Curriculum vitae
Heidi Wittenberg, MD MS FPMRS Gender Confirmation Surge
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Board Certified
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APPOINTMENTS Director of MoZaic Care, Inc
1/1/18- Present
Medical Director, Gender Institute at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Dignity, San Francisco, CA
7/1/2020-Present
Chair of Surgery, Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
San Francisco, CA
7/1/2021-6/30/2022, 8/1/2023-7/1/2025
Master Surgeon of Excellence Gender Affirmation Surgery
Surgical Review Corporation
6/2021
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First Hospital Internationally: Center of Excellence Gender Confirmation Surgery
A Founding Surgeon, Director
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
5/2021- Present
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First Center of Excellence Gender Confirmation Surgery, A Founding Surgeon
Co-Director
Greenbrae Surgery Center
1/2019- Present
Master Surgeon of Excellence Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery.
Surgical Review Corporation
6/2019
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President San Francisco Gynecological Society
5/15/20-5/15/21
President Elect San Francisco Gynecological Society
5/14/19-5/15/20
Director of Urogynecology Center of San Francisco
9/1/14 – 7/31/18
Center of Excellence Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, A Founding Surgeon
California Pacific Medical Center
2017
Secretary Treasurer of San Francisco Gynecologic Society
10/1/2014 – 5/14/19
Clinical Instructor, UCSF
UCSF Resident Surgical Instructor
2008 – 2018
Director
Continence & Prolapse Center
Pacific Women’s Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical Group
2001-8/31/14
Chair
Multispecialty Pelvic Physiology Conference
California Pacific Medical Center
2010-2017
Director of Comprehensive Pelvic Medicine and Continence Center
California Pacific Medical Center
2000-2006
BOARD STATUS American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Certified 2002 & active with MOC (maintenance of certification)
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Specialty
Board Certified 6/21/2013 & active with MOC
EDUCATION PGY 2, 3, & 4, Johns Hopkins
July 1,1996- June 30,1999
PGY 1& 2, Columbus-Cabrini, Northwestern Affiliate
July 1,1994- June 30,1996
M.D., U.H.S./The Chicago Medical School
July 1990- May 1994
M.S., U.H.S./The Chicago Medical School
Major: Applied Physiology
July 1989- May 1990
B.S., University of California, Berkeley
Major: Genetics
August 1985- May 1989
EMPLOYMENT MoZaic Care, Inc
Director, Gender Confirmation Surgery
1/1/18– Present
Attending Physician, Director
Urogynecology Center of San Francisco
9/1/14 – 7/31/18
Attending Physician
Brownstein Crane Surgical Services
1/1/2016 – 3/2017
Attending Physician: Gyn, Urogyn, Neurourologist, FPMRS
Pacific Gynecology and Obstetrics Medical Group
May 16, 2001 - 8/31/14
Attending Physician
Pacific Women's Obstetrics and Gynecology Medical Group
August 1,1999- May 15, 2001
AWARDS 2018 Congressional Award: For Innovative Spirit, Professional Success, and
Commitment to Giving Back to the Community in a way that Supports Youth Development.
2018 STARS Hall of Fame Induction for San Juan Unified Foundation
2016 Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery At
California Pacific Medical Center: A Founding Surgeon American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopy/ Surgical Review Corporation
2013-2014 UCSF Outstanding Resident Teaching Award
2012-2013 UCSF Outstanding Resident Teaching Award
2011 Congressional Award: Operations Access Unsung Hero
2013-2019 415 Top Doctors- Peer Survey
1991 American Diabetes Association Annual Research Award
COMMITTEE Gynecology Quality Assurance/ California Pacific Medical Center
APPOINTMENTS 2003-2018
California Pacific Medical Center New Technology Committee
2006-2017
Gynecology New Technology Committee
2006-2018
IPA Quality Assurance/ Brown & Toland, San Francisco Ca
2009-2018
PROCTOR Intuitive Robot Benign Gyn Proctor 2009-2015
Coloplast Proctor for Altis Sling 2013- 2015
INVITED National Speaker
PRESENTATIONS Transcendent: Below the Belt Gender Confirmation Surgery 2016 – Present
American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology 5/4/19 Nashville Tennessee
American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology 4/28/2018 Austin Texas
Multiple Gender Alliance Conferences 2015 to present: Seattle, LA, Chico, SF
San Francisco Gynecological Society 1/16/18 SF, CA
International Society Study of Women’s Sexual Health 2/10/18, San Diego, CA
UCSF 3/21/19 and 4/1/19
California Pacific Medical Center 3/6/18, SF, CA
Dignity Transgender Conference 10/24/18, SF, CA
WPATH/Dignity Transgender Summit 5/30/19, SF, CA
Marin General Hospital 9/13/17, Marin, CA
Utility of Routine Cystoscopy During Transvaginal Cervico-Ishtmic Cerclage: AUGS 2015
Cervico-isthmic Cerclage & Cystoscopy: Pacific Coast OB Gyn Society 2012
Incontinence 1999 – Present (complete list provided below)
Community Health Resource Center
Womens Resource Center
Dignity Health Care: Grand Rounds on Robotics 2012// Transgender Health 2018
Grand Rounds OB Gyn & Medicine Departments at CPMC
Grand Rounds Marin General Hospital
Grand Rounds OB Gyn at St Lukes Hospital
Grand Rounds Medicine at Novato Community Hospital
SutterHealth Nursing Education
UC MedSurg Nursing Symposium 2005
UCSF Conference 2018
Pacific Northwest Ostomy and Continence Nursing Conf 2012
Gender Conference, Chico California 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Gender Odyssey, Seattle Washington 2018
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RESEARCH
Caring for Transgender Patients: Complications of Gender Affirming Genital Surgeries
Kevin Hanley MD, Heidi Wittenberg MD, Dev Gurjala MD, Michael Safir MD, Esther Chen MD.
