Weill Cornell

Dr. Ayisha Buckley is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Buckley focuses on high-risk pregnancy with special interest in severe maternal morbidity, cardio-obstetrics, health equity, global/international health, and medical education.Dr. Buckley earned her medical degree and bachelor's degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine, after completing a highly competitive combined MD/Bachelors program. She graduated magna cum laude and went on to complete her OB/GYN residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center, followed by a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Buckley subsequently completed an additional fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in Anesthesia Critical Care.During her residency, she served as a medical student mentor and was honored with the Award for Excellence in Obstetrics as well as several medical students teaching awards, including the Resident Teaching Award. During her MFM Fellowship, she was inducted into the illustrious Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society.Dr. Buckley has been published in peer-reviewed journals and publications on topics like racial and ethnic disparities with the vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) calculator as well as in the SARS-CoV-2 antibody response among pregnant women. Dr. Buckley is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Dr. Maria Teaiwa-Rutherford is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Teaiwa-Rutherford obtained a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University and earned her medical degree at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. She then completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where she served as chief resident.Before joining Weill Cornell in 2021, Dr. Teaiwa-Rutherford developed a thriving practice at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital (later Mount Sinai West), where she felt privileged to be a part of many women’s lives through routine gynecological care and family planning to pregnancy and beyond. Dr. Teaiwa-Rutherford was named a Top Doctor in the New York Magazine rising stars issue two years in a row and also received the Vitals Patients' Choice award. Born and raised in the Fiji Islands, Dr. Teaiwa-Rutherford has a strong interest in promoting women's health in developing countries. She has partnered with international medical programs to provide free obstetric and gynecological care to women at hospitals in Fiji and Kiribati. In her spare time, Dr. Teaiwa-Rutherford enjoys running and yoga. She lives in Westchester County with her husband and three children.

Dr. Feder is an experienced, board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist with special interests in preconception counseling. Dr. Feder joins Weill Cornell Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology after 20 years as a senior faculty member at Mount Sinai West Hospital. She has held numerous leadership positions, such as the Director of Ambulatory Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai West, Medical Director of the Mount Sinai West Faculty Practice, and a member of the Mount Sinai West Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Selection Committee and Executive Committee. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Feder received her bachelor's degree in history from Washington University in St. Louis in 1992. During her undergraduate career, she spent a year at King's College of the University of London studying history and English. She obtained her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1996. While in medical school, she was elected to the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Feder received residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, then a teaching hospital of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in 2000. As a resident, she was recognized for teaching excellence by Columbia's medical students. Also during residency, she was a Galloway Fellow at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center. In 2002, she was appointed Assistant Clinical Professorof Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, a position she held until 2013. Dr. Feder is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.