David Charles Foster, M.D., M.P.H.

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Current Appointments

• Professor - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)

Education
Gynecology Pathology	The Johns Hopkins Hospital	1981
Visiting Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology	The Vrie University of Amsterdam	1980
Internship	The Johns Hopkins Hospital	1977
Residency	The Johns Hopkins Hospital	Attended: 1977 - 1980
Pitman High School, College Preparatory	1968
B.A.	University of Vermont	1972
M.D.	Thomas Jefferson University	1976
MPH Epidemiology	Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health	1995

Board Certifications
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology	1983 - Present

Recent Journal Articles
Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. (26 available)
Foster, DC; Kotok, MB; Huang, L; et al. "The Tampon Test for vulvodynia research: reliability, construct validity, responseiveness". Obstet Gynecol. 113 (2009): 825-32.
Foster DC; Piekarz KH; Murant TI; LaPoint R; Haidaris CG; Phipps RP;. "Enhanced synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines by vulvar vestibular fibroblasts: Implications for vulvar vestibulitis." Am J Obstet Gynecol 346 (2007): e1-8.
Hanjani NM; Foster DC; Scott GA; Mercurio MG;. "A genital mass due to HSV in a renal transplant recipient". J Lower Genital Tract Dis 11 (2007): 173-6.
Bachmann GA; Rosen, R; Pinn VW; Utian WH; Ayers C; Basson R; Binik YM; Brown C; Foster DC; Gibbons, Jr. JM; Goldstein I; Graziottin A; Haefner HK; Harlow BL; Kellogg Spadt S; Leiblum SR; Masheb RM; Reed BD; Sobel JD; Veasley C; Wesselmann U; Witkin SS;. "Vulvodynia: Definitions, Diagnosis and Management. A State-of-the-Art Consensus". J Reprod Med., 51 (2006): 447-56.
Poleshuck EL; Dworkin RH; Howard FM; Foster DC; Shields CG; Giles DE; Tu X. "Contributions of physical and sexual abuse to women's experiences with chronic pelvic pain". J Reprod Med 2 (2005): 91-100.