MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 20, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 3 of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
Code § 7-671.02), I am pleased to nominate the following person:
Dr. Nancy Gaba
Wissioming Road
Bethesda, MD 20816
for reappointment as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District hospital
or birthing center (The George Washington University Hospital) member of the Maternal
Mortality Review Committee, for a term to end January 2, 2026.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-
mentioned nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the
confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent
and Appointrnpujs, should the Council require additional information.
Sine
Muri d Bo' ;er
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2 Chairman Phil Mendelson
3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Nancy Gaba to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the “Maternal Mortality Review Committee Nancy Gaba
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2023”.
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Dr. Nancy Gaba
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24 Bethesda, MD 20816
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26 as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District hospital or birthing
27 center (The George Washington University Hospital) member of the Maternal Mortality Review
28 Committee, pursuant to section 3 of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment
29 Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official Code § 7-671.02), for a
30 term to end January 2, 2026.
31 Sec. 3. The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
32 nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
NANCY DEBORAH GABA, MD, FACOG
Nee: Nancy D. Super
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Undergraduate B.A. (Cum Laude in Biopsychology) - Vassar 1983-1987
College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Graduate M.D The George Washington University School of 1989-1993
Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
Internship The George Washington University School of 1993
Medicine and Health Sciences - Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Residency The George Washington University School of 1994-1997
Medicine and Health Sciences - Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Administrative The George Washington University School of 1996-1997
Chief Resident Medicine and Health Sciences - Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
EMPLOYMENT
Research Assistant Rockefeller University 1987-1989
Laboratory of Human Behavior and
Metabolism (with Jules Hirsch, MD)
Instructor The George Washington University 1997
Washington, DC
Assistant Professor The George Washington University 1997-2007
Washington, DC
Associate Professor The George Washington University 2007-2013
Washington, DC
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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Professor The George Washington University 2013-present
Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate The American Board of Obstetrics 1999
and Gynecology
Fellow The American College of Obstetricians 2000
And Gynecologists
Medical License Washington, DC Exp. 12/31/18
Narcotics Certification Exp. 12/31/18
HONORS
• Graduated Cum Laude in Biopsychology, Vassar College 1987
• The Kate Roberts Award for Excellence in Biology, Vassar College 1987
• President, Kane-King-Dodek Obstetrical Honor Society 1993-1994
• Administrative Chief Resident, The George Washington University, 1996-1997
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Allan B. Weingold Award for Excellence in Resident and Medical 1997
Student Education, The George Washington University,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence 2002
In Teaching Award
• Prize winning poster presented at APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting 2004
Resident Management of Cervical Dysplasia: Relating Objective
Fund of Knowledge to Core Competencies
• Washingtonian Top Doctors 2002, 2005,
2008, 2012,
2014, 2016
• Faculty Award of Excellence, The George Washington University, 2005
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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• Prize winning poster presented at APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting 2005
The Influence of Senior Electives on Choice of Residency Program
• American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District IV 2006
Outstanding Faculty - Donald F. Richardson Award
• Excellence in Teaching Award, The George Washington University, 2006, 2007
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Prize Winning Oral Presentation at APGO/CREOG Annual Meeting 2007
Depression: A Needs Assessment for Curriculum Development
• Northeast Group on Educational Affairs Innovations in Medical 2007, 2008
Education Award
• ACGME Parker J. Palmer- Courage to Teach Award Recipient 2008-2009
• Member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and 1997-Present
Gynecologists
• Fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2000-Present
• Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012
(CREOG) Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Founding Executive Board Member, Society for Academic 2012-Present
Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology (SASGOG)
• Elected by peers to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2014
SOCIETIES
• Member of the Kane-King-Dodek Obstetrical Honor Society 1993-Present
• Member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and 1997-Present
Gynecologists
• Member of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and 1997-Present
Gynecology
• Fellow of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2000-Present
• Member of The Society for Academic Specialists in General 2012-Present
Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Member Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2014-Present
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES & UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
Departmental/Medical Faculty Associates
• Administrative Chief Resident, The George Washington University, 1996-1997
