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Paula J Adams Hillard, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (General Gynecology) at the Stanford University Medical Center
Bio Paula J. Adams Hillard, M.D., is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine where she serves as Associate Chair for Medical Student Education. She earned a B.S. in Zoology from the University of North Carolina and obtained her M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in OB/Gyn at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She was on the faculty at the University of Virginia, and served as Professor in the Departments of OB/Gyn and Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (CCHMC) /University of Cincinnati Medical Center for 23 years. At CCHMC she was the founder of a postgraduate fellowship training program in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. She currently directs the program in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
She has been active on a number of national medical committees, including chair of the American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) Committees on Patient Education, Adolescent Health, and Guidelines for Women’s Health; she is a past member of the Gynecologic Practice Committee, the Gynecology Document Review Committee, and the Ethics Committee. She was been an examiner for the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists from 1991-2015. She is a Board Member of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and was elected a fellow of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. She is a past president of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and is an active contributor to the literature in adolescent gynecology and contraception with over 200 journal articles and abstracts published. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. She is the sole editor of two textbooks: the 5-Minute Consult in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2008) and Practical Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (2013). She is the author of over 120 book chapters on women’s health. She has been a consultant and a member of tasks forces and committees for the CDC, the U.S. FDA, the NICHD, the AMA, American Cancer Society, and ACOG. In addition to her work as a member of editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer for professional publications, Dr. Hillard has extensive experience with the consumer press. She was a contributing editor to Parents magazine from 1982-1990, writing a monthly column on pregnancy and birth--and currently acts as an editorial consultant to women’s publications such as Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Glamour, YM, and Seventeen, as well as ABC News. She is a consultant to and a member of the medical advisory board of Clue, a menstrual cycle tracking app. She has been recognized for her teaching, and has been selected as one of 18 senior faculty master teachers/mentors for medical students at the Stanford University School of Medicine in a formal mentoring program called Educators for CARE: Compassion, Advocacy, Responsibility, and Empathy. -
Michele Hugin, MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Obstetric outcomes in female veterans
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Leah S. Millheiser, MD,FACOG,IF
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Current Research and Scholarly Interests Research interest in the role of the central nervous system in female hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
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Navdeesh Reiners, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Bio Dr. Reiners specializes in general obstetrics and gynecology. She received her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego and completed her residency at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and has been involved in numerous public health projects focused on reproductive health. At Stanford, she provides inpatient and outpatient obstetrical and gynecologic care to women of all ages and is also involved with medical education, serving as the Co-Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Core Clerkship for the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Michelle Solone, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Bio Dr. Solone was born at Stanford Hospital and grew up in northern California. She went to UC Davis for college where she studied Exercise Science and was the captain of the cross country and track and field teams. She worked as a personal trainer and teacher before starting medical school at UC Irvine. She then returned to the Bay Area to attend Stanford for her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In her final year of residency she was an Administrative Chief resident. As a Clinical Instructor and Assistant Residency Program Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology she enjoys teaching residents, working on Labor and Delivery, performing gynecologic surgery, and seeing a variety of patients at the Gynecology and Obstetrics clinics. She also sees patients at the Palo Alto Veteran's Affairs Gynecology clinic one day per week. Dr. Solone is proud to work at the exceptional institution where she completed her residency training and where her children were delivered.
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Amy J Voedisch, MD, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Bio Dr. Voedisch was born and raised in a small town in Minnesota. She received a BA from Macalester College and attended Mayo Medical School. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaiser Permanent Santa Clara and a Fellowship in Family Planning at Stanford School of Medicine. She also has a Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Science Research from Stanford University. Dr. Voedisch is passionate about providing comprehensive reproductive healthcare to all women at any stage in their lives. She specializes in contraception, family planning, early pregnancy management and menopause. Dr. Voedisch has a particular interest in international healthcare and serves as a consultant through the Stanford Program for International Reproductive Education and Services (SPIRES), providing medical education and quality assurance in family planning internationally. She also is a member of the Bay Area Leadership Council for the International Women's Health Coalition. Dr. Voedisch believes strongly in shared-decision making between patients and their physicians in order to help all patients reach their health goals.
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John Steven Wachtel, MD, FACOG
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Bio Dr. Wachtel has been practicing general obstetrics and gynecology for 38 years and has personally delivered over 6,000 babies. He continues to have an active practice in general ob/gyn, serving as a Clinical Professor. He is a nationally recognized expert in patient safety, peer review and data driven quality improvement and has served numerous roles in the field and lectured nationally and internationally. Dr. Wachtel is the Assistant Secretary for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and currently serves on the ACOG National Executive Board and Executive Committee. He is the immediate Past Chair for ACOG District IX (the state of California) and also previously served for three years on the ACOG national Executive Board. He also serves on the Executive Committee for the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative and is an Expert Medical Reviewer for the Medical Board of California.