Longevity

Rachel Villanueva, MD, FACOG

25 years in practice

Clinical Assistant Professor of OB/GYN at NYU Grossman School of Medicine · FemGevity Health

Yale-trained OB/GYN, NYU Grossman clinical faculty, and former National Medical Association president

Hormone Optimization
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About

Rachel Villanueva, MD, FACOG is a board-certified OB/GYN, Clinical Assistant Professor of OB/GYN at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and active physician at Maiden Lane Medical in Manhattan. She earned her BS and MD at Yale, completed OB/GYN residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital on the Cornell campus, and has roughly 25 years of women's-health practice. Her leadership includes serving as the 122nd President of the National Medical Association, advisory work with ACOG, the AMA Minority Affairs Section, the National Academy of Medicine, Centene, and national maternal-health and health-equity initiatives. At FemGevity, she contributes as a consulting physician.

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What to Know

Signature approach

Villanueva brings OB/GYN fundamentals through an academic and health-equity lens. Her practice and policy work focus on how women present, how symptoms get investigated, and how reproductive, gynecologic, menopause, and maternal-health issues are handled across different patient groups. At FemGevity, that perspective strengthens the advisory layer around menopause and longevity care.

What sets them apart

  • National physician leadership. She served as the 122nd President of the National Medical Association.
  • Academic plus clinical practice. NYU Grossman faculty work sits alongside active OB/GYN practice at Maiden Lane Medical.
  • Policy-level women's-health reach. ACOG, AMA Minority Affairs, National Academy of Medicine, Centene, and maternal-health work give her a broader lens than a standard telehealth profile.

Before You Book

  • FemGevity role is consulting. Ask the team which clinician will handle your visit if direct care by Villanueva matters.
  • In-person OB/GYN care is separate. Her Manhattan practice covers gynecology, procedures, and surgery outside the FemGevity telehealth path.
  • Health-equity lens. Her background is especially relevant for users who value academic, policy, and women's-health advocacy context behind the care model.

Expertise

Focus areas

Hormone Optimization

Patient types

Women in Perimenopause & MenopauseGeneral Adult Longevity

Credentials

Education

  • BS, Biology

    Yale University

  • MD

    Yale School of Medicine (1997)

Board certifications

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Board certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology — the standard credential for physicians providing pregnancy care, gynecologic surgery, and reproductive health.

Residency

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)

Additional certifications

  • FACOG

    American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

    Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — a senior-standing designation awarded to OB/GYNs who maintain board certification and active membership in the College.

Years in practice

25

NPI

1679601058

Affiliations

FemGevity Health

Consulting Physician

Thought Leadership

Publications

Media Appearances

  • Journalism That Holds Power to Account · Press mention (via Doximity) · 2022-08-04
  • COVID-19 and Infertility · Press mention (via Doximity) · 2022-05-06
  • We're Not Going Back to Normal. We Died in Normal: America Needs to Face Health Inequity · Press mention (via Doximity) · 2022-04-27

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