006: Taraneh Shirazian, M.D. — What to Expect When You're Done ExpectingDr. Shirazian is a practicing gynecologic surgeon and Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Shirazian also directs global women's health programs at the Global Institute of Public Health, NYU Langone.
Previously, Dr. Shirazian was the Director of Global Women’s Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and practiced as a gynecologic surgeon there. She was also an Assistant Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and runs a preparatory global health course to educate the school’s OB/GYN residents prior to undertaking electives abroad. Recognized for her thought leadership in global women’s health, she is responsible for numerous firsts in this area including development of one of the first global women’s health fellowships in the US, and editing the first global women’s health handbook for medical providers: “Around the Globe for Women’s Health: A Practical Guide for the Healthcare Provider,” published by Springer. She recently developed an online global women’s health course in an effort to bring global women’s health education to a broader audience. Dr. Shirazian has held numerous leadership positions in her field including the National JFCAC chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and served on the USAID task force Survive and Thrive, dedicated to reducing global maternal mortality. She has also been honored with many institutional and national teaching awards for trainee education including the APGO Excellence in Teaching award. She is an accomplished researcher focused on interventions designed to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality. Her research has been published in the American Journal of Perinatalogy, Contemporary OB/Gyn, ACOG Today, and the Journal of Women’s Health Care.
Dr. Shirazian received her M.D. degree through the accelerated program at Brown Medical School, and completed her post-graduate residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Shirazian believes in practicing medicine with an emphasis on patient education and empowerment, and takes the time to ensure that each of her patients understands the details of her condition and has the knowledge to make the best decisions to ensure her quality of life. This philosophy governs her work for women both locally and globally.
As a recognized leader in women’s health, Dr. Shirazian is frequently called on by the national media to appear as a women’s health expert. She has appeared on CBS This Morning, The Today Show and Good Morning America, and has been quoted in major international publications including Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. A comprehensive collection of these appearances can be found here. Dr. Shirazian is the President and Medical Director of Saving Mothers, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating the senseless number of preventable maternal deaths and birth-related complications in the developing world. As medical director, she has developed programming for women in underserved countries including the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Liberia, and has published on the outreach work performed there including the education of skilled birth attendants, community health workers and first line providers in an effort to effect change in maternal mortality worldwide.
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