Amos Grunebaum (born January 27, 1950) is an American obstetrician and gynecologist. He serves as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Zucker School of Medicine, as Professor Emeritus at the medical school Weill Cornell Medicine,[1] and as a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies.[2] He is also the founder of Babymed.com, which is a website for pregnant women and those trying to conceive, the site is up since 2000.[3]
Amos Grunebaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 27, 1950 |
| Occupation(s) | Gynecologist, obstetrician |
Early life
editHe was born in Haifa, Israel, and raised in Germany. He received his M.D. in 1975 from the University of Cologne Medical School.[4]
His post-doctoral positions include a residency in pathology at City Hospital Leverkusen in Germany, and residencies in anesthesia at Weyertal Hospital, Cologne in Germany and Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. He then had a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, and finally a Fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine in the same SUNY facility.[5]
Career
editFor about 15 years, Grunebaum was director of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine at St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, before accepting his faculty appointment at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 2001.[6] Until 2005 he was also the Director of the WebMD Fertility Center and in charge of the WebMD TTC (Trying To Conceive) message board.
Grunebaum still publishes many papers, including a 2017 study into the benefits and risks of placenta consumption,[7] and has authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed, scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters.[8]
He co-authored two books with sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth): “Sexually Speaking”,[9] and “Dr. Ruth’s Pregnancy Guide for Couples”.[10] He also helped Rosie Pope write “Mommy IQ,” where the two answer questions about pregnancy and fertility.[11]
He has a presence in the online realm as the developer of BabyMed.com, which he launched in 2001. Through this platform, he shares his knowledge of pregnancy and fertility with couples trying to get pregnant, and features some online fertility tools and education.[12] He also develops and markets products to aid in fertility, such as his patented FertilAid, which is a product aimed to provide the right doses of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to help conduce successful conception.[13][14] Dr.
Grunebaum also has a media presence as a television personality and actor. He played Marisa Tomei's obstetrician in the movie The Paper.[15] He's also appeared on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and the Charlie Rose Show, as well as various news programs on public television. Grunebaum has been named as a New York Super Doctor for several years.[16]
A 2023 paper by Grunebaum, which reviewed the care of nine million babies, was published in the Journal of Perinatal Medicine; the report showed that non-white babies were given lower Apgar scores than white babies, as their darker skin color often results in lower scores on the appearance measure, making them more likely to receive medical care that might not be needed.[17]
References
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- ^ "Dr. Amos Grunebaum, MD – New York, NY | Obstetrics & Gynecology on Doximity". Doximity. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Saliva Ovulation Predictor Test | Amos Grunebaum". www.fertile-focus.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Amos Grunebaum MD". Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Find Amos Grunebaum in US". radaris.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "BBC News | HEALTH | Earth unmoved by millennium babies". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Salamon, Maureen (October 2, 2017). "Study questions placenta eating, citing potential harm". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Amos Grunebaum, MD | BabyMed.com". BabyMed.com. April 20, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Westheimer, Ruth; Grunebaum, Amos; Lehu, Pierre A (2011). "Sexually Speaking: What Every Woman Needs to Know about Sexual Health". Hoboken: Wiley. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Love, Sex and Medical Facts (Paperback) - Routledge". Routledge.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Paging Dr. Grunebaum of BabyMed.Com: How, When & Why You Should be Having Sex to Get Pregnant %%Rosie Pope Maternity". rosiepope.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "For women tracking their fertility, only a few apps can help". Geektime. October 25, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Amos Grunebaum, Creator of FertilAid for Women and Men". www.fertilaid.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Couples Turning To Over-The-Counter Fertility Supplements To Help Get Pregnant". cbslocal.com. February 16, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Amos Grunebaum, MD". WebMD. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Amos Grunebaum: Doctor - New York, New York (NY): Doctor Profile: Super Doctors". www.superdoctors.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Rabin, Roni Caryn. "Why Does a Routine Test of Newborns Reward 'Pink' Skin? The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment.", The New York Times, July 15, 2024. Accessed July 16, 2024. "Dr. Grünebaum led a study that analyzed the Apgar scores of more than nine million American babies born between 2016 and 2019. Overall, he found, only 2.6 percent of newborns got a perfect score. But the odds for a Black baby to do so were less than half those of a white infant: 3.3 percent of white babies scored a perfect 10, compared with 1.4 percent of Black newborns, the study found.... But critics of the Apgar score’s reliance on skin color fear that it is resulting in extra medical treatment being heaped on babies of color who are healthy, potentially sending them to intensive care unnecessarily."