Dr. Karli Provost Goldstein
I’m Dr. Karli Provost Goldstein, and I’m thrilled to share my journey with you. As a board-certified minimally invasive gynecologist, I specialize in advanced laparoscopic and robotic endometriosis excision. My mission is to provide expert, compassionate care to those dealing with endometriosis, adenomyosis, and infertility.
My Personal Journey
My path to becoming a gynecologist was deeply personal and filled with challenges. From a young age, I experienced significant bowel issues and pain, similar to what my mother and grandmother endured. Their struggles with painful periods and early hysterectomies inspired me to seek a better way. I dedicated myself to exploring alternative approaches, diet, and medicines to achieve wellness, often finding myself at odds with traditional medical perspectives.
With the unwavering support of my family, I founded ESSE Care and Wellness. Here, we blend integrative whole-body care with state-of-the-art gynecologic treatments, offering a truly holistic approach to health. Our family-centered team is dedicated to supporting your wellness journey while ensuring you have time to enjoy life.
Medical Background
My osteopathic medical school training emphasized the interconnected nature of the body, a philosophy that has shaped my approach to patient care. During my OB-GYN training, I underwent several surgeries for bowel issues, eventually discovering that endometriosis was the root cause. Diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency at 30, I faced the reality of needing donor eggs or immediate egg preservation due to suspected early ovarian failure.
Overcoming infertility with help through multiple rounds of IVF, surrogacy and eventual success.
My road to motherhood was long and challenging. I endured over ten rounds of IVF, experienced a second-trimester loss during a surrogacy journey, and ultimately succeeded after excision surgery and a tailored protocol for endometriosis. Today, I am blessed with two miracle daughters. My experiences have given me a profound empathy for my patients, and my motto has always been to grieve, wake up tomorrow, and make a new plan. I am passionate about putting you in the right hands for endometriosis or infertility so that you do not have hormone stimulation advancing or hurting your endo.
Major Health Challenges
My first of many challenges was a ruptured appendix as a med student with no family or advocate with me for surgery. In addition to endometriosis and infertility, I faced a cancer scare this year when a large mass was found on MRI suspicious for cervical carcinoma. Multiple radiologists and oncologists were involved and ultimately urgent biopsies fortunately returned the diagnosis of adenomyoma of the cervix (4cm) and extensive inflammation. These biopsies were followed with a total hysterectomy with ovarian removal and hernia repairs in order to restore the abdominal wall after 8 surgeries. Now on hormone replacement with a balanced approach I work with the best fitness trainers and wellness coaches to feel my strongest.
Passion for Integrative Care
My personal health journey fueled my passion for helping others navigate similar challenges. I believe in the power of miracles, the importance of love and support, and the mind-body connection. At ESSE Care and Wellness, I strive to combine precision gynecologic surgery (Western medicine) with integrative wellness modalities.
Professional Expertise
Dr. Karli Provost Goldstein trained under a world renowned Endometriosis surgeon at Lenox Hill completing over 1,000 cases during her advanced minimally invasive endometriosis fellowship. There are very few fellowships in the world dedicated to endometriosis with multi-organ involvement. She specializes in deep excision techniques and fertility exploratory surgery as well as hysterectomies and fibroid removal. Her dedication extended to patient education and healthcare education with her involvement at EndoFound and voluntary lectures at different universities for medical and nursing students.
Commitment to Global Health
We are passionate about improving access to expert training and care in the endometriosis and minimally invasive surgery fields. Dr. Karli Provost Goldstein grew up internationally and spearheaded several projects during medical school in Ghana and Uganda for maternal health. It is our commitment to soon be able to start projects again to further expand surgical and wellness access.
Welcome to Esse Care and Wellness
At ESSE, our goal is to integrate the practices that help patients throughout their journey whether surgical, fertility or hormonally. We combine years of experience with various therapies and collaborative healing in order to help create a personalized map for each patient. We understand the value of listening and the uniqueness of every patient’s story. We are honored to embark on this together over a cup of tea.
Are you ready to start your healing journey?
Restoring the pelvis inside out through precision surgery & holistic medicine.
