Gary L Goldberg, MD - Northwell Health Physician Partners Gynecologic Oncology at New Hyde Park

Northwell Health Physician Partners Gynecologic Oncology in New Hyde Park, New York, is dedicated to providing top-quality care for individuals facing gynecologic cancers. Our team of experienced healthcare professionals specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, offering compassionate care and advanced medical solutions to our patients.

Fidel Valea, MD is the system chief of gynecologic oncology at Northwell Health and the director of gynecologic oncology for the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. He previously served as the Director of Gynecologic Oncology for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) from 2018-2021 after serving six years as a member of that division. With 25 years of service, he is one of the nation's longest- standing oral board examiners for the ABOG. He also proudly serves on the board of directors of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.Dr. Valea has won numerous regional and national teaching awards. During his 12-year tenure at Stony Brook, he served as the Principal Investigator for the Gynecologic Oncology national study group and Division Head. Afterwards, he was recruited to Duke University School of Medicine where he held several leadership positions, including vice chair of education and both residency director and fellowship director in gynecologic oncology.Among the many clinical trials Dr. Valea has been involved in, he is most known for his work in improving perioperative care (ERAS), surgical education and preinvasive diseases of the cervix. He was also involved in the development of sentinel lymph node mapping for patients with endometrial cancer, a technique for successfully identifying the most important lymph nodes to remove in these patients. Born in Cuba and raised in New York, Dr. Valea was inspired as a child by a close family role model who pursued a path in medicine. He continued to meet mentors in different clinical specialties that cultivated his interest in becoming a surgeon, and specifically a gynecologic oncologist. Although Dr. Valea has a passion for surgery and fixing things with his hands, first and foremost, he's a "people person."Dr. Valea loves the lifelong relationships that he develops in this field. In fact, he keeps every card, and every gift that patients have given him over the years. He takes the time to build a personal connection with not just each patient, but with their support systems as well, so that everyone can feel "happier, safer, connected and more comfortable" through every step of their journey together.

Jill Whyte is a gynecologic oncologist at Northwell Health Physician Partners Gynecologic Oncology at New Hyde Park, NY. She specializes in surgical management of womens cancers, including cancers of the ovary, uterus, cervix and vulva. She also performs complex benign gynecologic surgery and has a special interest in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. She is the site primary investigator for a national trial looking at robotic surgery for the management of cervical cancer. Dr. Whyte is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in gynecological oncology and is as an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.While in college at Penn State University, Dr. Whyte volunteered for the countrys largest student-run philanthropic event, a 48-hour dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer care and research. Getting to know families who benefitted from the fundraising sparked her interest in cancer care and inspired her to go to medical school. She attended NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency and fellowship training in gynecologic oncology. She found that specialty the perfect place that brings everything togetherher interests in cancer care, womens health, and surgery.The opportunity to help women feel more comfortable talking about gynecological health concerns appealed to Dr. Whyte. There are still a lot of women who suffer with gynecologic issues, both benign and cancer-related, because theyre too embarrassed to talk about it, she says. I try to create a warm and open environment where patients can talk about whats going on with their bodies.Dr. Whytes patients are typically referred to her because of a cancer diagnosis or the suspicion that they have cancer. Seeing any kind of oncologist is inherently a stressful experience, she says. The office staff works together to ease that stress. We try not to rush visits, have conversations when patients are dressed and sitting in the office rather than in an exam room, and encourage patients to bring family members with them, she says. Patients are introduced to team members, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, from the first visit, so that they always feel like they can call the office and get someone to talk to, she says.Dr. Whyte says her patients have taught her to slow down, to better explain complex information, and to listen carefully, especially when it comes to the goals of their treatment. It's important that we're subject matter experts, that we know the latest research results and best practices, and that we're highly skilled, but then its also important that we really take into account whats important to patients.Dr. Whyte supports Any Mountain Everest, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to fund research on ovarian cancer prevention and early detection. As a personal fundraising effort, she climbed to the Mount Everest base camp along with ovarian cancer survivors, medical providers, and caregivers in April 2023.