Dr. Janice Werbinski, MD, FACOG, OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology
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Dr. Janice Werbinski, MD, FACOG

OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecology

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Dr. Janice Werbinski is an obstetrician-gynecologist retired from clinical practice in Portage, MI. Dr. Werbinski specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system. She is a Certified Menopause Practitioner of the Menopause Society and is a Past President of the Americcan Medical Women's Association. Dr. Werbinski is an Associate Clinical Professor Emerita at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. She lectures locally and nationally, specializing in education on sex and gender specific health.

Education and Training

Western Michigan University Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology 1969

Edward Sparrow Hospital Residentcy in Ob Gyn 1979

Med Coll of Wi, Milwaukee Wi 1975

Board Certification

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Women's HealthSex and Gender Specific Medicine

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Emerita Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine -
  • former Medical Director Bronson Women’s Center, Borgess Women’s Health, and the Kalamazoo YWCA Sexual Assault Center -
  • Founding President American College of Women’s Health Physicians -
  • Executive Director Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative -

Awards

  • Lila A. Wallis Women's Health Award 2019 AMWA 
  • President's Award 2012 AMWA 
  • President's Award 2010 AMWA 
  • Clinical Teaching Award 1992 Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies 
  • Glass Ceiling Award 1998 Kalamazoo Network 
  • YWCA Women of Achievement Spotlight Award 1994 Kalamazoo YWCA 

Professional Memberships

  • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology  
  • American Medical Association  
  • American Medical Women's Association  
  • North American Menopause Society  
  • Michigan State Medical Society  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • YWCA Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program
  • Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan
  • Professional Executive Association of Kalamazoo
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Kalamazoo Urban Alliance

Treatments

  • Not Clinically Active at this time

Internships

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edward Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI. Affiliated with Michigan State University

Articles and Publications

  • J.Amer.Med.Wom.Assn, A Womens Health Curriculum for an Internal Medicine Residency. Vol.53 (3) Suppl. P 133-4. Aug.1998. (This article was placed in an NIH time capsule, 2000.)J Womens Health, AMWAs role in womens health curriculum. Vol 17(10):1555. DOI:10.1089/jwh. Dec. 2008.1148a.J Womens Health American Medical Womens Association Position Paper on Sex and Gender Specific Medicine. Vol 17(10:1557. DOI:10.1089/jwh. Dec. 2008. 1148bJ Womens Health, Embedding concepts of sex and gender health differences into medical curricula. Vol 22(3):194-202.Mar 2013.Elsevier Reviewer of Principles of Gender Specific Medicine (Third Edition), 2017. Edited by Marianne J. Legato. ISBN:978-0-12-374271-1Advances in Pediatrics The Need to Integrate Sex and Gender Differences Into Pediatric Pedagogy. Vol. 65. Apr. 30.2019. https://doi-org.ezproxy.med.wmich.edu/10.1016/j.yapd.2019.03.001 Editor: Sex and Gender Womens Health Collaborative, In This Case. Case Studies with a sex and gender perspective.NIH Educational Program Development: Reviewer and Sex and Gender Expert for Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Human Health. 2019.Sex and Gender Based Medicine: The Need for Precise Terminology Gender and the Genome; 9/1/17 Volume 1. No. 3 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/gg.2017.0005Its Time to Honor the Sex and Gender Equity in Research Guidelines in Publishing, Published Online: 18 Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2020.8809 Chapter 16: Knowledge Resources in Sex and Gender Health in Jenkins, MJ, and Newman, CB How Sex and Gender Impact Clinical Practice. Reflecting on Progress in and Establishing Benchmarks for Sex and Gender Health Education, September 13, 2023

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Keeping my eye on the goal in spite of obstacles and being the first in my family to have a college educationWorking twice as hard as those around meMentors and Sponsors who recognized my potential and opened doors for me

