Jackson Women's Health Organization et al v. Currier et al

Filing 5

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Willie Parker (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Brewer Declaration, # 2 Exhibit B - Parker Declaration, # 3 Exhibit C - Thompson Declaration, # 4 Exhibit D - Judge Barbour preliminary injunction in Pro-Choice v. Fordice, # 5 Exhibit E - Transcript excerpt of TRO ruling in Hodes v. Moser)(McDuff, Robert)

EXHIBIT B

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, on behalf of itself and its
patients,
and
WILLIE PARKER, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., on
behalf of himself and his patients,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MARY CURRIER, M.D., M.P.H. in her
official capacity as State Health Officer of
the Mississippi Department of Health,
and
ROBERT SHULER SMITH, in his official
capacity as District Attorney for Hinds
County, Mississippi,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION #________________

DECLARATION OF WILLIE PARKER IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Willie Parker, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., declares and states the following:
Background and Expertise
1.

I am a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist “(ob/gyn”) with over 20 years of

experience in women’s health. I recently joined the Jackson Women’s Health Clinic (the
“Clinic”) in order to provide abortions and contraceptive services, and I have been providing
medical care there since June of 2012. I am currently licensed to practice medicine in

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Mississippi, Alabama, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Virginia.
2.

The information provided in this declaration is based on my personal knowledge,

unless otherwise noted. The opinions in this declaration are my expert opinions as an ob/gyn and
abortion provider. My expert opinions are based on my education, training, professional
experience, review of relevant medical literature, and attendance at professional conferences.
3.

As part of the ob/gyn care that I have provided to women over the past twenty

years, I regularly delivered babies until 2009. Over the course of my career, I have delivered
approximately 3,000 babies.
4.

I began performing abortions in 2002, after listening to a sermon by Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. about concern for the well-being of others, and grappling with my own
spirituality and religious upbringing. I came to realize that many of my female patients needed
my help due to their own serious health issues, discovery of fetal abnormalities, or other life
circumstances. I have a decade of experience providing abortions, teaching evidence-based
methods, and supervising the provision of abortion services in outpatient settings.
5.

I received my undergraduate degree from Berea College in 1986, and my M.D.

from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1990. I completed my residency in ob/gyn
at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Medical Center in 1994, and my
residency in preventative medicine at UCSF School of Medicine in 2001. In 1998, I received a
Master’s of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and a Master’s of Science
degree in health services research from the University of Michigan.
6.

I received my board certification in ob/gyn in 1996 and I renewed my certification

again in 2006. My certification is renewed annually, and was last renewed in December of 2011.

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7.

I have served as the Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan

Washington and the Director of Family Planning at Washington Hospital Center. I currently
have hospital admitting privileges at the Washington Hospital Center. I have taught at the
University of Hawaii School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and
Gynecology and as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Michigan Health Systems. I also
have worked as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and as the Chief of Policies and Programs in the Maternal Child Health Branch of
the California Department of Health Services.
8.

My experience and credentials are more fully set forth in my curriculum vitae, a

true and accurate copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
9.

Based on my clinical and academic experience, I am familiar with the

professional norms and standards that govern the provision of abortion services in medical
offices and clinics.
Abortion Care
10.

At the Clinic, I currently provide medication abortions up to 8 weeks, as

measured from the first day of the woman’s last menstrual period (“LMP”), and surgical
abortions up to 16 weeks LMP. In addition, I provide women with contraceptive services,
including hormonal contraception. I also have training in providing vasectomies, tubal ligations,
insertion of IUDs, and the Essure procedure, which I have provided to patients in other medical
settings.
11.

Women seek abortion services for a variety of medical, familial, economic and

personal reasons. Most are mothers who have decided that they cannot parent another child at
this time, and some are young women who do not feel ready to carry a pregnancy to term.

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Others face serious health issues that make it dangerous to carry a pregnancy to term; are coping
with abusive relationships; are pregnant as a result of rape, sexual assault, or incest; or have
received a diagnosis of a fetal anomaly. Last week, I provided abortions at the Clinic to several
women with health issues, including a patient with diabetes. A number of women I saw had
traveled great distances in order to receive abortion care at the Clinic.
12.

Legal abortion is an extremely safe medical procedure; it is one of the safest

medical procedures performed in the United States. Because the risk of complication is so low,
the vast majority of all abortions can be performed safely and effectively in an outpatient setting.
Approximately 88% of women who obtain abortions in the United States do so before 13 weeks
LMP.
13.

In terms of the risk of maternal mortality, which is thankfully a rare occurrence in

this country, abortion is dramatically safer than continuing a pregnancy to term. The overall risk
of death following an abortion is a fraction of the risk incurred when continuing a pregnancy to
term, and the risk is especially low prior to 16 weeks LMP.
14.

The risk of a woman experiencing some type of complication after an abortion is

also extremely low; less than 1% of women obtaining abortions experience a serious
complication. The risk of a woman experiencing a complication that requires hospitalization is
even lower, approximately 0.3%. Like the risk of mortality, the risk of a serious complication
increases as a woman’s pregnancy advances; therefore, the risk that a woman who is less than 16
weeks LMP will experience a complication requiring hospitalization is even lower than 0.3%.
15.

The types of complications that may occur following an abortion include

infection, non-threatening bleeding, uterine perforation, and retained tissue. In the vast majority

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of cases, these types of complications can be handled in an outpatient office setting without the
need for any hospitalization.
16.

My complication rate for abortion patients requiring hospitalization over the past

year was approximately 0.1%, which is lower than the national average. This rate is typical of
my practice over the past 10 years.
Hospitalization and Admitting Privileges
17.

House Bill 1390, which singles out doctors who perform abortions in an

outpatient setting and requires them to have admitting privileges and staff privileges at a local
hospital, imposes requirements that are not medically necessary and will not promote the health
of women seeking abortions.
18.

Multiple medical specialties, including ob/gyn, have adopted a hospitalist-

ambulatory care model. Under this model, a patient who receives care in an ambulatory, i.e.
outpatient setting, may be transferred, if medically indicated, to the care of a physician who can
oversee the patient’s care in a hospital setting, should that level of care become warranted.
19.

In the event that a doctor makes the decision, using his/her medical judgment, to

transfer a patient under his/her care to the care of another doctor who can treat the patient in a
hospital setting, the accepting doctor then takes over the care of that patient. Typically, the
accepting doctor would stay in regular contact and communication with the transferring doctor
regarding the patient’s care, regardless of whether the transferring doctor has admitting
privileges at the accepting hospital. The Clinic’s current system of having a backup physician
available who could manage a patient’s care in a hospital setting is more than what is medically
required to address our patients’ needs.

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20.

In the even more unlikely event that a patient was experiencing a serious

complication while at the Clinic that required immediate hospitalization, the patient would be
transferred by ambulance to a nearby hospital. For example, in the extremely rare case that a
patient was experiencing an anaphylactic reaction to anesthesia and was not responding to acute
measures, that patient’s needs would best be met by being stabilized by the critical care team at
the nearest emergency room who are trained to respond to such emergency situations.
21.

Many of the Clinic’s patients travel from great distances in order to be seen, and

some even travel from out of state. Therefore, the nearest hospital or emergency room may not
be in Jackson, and might not even be in the State. The fact that the doctor who performed an
abortion on a patient has admitting privileges at a local Jackson hospital – which in many
instances would not be the hospital nearest to the patient – would neither improve the quality of
medical care that the patient receives nor increase patient safety. To the contrary, requiring a
woman experiencing a medical emergency to return to Jackson in order to be admitted to a local
hospital by the physician who performed her abortion would be medically inadvisable and
counter to the patient’s best interests.
22.

Given the nature of the abortion care provided at the Clinic, and the current trend

in health care to divide ambulatory and hospital care, House Bill 1390’s requirement that all
doctors associated with an abortion clinic hold hospital privileges is medically unnecessary, and
will only harm women’s health by decreasing or eliminating access to abortion services.
Harms Imposed by Mississippi House Bill 1390
23.

I do not reside in Mississippi, but I travel to the Clinic approximately one week

per month to perform abortions. I do not have hospital privileges at any hospital located within
the State.

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24.

I am currently in the process of applying for privileges at local hospitals in

Mississippi. I expect to submit all of the required paperwork and documentation within the next
week. However, I do not expect that I will be granted any privileges on or before July 2, 2012.
25.

Because I do not currently have privileges at a local hospital, as required by the

recently-enacted House Bill 1390, I will soon be forced to stop providing the women of
Mississippi with safe, legal abortion care unless this Court grants the Clinic emergency relief.
26.

