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Clinical Faculty

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Wendy Hansen, MD

  • Professor
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
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John M O'Brien, MD

  • Professor
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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Karen Susanne Playforth, MD

  • Associate Professor
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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Andrea M Tucker, MD

  • Associate Professor
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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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