Teaching and speaking

  • Editorial, Kalamazoo Gazette, Testosterone Aggression Syndrome. 1994..Kalamazoo Gazette, Shortfalls Cited in Womens Healthcare. 1994.Womens Health Forum, Sexual Harassment in the Medical Workplace. 1994.Kalamazoo Medicine, Part time Dues for Part time Physicians. Nov. 1994.Michigan Womens Times, Women and Heart Disease. May, 1995.AAMC Reporter, Womens Health in the Curriculum: Coming of Age. 5/1996.Article, Kalamazoo Gazette, A Focus on Womens Health. June, 1996.Internal Medicine World, Beyond Florida Power and Light: Why a Thorough Reproductive History is Important for an Internist. 1996.Video Presentation, Postpartum Depression. Bronson Methodist Hospital, 1991 In This Case, Please, Doctor, Tell Me Its My Hormones. Sept, 1998In This Case, Fine Tuning Hormone Replacement Therapy. Dec, 1999In This Case, Traditional Diets for Women with Metabolic Syndrome. June, 2002.Kalamazoo Gazette, Metabolic Syndrome. July 23, 2002.Ladies Home Journal, The Fight of Her Life, p. 66, April 2002.Southwest Michigan Medical Journal, A Nutritional Approach to Metabolic Syndrome. Fall Issue, 2004.Womens Health Movement Update: Have we come a long way, baby?MD News, Vol.8, No. 3, May/June 2005., Whats New in Womens Health: 2007. MD News, May/June 2007 IssueAdvancing Womens Health:Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century. US News and World Report, March 2009.

Favorite Place to Vacation

  • The Beach: Florida, California, Mexico, South Haven, MICruises - anywhere warm

Hobbies / Sports

  • BoatingCruisingPaintingNeedlework

Favorite professional publications

  • Journal of Women's HealthBiology of Sex DifferencesObstetrics and GynecologyLancet

Areas of research

Curriculum to Improve the Health of Women through Sex and Gender Specific Education

Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery

 

 

 

 

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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Janice Werbinski, who served patients in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Dr. Werbinski is a Clinical Associate Professor, Emerita, in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Teaching a course there in Sex and Gender Specific Medicine, she shows medical students that when males and females are studied separately in cell, tissue, animal, and human research, many differences are uncovered. Many diseases have different presentation, evaluation, treatment, and outcomes when examined through a sex-specific lens.

With a solid educational background, Dr. Werbinski graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology in June 1969. She then went on to earn her Medical Degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in June 1975, after which she completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Sparrow Hospital in June 1979.

Subsequent to her training, the doctor attained board certification in obstetrics and gynecology through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The mission of the ABOG is to define standards, certify obstetricians and gynecologists, and facilitate continuous learning to advance knowledge, practice, and professionalism in women’s health.

Having practiced women’s health and gynecology for 34 years in Kalamazoo, Dr. Werbinski retired from clinical practice in 2014. She is the former Medical Director of Bronson Women’s Center, Borgess Women’s Health, and the Kalamazoo YWCA Sexual Assault Center. At Michigan State University, she authored a curriculum for a Women’s Health Track in an Internal Medicine Residency.  

Serving as the Founding President of the American College of Women’s Health Physicians, Dr. Werbinski worked diligently to establish a dedicated medical specialty in Women’s Health. 

Additionally, she held the position of Executive Director for the Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative, a platform designed to educate students and healthcare professionals in the field of sex- and gender-appropriate medicine.

Obstetrics and Gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties. An obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, is a healthcare professional who specializes in female reproductive health.

A passionate advocate for transformative changes in the medical landscape, Dr. Werbinski aims to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare for women by recognizing the diverse ways in which women’s health and needs differ from those of men. She has published several peer-reviewed articles, an iBook, and a book chapter in sex and gender specific health.

Residing in Kalamazoo, Dr. Werbinski enjoys living near her two daughters, their families, and her two granddaughters, Olivia and Audrey. 

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