Anthony Vintzileos, MD

Dr. Anthony Vintzileos is the Chief Patient Safety Officer for Obstetrics, Northwell Health Western Region and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donald and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Prior to October 1, 2022, Dr. Vintzileos was Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island  (formerly known as NYU Winthrop Hospital); NYU Long Island, School of Medicine, Mineola, NY for 15 years.

 Dr. Vintzileos has been a steady supporter of the literature in the area of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and tireless academic contributor over the last 46 years. He has received multiple awards and honors including “Outstanding Individual Contributor” (1998) and the “Award of Research Excellence” (2001) by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. In 2021, Dr. Vintzileos was the recipient of the Annual Dr. Papanicolaou Grand Award of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York.

Dr. Vintzileos has authored and co-authored 411 peer-reviewed articles, 85 non-peer-reviewed articles, 67 book chapters, 7 books and 531 abstracts/scientific presentations on topics related to maternal-fetal medicine, fetal behavior and obstetrical ultrasonography.  Much of his published research on the fetal biophysical profile, preterm premature rupture of the membranes, fetal heart rate monitoring, genetic sonography, fetal anomalies, growth restriction and preterm birth has been introduced into standard obstetrical practices today. In 2021. In 2020, Dr. Vintzileos and his team reported the first case of visualization (by electron microscopy) with confirmatory evidence of Covid-19 virus invading the human placenta.

Over the years, he has participated and also frequently organized and presented in workshops, postgraduate courses and symposia during various scientific meetings. Over the past 45 years, he has had numerous oral and poster presentations and frequently organized and presented in the workshops, postgraduate courses and symposia during various scientific meetings. Dr. Vintzileos has served on several national review panels, study sections, and committees and he has served as an elected member to the Board of Governors of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) from 2005-2008. Since 2011, he is the Subspecialty Editor on “Obstetrical Ultrasound” for the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

In recognition of his academic contributions to his field on a national and international level, Dr. Vintzileos was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Patras School of Medicine, Greece, in 2010 and a second Honorary Doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian Athens University School of Medicine (from which he obtained his MD degree), Greece, in 2017.

Since June 2014, Dr. Vintzileos is Associate Editor and since 2016 he is Deputy Editor for Obstetrics for the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology one of the most influencing/leading journals in Obstetrics and Gynecology.