Dr. Harris and Dr. Coady are attending physicians at N.Y.U. Medical Center, N.Y.U. Downtown Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Fromberg is an attending physician at both Long Island College Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center, Manhattan.

Dena E. Harris, MD, founder of SoHo OB/GYN in 1980, was born in Philadelphia, PA.  She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, graduating magna cum laude in 1972.  She went to Hahnemann Medical College, named after Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathic medicine, where she received her M.D. in 1976.  She did her internship and residency at N.Y.U. Medical Center, graduating in 1980.  From 1980 to 1990, Dr. Harris maintained her affiliation with N.Y.U. Medical Center and N.Y.U. Downtown Hospital (then known as New York Infirmary – Beekman Hospital).  She became the Director of Quality Assurance of N.Y.U. Downtown Hospital and was awarded a Clinical Assistant Professorship at N.Y.U. Medical Center.  

Dr. Harris was a pioneer in the early 1980s for being the first OB/GYN in the SoHo area and also one of the first women OB/GYN's in private practice in New York City.  After becoming partners with Dr. Deborah Coady, in 1990 she co-founded SoHo OB/GYN women’s healthcare center.  A year later Dr. Harris saw the publication of the book she co-authored, Recovering from a Hysterectomy.  In 1997 she joined St. Vincent’s Hospital and was awarded a Clinical Assistant Professorship at New York Medical College.  Dr. Harris is currently affiliated with N.Y.U Medical Center, N.Y.U Downtown Hospital and St.Vincent’s Hospital.  She is a fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was board certified in 1983.  Dr. Harris lives in Manhattan with her husband Jude Quintiere, a pastry chef, and daughter.

Deborah Coady, MD was born in Brooklyn, NY, and attended the State University of New York at Albany where she graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in 1976.  She went to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, graduating in 1980, and did her postgraduate residency training in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology at N.Y.U. Bellevue Medical Center.  She was awarded the Lyman Barton Memorial for the graduating resident with honors in 1984.  From 1984 until 1990, Dr. Coady maintained an active role in resident training and clinic administration at N.Y.U. Downtown Hospital, while also establishing a private practice.  In 1990 she became partners with Dr. Dena Harris in creating SoHo OB/GYN, a women’s healthcare center.

Dr. Coady is affiliated with N.Y.U. Bellevue Medical Center, where she is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, N.Y.U. Downtown Hospital, and St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center.  She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College. Dr. Coady has been an advocate for improvements in women’s healthcare and reproductive freedom all of her professional life.  She is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1986, and is a member of the New York Academy of Medicine.  Dr. Coady lives in Manhattan with her husband, Dr. Michael Goodman, a dentist, and her son, daughter, dog and cat.

Eden Gabrielle Fromberg, DO, is an osteopathic physician, Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1999) and Board Certified in Holistic Medicine (2003). Dr. Fromberg was born by natural childbirth in NYC, breastfed, weaned onto a naturopathic diet, and raised as a third generation vegetarian. She grew up with an awareness of the wholeness of all things and the goodness within people. In college, she began studying nutrition, yoga, massage, midwifery, natural family planning, and herbal medicine. She received a B.A. in Biology from Oberlin College in 1985, graduated from Southeastern University of the Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991, and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. From 1995 - 1997, she was in private practice at Catskill Women's Health Center in the Hudson Valley. In 1997 and 1998, she volunteered in Bali, Indonesia with the renowned midwife and author, Robin Lim, providing culturally sensitive prenatal care, home birth, and health care in a traditional Balinese village. The project has built a birth center and a homeopathic apothecary, and Dr. Fromberg was an assistant researcher for "Obat Asli Bali: The Synthesis of Traditional Herbal Medicine and Modern Medicine in Bali, Indonesia." She also wrote the forward to "Eating Wisely: Recipes for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women," by Robin Lim, CPM. Dr. Fromberg continues to consult with Robin Lim and the project in Bali, now known as Yayasan Bumi Sehat - Healthy Mother Earth Foundation

After returning from Bali, Dr. Fromberg established a private OB/GYN practice in New York City. From 1999 - 2004, she was on the faculty at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, where she supported midwifery practice and helped establish the hospital's Birth Center. She was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in 2000. After ten years in practice, working with midwives and delivering babies in the Hudson Valley, Bali, and Brooklyn, Dr. Fromberg now focuses exclusively on holistic gynecology for women throughout the life cycle and joined SoHo OB/GYN in 2005. She is a Fellow of the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine. She incorporates natural remedies, vitamins, herbs, nutrition and lifestyle recommendations, and other alternative approaches in her medical practice. In addition to holistic gynecology practice, Dr. Fromberg is also the founder and director of Lila Yoga, Dharma & Wellness, a unique wellness center dedicated to the cultivation and celebration of the cycle of life. Lila hosts diverse programs including yoga, prenatal yoga, meditation, martial arts, birth and parenting services, massage, holistic health and nutrition counseling, and holistic sexuality workshops. Dr. Fromberg is an Advanced Forrest Yoga teacher training graduate and teaches Fertile Yoga workshops and private yoga at Lila. Dr. Fromberg's husband, Edison Archer, a visual and martial artist, musician, and Nagkpa (Buddhist practitioner), manages Lila and teaches meditation and internal martial arts at the center and at Tibet House.

 

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