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
• Associate Director, Residency Program, The George Washington 1997-2002
University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Washington, DC
Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology Curriculum Committee, 1997-2012
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Washington Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Ethics Retreat 1999-2003
Executive Committee
Director, Residency Program - The George Washington University, 2002-2012
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Committee Member, Touchworks Advisory Council, The George 2006-2007
Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Director, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006-Present
The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Chair, Faculty Search Committee, The George Washington 2006-2014
University Medical Faculty Associates, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Washington, DC
Vice Chair, The George Washington University Medical Faculty 2010-2014
Associates, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Washington, DC
Cultural Transformation Core Team Member, 2011-2013
The George Washington University Medical Faculty
Associates, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Washington, DC
Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek 2014-Present
Professor and Chair, The George Washington University
Medical Faculty Associates, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Washington, DC
At-Large Board Member, The George Washington University 2014-Present
Medical Faculty Associates
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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• Chair, Access Committee, The George Washington University 2015-Present
Medical Faculty Associates
• Claims Committee Member, The George Washington University 2016-Present
Medical Faculty Associates
• Co-Chair, Professionalism and Civility Council, The George 2016-Present
Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
School of Medicine
• Committee Member, Undergraduate Medical Student Curriculum 1997-2002
Committee, The George Washington University
• Executive Committee Member, Graduate Medical Education 1997-2014
Committee, The George Washington University
• Medical Faculty Senate, The George Washington University, 2002-2006
• Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, and Designated 2008-2014
Institutional Official (DIO),The George Washington University
• Chair, Committee on The Learning Environment, The George 2009-2014
Washington University
• Committee Member, Curriculum Oversight Group (COG),The 2010-2012
George Washington University
• Committee Member, Search Committee for the Associate Dean for 2012
Finance, The George Washington University
• Committee Chair, Search Committee for the Assistant Dean for 2015
Student Affairs, The George Washington University
Hospital
• Committee Member, Medical Records Committee, The George 1997-1999
Washington University, Washington, DC
• Chair, Medical Records Committee, The George Washington 1999-2003
University Hospital, Washington, DC
• Elected Committee Member, The George Washington University 2006-2008
Hospital Medical Executive Committee
• Elected Committee Member, The George Washington University 2012-2014
Hospital Medical Executive Committee
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• Executive Committee Member, The George Washington University 2014-present
Hospital Medical Executive Committee
• Chair, Women’s Services Transformation Committee, The 2016-present
George Washington University Hospital
National
• University Representative to AAMC Group on Women In Medicine 2009-2014
And Science
• Faculty Member, CREOG School for Residency Program Directors 2008-Present
• Faculty Member, APGO Surgical Education Scholars Program 2009-Present
• Director, APGO Surgical Education Scholars Program 2016-Present
• Board Examiner, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010-Present
• AAMC Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) Nominating Committee 2011
• AAMC Careers in Medicine Advisory Committee Member 2011-2014
• SASGOG Organizational Group Member, and Co-Chair of 2011-2014
Membership Committee
• President, The Society for Academic Specialists in General 2014-2016
Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Immediate Past President, The Society for Academic Specialists 2016-Present
in General Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Chair, Development Committee, The Society for Academic 2016-Present
Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Development Committee Member, APGO 2016-Present
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• APGO/Solvay Educational Scholar 2002-2003
• APGO/Ethicon Surgical Scholar 2006
• Merck Implanon/Nexplanon Regional Trainer 2010-2013
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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• Developed and Implemented Residents as Teachers Program 2007
(RATS(: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Anesthesiology,Neurosurgery, Surgery and Emergency Medicine
• AAMC- GME Leadership Course for DIOs 2010
Completed 18-month, 3-part course
• Developed and Implemented Medical Education Fellowship at GW 2011
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES and CONSULTANT APPOINTMENTS
• Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer: Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007-Present
• Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer: Journal of Sexual Medicine 2008-Present
• Associate Editor: Postgraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012-Present
RESEARCH AND GRANT SUPPORT
• Preconception Iodine Levels and Impact of Pregnancy on Thyroid Function Tests
IRB#011213. PI: Alex Stagnaro Green, Nancy D. Gaba and Emmerita Dogo-lsonagie
• Arnold P. Gold Foundation. $2,000 start-up grant for Gold Humanism Honor Society
(GHHS) pilot resident chapter (2012)
• Deans Office Educational Quality Improvement Project (EQUIP) Grant 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Papers in Refereed Journals
Ruckman RN, Wondafrash T, Brasseux C, Super ND, Stratmeyer M: Effects of
ultrasound and verapamil on the developing heart. Teratology, 1992; 45:478.
