Faculty

San Francisco, CA
Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel
October 22 - 24, 2025
Course# MOB26001

Course Chair

Tushani D. Illangasekare, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Director of Faculty Development and Education
Director of UCSF OBGYN Grand Rounds
Assistant Ob/Gyn Residency Program Director
Director of Ob/Gyn Simulation

Planning Committee

Rebecca Amirault, WHNP, CNM
Professor – Maternal Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
Midwifery Practice

Katherine Brown, MD, MAS
Associate Clinical Professor
Fishbon Endowed Chair in Family Planning and Abortion at UCSF Mount Zion
Co-Director, Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative
Medical Director, Black Wellness Clinic

Kristen Harter, Pharm D
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF School of Pharmacy
Women’s Health Clinical Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy

UCSF Faculty

(Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences unless otherwise noted)

Arianna Cassidy, MD
Assistant Professor – Maternal Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
Co-Director, Multidisciplinary Approach to the Placenta Service

Stephanie Cham, MD, MS
Assistant Professor – Gynecology Oncology
K12 Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholar

Lee-may Chen, MD
Professor – Gynecology Oncology
Division Director, Gynecology Oncology
John A. Kerner Distinguished Professor in Gynecologic Oncology

Annika Ehrlich, DNP, FNP-C 
Nurse Practitioner, UCSF Headache Center
Assistant Professor (volunteer), UCSF School of Nursing

Lindy Fox, MD
Professor
Associate Chief, Complex and Consultative Dermatology
Director, Complex Medical Dermatology Fellowship
Department of Dermatology

Juan Gonzalez, MD, MS, PhD
Professor – Maternal Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
Division Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
Director, Center for Complex Maternal Care

Daniel Grossman, MD
Professor
Director, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
Vice Chair of Advocacy

Joie Guner, MD, MSc, MSCI
Assistant Professor - Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Mitzi Hawkins, MD
Assistant Professor - Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Chief, Section of Gynecology San Francisco Veteran Affairs Health System

Traci Ito, MD
Associate Professor – Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Director of Robotics Education & Simulation

Eleni Jaswa, MD, MSc, MAS
Assistant Professor – Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Ammar Joudeh, MD
Assistant Professor - Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery

Jessica Kim, MD
Assistant Professor – Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

Yasaswi  Kislovskiy, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor – Reproductive Infectious Disease
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Robyn Lamar, MD, MPH
Professor - Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Medical Director, Gynecology Ambulatory Clinics

Felicia Lester, MD, MPH
Professor - Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Division Director, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecology Surgery Division
Vice Chair of OBGYN Wellness

Liina Poder, MD 
Professor
Director of Ultrasound
Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

Stephanie E. Rogers, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCSF Division of Geriatrics
Associate Chief of Geriatrics Clinical Programs
Medical Director, UCSF Age-Friendly Health System
Co-Medical Adult Transitions, UCSF Health

Melissa G. Rosenstein, MD, MAS
Associate Professor
Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety for Obstetrics
Clinical Site Director, Prenatal Diagnostic Center in Marin
Co-Medical Director, OB/Gyn Hospitalist Program, MarinHealth Medical Center

Tami Rowen, MD, MS
Associate Professor –Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Medical Director, Perioperative Gynecological Services

George Sawaya, MD
Professor - Obstetrics Gynecology and Gynecologic Surgery
Director, UCSF Center for Healthcare Value
Director, Colposcopy Clinic, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Director, Cervical Dysplasia Clinic at UCSF, Mount Zion

Abigail Shatkin-Margolis, MD
Associate Professor - Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
K12 Urologic Epidemiology Research Scholar

Teresa N. Sparks, MD, MAS
Associate Professor – Maternal Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Co-Director, Women's Reproductive Health Research/K12 Program

Martha Tesfalul, MD
Assistant Professor - Maternal Fetal Medicine & Reproductive Genetics
MFM Lead for Community Based Care in the East Bay (Alameda Health System)

Diana Thiara, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Adult Weight Management Program
Department of Medicine

Josie Urbina, MD
Assistant Professor – Family Planning 
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Simone Vais, MD
Assistant Professor – Addiction Medicine
Department of Family & Community Medicine
 
Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS
Professor – Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Gynecologic Surgery
UCSF OBGYN Residency Program Director
Robert B. Domush, MD, Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology Education