The burdensome requirements of House Bill 1390 will likely force the Clinic to

close. If the Clinic is forced to shut down, many Mississippi women will be prevented from
receiving safe and legal abortions. Others, including the Clinic’s patients who have already been
scheduled for procedures the week of July 2, 2012, will be forced to delay their abortions while
seeking another licensed provider, if they can find one. To my knowledge, there are no other
licensed providers within the state of Mississippi providing abortion services. Although abortion
is a very safe procedure, its risks increase with gestational age; therefore, any delay in a woman’s
ability to obtain abortion care as a result of House Bill 1390 will expose her to unnecessary,
increased health risks.
27.

The requirements of House Bill 1390 are not necessary for the Clinic to continue

providing safe, high-quality abortion care to its patients.

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WILLIE JAMES PARKER, MD, MPH, MSc
2819 5th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
EDUCATION
9/2006-5/2008

University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Masters of Health and Health Care Research. Degree awarded December,
2008.

7/1997-6/1998

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Master's of Public Health. Degree awarded June, 1998

6/1986-5/1990

The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Doctor of Medicine. May, 1990.

9/1981-5/1986

Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.
Bachelor of Arts. May, 1986. Major-Biology.

6/1984-8/1984

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
No degree. Summer, 1984.

POST DOCTORAL TRAINING
7/2006-6/2008

Family Planning Fellowship, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI,
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

7/ 2000- 6/2001

Preventive Medicine Residency. University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of California, Berkeley Joint Program, San Francisco, CA.
Residency in Preventive Medicine. Diplomate.

7/1998-6/2000

Centers for Disease Control: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta,
Georgia.
Placement Site: CA Department of Health Services, Maternal Child Health
Branch, Sacramento CA. EIS Officer. Conducted acute disease outbreak
investigation, analytic research, and provided technical assistance to local and
regional health departments.

7/1990-6/1994

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
8/2008-5/2009

Washington Hospital Center Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Director, Division of Family Planning and Preventive Services.

7/2006-6/2008

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI. Clinical Lecturer, Department
of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

1/2002-5/2006

John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu,
Hawaii. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

4/1999-12/2001

University of California-Davis Medical Center Obstetrics and
Gynecology Residency Program, Sacramento, California..
Volunteer Faculty appointment.

ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
1/2003-4/2006

Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
OB-Gyn Peer Review Committee.

CLINICAL/HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
8/2008-present

Washington Hospital Center Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Director, Division of Family Planning and Preventive Services.

7/2006- 6/2008

University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor Michigan.
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

1/2002-4/2006

Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attending Physician, Queen Emma Clinics.

6/2003-6/2006

Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and
Children, Honolulu, Hawaii. Examiner for sexual assault in the community
as part of a team response. Performed injury assessment, disease and
pregnancy prevention screening and treatment, forensic examination, and
expert testimony.

7/1994-6/1997

Merced Community Medical Center, Merced California
Staff Physician.

7/1994-6/1997

Mercy Hospital, Merced, California
Staff Physician.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
None.
GRANT SUPPORT
None
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE
State Licenses
2

California, May 1994.
#A053102
Expires
10/31/2009
Hawaii, October, 2001.
#11733
Expires
01/31/2010
Ohio, April 1991
# 35.063458
Expires
04/1/2010
Michigan, May 2006.
#4301087686 Expires
01/31/2010
District of Columbia June, 2008 #MD03746
Expires 12/31/2010
Maryland, August 2009
#D0069574
Expires 09/30/2013
Virginia, August, 2009
#0101246274 Expires 10/31/2012
Pennsylvania, November, 2010
#MD441490
Expires 12/31/2012
Alabama Apri l, 2012
#MD31662
Expires 12/31/2012
Mississippi, May, 2012
#22028
Expires 12/31/2012
New Jersey, May, 2012
#25MA09111500 Expires 12/31/2012
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. November 1996
# 940869
Expires
12/30/2012
Neonatal Resuscitation (expired)
Basic Life Support ( recertification in July, 2012)
DEA # BP3174264 expiration date April 30, 2013
MILITARY SERVICE
None.
EMPLOYMENT
6/ 2009- 7/2011

Planned Parenthood, Metropolitan Washington, Washington DC.
Medical Director. Responsible for clinical and laboratory services for this
Affiliate operating five clinics in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of
Columbia. Duties include family planning services, resident education, and
conduct abortion care in the District of Columbia.

