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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
Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General
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. -
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
