Dr. James Woods
Department Chairman

Welcome to the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is a leader in patient care, investigative research, and obstetric education. The Faculty is dedicated to promoting excellence in all areas that support women's health.

The Department is proud to offer care to our patients by physicians who were ranked among the nation's best in U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Hospitals list.

25th Annual Rochester Conference in Perinatal Medicine

This conference is designed to inform obstetric physicians, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other providers of advances and changes in the prevention of preterm birth, management of labor and postpartum complications, new technologies in prenatal diagnosis, management of patients using narcotics in pregnancy, and provide guidance on breastfeeding.

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Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty List

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Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology Simulation

Simulation Lab: Labor and Delivery

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has established a progressive maternity safety program, incorporating simulation-based training as a primary risk-reduction strategy.

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Peri-FACTS

Peri-FACTS is a multimedia, continuing education program for obstetric care providers that is offered exclusively online. Peri-FACTS helps you stay at the forefront of fetal heart rate monitor interpretation and other critical obstetric issues through engaging reading materials, educational videos, and real clinical case studies.

Learn more about Peri-FACTS

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