Hudson Medical Services, PC — Kyle Lipton, MD — An Honest Editorial Review
Among fertility clinics in New York, many Westchester County patients begin a fertility evaluation not at an IVF center in Manhattan but with a local gynecologist who can run the early workup, interpret results in context, and escalate care when it is warranted. Hudson Medical Services, PC — the solo practice of Dr. Kyle A. Lipton at 175 Memorial Highway, Suite 2-6 in New Rochelle — has functioned as that kind of first stop for roughly two decades, drawing patients from New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Larchmont, Mount Vernon, and the Bronx.
This is a general gynecology and pelvic-surgery practice with an established interest in infertility evaluation. Dr. Lipton is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons — he is not a reproductive endocrinologist. The practice does not operate an IVF lab, does not appear in SART reporting, and refers patients who need advanced reproductive technology to a dedicated REI program.
Training and Credentials
Dr. Kyle A. Lipton, MD, FACOG, FACS, completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University and earned his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. He completed his residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where — across a four-hospital training network — he built out an unusually surgical skill set: minimally invasive and endoscopic pelvic reconstruction and urogynecologic surgery at Mount Sinai, infertility medicine at NYU Medical Center, "bloodless surgery" techniques at Englewood Hospital, and high-risk obstetrics at Elmhurst Hospital. He served his final year as chief resident with an emphasis on infertility and advanced laparoscopic pelvic reconstructive surgery.
He is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) — a credential held by a minority of gynecologists and one that signals substantive surgical volume. He is licensed in New York State and is affiliated with Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. He does not appear in PubMed indexed reproductive-medicine literature; his work has been clinical rather than academic.
Services and Specialties
Hudson Medical Services offers:
- Comprehensive gynecologic care and annual well-woman exams
- Infertility evaluation, cycle monitoring, and ovulation induction workups
- In-office pelvic ultrasound (performed by Dr. Lipton, not a technician)
- Irregular menses, PCOS, and hormonal imbalance evaluation
- Fibroid and endometriosis management
- Chronic pelvic pain workup
- Minimally invasive and laparoscopic gynecologic surgery
- Endoscopic pelvic reconstruction
- Colposcopy and LEEP for abnormal Pap smears
- Urogynecologic surgical consultation
The practice explicitly does not perform IVF, ICSI, egg retrieval, embryo transfer, or run a donor program. Patients who need IVF, egg freezing, donor eggs, or clinical IUI beyond an OB/GYN's scope are referred to a reproductive endocrinologist — typically at one of the large Manhattan or Westchester REI programs.
What This Practice Is — and Isn't
A useful OB/GYN workup can save a patient months of calendar time before an REI consult. Typical first-pass testing at Hudson Medical includes cycle day 3 FSH, estradiol, and AMH; TSH and prolactin; a hysterosalpingogram or in-office sono-HSG for tubal patency; a pelvic ultrasound for antral follicle count, fibroids, and endometrial assessment; and a partner semen analysis through a reference lab. Patients with regular cycles and normal basics may trial timed intercourse or move to clinical IUI; those with blocked tubes, significant fibroids, endometriosis, severe male-factor findings, diminished ovarian reserve, or age 38+ after six months of trying are generally best served by moving directly to a reproductive endocrinologist. Our how to read IVF success rates guide is a good primer for anyone handed that referral.
Where Dr. Lipton's training shows up most is on the surgical side. For patients whose fertility workup identifies fibroids, endometriosis, or tubal or uterine pathology that needs correction before IVF, an experienced laparoscopic pelvic surgeon is exactly the referral an REI would make. A Westchester patient can often have that surgery done locally rather than traveling into Manhattan.
Patient Experience
Hudson Medical Services carries a 4.9-star Google rating across more than 530 reviews — an unusually strong signal at that review volume for a solo gynecologic practice. Recurring themes in patient commentary include Dr. Lipton personally performing ultrasounds, taking time to explain imaging findings, and continuity with the same physician across visits rather than rotating through a group. The 175 Memorial Highway location is near I-95 Exit 15 and the New Rochelle train station, with on-site parking.
Insurance and Cost in New York
New York's fertility insurance mandate, effective January 1, 2020, requires large-group commercial plans (100+ employees) to cover up to three cycles of IVF, including fresh and frozen embryo transfer and associated medications. The statutory definition of infertility includes donor insemination, which brings single parents by choice and same-sex female couples under the coverage umbrella. Self-funded (ERISA) employer plans and small-group or individual marketplace plans are not subject to the mandate. A diagnostic OB/GYN workup at a practice like Hudson Medical is typically billed under standard gynecology benefits — a practical way to get real data before any IVF authorization is pursued. See our fertility insurance mandates by state guide and IVF cost by state breakdown for the New York specifics.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
For patients in Westchester and the Bronx who have no known fertility diagnosis — particularly single parents by choice and same-sex couples lining up donor sperm — at-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is often a sensible low-cost first step before any clinical IUI.
At-home insemination kits from MakeAMom are a one-time purchase, reusable until conception, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients run a few home cycles in parallel with an OB/GYN workup before escalating to clinical care. If you have a known diagnosis, have been trying 12 months (six months if you're 35 or older), or your physician has recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Location and Contact
Address: 175 Memorial Highway, Suite 2-6, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Phone: (914) 355-4500 Website: drkylelipton.com Hospital affiliation: Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Dr. Lipton perform IVF? No. Hudson Medical Services is a gynecology and pelvic-surgery practice that handles fertility evaluation, ovulation workups, and the surgical correction of fibroids, endometriosis, or tubal disease that may precede IVF. Patients who need IVF, ICSI, egg freezing, or donor gametes are referred to a reproductive endocrinologist.
What does FACS add on top of FACOG? FACOG (Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) is standard for board-certified OB/GYNs. FACS (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons) is held by a minority of gynecologists and reflects significant surgical training and volume. In practice, it means Dr. Lipton is positioned as both a gynecologist and a pelvic surgeon — useful if your fertility workup turns up something that needs operating on.
Is New York's IVF mandate relevant here? It can be, depending on your plan. If you carry a New York large-group fully insured plan, the 2020 mandate requires coverage of up to three IVF cycles once you meet the statutory definition of infertility. Diagnostic workup at a general OB/GYN like Hudson Medical is typically covered under routine gynecology benefits regardless of IVF authorization.
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