Thursday, February 18, 2021

Incarceration and Health Lecture: Reproductive Health and Justice

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

You are invited to join the first talk of the Incarceration and Health Lecture Series with Deb Landis Lewis, MD, FACOG, Associate Program Director for the OB/Gyn residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital.

Incarceration & Health Lecture
Deb Landis Lewis, MD, FACOG is the Associate Program Director for the OB/Gyn residency at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Magee-Women's Hospital (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center). Her clinical interests include care for incarcerated women and other marginalized groups, disparities in women’s health, and group prenatal care. She serves as a consultant OB/Gyn for the Michigan Department of Corrections and as a liaison between Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility and a local partner hospital. Her research interests include the development of curricula and team-based training for perinatal units who care for incarcerated pregnant women. Prior to coming to Michigan, Dr. Landis Lewis practiced general obstetrics and gynecology on an island in southeast Alaska. Her passion for global women’s health has led to opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Latin America, where she worked to improve maternal care and cervical cancer screening.