Program Overview

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Residency Training Program

Our Vision

Our vision is to train and mentor the future local and global leaders, advancing and transforming women’s health across the lifespan.

Our Residency Mission

The mission of the Stanford ObGyn Residency Program is to train competent, compassionate and inquisitive obstetrician-gynecologists that will become leaders in clinical care, education and research in Ob/Gyn and its subspecialties.

Letter from Residency Team

The Stanford Ob/Gyn residency program is an academically driven community characterized by clinical excellence, intellectual curiosity, and collegial resilience. Our residency program supports and affirms the identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our residents to promote equity, strengthen relationships, and cultivate community. Our clinical training is founded on the care of a diverse patient population and includes immersion in the traditional subspecialties of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynecology Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Urogynecology, Family Planning, and Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology. Training is further enhanced by a robust, longitudinal simulation experience as well as participation in our gender and LGBTQ+ programs. We complement our clinical training with access to a wealth of academic opportunities on the Stanford campus. Research and mentorship are available in all sub-specialties as well as collaboratively with departments across Stanford. We offer protected research time and multiple selectives that you can tailor to your career interests, as well as access to unique opportunities like the longitudinal Stanford Medicine LEAD program. After residency, about half of our residents pursue subspecialty training, both in traditional fellowships as well as less common pathways such as Clinical Informatics. The other half of our graduates pursue generalist practice and are well prepared for the full range of practice opportunities including private, community, and academic settings. We are vested in the wellness and growth of our trainees. We emphasize compassionate care and resilience in medicine, have protected time for teaching and wellness, and nurture our trainees to thrive as leaders. You will find our residents advocating for policy changes at the state and national level while embodying those values locally in the care of our patients. While our residents come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, we continually seek to grow the breadth of our community through the inclusion of members from wide ranging backgrounds, experiences, and with broad reaching career aspirations. We seek residents passionate about providing impeccable patient care and possessing an intellectual drive for the advancement of women’s health. We look forward to meeting you and learning how you will complement our program! Amy Judy and Justin Junn

Leslee L.Subak, MD

Department Chair and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor

Kate Shaw, MD MS

Associate Chair of Education

Gloria King

Residency Program Manager

Amy Judy, MD MPH

Program Director

Justin Hyuck-Jin Junn, MD, MBA

Associate Program Director

Teaching Faculty

• Leslee L.Subak, MD
  • Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Urology
  • Bio: Dr. Subak is a board-certified gynecologist in the Gynecology Clinic at Stanford Health Care. She is fellowship trained in urogynecology and pelvic surgery. Dr. Subak is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also a Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and, by courtesy, of urology. Her clinical interests include female pelvic medicine, general gynecology, and LGBTQ+ health. Dr. Subak is the founding director of the LGBTQ+ Health Program at Stanford Health Care. She is committed to providing compassionate and affirming care to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. Dr. Subak is an award-winning researcher who has conducted extensive studies on female reproductive health and urologic function. Her primary research focus is identifying interventions to reduce urinary incontinence in females. Her research group pioneered studies of weight loss as a treatment for incontinence. The research group also investigates novel interventions for female incontinence, such as slow-paced breathing, yoga, and mobile health apps. Dr. Subak has published more than 100 articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. Most of these articles focus on urinary incontinence, the association between weight and urinary incontinence, and new treatments for urinary incontinence. Her research has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JAMA Internal Medicine, The Journal of Urology, and The New England Journal of Medicine. She also wrote book chapters on several topics, including the economics of urinary incontinence. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO), the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), the Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology (CUCOG), and the International Continence Society (ICS). Dr. Subak has served on many committees focused on incontinence at AUGS, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI), which is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ICS.

Division of Gynecology & Gynecologic Specialties

Gynecology

• Diana Atashroo, MD
• Stephanie Cizek, MD
• Lisa Chao, MD
• Justin Junn, MD, MBA
• Michelle Khan, MD, MPH
• Olga Kciuk, MD
• Deirdre Lum, MD
• Juno Obedin-Maliver, MD
• Kathryn Sanserino, MD
• Rachel Chan Seay, MD
• Leslee Subak, MD
• Nichole Tyson, MD
• John Wachtel, MD
• Ruth Yemane, MD

Complex Family Planning Specialty

• Stephanie Amaya, MD
• Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH
• Erica Cahill, MD
• Andrea Henkel, MD
• Michele Hugin, MD
• Kate Shaw, MD, MS
• Jade Shorter, MD, MPH
• Amy Voedisch, MD, MS

