Ja Hyun Shin, MD, FACOG
Locations and Appointments
The Weill Cornell Medicine Fibroid and Adenomyosis Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology (East 68th Street)
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Ja Hyun Shin, MD, FACOG
Dr. Ja Hyun Shin is the Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and has expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures. She 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
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Expertise
Adenomyosis
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Hysteroscopy
Laparoscopic Surgery
Ovarian Cysts
Pelvic Pain
Robotic Surgery
Education
Degrees: Harvard School of Public Health
Degrees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Titles & Positions
Associate Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Education
- Degrees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Degrees: State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn
- Degrees: Harvard School of Public Health
Titles & Positions
- Associate Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
- Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology