Dr. Steven R. Goldstein MD Obgyn in NYC warns on Incidental Findings
Dr Steven R. Goldstein MD, a top Obgyn in NYC, regarded as one of the nation’s top doctors in Gynecology. Dr Goldstein is also the Recipient of the 2018 Joseph H. Holmes Clinical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). This is in recognition of Dr Goldstein’s distinguished career in ultrasound in medicine, and making outstanding contributions to the growth and development of medical ultrasound. He is one of the most highly recognized and regarded individuals in the field of vaginal probe ultrasounds. As an Obgyn in NYC, Dr Goldstein wrote the second book on transvaginal ultrasound and has spent over twenty years teaching OB/Gyns in the US how to do vaginal probe ultrasounds. One of the issues that arises, is one of “incidental findings”. Patients may go for an ultrasound for a particular condition and wind up with a report of another finding, usually unrelated to the condition in question. This is called an incidental finding. The problem is that as more and more vaginal ultrasounds are ordered, more and