Dr. Fara Bellows Joins WPHPA Urology
White Plains, N.Y. (June 28, 2024) – White Plains Hospital has announced that board-certified urologist and urologic surgeon Dr. Fara Bellows has joined WPHPA Urology in White Plains.
After earning her medical degree cum laude from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, Dr. Bellows completed an internship in surgery and a residency in urology at the same institution.
Prior to joining WPHPA, Dr. Bellows held a number of positions at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, including clerkship director and lead physician, eConsults in its urology department and five years as a urologist. She then joined OhioHealth Berger Hospital and its Grant Medical Center as a urologist, where she practiced community urology and cared for a wide variety of patients and urologic conditions for an additional four years. Dr. Bellows also participated in leadership at Berger Hospital and was a member of its medical executive committee as well as its patient safety and quality review committees.
In addition to developing curricula for the OSU Wexner Medical Center’s urology program as an assistant professor of urology, Dr. Bellows has had her work published in a variety of professional journals, including Urology Practice, Urology Gold Journal, Journal of Endourology, and JAMA Surgery.
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About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Somers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and in 2023, White Plains Hospital received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by that federal agency for the second consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2022 became the only Hospital in Westchester to be awarded with an A Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 9th time.