Infertility Specialist Staff

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, preimplantation 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.

Following three years of a General Surgery residency at Hadassah, Dr. Hershlag moved to the United States 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.

Dr. Hershlag is 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 patient rights, serving on the Board of Directors for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. Dr. Hershlag is the author of over sixty original papers, 25 book chapters, and a novel entitled, Misconception. The recipient of several awards, he is actively engaged in multiple research projects. Get to know Dr. Hershlag better. To book an appointment with Dr. Hershlag please call (516) 562-BABY (2229) or request an appointment online. 

January, 2012

July 3, 2011

Dr. Hershlag provides his opinion on using bariatric surgery as a means to improve one's fertility in this NY Daily News article.

April 21, 2010

Dr. Avner Hershlag is featured in the NY Daily News discussing his patient's success with donor egg and donor sperm. See full text article here. 

Infertility Specialist Staff- Long Island, NY

Physician Staff Avner Hershlag, MD -Chief, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology David L. Rosenfeld, MD- Founder Gerald M. Scholl, MD - Associate Chief; Director, IVF Program; Director, Oocyte Cryopreservation Program Matthew A. Cohen, MD - Director, Reproductive Endocrinology, Director Donor Egg Program  Also available at our Manhasset and Forest Hills locations Micheline C. Chu, MD -Director, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Program  Also available at our Manhasset and Flushing locations Mary E. Rausch, MD -Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Director, Fertility Preservation Program Also available at our Manhasset, Forest Hills and Huntington locations Christine Mullin, MD- Reproductive Endocrinologist