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Physicians and Staff

General Obstetrics and Gynecology Physicians and Staff | General Obstetrics and Gynecology Nurse Midwives

General Obstetrics and Gynecology Physicians and Staff

May Blanchard, M.D.
Dr. Blanchard is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences and is director of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She received her medical degree and served her residency at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blanchard became board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in January 2003.

Penny Brown, M.D., FACOG
Dr. Brown is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She served her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard University. She interned in obstetrics and gynecology at Magee Women's Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh. From 1995 to 1998, she was a junior clinical teaching fellow at Harvard Medical School. Most recently, she served as an associate at Wellesley Women's Care in general obstetrics and gynecology at Newton Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts.

Michelle C. Fox, M.D.
Dr. Fox is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She joined the faculty as a general obstetrician-gynecologist in July 2003. Dr. Fox is also director of Family Planning here at the University of Maryland. Dr. Fox attended Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. After residency, she completed fellowship training in Family Planning and Contraceptive Research at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fox is a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. She has also obtained a Masters of Public Health focusing in women's health research and has participated in several research trials and published papers involving advances in contraception, miscarriage and family planning. Her interests include general gynecology, contraception, and sterilization.

Andrea Kwong, M.D.
Dr. Kwong serves as an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Kwong joined the faculty as an instructor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences in July 2004. She is a Board Eligible Junior Fellow with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is a member of the Samuel Dodek Obstetrical Society, George Washington University School of Medicine, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Thomas Bond Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. Kwong received her Medical Degree from George Washington University. Her residency training was completed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident in her last year. Dr. Kwong sees patients at the University's Redwood and Penn Street sites. Her special interests include obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic endoscopy, high risk obstetrics, HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and Hispanic women's health.

Shillena Peters-Gill, M.D.
Dr. Peters-Gill is an instructor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She received her medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine and served her residency at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey -- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Dorothy L. Atkins, C.R.N.P., M.S.
Dottie Atkins is a women's health nurse practitioner in the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences. She received her bachelor of science in nursing from Old Dominion University and her master of science in primary care women's health and nursing health policy from University of Maryland at Baltimore. She is a member of the American Nurses Association. She is a frequent lecturer on women's health topics such as osteoporosis, and has been recognized for educational Web sites developed for the Women?s Health Nurse Practitioner Program at University of Maryland School of Nursing. She has participated in research studies on irritable bowel disease and pregnancy and fetal heart rate interpretation.

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This page was last updated on: February 22, 2008.