"I feel good when I help women make the decisions they want, and live the lives they want."
DR. SARA IMERSHEIN
ABOUT ME
ABOUT DR. IMERSHEIN
Dr. Imershein graduated from University of Pennsylvania magna cum laude, and received her medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. Imershein completed her residency at NYU-Bellevue Medical Center. She is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Senior Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
In 2011, Dr. Imershein advanced her reproductive health bone fides by earning a Masters of Public Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health (GWU-SPH) with a concentration in Health Policy focusing on reproductive health and access.
In 2015, after more than thirty years as a generalist OB-GYN in Foggy Bottom, D.C. Dr. Sara Imershein left her private practice as a generalist to focus on women’s reproductive rights and access to Family Planning including abortion.
Dr. Imershein is Fellow, Senior Status and past-chair of the DC Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)..
PHYSICIAN
Dr. Imershein believes in empowering women to make intelligent and personalized decisions about their health care, with the counsel of her clinician when needed. Dr. Imershein is a champion of patient education, nondirectional options, and informed consent.
From adolescence through late menopause, Dr. Imershein has cared for women at all stages of life with compassion, up-to-date medical knowledge, and gentle, experienced clinical skills.
Today, Dr. Imershein concentrates on family planning education, and activism. She is committed to medical education and advocacy for safe access to the full range of reproductive health services. Dr Imershein is Clinical Professor at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She teaches the medical student curriculum on early pregnancy loss including ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous and induced abortion. Dr Imershein is a mentor to many and GWU Faculty Advisor to Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) and both medical and undergraduate schools’ AMWA chapters.
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EDUCATION
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BA University of Pennsylvania magna cum laude, Philadelphia, PA
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Residency, NYU-Bellevue Medical Center, New York. NY
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MPH Health Policy The George Washington University School of Public Health, Washington, DC
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Diplomate, certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
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Fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG) - Fellow Senior Status, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Certified Reform Mohelet, National Organization of American Mohelim (NOAM)
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