Avner Hershlag, MD

Specialties

The staff of our Long Island, New York fertility center consists of over 40 team members who are hand-​picked, with special attention given to advanced training and experience in infertility and reproductive medicine. Our New York fertility center’s superior experience is coupled with a genuine concern for each couples quest to have a baby. Along with this expertise, we are proud to have a unique group of individuals, including fertility specialists, reproductive endocrinologists, therapists, nurses, embryologists, andrologists and support staff whose common goal is to provide the highest quality fertility care.

Meet the Manager

Avner H.

Manager

Avner Hershlag, MD serves as Chief of the Center for Human Reproduction, where he has cared for patients for more than 20 years and established successful programs, including: donor egg, pre-​implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and egg freezing/​fertility preservation.

Dr. Hershlag completed his undergraduate training in his native country, Israel, and graduated from the Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. While in medical school, Dr. Hershlag was elected Director of Medical Education of the International Federation of Medical Students Society.

After a 3-​year General Surgery residency at Hadassah, Dr. Hershlag moved to the US in 1984. Here, he completed his OB/​GYN residency at the George Washington University Medical Center and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Yale University School of Medicine.

A Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Hofstra North Shore-​LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University, he also serves as an advocate for patient education and rights.