OB and Women’s Health are vital components of Family Medicine, and a strong point of our Residency program. The Surgical OB Fellowship was instituted at Truman Medical Center Lakewood to provide interested residents with surgical OB and Women's Health training.

The program is led by Dr. Stephen Vierthaler, MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine (Univ of Iowa Residency) and OB/Gyn (Univ of Kansas Residency), Graduate of the Univ of Kansas School of Medicine.

Learning Opportunities

• Surgical OB including c-section, postpartum tubal ligations and surgical D & C's. Family Medicine deliveries exceed 1200 per year with around 200 c-sections per year, over 90% are mentored by the Family Medicine faculty who perform our c-sections. The OB Fellow is a junior Faculty department member.

• Mentoring in OB Practice Management by Family Medicine Faculty practicing both in the hospital and in the community.

• CME conferences in OB and Women’s Health.

• Elective time in OB, High Risk OB, and GYN with OB/GYN and perinatology faculty.

• Academic Faculty Development - mentoring and training on curriculum development and teaching skills, both didactic and clinical.

• Additional OB and GYN procedure opportunities for vaginal and vacuum deliveries.

• Training in OB Risk Management including chart reviews, clinic OB protocols,
M and M, malpractice coverage, and networking with OB/GYN in the community.

Resident Selection - 2-3 OB fellows per year are accepted

Contact - vickie.figg@tmcmed.org
816-404-7107