Dr. Charles Debrovner

Dr. Charles Debrovner

Dr. Charles Debrovner is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Yale University. He graduated from NYU School of Medicine in 1960. He has been a member of the New York Society for Ethical Culture since 1984. He served as its President for six years. He was the President of the Humanist Institute for twelve years. He has served on the Board of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools for over 20 years. Dr. Debrovner devoted much of his professional career to helping couples challenged with reproductive difficulties and infertility to achieve their dreams of a family.

He is the former Chair of the Department of OB/GYN at the French & PolyClinic Hospitals in New York City, and was an Emeritus Senior Attending Physician at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital. Though retired from clinical practice, he remains a Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at NYU School of Medicine. He is currently Medical Coordinator for Obstetrics and Gynecology at the New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct. Fitting his expertise, Dr. Debrovner is especially interested in ethical issues related to assisted reproductive technologies (ART), abortion, female genital mutilation, and cloning, within the framework of human reproductive rights. He continues to serve as an expert in medical legal matters and lives in New York City.