The Stanford Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is one of the leading programs in the country and the world. Providing optimal service to women and their families is the paramount goal of our faculty and staff.
Innovation and Commitment to Women's Health Care
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Birth of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
First Stanford Maternity Hospital and Faculty, San Francisco
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Alfred Baker Spaulding, MD, First Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Alfred Baker Spaulding, MD - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 1912 - 1926
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Ludwig Augustus Emge, MD, Second Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ludwig Augustus Emge, MD - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 1926 - 1947
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Palo Alto Hospital
Palo Alto Hospital (now Hoover Pavilion) opened offering obstetric services.
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Charles E. McClennan, MD, Third Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Charles E. McClennan, MD - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 1947 - 1975
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Stanford Children's facility is the first neonatal intensive care unit to allow parent visitation
Stanford creates the first neonatal intensive care unit that allows visitation by parents.
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First human hybridoma cell line
Stanford researchers, Henry Kaplan and Lennart Olsson, create cells to manufacture human antibodies for the improved diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
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Kent Ueland, MD, Fifth Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kent Ueland, MD - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 1984 - 1988
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Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH, pioneers cervical cancer prevention
Paul Blumenthal, MD, MPH, helped pioneer the cervial cancer prevention approach knows as Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid, or VIA, a low-tech, low-cost alternative to the pap smear. In VIA, standard household vinegar is applied to a woman's cervix.
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Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH, Sixth Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 1990 - 2005
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
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Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services
The Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services opened in 1997 and today focuses on delivering the strongest possible start for pregnant women and their babies.
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Egg freezing under an approved research protocol
Stanford was a pioneer in developing an established method of fertility preservation, the cryopreservation of oocytes.
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Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS, Seventh Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS - Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 2005 - 2017
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Stanford Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Program established
The Stanford Program for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology provides expert medical care to children and adolescents with female reproductive system (gynecologic) needs.
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Stanford Family Planning Program established
Stanford Family Planning offers comprehensive, compassionate reproductive care for women of all backgrounds.
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Stanford Women's Cancer Center opens
The Stanford Women’s Cancer Center offers advanced treatments for breast and gynecologic cancers, combining medical innovation with a commitment to supportive, attentive care.
Learn more about the Stanford Women's Cancer Center
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford opened its new Main building
Over a decade in the making, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford opened its new Main building and grounds.
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Leslee L. Subak, MD, Eighth Chair Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Leslee L. Subak, MD, Stanford Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, 2017 - present
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Wowed by the New Stanford Hospital
More than 10,000 people, many of them families with children, swarmed the grounds of the 824,000-square-foot building at a community open house.
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Stanford Health Care opens doors to new Stanford Hospital
More than 1600 staff members and faculty supported the 200 patient transition into the new 824,000 square-foot Stanford Health Care hospital. The existing hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive will remain in operation and will be renovated and converted to contain all private rooms, creating a cohesive, campus-like experience for all Stanford Health Care patients.
