Lona Prasad, MD, FACOG
Locations and Appointments
Obstetrics and Gynecology (156 William Street, 7th Floor)
ACN East - OB/GYN
Obstetrics and Gynecology (61st Street)
Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.
- AETNA
- Aetna - NYP
- CIGNA
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Healthplus
- GHI
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Oxford Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- VNSNY CHOICE
About Lona Prasad, MD, FACOG
Dr. Lona Prasad is a board-certified gynecologist who provides both medical and surgical care for her patients. Her areas of interest include treating fibroids, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, ovarian cysts and abnormal pap smears. She also offers routine wellness, preconception, family planning, sexual health, and menopausal care.
Dr. Prasad is also certified through the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine (ABIHM) and combines the use of conventional and complementary therapies whenever possible in order to facilitate optimal health for her patients.
In addition, she is a member of the LGBT steering committee and has completed healthcare training through the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
She practices health care holistically, addressing each patient as a whole person – body, mind and spirit, using a comfortable and non-judgmental approach.
Dr. Prasad received an MS in Physiology from the University College, London (UK) and received her MD from Saint Bartholomew's and the Royal London College of Medicine (UK). She has completed post-doctoral training at Whipps Cross Hospital, London (UK) and at the Royal London Hospital (UK). She completed her intern year of residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, followed by three years of residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Dr. Prasad accepted a faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College in 2006.
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Expertise
Colposcopy
Contraceptive Care
Endometriosis
Family Planning
Fibroids
General Gynecology
Gynecologic Disease
Gynecologic Exams
Gynecologic Hormonal Disorders
Gynecologic Tumors
Menopause
Ovarian Cyst
Pre-Conception Counseling
Sexually Transmitted Infections
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Well Woman Exam
Education
Internship: University of London
Medical School: University of London
Residency: University of London
Languages
- English
Titles & Positions
Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hospital Affiliations
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Education
- Medical School: University of London
- Residency: University of London
- Internship: University of London
Titles & Positions
- Assistant Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board Certifications
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Languages Spoken
- English