Bio
Erica P. Cahill, MD, MS(c), is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Complex Family Planning at Stanford University where she is a clinical specialist in Gynecology and Complex Family Planning. Her work is grounded in resilience-based trauma-informed care and reproductive justice. She is the Fellowship Director for the Complex Family Planning Fellowship, and the Reproductive Health Block Director for the Pre-Clinical Medical Students.
Dr. Cahill's clinical specialities include sexual health, complex contraception, abortion care, menopause, abnormal uterine bleeding, polycystic ovarian syndrome and in office sedation for gynecologic procedures.
She has developed curricula for ultrasound-guided procedures, values exploration for abortion care, health equity rounds in contraception care, and pre-clinical modules in reproductive pathology and histology. Her research interests include medical education, trauma-informed processes for gynecologic procedures, and contraception development.
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.