr. Economos is particularly interested in providing gynecologic care to women who have survived or are currently being treated for cancer, women who have dysplasia of the cervix, va**na, v***a, or a**s, and those who need or have had genetic testing and need surveillance for familial cancer syndromes. However, Dr. Economos also concurrently treats most other gynecologic conditions. Dr. Economos has served as President of the Brooklyn Gynecological Society (the longest continuously active gynecologic society in the U.S., founded in 1890). Since beginning her career in 1993, she has been the recipient of numerous awards for her dedication to women’s healthcare and to resident physician education, including the American Cancer Society’s Brooklyn Women’s Physician of the Year for Excellence in Healthcare and the National Faculty CREOG Award for Excellence in Resident Education, respectively. Dr. Economos is active in women’s cancer awareness campaigns, lecturing and talking to the community on women’s health issues. She is beloved by her patients for her unassuming but direct style, her insistence on patient education, and her unceasing vigilance of her patients’ health. Dr. Economos received her Bachelor’s degree in biology at New York University and her M.D. Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine. She completed her Ob/Gyn residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and her gynecologic oncology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX . She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Yael Fuchs
Dr. Yael Fuchs is a board-certified obstetrician gynecologist. Based in Brooklyn and Manhattan, she conducted a thriving solo private practice since 1995. After 27 years of delivering babies, performing gynecologic surgeries, treating and guiding patients, she has decided to dedicate her practice to office-based general gynecology. This allows Dr. Fuchs to exercise her extensive experience in all aspects of gynecologic care giving focus to the areas of her particular interest, such as young adult and menopausal gynecology. Dr. Fuchs enjoys enduring relationships with her patients and is beloved by them for her informal style, her ability to explain, educate, and encourage, and for her untiring dedication to their gynecologic health. As a leader in her field, Dr. Fuchs has been serving on the Medical Board of New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for over 10 years and has served as President of the Brooklyn Gynecological Society (the oldest continuously active gynecologic society in the U.S., founded in 1890). Since 1995, Dr. Fuchs has held the academic title of Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Additionally, she has participated in many community-based women’s health initiatives reflecting her commitment to the wellbeing of women. Dr. Fuchs’ love of teaching garnered her multiple ob/gyn resident medical education awards over 27 years as an attending physician at the hospital. Education & Training
Dr. Fuchs received her Bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Queens College of the City University of New York. degree at S.U.N.Y. Downstate College of Medicine where she completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology.
