American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology/CDC Larry Gilstrap, MD, Fellowship

To provide obstetricians and gynecologists with fellowship training opportunities in infectious diseases and sexually transmitted diseases in women and in pregnancy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Funding Partners:
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Program Partners:
  • CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Program Location:
  • United States of America
Women's Health
Public Health Leadership
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Larry Gilstrap, III, MD, served the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) for 10 years as the Director of Evaluation and Executive Director. The focus of his career was maternal-fetal medicine with a special emphasis on infectious diseases in women and in pregnancy. His passion is transforming clinical research into clinical practice improvements. He authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, more than 100 chapters and several major textbooks. When Dr. Gilstrap retired in 2017, ABOG partnered with the CDC Foundation and CDC to establish this fellowship to honor his academic and public health career. The fellowship recipient works for one year at CDC in the areas of infectious disease, sexually transmitted disease and reproductive health in women.