Pooja Doehrman, MD

Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Associate Professor
Affiliate*

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Contact

PoojaDoehrman@creighton.edu
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency

Pooja Doehrman, MD

Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Associate Professor
Affiliate*

Dr. Doehrman is clinical faculty for Creighton University School of Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is a a board certified OBGYN practicing in Phoenix, AZ for over 10 years in both private practice and academic medicine. Dr. Doehrman has an extensive background in public health and research in maternal and child health. Dr Doehrman developed a passion for health policy and public health prior to her career in medicine, Dr. Doehrman worked in Washington D.C. as a researcher and provided assessments of grant funded projects for Unity Health Care- Eastern High School School Health Center. Currently, Dr. Doehrman participates as clinical faculty for the Phoenix Integrated Residency in OBGYN, as well as CUSOM and UofA clinical faculty in OBGYN at St. Joseph's Hosiptal and Medical center. She offerrs students an opportunity to shadow her in the clinical setting in her Paradise Valley office, as well as providing mentorship in research on a wide variety of topics. Her research interests focus on health disparities in maternal and child health, descrimination and resilience, gender based discrimianation, social determinants of health and the HIV continuum of care. 

Teaching Interests

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research Focus

Population health
Maternal and Child Health 
Medical Education 
Simulation Training 
Maternal Fetal Medicine 
Obstetrics and Gynecology 
Pelvic Pain 
Health Disparities
Infectious Disease  
HIV 
Global Health 
Refugee Health  
Intimate Partner Violence 
Gender based discrimination 
Resilience and discrimination in birth outcomes 

Department

Obstetrics & Gynecology (Phoenix)

Position

Associate Professor

Publications

  • Archives of women's mental health
    Coté John J, Doehrman Pooja, Dilsaver Danielle B, Dimmock James, Coté Brayden P, Teague Samantha, Coté Remington D, Kilzer Riley, Sabbaghi Mahsa Omrani, Borelli Jessica L, Massey Suena H, Prenatal attachment interventions: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis 2025
  • Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953)
    Witsoe Megan, Krzyzanowski Brittany, Mickelson Kristin, Doehrman Pooja D., Zhou Kathleen Guangying, Dinh Samantha, Assessing Neighborhood Deprivation on Birth Outcomes: A Study of Low Birth Weight in Phoenix, Arizona [ID 1132]
    145:6S, p. 14S - 15S 2025
  • Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC
    Coté John Joseph, Del Coté Remmington, Doehrman Pooja, Hedrick Jadanne, Kump Dorothy A, Dilsaver Dannielle B, Carriers of a single cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator pathogenic variant and COVID-19 in pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study, p. 102811 2025
  • International journal of environmental research and public health
    Mickelson Kristin D., Dinh Samantha, Witsoe Megan, Krzyzanowski Brittany, Doehrman Pooja, Nguyen Jacqueline, Zhou Guangying, A Retrospective Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation on Birth Weight in Phoenix, Arizona
    22:1, p. 112 2025
  • 3D printing in medicine
    Coté John J., Dilsaver Danielle B., Massey Suena H., Coté Remington D., Doehrman Pooja, Coté Brayden P., Kilzer Riley, Badura-Brack Amy S., Effects of 3D ultrasonography and 3D printed images on maternal-fetal attachment and its correlation with overall smoking within pregnancy: a pilot study
    10:1, p. 35 2024
  • Hormones and behavior
    Coté John J., Coté Remington D., Dilsaver Danielle B., Stessman Holly A.F., Watson Cynthia, Handelzalts Jonathan, Doehrman Pooja, Walters Ryan W., Badura-Brack Amy S., Human placental lactogen (human chorionic somatomammotropin) and oxytocin during pregnancy: Individual patterns and associations with maternal-fetal attachment, anxiety, and depression
    163, p. 105560 - 105560 2024
  • Hormones and behavior
    Cote John, Coté Remington Del, Dilsaver Danielle, Stessman Holly A.F., Watson Cynthia, Handelzalts Jonathan E, Doehrman Pooja, Walters Ryan, Badura-Brack Amy, Human placental lactogen (human chorionic somatomammotropin) and oxytocin during pregnancy: Individual patterns and associations with maternal-fetal attachment, anxiety, and depression
    163, p. 105560 - 105560 2024
  • Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
    Werdel Ryan, Coté Remington Del, Mabie April, Evans Taylor L, Schlundt Andrew, Doehrman Pooja, Dilsaver Danielle, Cote John, Serum Levels of Interleukins in Endometriosis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    31:5, p. 387 - 396.e11 2024
  • Journal of minimally invasive gynecology
    Werdel Ryan, Schlundt Andrew, Mabie April, Evans Taylor L, Coté Remington Del, Doehrman Pooja, Coté John Joseph, Dilsaver Danielle, Serum Levels of Interleukins in Endometriosis Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2024
  • Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953)
    Mickelson Kristin, Chambers Claudia, Doehrman Pooja, Kaneris Marianna, Stewart Chelsea, Sullivan Shea, Role of Environmental Discrimination on Birth Weight: A Systematic Examination in a Sample of Black, Latina, and White Women in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area [ID: 1341491]
    141:5S, p. 35S - 35S 2023
  • Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders
    Stewart C. E., Eliason R., Castellanos M. E., Nadella S. P., Doehrman P., Gubbels A., Prevalence of histologically confirmed adenomyosis in a chronic pelvic pain cohort
    15:2 2023
  • Women's Health
    Mickelson K. D., Doehrman P., Chambers C., Seely H., Kaneris M., Stancl R., Stewart C., Sullivan S., Role of discrimination and resilience on birth weight: A systematic examination in a sample of Black, Latina, and White women
    18 2022
  • AJOG Global Reports
    Johnson-Agbakwu C. E., Bailey C. V., Coonrod D. V., Eakin C. M., Sood S., Ali N., Doehrman P., Bhattarai B., Chambliss L., Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a canary in the coal mine for public safety net hospitals
    1:2 2021
  • World journal of obstetrics and gynecology
    Doehrman Pooja, Simulation training in contemporary obstetrics education
    3:2, p. 85 2014
  • Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
    Doehrman Pooja, Clewell William H., Derksen Brenna J., Perlow Jordan H., Finberg Harris J., Umbilical artery aneurysm: A case report, literature review, and management recommendations
    69:3 2014

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