Specialty ~
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sub - Specialty ~
Female Pelvic Medicine / Urogynecology

Special Expertise ~
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Anal Incontinence, Benign Gynecologic Surgery

Awards ~
Top Doctors US News & World Report 2011
America’s Best Doctors, 2009, 2010, 2011
America’s Top Doctors, 2011, 2012
Best Doctors in America 2010-2011
Council of Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG)
National Faculty Award, 2009
Invited faculty member, Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) 4th year medical student retreat, “Coming Full Circle: 4th Year Reflections on Humanism in Medicine”, April 18, 2009
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2008
Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAM), 2008
America’s Best Doctors, 2007
AAMC Mid-level Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, 2007
Best Teaching Faculty Award, from third year OB/GYN medical students:
Oct-Nov 2007; Nov-Dec 2007; May-June 2008, Aug-September 2010
Faculty Baccalaureate Speaker, School of Medicine, 2007
Faculty Marshal, School of Medicine Graduation, 2004, 2007
Academy of Distinguished Educators, elected 2006
AAMC Early Career Women’s Faculty Professional Developmental Seminar, 2002
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001
Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG)
National Faculty Award, 2001
Berlex Foundation Junior Faculty Research Award, 2000


Rush Medical Center -
Department of OB/GYN Fellow Teaching Award, 1999

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center -
James E. Kindred Resident Teaching Award, 1994
OB/GYN Resident Teaching Award, 1994
Health Sciences Center Employee of the Month, May 1994
Dean’s Scholarship in Geographic Medicine (Project HOPE,
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1992)
Medical Alumni Scholarship, 1989 - 1992

Education ~
Postgraduate -
August – November 2010 Graduate, Intermountain Healthcare Advanced Training Program in Health Care Delivery Improvement, Salt Lake City, Utah 
1998-1999 Fellow, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Director: Linda Brubaker, MD, Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 
1992-1996 Internship and Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia

Graduate -
1992 University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, Doctor of Medicine

Undergraduate -
1986-1988 Completion of basic science work, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
1985 B.A. in Spanish, minor in Religious Studies, Magna Cum Laude, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Residency ~
Obstetrics / Gynecology University of Virginia

Fellowship ~
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL

Certification ~
Diplomate, The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc., 1998

Research ~
Primary areas of clinical research interest include: patient-centered treatment outcomes for pelvic floor disorders (PFD) and quality improvement in OB/GYN. Secondary research interests include: medical education, epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, maternal childbirth injury, ethics of elective surgery

Publications

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