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Ja Hyun Shin, M.D., FACOG

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

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Biographical Info

Dr. Ja Hyun Shin joins the Cornell OBGYN faculty as the Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. Dr. Shin has expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures and is passionate about helping women who suffer from endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, and other pelvic pain and bleeding disorders. She is dedicated to providing women with the least invasive but most effective treatment options, which include both surgical and non-surgical approaches.

Dr. Shin completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center followed by a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center.  She completed additional training in robotic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, after which she joined the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.  During her time at Montefiore Medical Center, Dr. Shin served as the Director of Pelvic Pain and Multidisciplinary Resident Robotic Training, and was the Associate Director of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Fellowship Program. Within these roles, Dr. Shin focused on the education and training of residents, fellows, and faculty in performing safe minimally invasive surgeries.

Dr. Shin is committed to practicing evidence-based medicine and providing her patients with the most current information to optimize the decision-making process. She sits on numerous national committees and is active in research activities to help establish best practice guidelines, improve surgical techniques, and reduce surgical complications. She has been invited to speak and train other surgeons at national and international conferences extensively and has published her work in numerous peer-reviewed journals.

Board Certifications
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Expertise
Adenomyosis
Laparoscopic Surgery
Endometriosis
Hysteroscopy
Fibroids
Robotic Surgery
Pelvic Pain
Ovarian Cysts
Education 
  • M.D.
    State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
    2006
  • M.S.
    Harvard School of Public Health
    2002
  • B.S.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    1999
Appointments 
  • Associate Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Videos

Treating Women with Complex Gynecologic Conditions | Dr. Ja Hyun Shin | Weill Cornell Medicine

Helping Women Get The Right Diagnosis | Dr. Ja Hyun Shin | Weill Cornell Medicine

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