8/ 2008- 5/2009

Washington Hospital Center Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Director, Division of Family Planning and Preventive Services. Established
family planning services, resident education, and conduct abortion care in the
District of Columbia.

7/ 2006- 6/2008

University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor Michigan.
Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
General obstetrics and gynecology, resident education, and family
planning/abortion care .

1/ 2002- 5/2006

John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu,
Hawaii. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
General obstetrics and gynecology, resident education, and family
planning/abortion care .

5/ 2001- 11/ 2001

California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Chief,
Policy and Programs, Maternal Child Health Branch. Coordinated statewide
identification and monitoring of resources associated with care of women and
children; supervised a staff of 30 and accountable for a multimillion dollar
budget; wrote reports as required by legislature.
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8/1999-8/2000

Sacramento Birthing Project: Sacramento CA.
Volunteer Clinician. Provided ambulatory, prenatal clinical services to highrisk/at-risk mothers in an urban setting with culturally sensitive interventions.

7/1994-6/1997

National Health Service, Merced, California.
Placement Site: Golden Valley Health Centers Inc..
Staff Obstetrician and Gynecologist. Practiced full range of general obstetrics
and gynecology in a medically under-served area. Range of responsibilities
clinically included limited “high risk” obstetrics and basic infertility
evaluation and treatment.

8/1995-6/1997

UC-Davis Affiliated Family Practice Residency Program, Merced,
California.
Independent contractor. Taught obstetrics and gynecology to Family Medicine
residents. Provided consultation, staffed gynecology outpatient clinics,
provided intrapartum consultation and management.

8/1992-6/1994

Our Ladies of Mercy Hospital, Anderson, Ohio. House Physician. Duties
involved assessment of obstetric patients, surgical assisting, and fetal
monitoring interpretation.

6/1992- 6/1994.

The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Duties identical to duties at Mercy
Hospital, Anderson.

HONORS
Citizen of the Year, Men’s March Against Violence, Honolulu, Hawaii. 10/2004.
Berea College Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, 11/2001.
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, Community Service Award, Merced County.10/1996.
National Health Service Corps Director's Award. 10/1995.
V. Bradley Roberts Award, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. 6/1994.
University of Cincinnati Esprit de Corps Award, 6/1994.
University of Cincinnati Resident Research Day, Third Place, 6/1993.
Executive Chief Resident, Department of OB-GYN 1993-94.
J. Bates Henderson Medicine Scholarship. Berea College, 1986.
E.R. Brann Good Citizenship Award and the Homer E. Williams Award for Promoting Interracial
Understanding, Berea College, 1984.

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TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Assistant Professor, Medstar/Washington Hospital Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency
Program.
Clinical Instructor, University of Michigan School of Medicine, OB-Gyn Dept. 2006-2008
Faculty Advisor, Fourth Year Resident Class University of Hawaii Residency Training Program.
2004-2006.
Presenter, Merced County African-American Educators Association's Booker T. Washington
Revisited Minority Student Career Fair. September, 1994, 1995, 1998.
Consultant, Merced County School Board Sex Education Curriculum Review Committee. 12/1995

