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Juno Obedin-Maliver
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Gynecology & Gynecologic Specialties/Generalist) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
BioJuno Obedin-Maliver, MD, MPH, MAS, FACOG (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Juno Obedin-Maliver is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist who provides excellent clinical care, while advancing scientific knowledge through her research, and supporting personal and professional development as a physician coach.
She practices full-spectrum gynecology including outpatient, in-patient, operative, and emergency care services. This specifically includes collaborative management of cervical dysplasia and abnormal pap smears, abnormal uterine bleeding, contraception and family planning, pelvic pain, abnormal discharge, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and more. She specializes in the gynecological and reproductive health care needs of sexual and gender minority people which include but are not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) people. This interest and experience drives her research interests towards promoting the health and well-being and equity of LGBTQ people.
Dr. Obedin-Maliver, is the Co-Director of The PRIDE Study (pridestudy.org), a multi-site online prospective longitudinal cohort of sexual and gender minority individuals based at Stanford. She also serves on the medical advisory board of the University of California San Francisco Center of Excellence for Transgender Health and is helping to author the next version of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care. Dr. Obedin-Maliver has also been active in health policy, including involvement in helping to legally redefine consideration of sexually intimate partner status and to remove the Medicare Non-Coverage Determination ruling on gender -affirming surgeries.
Additionally, Dr. Obedin-Maliver continues her long-standing commitment to growth, healing, and empowerment as a Master Certified Physician Development Coach (Physician Coaching Institute, ICF Level I). In her coaching, Dr. Obedin-Maliver uses personal and professional development tools, mindfulness, and somatic frameworks to enhance health, agency, and creativity in partnering with individuals to help them achieve their professional goals and design their personal lives. She rejoices in partnering with diverse healthcare providers to use her broad skills to supercharge their authentic learning and growth, especially in times of challenge and resistance.
For more information about her research and career, please see: pridestudy.org and http://med.stanford.edu/obedin-maliver.html -
Navi Reiners, MD, MPH
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
BioDr. Navi Reiners is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is dedicated to providing comprehensive obstetrical and gynecological care to women of all ages in a compassionate and patient-centered manner. Her clinical interests include health education and wellness, pregnancy, adolescent health, contraception and minimally invasive surgery. When she is not taking care of patients, she enjoys reading, baking, Pilates and exploring her native Bay Area with her husband and young children.
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Kathryne Sanserino MD, FACOG, MSCP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
BioDr. Sanserino is a gynecologist whose work focuses on providing gynecologic care for cancer survivors, patients living with cancer, and at-risk women. She recognizes that patients who have faced cancer have unique gynecologic needs and she works closely with her colleagues in the Women's Cancer Center to provide sensitive, comprehensive gynecologic care for these women.
Some of the specific gynecologic symptoms that cancer survivors often experience include:
- Chemotherapy induced menopause
- Surgery induced menopause
- Management of menopausal symptoms with a history of hormone sensitive cancers
- Treatment of genitourinary symptoms of hormone blocking medications
- Decisions about decisions about oophorectomy (ovary removal) for breast cancer patients and women at high risk for breast cancer
- Discussions about family planning (fertility preservation, contraception, pregnancy) after cancer
- Sexual side effects such as lower libido, decreased arousal, and pain with intercourse
- Complications from Tamoxifen or Aromatase Inhibitor therapy
She is also a physician in the Menopause & Healthy Aging Program and works to help patients manage the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, diagnose and treat female sexual dysfunction, and utilize lifestyle medicine to treat and decrease the risk of chronic conditions associated with aging. She is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP).
She has been recognized as an outstanding medical educator, winning several awards for resident education. She is currently one of the assistant residency program directors for the OB/GYN residency. In addition to her office clinic work, she performs gynecologic surgeries and works with the OB/GYN residents to provide inpatient gynecologic care and perform emergency surgeries.
She has a background in community health work and quality improvement. She is committed to safe, equitable health care and has a patient-centered, evidence-based practice approach.
Dr. Sanserino speaks fluent Spanish.
