Symposium Faculty
Rebecca Allen, MD MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brown University
Paula Bednarek, MD MPH
Associate Professor, Department of OB/GYN
Oregon Health & Science University
Yan Che, MD PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine
Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, China
Mitchell Creinin, MD
Professor and Director of Family Planning; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, Davis
Christine Dehlendorf, MD MAS
Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Family & Community Medicine, Director, Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program
University of California, San Francisco
Alison Edelman, MD MPH
Professor, OB/GYN; Director, Section of Family Planning; Director, Fellowship in Family Planning; Editor, Cochrane Fertility Regulation Group
Oregon Health & Science University
Klaas Heinemann, MD MSc PhD
Director
ZEG Berlin
Anita Makins, BMed Sci, BMBS, MPH, FRCOG
Director, PPIUD Initiative, FIGO; Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Oxford University Teaching Hospitals, UK
Gathari Ndirangu Gichuhi, MD, MPH
Technical Director
Jhpiego Kenya
Caitlin Quade, MPH
Program Manager, Family Planning Elevated Contraceptive Access Program
University of Utah
Tina R. Raine-Bennett, MD MPH
Staff Physician & Research Scientist
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD MS
Professor of Medicine
University of California, Davis
Stephanie Teal, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Clinical Science
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Kim A. Woodrow, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Luis Bahamondes, MD
Professor of Gynecology
University of Campinas Medical School, Brazil
Vivian Brache, BS
Director
Profamilia, Dominican Republic
Beatrice A. Chen, MD MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
University of Pittsburgh/Magee-Womens Research Institute
Philip D. Darney, MD MSc
Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Sciences, and Health Policy
University of California, San Francisco
Sheila Desai, DrPH
Senior Research Scientist
Guttmacher Institute
Cynthia C. Harper, PhD
Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; Director, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Program
University of California, San Francisco
Jill Long, MD MPH MHS
Medical Officer, Contraceptive Development Program
NICHD
Melissa Natavio, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
University of Hawaii
Jamila Perritt, MD MPH
Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Reproductive Health and Family Planning Specialist
Kate Rademacher, MHA
Technical Adviser & LEAP Project Director
FHI360
Alina Salganicoff, PhD
Director, Women's Health Policy
Kaiser Family Foundation
Iqbal Shah, PhD
Principal Research Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
David Turok, MD MPH
Chief, Division of Family Planning
University of Utah