The Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology has physicians with expertise in all areas of gynecology including surgical gynecology, menopausal medicine & hormone replacement therapy, management of abnormal bleeding, management of abnormal pap tests and HPV vaccination, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, endometriosis, sexual medicine, pelvic floor dysfunction, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, and women's wellness.
We also have faculty with expertise in obstetrics including singleton pregnancy and uncomplicated twin pregnancy. We manage ectopic pregnancy, recurrent miscarriage as well as molar pregnancies. Pregnant patients are cared for at Barnes-Jewish Hospital only.
We perform a variety of surgical procedures including abdominal, vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomies, myomectomy (removal of fibroids), surgeries on ovaries and fallopian tubes including minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, surgical sterilization, hysteroscopic procedures including removal of polyps and fibroids, dilation and curettage and endometrial ablation.
The faculty of the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology are involved in the educational training of the medical students and OB/GYN house staff at Washington University School of Medicine. Our faculty staffs the resident's outpatient continuity clinic and attends on the inpatient gynecology service. Dr. McAlister is the Director of the Residency Program, and Dr. Stephens is the coursemaster for the third year medical student clerkship in OB/GYN.