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Ann Chang, MD

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Ann Chang

Biography

Dr. Ann Lee Chang, MD, MPH is a obstetrician-gynecologist, Professor, Sharma Endowed Associate Chair for Community Partnership, and Chief of the Generalist Division at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health at the University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine. With commitment to medical education, she is also an Associate Program Director for the OB/GYN Residency Program. Dr. Chang received her Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School and completed her OB/GYN internship and residency at the John A. Burns School of Medicine. In addition, she received her Master of Public Health from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. With a comprehensive educational background, coupled with her leadership roles, Dr. Chang is a respected professional contributing significantly to medical education and women’s healthcare. She is passionate about helping her community as evidenced by her research and work focused on addressing healthcare disparities and improving health outcomes for Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander populations.

Research Interests

  1. Cervical cancer screening  and Colposcopy

  2. Healthcare disparities 

  3. Prenatal care

Projects

  • Adherence to the 2019 ASCCP Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

  • Self-Collected Swabs for Primary Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Screening

  • Opportunities for screening and inadequate treatment despite multiple healthcare encounters during pregnancy. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Sep1;48(9):e124-e125. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001352.

  • Delafield R, Elia J, Chang A, Kaneshiro B, Sentell T, Pirkle CM. Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetricians Who Provide Labor and Delivery Care for Micronesian Women in Hawai'i: What Is Driving Cesarean Delivery Rates? Qual Health Res. 2020 Dec;30(14):2291-2302. doi: 10.1177/1049732320942484. Epub 2020 Aug 1. PMID: 32741340.

  • Wong J, Yoshino K, Ahn H, Choi S, Chang A. Examining the validity of a predictive model for vaginal birth after cesarean. J Perinat Med, 2019 Dec; 48(1):11-15.

    Link to the complete list of publications:

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Chang+Ann+Lee