Katerina Shvartsman

MD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics
Title
Vice Chair of Education
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Medical Education, Vulvar diseases, Menopause
Email
katerina.shvartsman@usuhs.edu
Office Phone
(301) 295-6009

Education

Residency (GSO): Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
M.D.: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
B.S.: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Biography

After completing residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston MA, Dr. Shvartsman served as a staff Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the US Navy. While on acitve duty, she deployed to Kuwait in support of operation Iraqi Freedom. After fulfilling her military commitment, Dr. Shvartsman joined the staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and served as the associate program director for the Ob/Gyn residency. In 2012, she joined the faculty at the Uniformed Services University where she served as the Clinical Clerkship Director in the Department of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics (GSO) from 2012 - 2022. She currently serves as the Vice Chair of Education in the GSO department.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Vice Chair of Education, Department Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD

Chair, Department Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD

Director, Vulvar Clinic, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2015

Mentor of the Year Award, Armed Forces District Section of American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014

Women's Health Consultant to the White House Medical Unit 2012 - 2022

Representative Bibliography

Shvartsman K, Olsen C, Hemphill A, Brown J, Zahn C. Impact of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship Order on NBME Exam Scores After a Curriculum Change. J Surg Educ. 2023;80(10):1418-1423. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.07.019

David Boedeker, USAF, MC, Lindsay Chatfield, USAF, MC, Kayla Hudson, USAF, Caddie Motoni, USN, Nikole Kerns, USAF, MC, Monica Lutgendorf, MC, USN, Katerina Shvartsman, MD. Increasing Medical Student Involvement in Research: Military Ob/Gyn HeadHunters. Military Medicine, 2022;, usac265, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usac265

Miles SM, Shvartsman K, Dunlow S. Intrauterine lidocaine and naproxen for analgesia during intrauterine device insertion: randomized controlled trial. Contracept Reprod Med. 2019 Sep 10;4:13. doi: 10.1186/s40834-019-0094-0. PMID: 31516731; PMCID: PMC6734494.

Wade E, McBride TM, Elling SL, Shvartsman K, Thagard AS. Validated, consensus-based second and third trimester sonographic learning objectives for the obstetrics clerkship. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Mar 4. doi: 10.1055/a-1788-4716. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35253118.