“It’s so fulfilling to help pregnant patients with illnesses or other complications carry out a healthy pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby. I love partnering with my patients to educate, coach, and facilitate their understanding of their care.”
Areas of expertise
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Complicated pregnancy
- Medical education
- LGBTQA+ health care
“It’s so fulfilling to help pregnant patients with illnesses or other complications carry out a healthy pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby. I love partnering with my patients to educate, coach, and facilitate their understanding of their care.”
Career
- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford Children’s Health – Physician, since 2002
- Stanford Hospital – Physician, since 2001
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California – Guest instructor in the master’s degree in academic medicine program, since 2017
- Stanford University School of Medicine – Codirector of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship, 2005–2019
- Speaker at numerous national conferences, including the Innovations in Medical Education Conference in 2018 and 2019, San Gabriel, CA; the Learning Communities Institute 12th Annual Meeting in 2015, San Diego, CA; and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Faculty Development Seminar in 2014, Manalapan, FL
- The Clinical Teacher – Editor
Education
- Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California – Master of Science in academic medicine, 2016
- Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center – Residency in obstetrics and gynecology, 1995–1998
- University of Southern California School of Medicine – Medical degree, 1995
- University of California, Davis – Bachelor of Science in physiology and psychology, 1990
Awards and achievements
- In my medical practice, I’ve focused mainly on complicated pregnancies. Specifically, I help patients carrying more than one baby, who may be older, pregnant after rAPGO Faculty Scholars and Leaders, 2019
- APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018
- Center of Excellence at Stanford University, Faculty Fellow, 2017
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Leadership in Education Award, 2008
- American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Resident Laparoscopy Award, 1998eceiving infertility treatment or weight loss surgery, or dealing with health complications during pregnancy, including thyroid disease, gestational diabetes, hypertension, depression, and anxiety. It’s so fulfilling to help pregnant patients with illnesses or other complications carry out a healthy pregnancy and give birth to a healthy baby.
- I love partnering with my patients to educate, coach, and facilitate their understanding of their care. I’m also passionate about combating disparities within the health care system and caring for the LGBT+ community.
- As a Clinical Professor at Stanford, I work with third and fourth year medical students, teaching them the ins and outs of the OB-GYN specialty. I enjoy instructing because it allows me to have an impact on the doctors of the future by sharing my expertise from my years in the field and showing them the importance of compassionate, evidence-based medical care.
- Recently, I was quoted in TIME magazine about the effect of coronavirus on pregnant people.
- I joined Flo as a Medical Advisor in the spring of 2019 — I review articles related to pregnancy and consult about gynecological topics in order to help millions of users worldwide take better control over their health.
Academic memberships
- Member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Member of the American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Member of Stanford’s Teaching and Learning Academy
Appearances and publications in other media
The Clinical Teacher, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 219.,
01 Jun 2015
Flo articles reviewed by Dr. Cynthia DeTata
