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. I currently serve as visiting teaching 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 - Present)
• OBGYN Specialty Advisor, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020 - Present)

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