Cynthia DeTata

Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Clinical Focus

Gestational diabetes
Health disparities
Postpartum wellness
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery
Thyroid disease in pregnancy
Multiple gestation
Advanced maternal age
Pregnancy after infertility treatment
Breastfeeding
Hypertension in pregnancy
Depression Anxiety pregnancy
Vaginal birth after cesarean
LGBTQ+ pregnancy
Obstetrics

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Administrative Appointments

Clerkship Director, Stanford University School of Medicine (2024 - Present)
Director, Human Biology course, Physiology of Pregnancy, HUMBIO 134, Stanford University (2024 - Present)
Director, Pregnancy, Birth and Infancy course, OBGYN 282, Stanford University School of Medicine (2024 - Present)
Director, Introsem course Demystifying Pregnancy OBGYN 82Q, Stanford University (2021 - Present)
Co-director Obstetric and Gynecologic Skills Simulation OBGYN 222, Stanford University School of Medicine (2018 - Present)
Co-director Women's Health Block, Science of Medicine course, Stanford University School of Medicine (2018 - 2019)
Guest instructor, USC Keck School of Medicine (2016 - Present)
Clinical Assistant Professor Clerkship Director Obgyn, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - Present)
Co-director Obstetrics and Gynecology Core Clerkship, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - 2019)
Staff Physician, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital (2001 - Present)
Staff Physician, Stanford Hospital (2001 - Present)

Honors & Awards

Oscar Salvatierra award for exceptional service to Stanford Med Students and the School of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2022)
APGO Faculty Leaders and Scholars, American Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)
APGO Excellence in Teaching Award, American Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)
Faculty Fellow, Center of Excellence, Stanford University (2017)
Best Undergraduate Medical Education Presentation, Innovations in Medical Education Conference (2016)
Leadership in Education Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
Resident Laparoscopy Award, AAGL (1998)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Faculty advisor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Diversity Advisory Panel, Admissions (2018 - 2019)
Guest instructor, USC Masters of Academic Medicine program, Keck School of Medicine (2017 - Present)
Faculty member, School of Medicine Admissions (2017 - 2023)
Affiliate, Learning Communities Institute (2015 - Present)
Associate, Educators for Care, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - Present)
Member, Teaching and Learning Academy, Stanford University School of Medicine (2015 - Present)
Member, American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2005 - Present)
Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2001 - Present)

Professional Education

Master's of Medical Education, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Academic Medicine (2016)
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology (2001)
Residency: Kaiser Permanente/Santa Clara (1999) CA
MD, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Medicine (1995)
BS, University of California Davis, Psychology (1990)
BS, University of California Davis, Physiology (1990)

Contact

Academic cdetata@stanford.edu Tel: (650) 498-4069

Alternate Contact-- if you are a patient please call the clinic Jaquie Laskey Department Adminstrator jlaskey@stanford.edu Tel: 650-723-8623

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Center for Academic Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology 453 Quarry Rd MC 5317 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 721-1036 Fax: (650) 723-7737

Additional Clinical Info

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Medical Education
Health Disparities
Curriculum Design
Learning environment
Teamwork
Simulation
Postpartum care
Flipped Classroom learning
Game learning
Postpartum care

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