Pooja Doehrman, MD

Department

• Obstetrics & Gynecology (Phoenix)

Position

• Assistant Professor

• Clinical Faculty Mentor-Career Exploration Selective Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix
• Clinical Faculty Preceptor Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix OBGYN MSIII Clerkship
• Creighton University School of Medicine OBGYN interest group faculty mentor.

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. 

Articles

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Publications

Presentations

Research and Scholarship Interests

• 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 

Current Research Projects

• Co-Investigator 
  Project Title: “Social Networds and Effects on the Reproductive Choices of Women.” Sponsor/Funding Agency: Maricopa Medical Foundation House Staff Achievement Grant. PI: Michael Brady, MD, Samantha Witta, MD, Pooja Doehrman MD/MPH. 
   
  Co-Investigator
  Project Title: “Intersecting global epidemics right at home: Understanding the impact of intimate partner violence among HIV-positive women and their engagement in the HIV continuum of care.” 
  Sponsor/Funding Agency: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center-Investigator Development Core Pilot Project (NIMHD/NIH). PI: Tina Kiwatram-Negrown LMSW, Ph.D. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu MD, MS . Pooja Doehrman MD, MPH. 
  FWA# A00003087, IRB federal# IRB00002620
   
   Co-Investigator
  Project Title:: “Racial Disparities in Low Birth Weight: Discrimination, Resilience, and Biomedical Pathways in a Sample of Black, Hispanic, and White Pregnant Women”
  Sponsor/Funding Agency: Dignity Health & ASU Collaborative Strategic Initiatives grant GR35353 . PI: Kristen Mickelson, PhD, Claudia Chambers, MD, Pooja Doehrman MD, MPH.
   
  Co-Investigator  
  ASU AZDHS Collaborative project. Municipality-Level Variation in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Associations with Municipal Access to Care and Resource Allocation.  PI: Andrew Rubenstein, MD. Dignity Health St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center- Phoenix, AZ
   
  Co-Investigator
  ASU AZDHS Collaborative project- Implementation of best practices using web based app to reduce Sudden Infant Death and Safe Sleep Practices. PI: Andrew Rubenstein, MD. Dignity Health St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center- Phoenix, AZ
   
  Co-Investigator 
  Assessing Attitudes Towards Adoption of New Triton Technology- Quantitative Blood Loss Assessment Tool. Implementation and Assessment of Program to Reduce Severe Maternal Hemorrhage. PI: Andrew Rubenstein, MD
   
  Site Investigator
  Surveillance and Treatment to Prevent Fetal Atrioventricular Block Likely to Occur Quickly. PI: Jill Buyon MD, Bettina Cuneo MD.
  Dignity Health St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center- Phoenix, AZ

Grant Funding Received

• Project Title:: “Racial Disparities in Low Birth Weight: Discrimination, Resilience, and Biomedical Pathways in a Sample of Black, Hispanic, and White Pregnant Women” Sponsor/Funding Agency: Dignity Health & ASU Collaborative Strategic Initiatives grant (GR35353 Total award $500,000. PI: Kristen Mickelson, PhD, Claudia Chambers, MD, Pooja Doehrman MD, MPH.

• Edward Sattenspiel Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2015
• Outstanding Scholar Award, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, 2015
• Perinatology Award, Phoenix Perinatal Association , 2014
• Dear McIlnay-Guthrie Sanborn Scholarship, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2008