EXTRAMURAL INVITED PRESENTATIONS
“Challenges for Abortion Providers of Color: When You Are Not The Provider She Wanted”
UCSF Psychosocial Workshop for Abortion Providers, March 13, 2010
“Essentials of First Trimester Abortion”
Grand Rounds, Aurora Health Systems, Milwaukee, WI March 13, 2010
“Male Contraception: If You Build It, Will They Come”
Family Planning Faculty Development Course, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology Kumasi, Ghana. January19, 2010
“Disparities in Reproductive Health”
Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Course, George Washington School of Public Health.
September 22, 2009
“Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC): Dispelling the Myths, Embracing the Evidence.”
National Medical Association Annual Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. July 27, 2009
“Domestic Violence: When Love Hurts”
Lunch Lecture, Planned Parenthood, Metropolitan Washington, July 7, 2009
“Office Based Management of Early Pregnancy Loss”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, George Washington University , Washington, DC. April 29, 2009
“Essentials of Second Trimester Abortion”
Resident Lecture, Washington Hospital Center, March 13, 2009
“Emergency Contraception”
Family Planning Faculty Development Course, University of Ghana , Accra, Ghana.
January 22, 2009
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“Male Contraception: If you Build It, Will They Come?”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Washington Hospital Center. January 17, 2009.
“Surgical Abortion”
Medical Students for Choice Clinical Seminar, Wayne State School of Medicine
“Male Contraception: If you Build It, Will They Come?”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI. November 29, 2007
“Unmet Contraceptive Need in U.S. Men Ages 15-44”.
Poster presentation, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Annual Meeting,
Minneapolis, MN. September 26, 2007
“Early Pregnancy Failure”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii. August 7, 2007
“MVA for Early Pregnancy Loss”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii. August 9, 2007
“Contraceptive Counseling, Reproductive Freedom, and the Impact of Family Planning in the
African American Community”
National Medical Association Annual Conference
Honolulu, Hawaii. August 6, 2007
“Unmet Contraceptive Need in U.S. Men Ages 15-44”.
Family Planning Fellowship Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. May 4, 2007
“Domestic Violence in Pregnancy"
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii Annual Conference: New Frontiers in
Maternal and Infant Health Care: Ethics, Outcomes and Practices in the 21st Century".
Honolulu, Hawaii. June 8, 2006
“ Sound The Alarm: Non-medical Health Hazards for Women".1. Not to People Like Us: Domestic
Violence in Upscale Relationships/Marriage‚ 2. The Implications of the Reversal of Roe vs. Wade For You, Today’s
Black Woman 3. The New Face of HIV/AIDS: The Move From Gay White Men to Heterosexual Black and Brown
Women: You!”
Pfizer Women’s Health Lecture, Spelman College, Atlanta Georgia. April 3, 2006
“Physician Response to Substance Use in Pregnancy: When Women Behave Badly”
State-wide Grand Rounds Tour to Maternity Hospitals Throughout Hawaii, MarchDecember, 2005. Nine Hospitals throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Sponsored by March of
Dimes, Hawaii.
“Domestic Violence: Evidence for Screening.”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, University of Cincinnati Residency Program.
Honolulu, Hawaii. June 1, 2005
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“Lesbian Health Care”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii. June 28, 2004
“Lesbian Health Care: An Update.”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii. June 9, 2004
“Emergency Contraception Update”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii. January 5, 2004
“Contemporary Use of the Pessary: An Update.”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Honolulu, Hawaii. September 30, 2002
“Domestic Violence: Trouble in Paradise.”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii. March 5, 2003
“Contemporary Use of the Pessary: An Update.”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii. September 30, 2002
“Maternal Mortality: Miles to Go Before We Sleep….”
OB-Gyn Grand Rounds, Queens Medical Center
Honolulu Hawaii. March 11, 2002
“Public Health Response to Needle Re-Use by a Phlebotomist, Northern California 1999”
oral presentation. 2000 Centers for Disease Control Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference.
Atlanta, GA. April 15, 2000
“State-Specific Changes in Singleton Pre-term Births Among Black and White Women-United
States--1990 and 1997” oral presentation. 2000 Centers for Disease Control Epidemic Intelligence
Service Conference. Atlanta, GA. April 11, 2000
“Cesarean Section Related Maternal Mortality: California, 1995-1997”
Oral presentation, 1999 American Public Health Association Conference.
Chicago, IL. November 7, 1999
“Perceptions of Weight Gain during Pregnancy by Women: California Women's Health Survey
1998”
Poster presentation. 1999 National Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conference for
Women, Department of Health and Human Services, Los Angeles, CA. June 27-30, 1999.
“Cesarean Section Related Maternal Mortality: California, 1995-1997”
Poster presentation. 1999 California Maternal and Child Health Conference: Capitolizing
Our Resources, Sacramento, California. May 24-25, 1999.
Poster presentation, l CDC/HRSA Maternal-Child/Infant Health Epidemiology Workshop,
Atlanta, GA. December 8-9, 1999.
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“Maternal Mortality Surveillance: Improved Detection Using Hospital Discharge Data- Death
Certificate Data Linkage, California, 1995-97”
Oral presentation. 1999 California Maternal and Child Health Conference Sacramento,
California. May 24-25, 1999.
“Pregnancy-Related Morbidity in African-American Women: California, 1997”
Oral presentation. California Department Of Health Services Black Infant Health Program Provider Training
Meeting, Sacramento, CA. May 23, 1999.

