Dr. Andrew T. Goldstein grew up in Bridgeton, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He pursued his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Beth Israel Medical Center. After completing his residency, Dr. Goldstein moved to Annapolis, Maryland and started the Sexual Wellness Center which is devoted to the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. In 1999, he joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and he became the director of the Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington, D.C. and New York City in 2002.
Dr. Goldstein is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and he has been elected to the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASSCP). Dr Goldstein is a grant recipient of the National Vulvodynia Association, and is President-Elect of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH). He co-authored the chapter on female sexual dysfunction for the Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the second edition of book Reclaiming Desire was published in June 2009. He is a co-editor for a textbook entitled Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation & Management that was published in 2009. His third book When Sex Hurts will be released in November 2010.
Dr. Goldstein is actively involved in research and has published more than 60 abstracts, peer-reviewed articles, and book chapters on female sexual dysfunction, sexual pain disorders, lichen sclerosus, lichen simplex chronicus, vulvodynia, and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. He has lectured extensively on the subjects of vulvodynia, vulvar disease, and female sexual dysfunction, and has been interviewed by many media outlets and publications including ABC’s 20/20, The View, The Discovery Channel, local affiliates of CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox, New York Times, Washington Post, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Essence, Women’s Health, and Prevention.
Dr. Goldstein’s wife, Gail, is a dermatologist in Annapolis, Maryland. They have three wonderful daughters: Lena, Mimi, and Julia. Together they enjoy skiing, scuba diving, wine tasting, and adventurous travel.
Dr. Goldstein also has offices in Annapolis, Maryland and New York City. Dr. Goldstein is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and he has been elected to the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASSCP). Dr Goldstein is a grant recipient of the National Vulvodynia Association, and is the President- Elect of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH). He co-edited the textbook “Female Sexual Pain Disorders” was released in 2009 and his book Reclaiming Desire was re-released as a paperback in May 2009. His third book “When Sex Hurts” will be released in late 2010. Dr. Goldstein is actively involved in research and has recently published peer-reviewed articles on lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, vulvodynia, and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (provoked vestibulodynia.) He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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