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Our distinguished faculty members are engaged in an array of scientific studies spanning every discipline of reproductive and gender-specific medicine. With more than $8 million in federal funding, we are forging a path of medical discovery to transform women’s health research and enhance patient care.
Our Director
Renowned reproductive endocrinologist James Segars leads the Johns Hopkins Division of Reproductive Science and Women’s Health Research. Find out more about his extensive research and clinical experience.
James Segars, MD
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director, Division of Reproductive Science and Women’s Health Research
Our Team
Abimbola Aina, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Preterm labor, Thrombophilia in pregnancy, Cervical incompetence
Cynthia Holcroft Argani, M.D.
Director, Labor and Delivery at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
placental histopathology, perinatal disease
Deborah K Armstrong, M.D.
Director, Breast and Ovarian Surveillance Service
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials, Breast Cancer Clinical Trials, Gynecologic Cancer Clinical Trials, Genetics of Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Jessica Linda Bienstock, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Division of Education, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/DIO
Director of Graduate Clinical Education
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/DIO
Director of Graduate Clinical Education
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
fetal ultrasound abnormalities, fetal genetic disorders, medical education in obstetrics and gynecology
Karin J Blakemore, M.D.
Director, Prenatal Genetics, Prenatal Diagnostic Center
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Fetal genetic disorders, Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Treatment, In Utero Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hemoglobinopathies, Red cell and platelet alloimmunization, Intrapartum physiology and outcomes, Placental development and abnormalities
Anne Elizabeth Burke, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Family Planning Division
Director, Fellowship in Family Planning
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director, Fellowship in Family Planning
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Contraception and Family Planning
Mindy Sue Christianson, M.D., M.B.A.
Medical Director, Johns Hopkins Fertility Center
Director, Fertility Preservation
Director, IVF Program Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director, Fertility Preservation
Director, IVF Program Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Fertility preservation for females facing cancer or other gonadotoxic treatment, Ovarian tissue cryopreservation, Menopause education
Jenell Sheree Coleman Fennell, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Division of Gynecologic Specialties
Medical Director, Women's Health Center, JHOC
Director, Ob/Gyn Resident Continuity Clinic, JHOC
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Women's Health Center, JHOC
Director, Ob/Gyn Resident Continuity Clinic, JHOC
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Interests:
Rita Wesley Driggers, M.D.
Medical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Sibley Memorial Hospital
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Preterm birth, Pregnancy and diabetes
Ernest Marshall Graham, M.D.
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
intrapartum fetal monitoring, perinatal brain injury
Victoria Lynn Handa, M.D., M.H.S.
Director, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Director, Women’s Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director, Women’s Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Clinical trials in the management of pelvic floor disorders, Epidemiology of pelvic floor disorders, Quality of life for women with pelvic floor disorders
Janice Lynn Henderson, M.D.
Director, Fetal Assessment Center
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
obesity in pregnancy
Nancy Hueppchen, M.D., M.S.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, School of Medicine
Director of Medical Student Education, GYN/OB
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director of Medical Student Education, GYN/OB
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
fetal ultrasound abnormalities, fetal genetic disorders, abnormal maternal serum screening, resident and medical student education
Chien-Fu Hung, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Gene therapies, cancer vaccines, ovarian cancer immunotherapy, cancer immunology
Shari Martin Lawson, M.D.
Division Director, General Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Assistant Dean of Medical Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Assistant Dean of Medical Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Health Disparities
Lorraine Anne Milio, M.D.
Co-Director, HALO Program
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Jamie Deneen Murphy, M.D.
Director of Obstetric Anesthesia
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Post Partum Analgesia, Post-cesarean section pain management, Post Partum hemorrhage
Donna Maria Neale, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
gestational diabetes, preeclampsia
Amanda Nickles Fader, M.D.
Vice Chair of Gynecologic Surgical Operations, Johns Hopkins Health System
Director, Center for Rare Gynecologic Cancers
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Director, Center for Rare Gynecologic Cancers
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Richard B. S. Roden, Ph.D.
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Human papillomavirus (HPV), ovarian cancer, HPV virology, HPV preventive vaccine, ovarian cancer pathogenesis, proteosome inhibitor, experimental therapeutics
Brigitte Maria Ronnett, M.D.
Co-director, Johns Hopkins Gynecologic Pathology Consultation Service
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Gynecologic pathology, molecular diagnosis of molar pregnancy, pathology of ovarian mucinous neoplasms, clinicopathological characterization of gynecologic neoplasms
Andrew Jay Satin, M.D.
Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Dorothy Edwards Professor of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Dorothy Edwards Professor of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Wen Shen, M.D., M.P.H.
Co-Director of the Women's Wellness & Healthy Aging Program
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Associate Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Ie-Ming Shih, M.D., Ph.D.
Richard W. TeLinde Distinguished Professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director of TeLinde Gynecologic Pathology Laboratory
Co-Director, Womens' Malignancy Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pathology
Director of TeLinde Gynecologic Pathology Laboratory
Co-Director, Womens' Malignancy Program, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:
Cancer Pathogenesis, Cancer Diagnostics, Molecular Cancer Therapy, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Rebecca Lynn Stone, M.D., M.S.
Director, The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service
Director, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Program
Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Fertility Preservation and Innovation Center
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Director, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Program
Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Fertility Preservation and Innovation Center
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Novel therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer, Understanding the interaction between host factors and cancer outcome, Refining the indications for adjuvant radiotherapy for vulvar cancer
Carolyn Beth Sufrin, M.D., Ph.D., A.M.
Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Incarcerated women and reproductive health care, racism in health care, reproductive justice, medical anthropology
Cornelia Liu Trimble, M.D.
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pathology
Research Interests:
Cervical Cancer, HPV, Cancer Vaccines, tumor immunology, tumor microenvironment, intraepithelial neoplasia
Russell Stephen Vang, M.D.
Director, Division of Gynecologic Pathology In-house Service
Co-Director, Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship Training Program
Co-Director, Gynecologic Pathology Consultation Service
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Co-Director, Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship Training Program
Co-Director, Gynecologic Pathology Consultation Service
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Primary and secondary epithelial tumors of the ovary and fallopian tube, diagnostic gynecologic pathology, serous borderline tumor
Tzyy-Choou Wu, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, Gynecologic Pathology Division
Director, Cervical Cancer Research Lab
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Director, Cervical Cancer Research Lab
Professor of Pathology
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
CD8+ T lymphocytes, cervical cancer, vaccination, human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine, cellular pathology, molecular pathology, T cell biology, tumor immunology, HPV immunology
Howard A Zacur, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research Interests:
Menopause disorders
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