Nancy D. Gaba, M.D., FACOG Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the George Washington University

Nancy D. Gaba, M.D., FACOG, is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and currently serves as the Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I Dodek Jr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University. Originally from New York City, Dr. Gaba attended Vassar College and, subsequently, the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences (GW SMHS). She chose to remain in Washington, D.C., for her residency in

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OB-GYN. Dr. Gaba was selected as an Administrative Chief Resident and, upon completion of her residency at GW SMHS, she was awarded the Allen B. Weingold Award for Excellence in Medical Education. She has gone on to win numerous other prestigious teaching awards, including the Donald F. Richardson Faculty Award of Excellence and the ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. Dr. Gaba previously has served as the Residency Program Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and as Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education. She is a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Gaba has been a member of the full-time faculty in the Medical Faculty Associates since 1997. She has many areas of clinical interest and expertise in general OB-GYN. These include female sexual function and dysfunction, menopause, laparoscopy, general obstetrics, sonohysterography, management and treatment of fibroids and menstrual disorders, colposcopy, LEEP, adolescent gynecology, gynecologic surgery, hysteroscopy, cervical dysplasia, contraception and placement of contraceptive devices, and hormone replacement therapy.

A published author, Dr. Gaba has also presented at numerous national meetings, including the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO). She serves on the teaching faculty for several professional courses including the APGO Surgical Scholars Program. Dr. Gaba also serves as a Board Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Gaba is a founding member and President of the Society for Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Gaba enjoys caring for women across their lifespan, and she believes that a strong doctor-patient relationship is necessary to the excellent care that all patients deserve. She prides herself on her experience-guided, evidence-based approach to patients. Dr. Gaba believes that it is an enormous privilege to be part of a woman's life in the special way that her patients allow her to be, and she takes that responsibility very seriously.

Address: 111 Michigan Ave. NW; Washington, D.C., 20010
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Recent publications & presentations

2023 | May

Alvarez RD, Chelmow D, Johnson DD, Griffin TR, Francis SL, Gaba ND, Espey E. “Reimagining the Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Evolving Times.” American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2023 May;228(5):494-496. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.01.038. Epub 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36868953
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36868953