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1430 PO Box
Portage, IN 46368Phone+1 219-764-5356
Summary
- Highly skilled, Board-Certified Obstetrician / Gynecologist with unique experience in a variety of clinical settings, to include private practice, university-based practice, and a renowned safety-net hospital specializing in Women’s Health for over twenty years.
A women’s health advocate committed to providing evidence-based, equitable and empathetic care with complex and diverse patient populations.
Consummate professional who possesses clear, concise oral and written communication with ability to translate medical evaluations and procedures with ease.
Adept at mentoring, educating and inspiring teams to provide ultimate quality of care in a fast-paced environment.
Career Highlights:
Expert in clinical outpatient and inpatient procedures, such as colposcopy and sono-hysterogram, and vaginal, abdominal, and laparoscopic gynecological surgeries.
Achieves high clinical patient volume while ensuring cultural competence and patient centered approach.
Educates and mentors residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and junior attendings 20+ years.
Ability to develop patient-physician and public relationships regardless of ethnic, religious, or economic status.
Created and executed Gynecology Pre-op Conference to evaluate every scheduled surgical case each week.
Decreased adverse surgical outcomes due to improved planning with surgeons and proactive coordination, input, and backup with gynecology oncology; increased same day hysterectomy cases during and since COVID.
Gynecology Department lead over implementation of Dynamic Documentation (from Power Chart) resulting in increased revenue. Worked closely with administration and vendors to develop effective electronic consent.
Participant in Obstetrics and Gynecology Quality Assurance Committees to identify and improve system issues.
Education & Training
- The Menopause SocietyMenopause, Menopause, Certified Provider, 2023
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1995 - 1999
- Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 1995
- University of MichiganMPH, General Epidemiology, 1989 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1999 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 1999 - 2003
- TX State Medical License 1997 - 2000
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Menopause Certified Provider The Menopause Society, 2023
- Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical PathologyMember
- The Menopause SocietyMember
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