About us

Dr. Elizabeth Grill is the Director of psychological services at the Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine and is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, and Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also an Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.Dr. Grill is established as a nationally recognized expert and innovator in reproductive and sexual mental health.  She is the current Chair of RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association, the Past Chair of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Immediate Past President of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research.Dr. Grill is experienced as a health psychologist and medical researcher with a special focus on the emotional aspects of infertility, IVF treatment, third party reproduction, oncofertility, fertility preservation, sexual dysfunction, and stress and infertility.  Dr. Grill provides individual and couple therapy for patients participating in all forms of family building and assisted reproduction including third-party reproduction. She also treats men, women, and couples experiencing sexual and relationship problems both related and unrelated to infertility.Dr. Grill’s postdoctoral training includes a fellowship year at the Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medicine. She was trained and certified at the Mind/Body Institute at Harvard Medical School and developed and conducts stress management workshops for infertility patients focusing on relaxation techniques, cognitive restructuring, assertiveness skills and other helpful ways to manage emotional distress. Dr. Grill completed a two-year fellowship as a sex therapist at the Human Sexuality Program, Payne Whitney Clinic of the New York Presbyterian Hospital, founded over thirty years ago by Dr. Helen S. Kaplan.Dr. Grill completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology and Communications with Highest Distinction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and received her Psy.D in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. She completed a year-long psychology internship at the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She also trained and led workshops at the New York University Child Study Center designed to teach couples communication and relationship-enhancement skills.Dr. Grill is a member of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and was Past Chair of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association. She was elected to a second term on the Content Review Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Additionally, she is a member of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, The Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and is Past President of The Society for Sex Therapy and Research.She serves as an editorial reviewer for Fertility and Sterility, Human Reproduction, and Journal of Andrology. Dr. Grill has lectured worldwide to patient and medical audiences and has published articles and participated in media interviews related to the emotional aspects of reproductive medicine, oncofertility, and sexual dysfunction.To schedule an appointment or for more information, please call Dr. Grill's office at (646) 962-3314.