20/02/2021
Free Zoom tonight where the renowned Dr. Lisa Nicholas will lead the conversation on Maternal Literacy. Please join us! Link in bio.
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Dr. Lisa A. Nicholas has been a practicing physician devoted to obstetrics and gynecology for the past years. She has dedicated her career to providing quality healthcare to women of all ages regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Nicholas then moved to California intemship and residency training at Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital in South Central Los Angeles. Her varied experience in clinical practice includes administering direct patient care in private practice, multispecialty medical groups and community based clinic settings. In addition, she has proficiency is and experience in supervision and training of medical personnel, students and other health care professionals. Dr. Nicholas has recognized as demonstrating exceptional analytic, reporting and diagnostic skills with a focus on patient satisfaction. Dr. Nicholas' practice experience includes her eight year association with The Geneva B. Scruggs Community Health Center, previously located in the inner city of Buffalo, New York. This health center was a major contributor of health services to the greater Buffalo community due to its mission of providing quality medical services specifically targeting the indigent and medically underserved population. The center provided over clinic visits per year to residents of the most impoverished and economically depressed areas of the city of Buffalo. During her tenure at the center, Dr. Nicholas held the positions of Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer as well as maintaining her clinical practice. In addition, Dr. Nicholas worked for two years with the Veteran's Administration Hospital and The Community Health Center of Buffalo at Erie County Medical Center with a focus on the care ofwomen veterans who served in Desert Storm.
While Dr. Nicholas resided in Westem New York, she was involved in numerous civic and social organizations including Women for Human Rights and Dignity, Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated, The Buffalo Chapter of the Links, Incorporated, The Girl Friends, and The Children and Youth Family Collaborative. In addition, Dr. Nicholas was an active member ofthe Lincoln Memorial United Methodist church where she served as a choir member, choir director, pianist, and Sunday school teacher.
Curently, Dr. Nicholas maintains her professional clinical practice in southern Califomia. She has decided to shift her career emphasis to medical education. This was driven by a desire to influence young physicians to practice compassionate patient care. She was appointed to the clinical faculty at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA as Associate Professor. She functions as the Clerkship and Curriculum chairperson for the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology at the medical school. Dr. Nicholas is responsible for assuring that all the third year medical students complete their basic requirements mandated by the course curriculum in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. In addition, she serves as mentor for the medical students and resident physicians in training. Dr. Nicholas continues to maintain a busy clinical practice inclusive ofdelivering babies, gynecologic surgery and ambulatory care. In recognition of her dedication to patient care, Dr. Nicholas has been recently honored With a Teaching Humanism Award from the medical school.
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Dr. Nicholas has extended her clinical efforts and education skills across the globe to the continent of Africa. She recently was a participant in a medical mission trip to Mbarrara, Uganda. She was amongst a team ofeight health care professionals that traveled to Uganda with the specific objective of providing operative care for women suffering from obstetric fistula. In addition, she taught at Mbarrara University with classes targeted for medical and nursing students. She also performed operations and provided post-operative care during her mission in Uganda. Over 5() operative surgeries were successfully completed by the team over the 3 week time frame While in Uganda She is planning to return to Uganda in the fall to continue her work at the University.
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Dr. Nicholas is an active member of Holman United Methodist Church located in Los Angeles She sings in the choir and participates in monthly women's Bible study entitled ," Only a Sista Away". She is a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Links, Incorporated where she serves as the Chair for Health and Human Services facet. Dr. Nicholas has served on a number of corporate and community boards and has been a medical consultant for television and radio programming as well as newspaper publications. She has made several public appearances as a community lecturer, motivational speaker, workshop facilitator and panel discussant. Dr. Nicholas is the very proud mother ofher children that includes her daughter, Lindsey, her daughter's husband, Jason, as well as her son, Jared. Lindsey and Jason are the new parents Of Dr. Nicholas' beautiful granddaughter, Gabrielle. Her entire family appreciates and embraces the importance ofhigher education, social awareness with activism, and community involvement to promote justice and opportunity for all.
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