Chista Safajou, MD

Chista Safajou, MD is an OB-GYN practice in Poughkeepsie, New York, operating as Hudson Valley OBGYN, PLLC. The private practice specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, providing personalized care to women at every stage of life in a traditional office setting. Dr. Safajou has served the healthcare needs of women in the Hudson Valley area for over a decade. She offers a full range of gynecological and surgical services, along with obstetrical care for pregnant patients throughout pregnancy and delivery. Services include pregnancy and obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, infertility testing and treatment, family planning, annual checkups, pelvic pain, fibroids, adolescent and teenage care, menopause, MonaLisa Touch, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, and hysterectomy. The practice is accepting new patients and holds a rating of 4.20 based on 224 reviews.

Dr. Safajou is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and completed her residency at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Lincoln Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident from 2004 to 2005. She earned her medical education at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 1993. She is affiliated with Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where she performs her surgeries and deliveries. Patients see her at every visit, and the practice almost always delivers its own patients at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Obstetrical services include preconception counseling, prenatal care for both low-risk and high-risk pregnancy, vaginal birth after cesarean section, and postpartum care. When a pregnancy is considered high-risk, the practice may refer patients to a maternal-fetal specialist who works alongside the practice throughout the pregnancy. Family planning services include education and access to contraceptive methods such as oral contraceptives, Nexplanon, and IUD placement.

The practice is located on W Cedar St, about 0.1 miles from MidHudson Regional Hospital. It sits near North Road, Marist Drive, and Delafield Street, all within about 0.2 miles, and roughly 0.2 miles from Marist University.

Dr. Safajou has been voted by her patients as a Favorite Doctor in Hudson Valley Parent magazine multiple times and has been named one of America's Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists by the Consumers' Research Council of America. The practice has built an established track record on a large base of customer reviews.

For women in Poughkeepsie and the surrounding Hudson Valley, this is a longstanding obstetrics and gynecology practice led by a board-certified physician who delivers her own patients at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.