Dr. Steven Shawn Ravins, MD

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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Steven Shawn Ravins, who serves patients in Queens, New York.

Dr. Ravins is an established obstetrician-gynecologist at Raveco Medical in Queens, New York, with locations in Forest Hills, Jackson Heights, and Woodside.

Raveco Medical is a premiere Women's Health group based out of Queens, New York. Their mission is to ensure quality women's care in an approachable and affordable manner. To this end they have developed many aspects of their practice to marry medical innovation with the amenities of the service industry. Their friendly doctors and support staff believe in improving health through knowledge, and their beautiful offices are a respite from the stresses of health. They seek to match the needs of the modern Raveco woman.

Academically, Dr. Ravins completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry and a minor in Physics at the University of Denver in Colorado. He then went on to earn his medical degree at Rosalind Franklin University, formerly known as Chicago Medical School in Illinois. He continued his training with residencies in general surgery and anesthesiology at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at New York University Downtown Hospital.

On a professional level, he is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.

Among his other roles, Dr. Ravins has hospital privileges at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside, New York, and is affiliated with Long Island Jewish Forest Hills in Queens, New York.

Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).

Alongside his medical career, Dr. Ravins has engaged in several successful business ventures, including starting Idealpath, Inc. in 1999, a business-to-business e-commerce utility, and KERISMA, Inc., which focused on the production of Brachytherapy applicators. He also has five patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office pertaining to the KERISMA Interstitial Brachytherapy applicator and seed cartridge for the treatment of prostate cancer. In addition, he has been the Director of Marketing and Product Development for Amaxza Digital since 2015.

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