Dr. Petrikovsky was named top OB/GYN by the consumers research Council of America on June 2005.
Dr. Petrikovsky said “Some pregnant women prefer to eat no animal products. If they do this, they should make sure to get enough complete protein vitamin B12 in their diets.
One can get B12 from tempeh, miso, sea vegetables, or a vitamin supplement. Vegetarian foods contain large amounts of protein including soybeans (which are really legumes), beans, peas, nuts, seeds, peanut and almond butters, and quinoa (a grain).
For example plain soymilk contains from 6 to 10 grams of protein, two tofu hotdogs contain 18 grams, a serving of whole wheat pasta contains 7 grams, 2 tablespoons of almond butter contain 8 grams, and a mere 4 ounces of tempeh (a food made from soybeans) contains 20 grams of protein, along with 100 milligrams of calcium and 6 milligrams of iron.”
Dr. Petrikovsky completed his postgraduate training at SUNY downstate/Maimonides Medical Center ( Brooklyn, NY ) and his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Connecticut in 1988. That same year he was a visiting researcher at Kings College School of Medicine (London, UK), specializing in Fetal Medicine and Surgery. From 1992 to 1999 he served as a Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital.
Dr. Petrikovsky serves as a member of the editorial board of journals of neonatal intensive care, ultrasound diagnosis in obstetrics and pediatrics. He also serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound and Obstetrics and Gynecology. His major professional interests are fetal medicine, prenatal diagnosis, fetoscopy, fetal cardiology, Ob/Gyn sonography, and invasive Ob/Gyn procedures. Dr. Petrikovsky has published over 100 peer reviewed articles and ten book chapters.
Dr. Petrikovsky has a busy private practice. Among his research awards are the Recognition Award of the brooklyn Gynecologic Society, Obstetrical Society of Boston, Howard Levine MD Science Award, Bristol-Myers, Squibble/Mead Johnson Traveling Fellowship and the Award of the Italian Society of Perinatal Medicine.
Dr. Petrikovsky is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. He is a Professor of Obsterics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine.
Dr. Boris Petrikovsky is the Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Nassau University Medical Center, and is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine. He has received awards and honors internationally for his research work and has written over 100 scientific articles.