“Trends in Perinatal Outcomes: California 1990-97”
Oral presentation. CA Department of Health Services, Regional Training for the California
Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program. Santa Barbara, CA. February 10-11, 1999.
“Maternal Mortality Surveillance in California- Proposal of a Surveillance System based on
Hospital Discharge Data“
Oral Presentation. Epidemiology Grand Rounds, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta GA.
October 27, 1998.
“Needs Assessment for a Middle School-based Health Center: Assessment of Inner-City Boston
Public School”
Oral presentation. Family and Community Health Practicum, Harvard University School of
Public Health, May 5, 1998.
"Medical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy"
Lecture. UC-Davis Merced Family Practice Residents, December 12, 1996.
"Pelvic Inflammatory Disease"
Lecture. UC-Davis Merced Family Practice Residents, December 26, 1995.
"Adolescent Pregnancy"
Oral presentation. National Health Service New Provider Orientation Conference, Region IX,
San Francisco, CA, October 13, 1995.
"Amniocentesis"
Lecture. Merced Community Medical Center Obstetric Labor and Nursing Seminar, August
11, 1995.
"Preterm Labor- Current Thought"
Lecture. Merced Community Medical Center Obstetric CME Program, February 5, 1995.

COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
Berea College Alumni Executive Counsel, Berea, Kentucky
1997-2002. President of the Counsel, 2001-2002.
Domestic Violence Clearing House Hotline and Legal Services, Honolulu, HI. September, 2002May, 2006. Board of Directors.
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Health Mothers, Healthy Babies- Honolulu, HI. March, 2004 –May 2006.
Board of Directors. Nationally-affiliated non-profit community agency devoted to advocacy,
education, and policy development for perinatal health in the state of Hawaii.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America- Hawaii Affiliate. 1/2005-5/2006
Board of Directors
American Public Health Association, 1998-2006.
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1990-1996, 2006-present.
National Medical Association, 7/1995-present.
PATENTS
None.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Contraception 83 (2011) 289–290 Shih G, Turok DK, Parker WJ
Editorial. Reversing the United States sterilization paradox by increasing vasectomy utilization
Contraception 2011, Apr ;83 (4):310-5 21397087 Grace Shih, David K Turok, Willie J Parker
Vasectomy: the other (better) form of sterilization.
Hawaii Medical Journal November 2009, Volume 68, No. 10, ISSN: 0017-8594. Domestic Violence
Screening In Pregnancy
MY Bunn MD, MPH; NA Higa MD; WJ Parker MD, MPH; B Kaneshiro MD, MPH
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Public Health Reports, 2003; 118:324-35.Black-White infant mortality disparity in the United States:
a societal litmus test: commentary on”A partnership to reduce African American infant mortality in
Genesee County, Michigan.”
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 22, 2000/ 49(37); 837.
State-Specific Changes in Singleton Pre-term Births Among Black and White Women-United
States--1990 and 1997.
Book Chapters
“Breast Discharge/Galactorrhea", and "Cervical Lesions - Polyp, Condyloma, Nabothian Cyst,
Other"
The 5-Minute OB/GYN Clinical Consult , Paula J. Hillard, MD, editor, 2007
Abstracts:
1999 American Public Health Association Conference. Chicago, IL.
“Cesarean Section Related Maternal Mortality: California, 1995-1997”
2000 CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference. Atlanta, GA
“State-Specific Changes in Singleton Pre-term Births Among Black and White Women-United
States--1990 and 1997”
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2000 CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference. Atlanta, GA
“Public Health Response to Needle Re-Use by a Phlebotomist, Northern California 1999”

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References (Please consult before calling)
Timothy RB Johnson
Professor & Chair
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology
University of Michigan Health
System
L4000 Women’s Hospital
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Paula Hillard, MD
Head, Division of Gynecology
Stanford University School of
Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
[phone]
[e-mail]

Lisa Harris,MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology
University of Michigan
Health System
L4000 Women’s Hospital
1500 East Medical Center
Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Vanessa Dalton, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology
University of Michigan
Health System
L4000 Women’s Hospital
1500 East Medical Center
Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Bruce Kessel, MD
John A. Burns School of
Medicine
Kapiolani Medical Center for
Women & Children
1319 Punahou Sreet, Room
824
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: [phone]

Laura Castleman,MD, MPH
Assistant CProfessor
Department of Obstetrics &
Gynecology
University of Michigan
Health System
L4000 Women’s Hospital
1500 East Medical Center
Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Last revised March, 2012

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