Shelley Kolton, MD
Dr. Shelley Kolton is a founding partner of Downtown Women OB/GYN and has been in practice since 1980. At a time when repeat Caesarian sections were automatic and standard care, she studied the safety of VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarian) in her residency program and was among the first to perform VBACs in private practice in New York City, encouraging women to participate actively in their own prenatal care and delivery. As part of the movemen ... Read More
Patients consistently describe Dr. Shelley Kolton as an exceptional, compassionate, and brilliant physician who provides extraordinary care. Renowned for her warm bedside manner, she makes patients feel safe, heard, and deeply valued, taking ample time to explain procedures, answer questions, and offer tailored guidance. With decades of loyal patient relationships, she is highly trusted for her... Read More
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Patients consistently describe Dr. Shelley Kolton as an exceptional, compassionate, and brilliant physician who provides extraordinary care. Renowned for her warm bedside manner, she makes patients feel safe, heard, and deeply valued, taking ample time to explain procedures, answer questions, and offer tailored guidance. With decades of loyal patient relationships, she is highly trusted for her thoroughness, empathy, and expertise. Furthermore, patients praise the practice as a top-tier, well-organized facility with an efficient, welcoming staff, making it a highly recommended and comforting environment for women’s healthcare.
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Dr. Kolton is knowledgeable and her treatment approach takes the patient's wishes into account.
I love Dr Kolton's bedside manner. She puts me at ease. I felt that Dr Kolton valued me as a person. She asked me about myself, my health, and listened to me with genuine interest.
The doctor was wonderful
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Thoughtful attentive concern.
Dr. Kolton is patient and understanding. It was a real human interaction - did not feel like she was going through a checklist.
Dr. Kolton is an excellent doctor. She took her time to go through my medical history, my prescriptions, and procedures. She is warm and caring.
Dr. Kolton is a fine doctor with a positive personality.
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Dr. Shelley Kolton is a founding partner of Downtown Women OB/GYN and has been in practice since 1980. At a time when repeat Caesarian sections were automatic and standard care, she studied the safety of VBAC (vaginal birth after Caesarian) in her residency program and was among the first to perform VBACs in private practice in New York City, encouraging women to participate actively in their own prenatal care and delivery. As part of the movement of healthcare professionals in the 1970s and ‘80s, she insisted that women could and should understand their bodies and their healthcare needs and by doing so, would be educated enough to work collaboratively with their healthcare providers.
She now practices gynecology holding a special interest in the treatment of menopause, aging and transgender medicine. She is an expert in the use of transvaginal sonography in gynecology and early obstetrics and performs minor surgical procedures in the office.
Dr. Kolton received her BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1972 and her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1976. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1990, Dr. Kolton completed a one-year preceptorship in Transvaginal Sonography at Columbia University Hospital.
Downtown Women OB/GYN Associates, LLP