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Faculty

There are currently 25 full-time faculty members and 20-25 part-time faculty members.  All the major subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology are represented by the faculty members.

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Joseph M. Ernest, MD
Joseph M. Ernest, MD, Chairman, Department of OB/GYN
University of Mississippi
Carolinas Medical Center
Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
Wake Forest University
Albert Franco, MD
Albert Franco, MD 
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Saint Barnabus Medical Center
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Ohio State University Medical Center

Nikki Kolanaris, MD
Temple University
Washington Hospital Center
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 
New York University 
     
Alyssa Mills, MD
Alyssa Mills, MD
University of Connecticut University of Connecticut Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Avick Mitra, MD
Avick Mitra, MD
Emory University
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
 
     
Courtney Stephenson, DO
Courtney Stephenson, DO
New York College of
Osteopathic Medicine
New York Methodist Hospital
Maternal-Fetal Medicine,
New York University
Tom Stubbs, MD
Tom Stubbs, MD 
Duke University Medical Center
Rush-St. Luke's Medical Center
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
 

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Gynecology
Susan Bliss, MD
Susan Bliss, MD 
UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
University of Virginia Medical Center
Amy Boardman, MD
Amy Boardman, MD
University of Alabama
University of Florida 
College of Medicine
Jennifer Butler, MD
Jennifer Butler, MD 
University of Virginia
University of Virginia
     
Frank Harrison, MD
Frank Harrison, MD
Medical College of Georgia
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Tara Vick, MD
Tara Vick, MD
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Virginia Medical Center
 

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Laborists
Kristen Russo-Rivera, MD
Kristen Russo-Rivera, MD
Wake Forest University
Shiloh Smajstrla, MD
Shiloh Smajstrla, MD
University of Florida
Vanderbilt University

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Urogynecology and Advanced Pelvic Surgery
Marcia Harris-Owens, MD
Marcia Harris-Owens, MD
Medical College of Georgia
Carolinas Medical Center
Pelvic Surgery / Urogynecology,
St. Joseph's - Northside Hospital, Atlanta
 

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Gynecologic Oncology
James B. Hall, MD
James B. Hall, MD
Medical University of
South Carolina
Wright State University -
Miami Valley Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert Higgins, MD
Robert Higgins, MD
East Carolina University
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Gynecologic Oncology,
University of Kentucky Medical Center
   
Wendel R. Naumann, MD
Wendel R. Naumann, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Gynecologic Oncology,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
David Tait, MD
David Tait, MD
University of Tennessee, Memphis
Regional Medical Center,
University of Tennessee
Gynecologic Oncology,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 

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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Brad Hurst, MD
Brad Hurst, MD
University of Texas Medical Center at Houston
Duke University Medical Center
Reproductive Endocrinology,
Johns Hopkins University
Paul Marshburn, MD
Paul Marshburn, MD
Emory University
Duke University Medical Center
Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rebecca Usadi, MD
Rebecca Usadi, MD
Duke University
Memorial Health University Medical Center, Mercer University
Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Obstetrics and Gynecology Academic Program

Joseph M. Ernest, MD, Chair, Department of OB/GYN
Frank N. Harrison, Jr., MD, Vice Chair, Administrative Affairs
Robert V. Higgins, MD, Vice Chair, Academic Affairs; Residency Program Director
Susan Bliss, MD, Director, Medical Student Education

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