Bio
Dr. Erica P. Cahill, MD, MS(c) is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Complex Family Planning at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she serves as the Associate Chair of Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In this role, she leads departmental educational strategy across the continuum of medical education, with a focus on excellence, equity, and innovation.
Dr. Cahill is a clinical specialist in gynecology and complex family planning, providing patient-centered care grounded in resilience-based, trauma-informed approaches and reproductive justice. Her clinical expertise includes sexual health, complex contraception, miscarriage and abortion care, menopause, abnormal uterine bleeding, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and in-office sedation for gynecologic procedures.
A nationally engaged medical educator, Dr. Cahill serves as Fellowship Director for the Complex Family Planning Fellowship and as Reproductive Health Block Director for pre-clinical medical students. She is deeply committed to mentorship and sponsors learners at all levels, including undergraduate students through the SIMS program and medical students through the Early Clinical Engagement program. Her leadership in curriculum development includes ultrasound-guided procedural training, physiology of the menstrual cycle, and values exploration in abortion care and reproductive health.
Dr. Cahill’s scholarly work focuses on advancing trauma-informed care in obstetrics and gynecology through medical education innovation and the development of new technologies to improve patient experience and outcomes. She serves on the Stanford School of Medicine Curriculum Committee (CCAP) and the Medicine Children's Hospital Ethics Committee, among others.
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Dr. Cahill graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Neuroscience and Behavior. After college, she worked at Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women’s Mental Health conducting research on neuroendocrine and psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and menopause. She subsequently earned her MD from The University of Vermont and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The George Washington University Hospital. She completed a Fellowship in Complex Family Planning and a Masters in Epidemiology here at Stanford.