Gaba ND. Lyme Disease. CREOG Resident Quiz Series, American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC 2006.
Gaba ND, Macri CJ, Greenberg L, and Blatt B. Improving Teaching Skills in OB/GYN
Residents: Evaluation of a Residents-As-Teachers Program: Am J Obstet Gynecol,
196(1):87.e1-7, 2007 Jan.
Macri CJ, Gaba ND, Sitzer LM Freese L, Bathgate SL, and Larsen JW.
Implementation and evaluation of a genetics curriculum to improve obstetrician-
Nancy D. Gaba, M.D.
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gynecologist residents' knowledge and skills in genetic diagnosis and counseling. Am J
Obstet Gynecol, 2005; 193: 1794-7.
Kinder C, Bathgate SL, Gaba ND and Macri CJ. Pregnancy in a woman with a continent
appendicovesicostomy. J Reprod Med. 2006 Sep;51(9):719-21.
Parviainen EK, Gaba ND. Gynecologic Cryosurgery. eMedicine from WebMD. Updated
May 20, 2016. Available at: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/269982-.
Gaba, ND. A review and commentary on the paper: Disparity Between Resident and
Attending Physician Perceptions of Intraoperative Supervision and Education. GME
Focus, April 2010.
Gaba, ND. A review and commentary on the paper: Characteristics of Successful
Applications and Interviews: An Analysis of Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency
Programs. GME Focus, December 2009.
Keller JM and Gaba ND. Oral Contraceptives and Sexual Function. The Female Patient,
September 2010.
Vora S Stematakos M and Gaba ND. Lipotamous Angiomyofibroblastoma: A Case
Report in a Latina Patient. Reproductive Medicine, 2011. Jul-Aug;56(7-8):345-50.
Keller JM, Blatt, BJ, Greenberg L. and Gaba ND. Residents as Teachers: Investigation
of a 21st Century 360-Degree Evaluation Program. Journal of Graduate Medical
Education. 2012
Keller JM, Gaba ND, Blatt BJ, Plack M and Greenberg L. Using a commercially
available web-based evaluation system to enhance residents’ teaching. JGME.
2012;4(1):64-67.
Gimovsky AC and Gaba ND. Operative Obstetrics: Past, Present and Future.
Postgraduate Obstetrics and Gynecology, February 28, 2012, Vol 32 (4).
Gaba ND and Keller JM. A 3-Step Approach to Management of Adnexal Masses in
Reproductive-age women. The Female Patient. March 2012.
Berger J, Daneshpayeh N, Sherman M, Keller JM, Gaba ND, Perel L, Blatt BJ and
Greenberg L. Anesthesia Residents as Teachers (ART) Program. JGME. March 2012.
Gaba ND, Polite FG, Keller JM and Young AE. To Err is Human, to Provide Safe,
Quality, and Cost-Effective Hysterectomy is Divine! Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology,
March 2014 Vol 57(1): 128-139.
Keller, JM and Gaba ND, Contraception for patients With Lupus, ABOG/SASGOG
Pearls of Excellence, 2015
Lalwani S, Witmyer J, Gaba ND, Frankfurter D, Preimplantation Genetic Sc