Rubina S. Khokhar

Rubina Shakil Khokhar, MD, is an attending physician and Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology at Montefiore Einstein. She is also Clerkship Site Leader, Wakefield Campus for Medical Education-Ob/Gyn. Her clinical focus centers on teaching obstetrics & gynecology to medical students and residents.

After obtaining her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1987 from Nishtar Medical College in Multan, Pakistan, Dr. Khokhar completed her residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Nishtar Hospital in 1987. She then completed another residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Azad Jammu and Kashmir Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, in 1991. Following this, Dr. Khokhar participated in an obstetrics & gynecology fellowship at Post-Graduate Institute in Lahore, Pakistan, completing it in 1992. Dr. Khokhar then came to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens (Cornell University) to complete a residency in general surgery in 1999 before completing an additional residency in obstetrics & gynecology at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, University Hospital of New York Medical College in 2006.

Dr. Khokhar is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a member of the American College of Obstetric & Gynecology (ACOG). She speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Medical Spanish. She has received accolades for excellence in teaching medical students, including recognition by the Leo M. Davidoff Society and receiving a certificate of appreciation for excellence in teaching from NY Medical College, 2003 – 2006.