Women's and Infants' Services

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has a comprehensive and distinctive complement of services designed to meet the unique health care needs of women at every stage of their lives.

Women's and Infants' Services at MedStar Washington Hospital Center takes pride in its reputation as a center of excellence for high-risk maternal/fetal medicine, breast cancer, gynecologic cancer, continence and pelvic-floor dysfunction, and heart disease. We offer superior nursing care, in state-of-the art labor and delivery rooms and surgical suites. Our experienced team of neonatologists provides 24-hour coverage in a Level III neonatal intensive care unit.

Women's and Infants' Services is dedicated to advancing health care through ongoing participation in the latest research on female health issues. We also offer comprehensive educational seminars, to provide valuable information about parenting and conditions that affect women across their life spans. Women's and Infants' Services is also proud of its community-service initiatives, which link the Hospital Center with local underserved communities to ensure access to superior ob/gyn care.

For information or appointments, please call (202) 877-DOCS (3627).

The March 2012 edition of Washingtonian magazine Top Doctors included six of our Women’s and Infants’ Services physicians as the area’s best physicians. As chosen by their peers, they are: Susan H. Black, MD, The Perinatal Center, David Downing, MD, Washington Women’s Wellness Center, Cheryl B. Iglesia, MD, National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Mary Melancon, MD, Washington Women’s Wellness Center and Ellen Whitaker, MD Fibroid Center.

For information or to schedule an appointment, call 202-877-DOCS (3627).

Quick Links to What's New

MedStar Women's Specialty Center

 2012-2013 Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds Brochure

Special Moms/Special Babies

 Maternity Services Tour

Physicians in the News

December 11, 2012 - Tamika Auguste, MD, director, Ob/Gyn Simulation, was featured in “The Doctor Weighs In,” a blog post about the value of simulation in training healthcare professionals. Click on the link to read the story.

December 6, 2011 - David Downing, MD,physician, Ob/Gyn, and Melissa Fries, MD, director, Genetics and Fetal Medicine, were mentioned in two Washington Post columns written by John Kelly about a recent high-risk birth at Children's National Medical Center. Click on the link to read the story.
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