Rachel Ellen Chan Seay

Bio

My clinical focus is the care of people across the age spectrum from adolescence to menopause. I attend to both Obstetric and benign Gynecologic needs in both ambulatory and hospital settings. I strive to provide a holistic approach to consultations for full-scope benign Gyn medical and surgical problems. In my practice of clinical medicine, I strongly value the role of education across all levels, including medical staff, students, resident physicians, patients and their families. I emphasize effective communication, professionalism, and inclusive patient-centered care.

I am actively involved in national and international programs that focus on teaching medical students, residents and faculty. Since completing my residency training, I have worked regularly in international low-resource settings. I have served as Visiting Clinical Faculty in Thomonde, Haiti; at Hospital Nacional Juan Jose Ortega in Coatepeque, Guatemala; and at Orotta School of Medicine in Asmara, Eritrea. I have completed emergency OBGYN field assignments as a clinical consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Sierra Leone and South Sudan. I worked as a consultant for an academic partnership with the University of Colorado School of Public Health to train local traditional birth attendants, and developed a long-term partnership to augment the local OBGYN residency program in Coatepeque in the southwest Trifinio region of Guatemala. I was the 2015 Research Fellow in the History of American Ob/Gyn at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Washington DC, where my research focused on the evolution of the management of postpartum hemorrhage in the US from 1903-1940. Since 2023, I have served as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Global Health Equity in Butaro, Rwanda.

My ongoing scholarly activities focus on designing global health curricula for medical trainees from high-resources settings, and supporting medical education in low-resource settings.

Clinical Focus

• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Gynecologic Surgery
• Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
• Uterine Fibroids
• Primary/Preventative Care
• Cervical Cancer Prevention
• Obstetrical Care & Lactation Support
• Family Planning & Contraception
• Menstrual Migraine and Hormonally-triggered Headache Management

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - General

Administrative Appointments

• Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020 - Present)
• Director, OBGYN Core Clerkship, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020 - 2024)

Honors & Awards

• Excellence in Surgical Training - Platinum Scalpel Award, Stanford graduating resident class (2023)
• Team Award for CenteringPregnancy, Daisy Foundation (2023)
• Excellence in Clinical Care Faculty Award, Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG) (2022)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO) (2022)
• Excellence in Teaching and Mentorship Award, OBGYN Residency Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2019)
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO) (2019)
• Gold-Level Healthcare Provider, Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition (2017)
• Outstanding Ambulatory Educator, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)
• Osler Attending in OBGYN, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2016)
• Invited Member, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2013)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (2016)
• Research Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington DC, History of American OBGYN (2015)
• Residency: George Washington University Medical Ctr OB/Gyn Residency (2013) DC
• Medical Education: University of Colorado School of Medicine (2009) CO

Community and International Work

• University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda

  Ongoing Project

  Yes

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Global Outreach - Mobile Obstetrics Medical Simulation (GOMOMS), Guatemala

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  No

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Sierra Leone

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  No

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Doctors Without Borders (MSF), South Sudan

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  No

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Suzuki Association of the Americas

  Topic

  Early childhood music talent development

  Location

  International

  Ongoing Project

  No

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

• Bay Area Montessori Association

  Location

  Bay Area

  Ongoing Project

  No

  Opportunities for Student Involvement

  No

Patents

• Rachel Chan Seay. "United States Patent WIPO International Patent WO/2020/081692 Treatment of Hemorrhage with a Reusable Device", Apr 23, 2020