In years past, a young girl experiencing a gynecological issue, such as an ovarian mass, could not receive care from a gynecologist, because she was too young.
Today, there is a new subspecialty: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
Monique Regard, MD is one of the few pediatricians throughout the nation whose entire practice is devoted to this subspecialty. Dr. Regard was featured on the cover of Westchester Magazine 's Top Doctors issue in November 2009.
Monique Regard, MD's specialty integrates several areas of medicine, such as surgery, endocrinology and dermatology. Dr. regard treats patients who range in age from infancy to adolescence. “It's a tremendous diversity of skill sets,” says Dr. Regard.
Parents bring their babies or young daughters to see Dr. Regard “for very specific reasons,” she explains, "from infants with a twisted ovary, or vaginal opening issues, to adolescent girls with irregular or painful periods."
One rare condition Dr. Regard treats is ovarian tumors. “My special training allows me to carefully analyze the radiology imaging of gynecologic masses, and generally predict if they are non-cancerous. In these cases, I can surgically separate the tumor from the ovary, thereby saving the ovary,” says Dr. Regard.