Annals of Emergency Medicine, June 2021
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dG50ib7EAhwW
Peritoneal Pull Through Technique for Gender Confirmation Vaginoplasty Grafting
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco
2019- present
Neuromodulation Placed for Urinary Issues Secondary Effect on Constipation
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
2012-2018
Cervico-isthmic cerclage & Cystoscopy
Sponsor: Michael Katz, M.D., MFM
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
2008-present
Holter monitor study of fetuses with internal scalp electrode
Sponsor: L. Feinkind, M.D., MFM
Columbus Hospital, Chicago
1994-1996
Chorionic Villus Sampling: NIH Study
Sponsor: Mitchell Golbus, M.D., Ph.D.
Genetics Clinic and Research Department
University of California, San Francisco
May 1987- September 1987, December 1987
PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES
American Advanced Gyn Laparoscopy Society
American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Medical Association
American Urogynecology Society
Pacific Coast Obstetrics and Gynecology Society
San Francisco Gynecological Society
San Francisco Medical Society
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine& Urogenital Reconstruction
WPATH- World Professional Association of Transgender Health
USPATH-US Professional Association of Transgender Health
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PROCTOR Intuitive Robot Benign Gyn Proctor 2009-2015
Coloplast Proctor for Altis Sling 2013- 2015
ACTIVITIES Kaiser Permanente Northern California: OB Gyn Resident Research Symposium
4/27/19 Invited Judge
Operation Access: Providing Surgical Care to Uninsured
2011-Present
Hospital de la Familia Surgical Missions in Guatemala
2005 and 8/2014
Partners In Care University of California, San Francisco
Auxiliary Charity for the Hospital/ Founding Member
2010-2017
National Youth Services Foundation
Career Specialty Lecturer
July 2000, 2001
Community Services Committee
Eating Disorders Education for High School Students
July 1989- May 1990
INTERESTS PROFESSIONAL
Gender Confirmation Surgery
Peritoneal Pull Through Vaginoplasty Development
Pelvic Reconstruction for Cis & Transgender Patients
Minimally Invasive alternative to abdominal cerclage: Transvaginal Cervico-Isthmic Cerclage
Urogynecology: comparisons of different surgical techniques, different medical options & physical therapies for continence management.
Neuromodulation effect on pelvic motility, role in constipation.
Neuromodulation effect on pain.
Robotic DaVinci Surgery ( >500 complex surgeries)
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Surgical Missions
Bio
Heidi Wittenberg, M.D. obtained her Bachelors in Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters Degree in Applied Physiology and MD from the Chicago Medical School. Her residency was at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1999, Dr. Wittenberg moved to San Francisco, continued to pursue urogynecologic advances and developed the pelvic medicine centers at California Pacific Medical Center, Pacific Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical Group, and Urogynecology Center of San Francisco. 2013, she was in the vanguard of first board certified specialists in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery specialists. Continued specialization in minimally invasive gynecology and robotics procedures certified her as a Master Surgeon of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology & Robotics by the Surgical Review Corporation. Dr. Wittenberg was recruited to train and perform gender affirmation surgeries such as vaginoplasties and metoidioplasties in order to help the transgender community. 2018, Dr. Wittenberg became director of MoZaic Care, solely focused on gender affirming surgery. Saint Francis Memorial Hospital named her medical director of the Gender Institute in 2020 and Chief of Surgery in 2021. Surgical Review Corporation certified her a Master Surgeon of Excellence in Gender Affirmation Surgery. Dr. Wittenberg traveled on surgical missions to Guatemala and surgical missions in San Francisco for the underserved. For this work she received the Congressional Operations Access Unsung Hero Award in 2011 and another Congressional Award 2018 for giving back to the community.