President
Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD is President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. She was the 64th President of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a membership organization representing over 60,000 OBGYNS in the USA. She Chairs the Women's Preventive Services Initiative, a United States coalition of health professional organizations and advocates with expertise in women’s health. WPSI develops, reviews and updates recommendations for preventive healthcare. She is vice Chair for the Partnership on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Partner Engagement in Country Committee and a member of its Health Care Professionals Association. She introduced the US National Maternal Health Initiative to reduce maternal mortality and improve health before, during and after pregnancy. Dr. Conry leads national policy on Reproductive Health and the Environment and received the Environmental Protection Agency Health Champion Award. Dr. Conry served in leadership as an obstetrician gynecologist at Kaiser Permanente, the largest health maintenance organization in the United States. She is President and CEO of the Environmental Health Leadership Foundation. She received the Visionary Leadership Award from the University of California, and The United States House of Representatives honored her for accomplishments in women’s health. Dr. Conry earned her medical degree and completed residency at the University of California, Davis where she served as an Associate Clinical Professor. She has a PhD in biology from the University of Colorado. Dr. Conry has been awarded Honorary Fellowships in Obstetric and Gynecology Societies around the world. She is dedicated to improving the environment.
In this Earth Day episode of Green Docs, the guys lead with breaking news – a State Supreme Court election in Wisconsin with national implications, as highlighted by Dr. Kristin Lyerly in Episode 2.