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Welcome to the website of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
For more than 40 years, UT Southwestern physicians in Obstetrics and Gynecology have gained national and international recognition by authoring the leading obstetrics textbook, maintaining an active clinical research role for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and staffing the largest maternity service in the country. More recently, the Department has ranked among the top women's health care services in the annual U.S. News and World Report survey and placed 7th among medical school Ob/Gyn departments in NIH-research funding.
Accolades aside, our mission is unchanged. Daily we strive for excellence in teaching, research, and patient care.
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Steven L. Bloom, M.D.
Chairman
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Our faculty and staff are committed to the compassionate delivery of quality health care to all patients. From private patients, to patients referred by local physicians, to the medically-indigent women of Dallas County, patient access to health care continues to be a primary focus of the Department.
The Department practices at sites across the Southwestern Medical District and in the Dallas community. Neighborhood-based clinics provide gynecological and obstetrical care to women in areas traditionally under served. Patients with more complex medical problems are referred to clinics based centrally either in Parkland Memorial Hospital or in one of the ambulatory sites on the UT Southwestern campus.
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Our University Practice offers the full spectrum of women's health-care services in a private-practice setting.
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Patients requiring treatment for cancer of the female reproductive tract are seen by our Specialists in Gynecologic Oncology at the Simmon's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Specialists in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Specialists in Comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynecology work side-by-side to care for pregnant women and those of child-bearing age at the Ob/Gyn and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Offices in Physicians Building 2 adjacent to University Hospital-St. Paul. A maternal transport service for women experiencing complications during their pregnancy has been established for the convenience of obstetricians throughout Texas and surrounding states.
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At the Lowe Foundation Center for Women's Preventative Health Care in the Aston Ambulatory Care Building, Specialists in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Well-Woman Care offer an integrated approach to health care for women experiencing the primary and secondary effects of ovarian estrogen deprivation. They also offer pediatric/adolescent gynecology with a focus on anatomic abnormalities.
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Women suffering from pelvic floor disorders such as incontinence, overactive bladder, or organ prolapse receive individualized care from a team of Specialists in Urogynecology at the Gynecology and Fertility Offices in the Aston Ambulatory Care Building.
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Specialists in Infertility and Hormonal Problems are dedicated to helping women with complex gynecologic and endocrine problems. Located within the Gynecology and Fertility Offices in the Aston Ambulatory Care Building, the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility facilities offer comprehensive care for women who are trying to conceive and for those with hormonal disorders.
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As committed as we are to patient care, we are equally committed to training tomorrow's obstetricians and gynecologists.
Resident, fellow, and medical student training is a major focus of the Department. The Ob/Gyn Residency Program, one of the largest in the nation, consistently fills 18 positions annually from an applicant pool of the top medical school graduates in the United States.
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| Fellowship in all the subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology provide training for future academic leaders in their field. Fellows receive extensive training in patient care as well as basic and clinical research. The Department offers American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) approved fellowships in Gynecologic Oncology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. |
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| Annually, more than 200 medical students from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas receive their introduction to women's health care on our gynecologic and obstetrical services. In neighborhood gynecology clinics, they learn how to perform well-woman exams under the guidance of faculty who are dedicated to teaching medical students. |
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| We also offer advanced training to physicians in practice throughout the region through continuing medical education courses and community lectures. A Department-sponsored Reproductive Biology Seminar Series is open to UT Southwestern employees as well as the community. |
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Our research activities extend from the laboratory to the bedside. Research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as private funding sources help support our clinical and basic science efforts. The Department is active in 5 NIH-sponsored clinical networks that are developing protocols for all aspects of women's health care.
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| We are doing basic science research on topics ranging from the initiation of human labor to ovarian and adrenal hormone biosynthesis to the molecular and genetic factors associated with gynecological malignancies. |
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NIH-sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to find new and better contraceptive methods, help women who suffer from pelvic disorders, identify new cancer-fighting drugs and treatments, and find better ways to ensure the health and well being of pregnant women and their babies. |
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It is the mission of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to:
• Train medical students to provide primary care for women in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Train residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology to meet the health-care needs of the citizens of the State of
Texas with a level of knowledge, skill, and caring such that they are recognized by patients and colleagues
as primary-care providers for women and consultants in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Train postdoctoral fellows for lifetime academic careers in their subspecialty so that they may serve the
needs of the citizens of the State of Texas and the speciality of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Provide outstanding patient care that will result in the recognition of the Department by patients and
physicians as a community resource and regional referral center for Obstetrics and Gynecology and its
subspecialties.
• Conduct research that makes significant and unique contributions to the body of knowledge of Obstetrics
and Gynecology by clinical trials and laboratory investigation.
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