Bio
Dr. Subak is a board-certified gynecologist in the Gynecology Clinic at Stanford Health Care. She is fellowship trained in urogynecology and pelvic surgery. Dr. Subak is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also a Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and, by courtesy, of urology.
Her clinical interests include female pelvic medicine, general gynecology, and LGBTQ+ health. Dr. Subak is the founding director of the LGBTQ+ Health Program at Stanford Health Care. She is committed to providing compassionate and affirming care to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
Dr. Subak is an award-winning researcher who has conducted extensive studies on female reproductive health and urologic function. Her primary research focus is identifying interventions to reduce urinary incontinence in females. Her research group pioneered studies of weight loss as a treatment for incontinence. The research group also investigates novel interventions for female incontinence, such as slow-paced breathing, yoga, and mobile health apps.
Dr. Subak has published more than 100 articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. Most of these articles focus on urinary incontinence, the association between weight and urinary incontinence, and new treatments for urinary incontinence. Her research has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JAMA Internal Medicine, The Journal of Urology, and The New England Journal of Medicine. She also wrote book chapters on several topics, including the economics of urinary incontinence.
She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics (APGO), the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), the Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology (CUCOG), and the International Continence Society (ICS). Dr. Subak has served on many committees focused on incontinence at AUGS, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI), which is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ICS.
