Deidre S. Maccannon, M.D. – Staff Physician
Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Deidre Spicer Maccannon is a physician, writer, speaker and women's health consultant. She most recently served as assistant professor and coordinator of the Hysterectomy Alternatives Program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Previously, Dr. Maccannon was co-director of both the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and the Hysterectomy Alternatives Program at the University of Michigan. Dr. Maccannon also served as director of Ford Motor Company's Women's Health Initiative, charged with increasing the awareness and use of preventive healthcare by Ford female employees, retirees and dependents nationwide.

Dr. Maccannon has lectured across the country on numerous topics of importance to women's health, including cardiovascular disease and menopause, the early detection of breast cancer, and the management of fibroids and abnormal menstrual cycles. She also speaks on important public health topics, including improving access to quality healthcare and empowering women through patient education. Dr. Maccannon has held distinguished positions within the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Maccannon completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at Northwestern University where she also obtained a health services management degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Dr. Maccannon then completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where she was appointed to serve as administrative chief resident. She subsequently completed a health services research fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Michigan.