Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 2

January 31, 2011

Bioidentical hormone balancing, maternal-fetal medicine, fibroids, infertility, cancer care, menopause, academics, and medical reporting are among the interests of these obstetrician-gynecologists. See the obstetrician-gynecologists featured below and other obstetrician-gynecologists making an impact in social media, elsewhere on the Web, and in their communities in our Top Obstetrician-Gynecologists profiles.

@DrPowell777 William Cameron Powell, MD, is a former obstetrician-gynecologist who is an innovator in the field of remote health care surveillance. He helped developed technology that securely sends critical patient information to a clinician’s mobile device, and he is co-founder, president, and chief medical officer of AirStrip Technologies, a medical software development company focused on remote patient monitoring.

@Dr_Steve Steven Vasilev, MD, is involved in teaching, research, and writing on advances in cancer care in both mainstream and complementary areas. Over the past 20 years, he has been in academic, private, and managed care practices. He is currently a clinical professor at USC and UCLA. His published research papers have included important work on cervical cancer screening.

@DrGottfried Sara Gottfried, MD, had a conventional gynecology practice for 16 years before combining Western medicine with integrative medicine to take an aggressive approach to wellness and preventative care for women. She is an expert in PMS, low libido, perimenopause, menopause, and fibroids, and a thought leader in bioidentical hormone balancing. She has a clinic in Oakland, California.

@PregnancyMD James Brann, MD, is editorial director and owner of Women’s Heathcare Topics, a Web site offering information on many topics related to the health of newborns, teens, and women. He had nearly 30 years of clinical experience before retiring and is author of two recent books on pregnancy.

@IVF_MD Mark Perloe, MD, is medical director of Georgia Reproductive Specialists and a reproductive endocrinologist specializing in conditions related to infertility. He has served as principal investigator in numerous reproductive health research studies and published research in major medical journals. He co-authored a book on fertility, posts health-related articles at the office Web site, and blogs regularly on Facebook.

@optimawhc @drjerath Vandna Jerath, MD, opened a private practice, Optima Womens Health, in 2010, specializing in infertility, urogynecology, and wellness. Practicing since 1999, she is also clinical instructor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and on active staff at two Denver-area hospitals. You can watch video interviews with her and read articles on health and wellness at her blog site, DrJerath.com.

@chukwumaonyeije Chukwuma Onyeije, MD, MFM, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Atlanta Perinatal Associates and clinical associate professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. He also founded North Georgia Consulting Services, a medical consultation and expert witness service. A self-described tech junkie and a vegan, he has been blogging since 2003 and maintains separate blogs on various topics. Check out his writings on health and health care issues at My Blog, My Thoughts. He's well versed and active in health social media.

@DrJenGunter @prematurity Jennifer Gunter, MD, holds four board certifications, including obstetrics/gynecology and pain medicine. She has published extensively in medical journals, authored many book chapters, and released her first book, The Preemie Primer, in 2010. She writes articles for numerous publications, has a sexual health column at Examiner.com, and maintains the blog Preemie Primer.

@DrJAshton Jennifer Ashton, MD, specializes in adolescent gynecology and has authored numerous scientific papers and performed research in the fields of general surgery, cardiovascular pharmacology, and gynecology. Fox News made her its first female medical contributor from 2006 until 2009, when she joined CBS News as a medical correspondent. She spent eight days in Haiti, caring for earthquake victims and reporting on the scene, and is a regular guest expert on The Dr. Oz Show. She also maintains a private practice. Her book, The Body Scoop for Girls, “a modern guide for parents and teens,” was published in 2010, and you can follow her blog on health and wellness.

@DrDeanBurke Dean Burke, MD, has been in practice since 1985, specializing in hormonal management of menopause and skin care. His Millionaire Nurse Blog, which includes a biweekly series on the best in nurse blogs, is a companion to his Web site and book, The Millionaire Nurse. All are related to his passion, which is “helping nurses build and grow wealth.” Married to a nurse, he writes, “I don’t think it’s fair that some of the hardest working people in medicine are often the most financially unstable and vulnerable.”

@FibroidDoctor Bruce McLucas, MD, established the Fibroid Treatment Collective, a medical group solely devoted to fibroids with a special emphasis on embolization. His team performed the first embolization in the United States in 1994, and he travels around the world to teach doctors about the procedure. He is also clinical assistant professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. At the company’s Web site, Fibroids.com, you can listen to radio and video interviews and follow a blog on the subject.

@macobgyn Jeff Livingston, MD, is medical director of a crisis pregnancy center, serves as the chairman of the OB/GYN Department at Baylor Medical Center of Irving, Texas, and has a private practice in Irving. He is a frequent speaker in the community on sexually transmitted disease prevention and teen pregnancy prevention, and he is an advocate of Health 2.0 and the use of social media in health care.

@JohnPayneIVF John Payne, MD, had a 15-year career military medical career—including being chief of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and having a busy infertility practice—before entering civilian private practice at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology in 2007. His areas of expertise include infertility and in vitro fertilization, reproductive endocrine disorders, and menopause. His research at the Duke University in vitro fertilization lab led to multiple publications and presentations at national medical conferences.

@academicobgyn Nicholas Fogelson, MD, is a “blogger, podcaster, programmer, and geek” who works as an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. He created Academic OB/GYN, which features a blog and extensive list of medical podcasts.

@ravimohanv Vel Ravimohan, MS/MRCOG, is a British doctor who posts information, videos, and links about obstetrics and gynecology on his blog. Check out his ObGyn Daily. You can see from his live traffic feed widget that readers from all over the world are visiting his blog. Fun widget!

