Caring Beyond Medicine.

Dr. Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a B.A. in Biology and earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in 1990. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1994 and did a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Following her formal training, she worked for eleven years as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Medical Center, where she provided a wide range of care for high risk pregnant patients. She offered her expertise in medical and surgical conditions associated with complicated pregnancies such as advanced maternal age, gestational diabetes, preterm labor and the management of multiples. In 2005, she opened her own private practice on the Upper East Side.

Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis is the recipient of many awards and honors and has been involved with many societies. She has been a member of the Hellenic Medical Society of New York since 1987 and is currently on the Board of Directors. She also started the Young Initiative Project and actively recruits young members and is involved in community outreach.

Among her multiple publications, she authored an article on the first known case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in pregnancy and has contributed numerous abstracts on induction of labor and on perinatal complications in women of advanced maternal age with donor eggs.

She has been a guest on ABC Network’s “Good Morning America”, on AKTINA-FM radio and has been quoted in various publications including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Modern Bride, Shape and Parents magazines.

In 2013, the Barnard College Alumnae Association awarded Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis the Distinguished Award for Service for her outstanding mentorship of young women and dedication to the Barnard community. In November 2024, she was honored as the HPW "Woman of the Year," and in March 2025, she received the Pancyprian Women's Initiative Network "Woman of the Year" award for her outstanding service to the Greek/Cypriot community. Today, she continues to support and empower the future generation of women leaders entering the medical profession.

Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis is an Adjunct Professor at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, teaching 1st and 2nd year medical students about doctor-patient relations.

A native New Yorker, Dr. Chrisomalis-Valasiadis resides in Manhattan with her husband Peter and their two daughters, Nicole and Victoria.