Dr. Maya Nambisan

Biography

Maya Nambisan, M.D., MPH, is a board certified OB-GYN with over 14 years’ experience in the field. She also holds a master’s degree in public health from Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health. Her interest in women’s health began when she managed the Anti-Epileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then attended medical school at the University of Illinois and completed her residency at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles. Currently, she serves as a full scope OB-GYN for the rural communities of California’s northern central valley. She is one of a few robotically-trained, minimally invasive surgeons in the area. She is a strong patient advocate and believes in shared medical decision-making.

Maya has a passion for writing and holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of California at Berkeley. Her goal has always been to use media to strengthen health education and access. Throughout the years, she has enjoyed exploring the intersection of public health and women’s health through the dissemination of information via written content. She has been published in scientific journals such as American Surgeon, Neurology, and Birth Defects Research. She has also written for numerous local newspapers and magazines. She volunteers her time with Doctors for America, advocating for reproductive rights and access to medication. In addition, she serves as a women’s health expert on the virtual medical health platform eGlobalDoctors.com. As a member of the group, she triages patients in rural health settings around the world and has helped expedite care to pregnant women with severe COVID-19 in India and other southeast Asian countries. She also presents webinars on important topics in women’s health, such as breastfeeding, menstrual disorders, and the female climacteric. She believes virtual platforms are crucial in expanding health information to those who historically have had poor access to care. She is excited to lend her expertise as a medical reviewer for Sleep Doctor.