If you know of obstetrician-gynecologists who are worthy of attention on these pages, please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

Other blog entries featuring health professionals and patient experts:

Featured Doctors: Psychologists
Featured Pediatricians, Part 1
Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter
Gluten-Free Diet Feature
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

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@DrPowell777 William Cameron Powell, MD, is a former obstetrician-gynecologist who is an innovator in the field of remote health care surveillance. He helped developed technology that securely sends critical patient information to a clinician’s mobile device, and he is co-founder, president, and chief medical officer of AirStrip Technologies, a medical software development company focused on remote patient monitoring.

@Dr_Steve Steven Vasilev, MD, is involved in teaching, research, and writing on advances in cancer care in both mainstream and complementary areas. Over the past 20 years, he has been in academic, private, and managed care practices. He is currently a clinical professor at USC and UCLA. His published research papers have included important work on cervical cancer screening.

@DrGottfried Sara Gottfried, MD, had a conventional gynecology practice for 16 years before combining Western medicine with integrative medicine to take an aggressive approach to wellness and preventative care for women. She is an expert in PMS, low libido, perimenopause, menopause, and fibroids, and a thought leader in bioidentical hormone balancing. She has a clinic in Oakland, California.

@PregnancyMD James Brann, MD, is editorial director and owner of Women’s Heathcare Topics, a Web site offering information on many topics related to the health of newborns, teens, and women. He had nearly 30 years of clinical experience before retiring and is author of two recent books on pregnancy.

@IVF_MD Mark Perloe, MD, is medical director of Georgia Reproductive Specialists and a reproductive endocrinologist specializing in conditions related to infertility. He has served as principal investigator in numerous reproductive health research studies and published research in major medical journals. He co-authored a book on fertility, posts health-related articles at the office Web site, and blogs regularly on Facebook.

@optimawhc @drjerath Vandna Jerath, MD, opened a private practice, Optima Womens Health, in 2010, specializing in infertility, urogynecology, and wellness. Practicing since 1999, she is also clinical instructor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and on active staff at two Denver-area hospitals. You can watch video interviews with her and read articles on health and wellness at her blog site, DrJerath.com.

@chukwumaonyeije Chukwuma Onyeije, MD, MFM, is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Atlanta Perinatal Associates and clinical associate professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. He also founded North Georgia Consulting Services, a medical consultation and expert witness service. A self-described tech junkie and a vegan, he has been blogging since 2003 and maintains separate blogs on various topics. Check out his writings on health and health care issues at My Blog, My Thoughts. He's well versed and active in health social media.

@DrJenGunter @prematurity Jennifer Gunter, MD, holds four board certifications, including obstetrics/gynecology and pain medicine. She has published extensively in medical journals, authored many book chapters, and released her first book, The Preemie Primer, in 2010. She writes articles for numerous publications, has a sexual health column at Examiner.com, and maintains the blog Preemie Primer.

@DrJAshton Jennifer Ashton, MD, specializes in adolescent gynecology and has authored numerous scientific papers and performed research in the fields of general surgery, cardiovascular pharmacology, and gynecology. Fox News made her its first female medical contributor from 2006 until 2009, when she joined CBS News as a medical correspondent. She spent eight days in Haiti, caring for earthquake victims and reporting on the scene, and is a regular guest expert on The Dr. Oz Show. She also maintains a private practice. Her book, The Body Scoop for Girls, “a modern guide for parents and teens,” was published in 2010, and you can follow her blog on health and wellness.

@DrDeanBurke Dean Burke, MD, has been in practice since 1985, specializing in hormonal management of menopause and skin care. His Millionaire Nurse Blog, which includes a biweekly series on the best in nurse blogs, is a companion to his Web site and book, The Millionaire Nurse. All are related to his passion, which is “helping nurses build and grow wealth.” Married to a nurse, he writes, “I don’t think it’s fair that some of the hardest working people in medicine are often the most financially unstable and vulnerable.”

@FibroidDoctor Bruce McLucas, MD, established the Fibroid Treatment Collective, a medical group solely devoted to fibroids with a special emphasis on embolization. His team performed the first embolization in the United States in 1994, and he travels around the world to teach doctors about the procedure. He is also clinical assistant professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA. At the company’s Web site, Fibroids.com, you can listen to radio and video interviews and follow a blog on the subject.

@macobgyn Jeff Livingston, MD, is medical director of a crisis pregnancy center, serves as the chairman of the OB/GYN Department at Baylor Medical Center of Irving, Texas, and has a private practice in Irving. He is a frequent speaker in the community on sexually transmitted disease prevention and teen pregnancy prevention, and he is an advocate of Health 2.0 and the use of social media in health care.

@JohnPayneIVF John Payne, MD, had a 15-year career military medical career—including being chief of the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Division at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and having a busy infertility practice—before entering civilian private practice at Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology in 2007. His areas of expertise include infertility and in vitro fertilization, reproductive endocrine disorders, and menopause. His research at the Duke University in vitro fertilization lab led to multiple publications and presentations at national medical conferences.

@academicobgyn Nicholas Fogelson, MD, is a “blogger, podcaster, programmer, and geek” who works as an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. He created Academic OB/GYN, which features a blog and extensive list of medical podcasts.

@ravimohanv Vel Ravimohan, MS/MRCOG, is a British doctor who posts information, videos, and links about obstetrics and gynecology on his blog. Check out his ObGyn Daily. You can see from his live traffic feed widget that readers from all over the world are visiting his blog. Fun widget!

If you know of obstetrician-gynecologists who are worthy of attention on these pages, please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

OrganizedWisdom Health Blog

January 31, 2011