Family Planning Fellows

• Jayne Caron, MD
• Simranvir Kaur, MD
• Amythis Soltani, MD

Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery/Urogynecology

• Bertha Chen, MD
• Eric Sokol, MD
• Lisa Rogo-Gupta, MD
• Kavita Mishra, MD

Urogyn Fellows

• Kelsey Gallo, MD
• Rachel Hannah Kopkin, MD

Division of Gynecologic Oncology

• Stephanie Chow, MD
• Oliver Dorigo, MD, PhD
• Talayeh Ghezelayagh, MD
• Amer Karam, MD
• Babak Litkouhi, MD
• Emily Clair McClung, MD
• Erinn Rankin, PhD
• Valerie Sugiyama, MD

GynOnc Fellows

• Elizabeth "Evie" Adams, MD
• Simone Sasse, MD, MPhil
• Sahana Somasegar, MD

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

• Lusine Aghajanova, MD
• Ruben Alvero, MD
• Brindha Bavan, MD
• Ruth Lathi, MD
• Amin Milki, MD
• Brent Monseur, MD, ScM
• Steven Nakajima, MD
• Liesl Nel-Theemat, PhD, HCLD, MBA
• Anna Sokalska, MD, PhD
• Bo Yu, MD

REI Fellows

• Anthony Bui, MD, MSCR
• Esther Chung, MD
• Arian Khorshid, MD
• Mackenzie Naert, MD, MSCR
• Anu Rambhatla, MD
• Greysha Rivera-Cruz, MD

Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics

• Natali Aziz, MD
• Katherine Bianco, MD
• Yair Blumenfeld, MD
• Mark Boddy, MD
• Jane Chueh, MD
• Charlotte Conturie, MD
• Maurice Druzin, MD
• Deirdre Lyell, MD
• Yasser El-Sayed, MD
• Luis Garcia, MD
• Ronald Gibbs, MD
• Tiffany Herrero, MD
• Iro Igbinosa, MD
• Amy Judy, MD, MPH
• Scarlett Karakash, MD
• Stephanie Leonard, PhD
• Elliot Main, MD
• Kathleen Minor, MD
• Danielle Panelli, MD
• Christina Pinnock, MD
• Priya Prasad, MD
• Martha Rode, MD
• Meryl Sperling, MD
• Sanaa Suharwardy, MD
• Anne Waldrop, MD
• Erica Wu, MD

MFM Fellows

• Nicola Perlman, MD
• Noor Joudi, MD
• Cecilia Bonaduce Leggett, MD
• Xixi Du Plummer, MD, PhD
• Kelly Darmawan, MD
• Alexandra Gallagher, MD

General Obstetrics

• Sylvie Blumstein, MD
• Caroline Bowker, MD
• Laura Brodzinsky, MD
• Susan Crowe, MD
• Kay Daniels, MD
• Cynthia DeTata, MD
• Jeffrey Faig, MD
• Joanne Nino, DO

Midwifery Care

• Colleen Moreno, DNP, APRN, CNM
• Lynn Chiarello, CNM

Division of Reproductive, Stem Cell and Perinatal Biology

• Virginia D. Winn, MD, PhD
• Roger Pedersen, PhD
• Vittorio Sebastiano, PhD

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Education

Residency

• How to Apply
• Rotations
• Academics
• Resident Roster
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Fellowship

• Gynecology & Gynecologic Specialties
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Fellowships
  • Research
  • Contact and Appointment Information
• Gynecologic Oncology
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Fellowship
  • Research
  • Contact & Appointment Information
• Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Obstetrics
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Fellowship
  • Research
  • Education
  • Disaster Planning for Obstetrical Services
  • Contact and Appointment Information
• Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Fellowship
  • Diagnostics & Laboratory Services
  • Research
  • Contact & Appointment Information

Research

• Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Research Unit

Programs

• Women’s Reproductive Health Research (K12) at Stanford Program
  • Program Leadership
  • Program Design and Requirements
• OB/GYN Mentorship and Coaching Program
• Obstetrics & Gynecology-Stanford Network for Advancement and Promotion (OG-SNAP)

Why Stanford?

Jaclyn Estes, MD, explains "for me it was all about the people. I wanted to train at a program where I felt supported and could build life long relationships."

Dr. Estes elaborates "almost everyone in the program showed up to the delivery of my second child (not to mention taking care of me during the pregnancy!) and they have already become some of my closest friends. I'm looking forward to continuing to build these bonds over the next 3 years."