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Paula Hillard
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (General Gynecology), Emerita
BioPaula J. Adams Hillard, M.D., is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine where she serves as Associate Chair for Medical Student Education. She earned a B.S. in Zoology from the University of North Carolina and obtained her M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in OB/Gyn at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She was on the faculty at the University of Virginia, and served as Professor in the Departments of OB/Gyn and Pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (CCHMC) /University of Cincinnati Medical Center for 23 years. At CCHMC she was the founder of a postgraduate fellowship training program in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. She currently directs the program in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford.
She has been active on a number of national medical committees, including chair of the American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) Committees on Patient Education, Adolescent Health, and Guidelines for Women’s Health; she is a past member of the Gynecologic Practice Committee, the Gynecology Document Review Committee, and the Ethics Committee. She was been an examiner for the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists from 1991-2015. She is a Board Member of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and was elected a fellow of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. She is a past president of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and is an active contributor to the literature in adolescent gynecology and contraception with over 200 journal articles and abstracts published. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. She is the sole editor of two textbooks: the 5-Minute Consult in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2008) and Practical Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (2013). She is the author of over 120 book chapters on women’s health. She has been a consultant and a member of tasks forces and committees for the CDC, the U.S. FDA, the NICHD, the AMA, American Cancer Society, and ACOG. In addition to her work as a member of editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer for professional publications, Dr. Hillard has extensive experience with the consumer press. She was a contributing editor to Parents magazine from 1982-1990, writing a monthly column on pregnancy and birth--and currently acts as an editorial consultant to women’s publications such as Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Glamour, YM, and Seventeen, as well as ABC News. She is a consultant to and a member of the medical advisory board of Clue, a menstrual cycle tracking app. She has been recognized for her teaching, and has been selected as one of 18 senior faculty master teachers/mentors for medical students at the Stanford University School of Medicine in a formal mentoring program called Educators for CARE: Compassion, Advocacy, Responsibility, and Empathy. -
Michele Hugin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsObstetric outcomes in female veterans
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Michelle Joanne Khan, MD, MPH, FACOG (she/her)
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Khan's research focuses on prevention of HPV-related cancers of the cervix, vagina, vulva, and anus and on the impact of reproductive tract infections on pregnancy and health.
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Deb Matityahu
Affiliate, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General GYN
BioDebra Matityahu, MD, MSCP, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner with more than 30 years of experience caring for women. She is a Clinical Associate Professor with the Stanford Program in Menopause & Healthy Aging, where she specializes in the care of women during perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
Dr. Matityahu has focused on menopause care for more than two decades. During her 21 years at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, she served as the medical center’s menopause specialist, providing consultations and managing challenging menopause referrals from physician colleagues. She believes that menopause care should be individualized and collaborative, helping each woman understand her symptoms, treatment options, and the potential benefits and risks of therapy so that she can make informed decisions about her health.
Dr. Matityahu also serves as Chief Clinical Officer and Medical Advisor for Soy ELLA, a menopause-focused telehealth company based in Mexico that is expanding access to specialized menopause care for women in Latin America.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Matityahu has extensive experience in physician leadership and communication. She served in a physician leadership role at Kaiser Permanente for more than a decade and spent nearly 20 years teaching and coaching physicians in communication skills, bedside manner, and the patient experience. She brings that same emphasis on listening, communication, and shared decision-making to her own patient care.
Dr. Matityahu received her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and her medical degree from New Jersey Medical School/Rutgers University. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University followed by residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Drexel University.
Her commitment to women’s health extends beyond her clinical practice. Dr. Matityahu is the founder and Executive Director of Beyond Fistula, a nonprofit organization serving women and girls in western Kenya following obstetric fistula surgery. The organization provides education, vocational training, peer support, and economic empowerment programs designed to help women rebuild their lives after fistula repair. Her work in global women’s health has contributed to published research on the psychosocial, economic, reproductive, and empowerment outcomes of women recovering from obstetric fistula.
Dr. Matityahu has received numerous awards recognizing her leadership and service, including the David Lawrence Community Service Award and the Rotary Peninsula Starlight Award, and she was named one of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 100 Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Matityahu enjoys tennis, hiking, and spending time with her family. She has crossed Nepal’s Annapurna Pass and more recently summited Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a stoma and fistula awareness campaign.
